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APRIL 2, 2019

Photo from Flickr I'm fascinated by story telling, and I often wonder why TV series are so compelling. Unported License. Unported License. This is especially so when I'm binge watching a DVD boxed set. Just about every television series employs this regularly. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2019

Photo by Sylwia Bartyzel on Unsplash Here are some further thoughts on the 'blend' in blended learning: Blends are made of disparate elements. Elements are often separated by boundaries, and these must be transgressed if blends are to be effected. Unported License. Boundaries also mark a transition from one state to another.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 27, 2020

Photo source: Pexels Social distancing. But some have been doing this for many years, have a lot of experience in distance education, and can point to standard tools that will enable this to be done effectively. Unported License. Stay at home. And what about resilience? But we are a resilient people. You will always be needed.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 4, 2018

Photo by Anthony Easton on Flickr In my last post I wrote about inspiration - for those who are teachers, and also for those who are learning - and I guess, that is just about everyone. Unconditionally regarding each child with positivity is key to good pedagogy (Rogers, 1983). Effective pedagogy not only has impact, it's contagious.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Christian claims that a new pedagogy is emerging that is directly driven by the upsurge in online activity. Christian identifies three key changes in pedagogy that I want to discuss over my next three blog posts. Photo from VCU Libraries A growing divide? Unported License. In his blog on Learning Ecosystems, Daniel S.

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MARCH 9, 2014

In mathematics, I have seen interactive whiteboards used very effectively to teach number bonds and floor robots can be used successfully to teach geometry and algorithms. There is nothing wrong with any of these approaches, provided they don''t get in the way of good pedagogy. Unported License. But that is the problem.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Technology integration results in digital tools being embedded into learning, so that for example maker cultures emerge, or the classroom activities are flipped , supporting more effective pedagogies and improving student learning outcomes. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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JULY 8, 2016

HTC Vive in action - Photo by Steve Wheeler At the JISC Connect More event held in Cheltenham recently, a number of futuristic technologies were on display for delegates to experience. The capability of the system to allow you to render 3D images and then view them from all angles and perspectives was quite a powerful effect.

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Learning with e's

JULY 12, 2017

Photo from LSE Library on Flickr Most of the students starting university at the end of summer 2017 were born around the turn of the century. It's safe to claim that much of higher education is firmly rooted in the past , reflecting colonial history, traditional values and 20th (or even 19th) Century pedagogies. Unported License.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Photo by Helloquence on unsplash This is the first post in a new series about School Management Information Systems. Have you ever wondered how information and communication technology (ICT) can be effectively deployed in schools? Unported License. This article focuses on the latter.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 21, 2014

If you subscribe to a kind of pedagogy where you believe that facilitating learning is more effective than direct instruction, you will probably recognise the potential. Pedagogy is (or really should be) about creating spaces and opportunities that are conducive to good learning. Unported License.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

It can be a thorny topic and a bone of contention for any number of reasons, but continues to absorb most of the oxygen in the debate about what constitutes good pedagogy. Routine and schedule can be a huge barrier to new ideas, and creative pedagogy is often stifled due to lack of time or support. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 8, 2019

Photo by Guillaume Speurt on Flickr Tallinn is one of my favourite European cities. In this presentation I will explore the use of MOOCs, AI, social media, smart mobiles, virtual worlds, augmented and virtual reality, as well as some of the emerging associated theories, to evaluate their effectiveness on pedagogy.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2016

This idea connects with my own recent comments on transliteracy - the ability to communicate ideas equally effectively, no matter what tools or technologies you use. The technology should be there to be used as an additional, enhanced aspect of learning, not as a substitute for good pedagogy. Unported License.

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JUNE 4, 2018

Photo by David Goehring on Flickr In my last post, entitled Cinderella Technology , I wrote about the tremendous potential of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) and highlighted some of the reasons why it often fails to be realised in school classrooms. Thirdly, teachers need time to tinker, experiment and test out new ideas and new pedagogies.

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MARCH 13, 2017

This has the potential, if used effectively, to connect students, teachers, and devices together. Simply being exposed to the use of new technologies may promote some innovative thinking about alternative pedagogies. Unported License. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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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 Meaning Of Pedagogy (>62,000 views, 8 comments) This was a post I wrote in response to questions from my students while working at the Plymouth Institute of Education. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 22, 2014

This is assessment for learning (AfL) rather than assessment of learning, and it''s critical for good pedagogy. Testing in many schools is far too frequently administered in many schools to be effective and many exams still rely heavily on the testing of fact based learning - essentially the testing of crystallised intelligence.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

As the movement grows, and more teachers become technologically savvy, so we will begin to witness the emergence of new pedagogies and powerful approaches to learning and teaching. Using the tools and technologies I outline above will enable you to connect with more content and peers, more quickly and effectively. Unported License.

