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Connected pedagogy: Smart technology

Learning with e's

A variety of new approaches to pedagogy have been introduced as a result of our hyperconnected society (of which more in a future blog post). The fact that any of us can access knowledge, expertise and resources so we can learn at any time and in virtually any place, means that the way we see pedagogy must change. To be continued.

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Connected pedagogy: Social networks

Learning with e's

Global social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter support various forms of communication and sharing actions that were previously unavailable. Connected pedagogy: Social networks by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Surowiecki, J.

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New spaces, new pedagogies

Learning with e's

Here's the abstract for my keynote: New Spaces, New Pedagogies: Harnessing the Power of Social Media in Education A rapid emergence of social media – the so called ‘Web 2.0’ – has opened up new opportunities for participatory learning in all sectors of education. Unported License. Based on a work at steve-wheeler.blogspot.com.

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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

It’s in your mind One of the pioneers of adult learning theory, Malcom Knowles , explored the role of adult education and facilitation (andragogy) versus the traditional style of teaching children (pedagogy). Experience, truly, is the best teacher! Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Your Employees Deserve More from Digital Learning

CrossKnowledge

Next, quality & pedagogy must be considered. A combination of standardized–mostly free–content and poor learning design/pedagogy will almost always lead to poor learning outcomes and limited skills acquisition. When you put in the time and effort to learn, you expect to get something out of it as a result.

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Learning first, technology second

Learning with e's

There is nothing wrong with any of these approaches, provided they don''t get in the way of good pedagogy. Students don''t like them because they are impersonal, not easy to navigate, and are a pale comparison of their weapons of choice - social networking services such as Facebook. But that is the problem. Leave the store.

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Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism?

E-Learning Provocateur

The popular sequence of events that I have recounted is often represented pictorially as a gradient, accompanied by that ubiquitous table comparing various aspects of the three pedagogies. Sure, the gradient reflects a wonderful growth of ideas, but I think it’s a trap to conclude that the latter pedagogies supersede the former.

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