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#CoronaVirus, class closures and communication

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Photo by Pxhere At the time of writing, the Coronavirus pandemic is taking hold in many countries across the globe, and predictably, one of the many actions people are taking is social distancing. I earned my first degree in psychology largely by studying at a distance - at the British Open University. Unported License.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Finding Good Photos for Your eLearning Scenarios

Learning Visions

Friday, October 30, 2009 Finding Good Photos for Your eLearning Scenarios Do you struggle with finding good stock photos to use in your eLearning scenarios? So then do you go do a custom photo shoot? Or will you stick with free online stock photos? United States License. Maybe you have the time or the budget.

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Being there

Learning with e's

Photo source: Publicdomainpictures Ever wondered how we can overcome feelings of loneliness and disconnect in distance education? Almost always, social presence is a deciding factor in whether students persist in their remote studies, or whether they give up (Wheeler, 2007). Unported License. References Gibson, J. Williams, E.

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Engaging online learners 4

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Photo by Julia M Cameron on Pexels In previous posts in this series (see links below), I explored some of the nuances of engaging online learners in creative writing and critical thinking. Many of the earliest research on distance education methods came from studying these modes of communication. Unported License.

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An apple for teacher

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Photo from Pxhere I had the pleasure to do an speak with Sophie Bailey recently, when we recorded a session for Edtech Podcast. An apple for teacher by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Have a listen.

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Face to face - at a distance

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Photo source: JISC I first started studying and then practicing distance education in the 80s. Face to face - at a distance by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Chance encounters

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We got talking about why I was in New Zealand, our academic work, and then I asked him what he'd studied during his PhD. He told me he studied chemistry education with an emphasis in learning technology. Unported License. He had done work on the use of social media. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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