Learning with e's

JUNE 18, 2014

This is number 17 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I featured Hull''s Drive Reduction theory and its applications to education. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 1, 2014

This is number 11 in my series of short posts on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we continue to explore Festinger''s work, this time focusing on his theory of cognitive dissonance.

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Learning with e's

JULY 1, 2014

This is number 22 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we will explore the work of David Kolb on experiential learning. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

What is it about games that make them so popular, and such a powerful learning method? For a start, there are an impressive array of transferrable skills to be acquired, especially if the games played are designed effectively. Gee provides several principles that together constitute a games based learning theory.

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Learning with e's

JULY 29, 2019

Photo by Florian Klauer on unsplash I have been privileged over the past few years to have garnered a good audience for my writing. The questions related to learning styles, and whether they could be useful in higher education. Learning Theories For The Digital Age (>22,000 views) Reference Lessig, L. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Even a tool such as a book, when read by a solo reader, socially mediates learning. The reader in effect has an internal conversation with himself (thinking) which is shaped through reading text that has been written by a knowledgeable other person - the author. 1977) Social learning theory. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

I think the ultimate message is that we have a lot of practice going on with the use of technology in learning and there’s a lot of learning theory out there but often the two don’t come together. I call this digital praxis which is the sweet spot where theory and practice merge to optimise learning.

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Appsembler

JANUARY 2, 2019

Hands-on learning is much more effective than boring your learners with a PowerPoint presentation, where they only remember an average of 4 slides from a 20-slide deck. Learning by doing –– which has proven time and time again to be the most effective form of learning –- is the foundation of what is known as experiential learning.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2013

We still see large groups of students sitting in rows (often in auditoria and lecture theatres) struggling to take notes as a professor at the front hold forth on some theory or debate. Photo by Steve Wheeler Shifting sands by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JUNE 18, 2014

Image by Steve Wheeler This is number 17 in my series on learning theories. I'm working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I featured Hull's Drive Reduction theory and its applications to education.

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Learning with e's

MAY 30, 2014

This is number 9 in my series on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In the last post we examined Yrjö Engeström''s Second Generation Activity Theory and its applications to education.

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Learning with e's

MAY 25, 2014

This is number 6 in my blog series on major learning theories. My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. In the last post we examined the work of Craik and Lockhart on Levels of Processing theory. Unported License.

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eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

My e-Learning Don’ts - MinuteBio , August 8, 2010 Here is a list I compiled of things I think should NOT be done when designing e-learning courses. believe the following are counter to adult learning theory, sound e-learning design and they just down-right irk me. Photo credit: bookworm by Oo_Dee_oO.

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Limestone Learning

JULY 26, 2018

And it would be ideal for just-in-time learning, if only it could be effectively searched. In this webcast, you’ll learn about: The design of a year-long program focused on building leadership effectiveness. Join this webcast to dive deeper into this new research and learn how it can impact your organization.

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