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.

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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. In other words, we need to bring elements together that might not naturally co-exist.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We''re also in the age of the learner as their own node of production – it''s exciting to see students working with their teachers to create, organise, repurpose and share content on a global scale through social media and personal devices. Ultimately, what ever tools are used, they must be used appropriately and effectively.

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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. It's important to realise that the posts listed below have been amplified through social media, reposted and shared on various platforms, and also translated into other languages. Lessig, 2005, p.

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Learning with e's

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. don't have internet capability).

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 12, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog: Privacy, Social Media and Learning. Businesses and organizations may worry about social media and Web 2.0 If people are going to share your secrets, they have plenty of other ways to do so besides social media–and those other ways are likely more effective. Registration required.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I also wrote about phileo - a brotherly kind of love that relishes in social connection and mutual experiences. 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. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

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. We need to get the balance right. Rogers, C.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2014

His work around the study of social and cognitive presence in distance learning contexts has been cited many times, and his research has led to a number of high profile keynote speech invitations around the globe. I’m especially interested in social media that can be used to go beyond the often institutional centric LMS systems.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 23, 2015

Social constructivist theory clearly derived from this set of tenets. 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. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2018

Photo from Maxpixel The French sociologist Emile Durkheim's study of suicide led to a theory that instability resulting in a breakdown of standards or social conventions can lead to alienation. Today, rapid social change has become a dominant aspect of society, but there are many other disruptive forces acting upon our world.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Recommendations Ultimately, to ensure that technologies are successfully adopted, institutions need to demonstrate that each is relevant and can be used effectively to support, enhance and extend learning beyond what is currently possible. Teachers may see new technologies either as opportunities or as threats. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The conference is themed around excellence in teaching of the social sciences, which reflects my own professional and academic background. During my undergraduate degree I specialised in psychology, but also studied a number of other social sciences, including politics, economics, sociology and human geography. We have the technology.

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Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

MAY 18, 2021

Notes: 60% of faculty witnessed a drop in student engagement in the switch to fully online delivery, and 70% of academic staff worried about their ability to deliver effective learning during the pandemic. Students learn in class AND when not in class, from peers and through social interactions. Don’t ask ‘what works?’,

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 15, 2020

Photo by Lucélia Ribeiro on Flickr This is the second of three posts on school Management Information Systems (MIS). If a student is struggling in several subject areas however, this may be an indication of an underlying systemic or social problem, requiring more extensive pastoral support.

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Learning with e's

JULY 16, 2015

Some are ditching their training rooms in favour of digital delivery of content, and bosses that are forward thinking are investing in social learning, social media and mobile devices to support the learning of their employees. So don't turn your backs on social media in the workplace.

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Learning with e's

MAY 2, 2019

Photo by Vladimer Shioshvili on Flickr Educators have been using video for decades. It is difficult to predict the future accurately, but we are able to analyse social trends and determine what we might see with reasonable accuracy for a few years into the future (Kaku, 2011). Teachers sometimes take their students out into the world.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 2, 2016

I have been involved in education, across all 4 sectors (primary, secondary, tertiary and professional) because to educate is to prepare, and an educated population can meet the needs and demands of society more effectively. By good pedagogy. What do you think are the main challenges facing educators today in the Middle East?

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Learning with e's

MARCH 2, 2016

I have been involved in education, across all 4 sectors (primary, secondary, tertiary and professional) because to educate is to prepare, and an educated population can meet the needs and demands of society more effectively. By good pedagogy. What do you think are the main challenges facing educators today in the Middle East?

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Learning with e's

JUNE 11, 2015

Groom made several key points around the process of 'uneducation' (borrowed from Brian Lamb) where he talked about 'descent into the maelstrom' - an account of effects of modern networked communication on professional practice. Photo by Steve Wheeler Good morning Barcelona!! Cue applause. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Technology needs relevant pedagogical actions to be wholly effective. Pedagogy and technology are in a symbiotic relationship, and I have been privileged to witness its development first hand over the last 40 years. If you put technology into the hands of learners, they will discover things you could never have taught them on your own.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 9, 2011

The biggest surprise for me so far has been social media: it is the biggest thing in the last ten years to hit the world of learning technology. You already mentioned social media as one of the most important technologies that have changed learning. What has been the biggest surprise in the last years? And I can also learn from them.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Mentoring vs. Training — Why Social Networking Isn’t Enough - aLearning , October 13, 2009. Finding Good Photos for Your eLearning Scenarios - Learning Visions , October 30, 2009. The following are the top items based on social signals.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

> Resources Down-and-dirty Guidelines for Effective Discussions in Online Courses Joanna C. Dunlap Improving the Odds of Effective Collaborative Work in Online Courses Joanna C. for Associations Jeff delivers an easy-to-read primer on how to leverage social media tools to expand the learning value that associations deliver.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Key Social Learning Roles - Daretoshare , April 4, 2010 Premise : Learning communities or networks thrive because its members possess certain skills and capabilities. Best of eLearning Learning. April 2010. Another great month! some people ask.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

His condition made him very difficult to manage in class, as he oscillated between sudden, volatile behaviour and social withdrawal. The report said the school was inadequate, because communication with parents was 'not always effective', and some bullying incidents had not been recorded. That will be her legacy. May she rest in peace.

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eLearning Learning Posts

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. How to effectively architect information for your elearning course - Free as in Freedom , February 6, 2010 As Instructional Designers, its always a challenge to balance meaningful instruction with information. February 1, 2010 to February 14, 2010.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Photo Credit: Audrey Johnson from stock.xchng. Im just back from two this week, and presented yesterday at USQs Pedagogies and Learning Conference in Brisbane. Sure experience is a great teacher but organizations are about efficiency and effectiveness. Creating Social Presence in Online Classroom (ID. But Im learning.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Social media channels may have glowed red hot with the seemingly relentless demise of a procession of celebrities - entertainers, astronauts, authors - occasionally entire bands, and other well known individuals from the public sphere. 2016 was arguably an unprecedented year for celebrity deaths. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

When I wrote Blogging with Freire , I was speculating on what that great Brazilian educator and theorist might have made of educational blogging - a concept he never knew, because he died before the Internet and social media came in to common use. Learning by asking questions is not only fun, it''s effective.

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Jay Cross

OCTOBER 9, 2010

In the above photo, Ted demos Xanadu. So public education is at the same time a progressive means of ensuring that democratic societies produce effective citizens, a means of feeding properly socialized workers to industry, a means of social control that enculturates young people to the rules and norms of society.

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