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MARCH 12, 2016

However, these are still used effectively by those who desire to access educational opportunities to which they would otherwise have no access. 3) Learners need consistent, reliable access to learning materials, but also connections to peers and teachers if learning by mobile is to be effective. Unported License.

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JANUARY 10, 2016

A total of 27 quantitative studies on the use of tablets in schools dating from 2010 were analysed and the major finding was that the tools are most effective when used in student centred learning, rather than within teacher controlled environments (Tamim et al, 2015a). Unported License. Commonwealth of Learning: Burnaby.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Photo by Andras Vas on unsplash Previous posts in this series have highlighted the importance of human intelligence and emotion in education. However, replacing some aspects of what teachers do is both effective and inevitable. "AI Unported License. But what about regions of the world where AI will become commonplace?

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

More formally, distance education has existed since the early, primitive but quite effective correspondence courses of Sir Isaac Pitman , who used the developing technology of the time, the uniform penny postal service to support his endeavours. Photo by Ed Yourdon on Flickr Distance Education in transit? Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It's clear that collaborative learning can be powerful, because it draws on the knowledge and skills of the entire team, but it is even more effective when there is a challenge to be met. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2015

It is this kind of love that we experience working in a great team, or involving ourselves in a club or association, and it is an essential ingredient in effective collaborative learning. Rogers'' kind of unconditional pedagogy was person centred, where individual responsibility was placed upon each student. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 31, 2013

They influence each other, and in effect, become a part of who you are, your identity as an educator. The most effective teachers are those who not only innovate in their practice, but also know how to justify their actions through the application of practice. 1970) Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

One of the key discussion points was around the nature of these approaches and their effectiveness as learning environments. The final question asked whether new learning environments such as MOOCs, flipped classes and blended learning represented a new or emerging pedagogy. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 13, 2015

Is there an emerging 3D pedagogy ? When 3D printer technology eventually attains the speed of the Star Trek replicator, where objects appear instantly, will this effect be lost? Slow learning has some merits and is growing into a significant aspect of pedagogy. Unported License. But what about the teaching profession?

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 30, 2015

Technology in itself is not enough to solve all of the problems inherent in education, but in concert with new pedagogies, visionary educators, and strong leadership, change can, and does happen. I wrote a post last year that argued for pedagogy to remain uppermost in our minds. Unported License.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Photo by Lucélia Ribeiro on Flickr This is the second of three posts on school Management Information Systems (MIS). Without effective tools, teachers' efforts will be limited, and often these limitations can arise from a lack of confidence in new technology. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

If a lecture is nothing more than an expert standing in front of an audience speaking for an hour, then there are clearly issues around its effectiveness. In my next blog post I'm going to argue that lectures can be transformed into active learning events with the appropriate application of pedagogy and technology. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 27, 2015

Perhaps the biggest objection traditional educators have about learners taking control is the argument that students don't really now what they want, so can't effectively direct their own learning. It will require effective management of expectations - of both students and teachers. Unported License. Rogers, C.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2013

Such approaches to pedagogy were rooted in the behaviourist model of psychology that privileged expert knowledge and formalised its transmission to novices. Someone once remarked that the lecture is the most effective way to transfer a lecturer''s notes into a student''s notes without having to pass through two minds first.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 23, 2015

A battle of words and ideals is raging about which is the most effective, and indeed, the most appropriate approach to adopt for the needs of today''s society. Photo by Stuart Pilbrow on Flickr The battle for education by Steve Wheeler was written in Istanbul, Turkey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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AUGUST 10, 2013

It wasn''t just the contact with certain overbearing teachers that had an effect on this diffident child. Looking back, I can also recall some of the poor pedagogy that we were subjected to. But it has to be meaningful to be effective. It has to have some sound pedagogy to underpin it. Unported License.

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JUNE 28, 2013

Situating learning in rectangular spaces naturally promotes some forms of pedagogy at the expense of others. Change it again, and face the participants outwards instead, and what is the effect? Children sit on the floor and face the curved walls of the igloo to experience the full 360 degree effect of the colour, movement and sound.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The side effects of over-testing are that children become victims of the scramble to be best in the league tables. They are forced to teach to the test , which detracts from good pedagogy and also leads to higher stress and anxiety levels, not only for the teachers themselves, but also for many of their students. Unported License.

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