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People, politics and pedagogy

Learning with e's

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. Unported License.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. It’s how the teacher uses that content to support learning that will make the difference. The pedagogy of MOOCs will be enriched. Don’t all these people deserve a better education? The former is the subject of such disdain.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. It’s how the teacher uses that content to support learning that will make the difference. The pedagogy of MOOCs will be enriched. Don’t all these people deserve a better education? The former is the subject of such disdain.

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All change

Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

This was the start of my journey in learning technology and working in an academic environment. At Warwick I have been heavily involved in the FutureLearn MOOCs , as I wrote about in my 3-year CMALT review , as well as working with colleagues on the leading distance learning MBA program. All delivered online. And enthusiasm.

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Training in the midst of transformation: a look at the impact of the pandemic

Coorpacademy

For institutions, distance learning has been adopted very quickly and for companies, between remote working and online training, the use of digital technology has made considerable progress. We are moving towards an era of digitalized training, where digital tools feed the learner’s experience and reinforce the pedagogy.

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Training in the midst of transformation: a look at the impact of the pandemic

Coorpacademy

For institutions, distance learning has been adopted very quickly and for companies, between remote working and online training, the use of digital technology has made considerable progress. We are moving towards an era of digitalized training, where digital tools feed the learner’s experience and reinforce the pedagogy.

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14 Articles on MOOCs

Jay Cross

An online phenomenon gathering momentum over the past two years or so, a MOOC integrates the connectivity of social networking, the facilitation of an acknowledged expert in a ?eld A pedagogy of abundance or a pedagogy to support human beings? A pedagogy of abundance or a pedagogy to support human beings?