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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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eCombat: Lessons from the Interactive Battlefields of Afghanistan

Vignettes Learning

Maps shift, videos load, audio plays and pictures scroll to complement the text.” Vanguard of Valor also contains a compendium of lessons learned from past military engagements. This paper accurately assessed the trend of military training, the shift from conventional learning to interactive elearning. Bonk and Robert A.

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What is learner autonomy?

Docebo

In many ways, autonomous learning (or independent learning) takes the role of the teacher, educator, or learning admin out of the picture and allows a student to create and follow their own learning process. Increasingly, video is playing a larger role thanks to its ability to increase learner stimulation.

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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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Interactive eLearning: What to Expect in 2024

Kitaboo

As a result, distance learning through audio recordings and videotapes became a possibility, and terms like “virtual learning” came into existence. Late 2000s : Smartphones and tablets disrupted the market, giving rise to “mobile learning.” Blended Learning Blended learning was the most popular in the early 2000s.

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The Future of Education: A Closer Look at Self-Paced Learning Options

Kitaboo

With the contribution of digital textbook platforms like KITABOO, self-paced learning is not only made possible but also made interactive and immersive. Knowledge is truly in the hands of learners, a power they can wield in modern pedagogy for higher engagement and performance. Table of Contents What is Self-Paced Learning?

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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.

OER 224