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See-through learning

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One of the things I dislike greatly about many online learning environments is poor design. They have to spend time thinking about how to get to a discussion group, or how to save content, when their energy and time should be spent learning. Reference: John, P. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

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Attached discussion groups supported more in depth and informal discussion about the activity. VLEs (virtual learning environments) are used to provide a ‘walled garden’ around expensive and copyrighted resources, as well as the imposition of control over access, tracking and assessment of student learning. Yeomans, P.

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Dead personal

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I was also asked why I didn't use the term PLE (Personal Learning Environment). It is this: Not everyone has the skills to use, or is willing to use the web tools that are referred to above. Image source Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. The two are not to be confused.