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Maker pedagogy

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More and more teachers are beginning to realise that creating environments and possibilities where students make things is a very powerful pedagogy. American educator Jackie Gerstein makes some important observations about how teachers can change their perspectives and embrace maker pedagogy. Unported License.

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How The 8 Effects of Arts Education Are Changing Online Pedagogy, Part 1

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Photo by Steve Huntington / Unsplash. The calls for MOOCs to embrace the design principles of active learning meant “MOOC-ing” became dynamic; students were now blogging, fish-bowling, ice breaking, concept boarding, virtually collaborating, and even simulating and role playing. Of course not.

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True pedagogy

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Pedagogy is not about directing children. In its absolute form, pedagogy is not just about teaching. In the truest sense, teaching is just one element of pedagogy and not the entire story. In the truest sense, teaching is just one element of pedagogy and not the entire story. What does this mean for teachers today?

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New spaces, new pedagogies

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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. I will offer some examples of how Web 2.0 Unported License.

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Digital age assessment

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These posts were prompted by a blog written by Daniel Christian on emerging trends of new pedagogy. Assessment and learning are inseparable in any good pedagogy. If the first does not fit the second, then we see a failure of that pedagogy. If the first does not fit the second, then we see a failure of that pedagogy.

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What shapes teachers' uses of technology?

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Photo by Steve Wheeler The image on this page is a slide from the keynote presented by Graham Brown-Martin at Learning Live, a conference hosted recently in London by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI). It's not just about teaching and learning. Your comments, as ever, are encouraged in the comments box below. Unported License.

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The big switch

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What happens when we flip the roles as well? If you subscribe to a kind of pedagogy where you believe that facilitating learning is more effective than direct instruction, you will probably recognise the potential. Pedagogy is (or really should be) about creating spaces and opportunities that are conducive to good learning.

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