Learning with e's

MAY 13, 2017

If they focus on developing children's abilities to think critically, solve problems and express themselves creatively, they will be preparing them for a future that will probably demand such skills. The trads and progs can argue who's right and who's wrong, until they are blue in the face. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 12, 2020

Engaging them in online environments can amplify the problem. Photo by Steve Wheeler Engaging online learners 1 by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Engaging learners can be difficult in any context. All you have is your voice.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

On the other hand, if you develop courses that don’t meet your students’ expectations, this can cause a number of problems: you may irrevocably lose your audience, potentially eroding a future learner base. and incorporate practical how-to components (like simulating common problems by using a hands-on tutorial).

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

And a big part of the problem is just how many there are and how fast they change. See Failure of Creative Commons Licenses and Creative Commons Use in For-Profit Company eLearning? I was also struggling for clients who needed very simple learning tracking but with some customizations. for more on this.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

It makes sense that schools should work toward equipping children with skills and literacies that will enable them to discover the answers to problems we haven''t even begun to anticipate. Photo by Jayel Aheram on Flickr Looking ahead by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

MAY 4, 2014

Sometimes it is to introduce a new approach or problem where students need to take an alternative role. Giving students a problem to solve is one thing. Photo by Steve Wheeler Curious learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 13, 2020

The next two posts will focus on some of the methods used to engage students for other purposes, for example, reflection on practice, problem solving, creating content and performing learning. It's not an easy prospect, especially when you are some distance away and all your communication is being mediated through technology.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The ones that were actually programmable came in various shapes and sizes, and many had the potential to encourage coding, computational thinking and problem solving. According to its company website VEX Robotics provides tools to inspire problem solvers of the future. I would have turned up for every lesson. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 18, 2017

However, at the same time, funding for schools (regardless of the recent announcement for additional funding - which is simply being siphoned from elsewhere in the education budget - a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul) is paltry, and hardly makes a dent in the urgent problems we have in our British schools. What can be done?

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APRIL 12, 2017

Luckily, there’s a proven process that helps you measure the effectiveness of your courses and start to fix any problems in their delivery. Image: “ Improvement ” by thinkpublic, via Flickr Creative Commons License. Guessing at which aspects of a course need to be improved is a recipe for frustration.

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Learning with e's

MAY 10, 2014

Giving students some latitude to make their own meaning by solving problems and meeting challenges is more effective than giving them the answers. education fun games inspiration learning motivation polls problem based learning risk taking teaching' Students make their own meaning. They are not taught. This is learning by stealth.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Several educators on Twitter this morning underlined the problems: Where are the repeater screens for those facing the wrong way? These are perennial problems in any large space where student gather, so designing new spaces is surely a wonderful opportunity to address these problems? Why is there still a lectern?

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 22, 2014

And that''s a problem with final exams and high stakes assessment. Should there now be more emphasis on problem solving, team working and collaborative learning? Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Hariadhi Who put the ass in assessment? by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

All through our history and popular culture we hear stories about difficult problems or barriers being solved or overcome. There are many, many problems in the world, some of which are impossible to solve. One problem we face in the 21st Century is how to educate everyone. But it stays the same old problem. So be open.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The problem with Moore's law is that like any other law, it is only good until something better comes along, or the circumstances change. Rapid technical advances down the wing have caused problems (what? Some people say Moore's law is now dead , while others suggest it is in intensive care and in need of resuscitation.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 2, 2019

Can we develop children's abilities to solve problems and think creatively above doing well in exams? Almost all of the world's most serious problems such as greed, hate, anger, jealousy and fear have human origins, so we will need very human abilities to be able to counter, and eventually overcome them. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The nurse lecturers asked me to solve a problem in which student nurses seemed disengaged with the assessment tasks. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 I recently worked as a visiting scholar at a university that trained nurses.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Conversely, presenting a problem to students places them in an unfamiliar context where they are compelled to expend mental energy to solve it. In such a case, using a great deal of mental effort can result in learning the structure and space of the problem. The answer is neither left nor right - the Queen faces forward on the note.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 4, 2018

