Learning with e's
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
In a formal sense, distance learning has been a familiar concept since at least 1837, when Sir Isaac Pitman began teaching his shorthand system using typed instruction cards mailed through the universal Penny Postal service to his students across England. The term ''distance education'' may well be anachronistic in the digital age.
Learning with e's
MARCH 12, 2020
Photo by Pxhere At the time of writing, the Coronavirus pandemic is taking hold in many countries across the globe, and predictably, one of the many actions people are taking is social distancing. I earned my first degree in psychology largely by studying at a distance - at the British Open University. Unported License.
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Learning with e's
MARCH 29, 2020
Photo source: JISC I first started studying and then practicing distance education in the 80s. During this time, I began to experiment with audio and video conferencing, and then connected these to satellite broadcasting to create some of the first 'face-to-face at a distance' learning experiences. Unported License.
Learning with e's
JANUARY 8, 2019
Photo by Guillaume Speurt on Flickr Tallinn is one of my favourite European cities. It's fitting then that this year, Tallinn is also the host city for the annual European Association for Distance Learning (EADL). Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.
Learning with e's
MARCH 29, 2020
Photo source: Lyncconf Games on Flickr The rapid spread of the Coronavirus and the subsequent social lock-downs by many governments has meant that technology has been thrust to the forefront in many of our daily human activities. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. It's a funny old world isn't it?
Learning with e's
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Following her keynote at the EDEN annual Conference in Budapest, she sat down with me to discuss some of her ideas about open content, distance learning and open licensing. Listen in as we discuss these and many more ideas about the future of learning and education. Unported License.
Learning with e's
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Photo by David Bushell on Geograph In a previous incarnation I was Training Manager for a distance learning project called RATIO back in 1996. RATIO was a three year project funded by the European Union and as a team we were tasked to establish 40 learning centres across the rural areas of South West England.
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