Learning with e's

JUNE 4, 2019

I posed some questions for educators to address, and proposed that much of our technology in recent years has been used to connect and to communicate. From the telegraph, through the telephone and radio and television, to 21st Century satellites, smartphones, the Internet and social media, all were designed to communicate.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 17, 2012

In yesterday's blogpost Separation and connection I talked about the nature of social media and their capability to amplify human contact. Specifically, I made the point that Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are enabled and strengthened when we make connections through social media tools. References Maslow, A.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

So Milgram''s notion of six degrees is not so much a theory of learning, more a social contact theory, but it has significant implications for learning in the social media age. Milgram theorised that it could be established that no-one is separated from anyone else in the world by more than six social contacts.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 13, 2018

Image from Pixabay Flawed though it is, Maslow's theory of motivation highlights at least one important theme: We are social beings and we need to know that we belong. Young people's lives are predominantly mediated through technology because they want to connect, belong, engage with their friends.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Having said that, social media has its dark sides , too. The “New&# Social Learning isn’t a New Thing , October 18, 2010 For the last few days I’ve been reading Marcia Conner and Tony Bingham ’s book - The New Social Learning. You walk past the buildings, see the crowds and yawn. Does it Matter?

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eLearning Learning Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Social Media: Trends and Implications for Learning. eLearning Strategy - eLearning Technology , September 14, 2009. Presentation: Fear and Loathing in Social Media - Dont Waste Your Time , September 19, 2009. Presentation: Fear and Loathing in Social Media - Dont Waste Your Time , September 19, 2009.

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