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The Future of Educational Materials: Adapting to the Digital Era

Kitaboo

From then until now, pedagogical instruments have evolved and used explored stones, earth, paper, leaves, and now computer-based materials for pedagogy. Digital educational materials or digital learning resources are instructional tools and materials that can be used in pedagogy for the educator and the student.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. MOOCs beg the question: If I can study at Stanford University for free, why would I pay tens of thousands of dollars to study at your dinky university and subject myself to your arcane rules? No more lazy professors, no more specious journal articles.

OER 279
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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. MOOCs beg the question: If I can study at Stanford University for free, why would I pay tens of thousands of dollars to study at your dinky university and subject myself to your arcane rules? No more lazy professors, no more specious journal articles.

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Sharp practice

Learning with e's

During my keynote for the Zukunft Personal event in Cologne, I publicly announced that I would no longer publish my work in closed journals. In truth, the last time one of my papers was published in a pay-to-subscribe journal was quite some time ago. How much does it cost a publishing house to create and maintain an online journal?

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Three Guidelines for Effectively Integrating Games in the Classroom

Kapp Notes

learning subject areas and learning purposes), learner characteristics, and game-based pedagogy with the design of an instructional game. Journal of Educational Psychology. Get a free 7 day trial of The Gamification of Learning and other Lynda.com Courses! Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0031311.

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Inspire to learn

Learning with e's

I have gone on record as saying that although I don't need to work any more , I continue to work at Plymouth University, mainly because it is a great place to learn and to continue developing my research interests around digital pedagogy. It's limitless and should be available to anyone and everyone who needs it, and given away for free.

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Blogging: Five of the best

Learning with e's

I haven't given up on peer reviewed publishing, but I have turned away from closed journals and publications toward openness and accessibility. 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. What The Flip? (>29,000