But while teachers are attempting to be the very best they can be, there are many problems to be faced. While we can all be passionate about what we teach, there are still many problems in education that cannot be fixed quickly. This process promotes 'a different way of being' teachers (Bolton, 2006). Some appear to be contradictions.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 26, 2014

Students will have an innate need to make sense of what they see or hear, so teachers could provide them with puzzles, challenges and problems to solve that require them to ''close'' or make sense of. One example would be ill-structured problems, which have several possible solutions. Further reading Carlson, N. and Heth, C.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2019

In such situations, our theoretical knowledge of these complexities can enable us to find new practical ways to obviate the problems. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

MAY 26, 2014

This approach led later to a number of other similar approaches such as problem based learning and inquiry based learning. education experiential learning functional psychology inquiry based learning John Dewey learning problem based learning theory' Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

MAY 24, 2016

Bullying is an ongoing, endemic problem in schools, where children who are vulnerable can be made to feel they are on the outside, lonely, hated by those who are meant to be their classmates. Sadly, that doesn't happen to everyone and bullying continues to be a serious problem in schools across the globe. Unported License.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Choose an apt open license – with Creative Commons being a popular pick for educational content – and integrate it digitally. For example, an educational component used in science optics experiments can also be reused in mathematics for problem-solving. Upon approval, your resource is primed for publication.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Some of the most effective learning methods involve students doing and making, problem solving, and playing games, all of which comply with the notion of being in a meaningful setting. Medical students learn through problem based learning, often a complex situated form of education that places them in the role of decision maker.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 23, 2020

One of the problems schools encounter is contradicting data sets, where one teacher has access to a version of records that is current, while a colleague is viewing data that is out of date. Because of the cloud-based architecture of Integris , RM say such problems have been largely eliminated. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

400 children were involved in the study, which demonstrated that 'smart tables' enabled better collaboration and problem solving during maths lessons. Research has shown that the touch surfaces enable children to discover a range of alternative solutions to maths problems, simply through interacting with each other in new ways.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 11, 2017

Set them a random task or problem that it will take them hours to solve. Surviving higher education: 7 top tips by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Get your students to do all the work. Can you think of any more? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The chatbot is very polite and asks you to state your problem. It then asks you a series of further questions to refine its response, before providing you with what - you hope - is the definitive solution to your problem. When you connect, you are invited to 'chat' online to a virtual agent. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

They will need to solve problems we may inadvertently have made for them as well as new problems of their own making. They will need to be creative too, and learn the lessons of our failures and successes as they in turn walk backwards into their future. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Now, ambient learning can be driven by the learner - as they encounter problems or challenges, they can gain instant access to content that helps them to learn more about the issues and how they might be resolved. Ambient learning also relates to people adapting their technologies and environments to suit their working practices.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

He says of the child who is learning: "Although from the earliest months of life, he is a natural problem solver in his own right, it is often the case that his efforts are assisted and fostered others who are more skilful than he is. The role of tutoring in problem solving. and Ross, G. Bruner, J. 1990) Acts of Meaning.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

It's important though, to acknowledge that knowledge is growing rapidly and diversifying constantly, partly because of our increased access to new technologies - the mind tools of our time - and also because of the urgency of needing to know more to solve the complex and unprecedented problems faced by our society. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 2, 2017

As Einstein once remarked, 'We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them.' Image from Wikimedia Commons Fractal education by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 13, 2018

They should be viewed through the lens of problem solving. That’s what this thing we call “self-directed learning” looks like anyway; it looks like problem solving and that’s what’s emerging within the world of digital learning.” Do look out for Digital Learning in Organisations, which is published by Kogan Page on 3 April 2019.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

There are a myriad of problems to solve. Some of these are engineering problems, while others are mathematical (some students discovered they needed to measure the entire circuit so they could calculate where the 90 degree turns should be programmed into the routine). This is not as easy as it sounds. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 15, 2020

If a student is struggling in several subject areas however, this may be an indication of an underlying systemic or social problem, requiring more extensive pastoral support. There is a solution to all of these challenges. Ed: 2012) Assessment and Learning (2nd Edition) , London: Sage. Unported License.

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