Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

Many of the earlier learning theories place the learner in splendid isolation. From the neo-behaviourist theories of Thorndike, Watson and Skinner, we were led to believe that learners respond to stimuli and make associations between the two, and that these links represent learning. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 13, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler I have just published a third module in my series on digital learning for the ZilLearn platform. I cover a range of themes around online learning support, and apply several well known theories to explain what is required in digital learning environments. There is a quiz and a range of activities.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2019

Photo by Sylwia Bartyzel on Unsplash Here are some further thoughts on the 'blend' in blended learning: Blends are made of disparate elements. However, these may be complexities that matter more in theory than in practice. Elements are often separated by boundaries, and these must be transgressed if blends are to be effected.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

New methods cannot be fully explained or justified by old theories. My interpretation is this: new societal needs require new methods of teaching; new methods of teaching need new theories - theories for the information age. Technology theory pedagogy education learning school Jesus Christ Future Shock'

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2014

This is number 23 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we review the andragogy theory of Malcolm Knowles. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Of course not.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 8, 2019

Photo by Guillaume Speurt on Flickr Tallinn is one of my favourite European cities. In the meantime, here's the title and abstract of my keynote: Technology Supported Learning: What has been, and what is yet to come In recent years education has been assailed by waves of new technologies, theories and practises.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 31, 2013

My explanation is that praxis is at the nexus - the overlap - between theory and practice. Praxis is the essence of what happens when theory is applied to practice, and can be simplified in this Venn diagram. Theory without action is just theory. Action without theory can be just as hollow. What is praxis?

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Learning with e's

JUNE 6, 2014

This is number 15 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we take a look at an emerging theory of learning proposed by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon, known as Heutagogy.

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Learning with e's

MAY 5, 2017

They will need to draw on their own experiences, both as teachers and as school students, alongside all they have learnt from theory and research, to answer this question. In essence, each student needs to engage with philosophy, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, ethics and global perspectives alongside their notions of pedagogy.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 23, 2015

As a result, there are many educational approaches, a myriad of theories and a bewildering number of perspectives. Social constructivist theory clearly derived from this set of tenets. Aristolean realist theory became the basis for behaviourist beliefs that content was central to education, under the control of experts.

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Learning with e's

JULY 29, 2019

Photo by Florian Klauer on unsplash I have been privileged over the past few years to have garnered a good audience for my writing. 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. As this blog approaches 8.5

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2013

Allow me elaborate: Many of our pedagogical theories and much of our practice in higher education is grounded in, and has been derived from, a pre-digital era, when the lecturer or professor was central to the process of education, and where the classroom was the predominant place for learning to take place. Academic roles are changing.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 4, 2015

He captures the idea perfectly, and adds the caption 'pedagogy of the unlikely', which perfectly captures what the blogging challenges were all about - finding meaning and learning together through seemingly bizarre and disassociated pairings of ideas, characters or objects. We need more of this at conferences! Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

So I would like to present a selection of my students' recent work below, under the heading of learning theories and pedagogy , with the question 'What is Learning?' These are just a few of the many reasons why blogging can be a powerful method of learning. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 13, 2013

Too often we gather to discuss education, to expound on learning theories and to congratulate ourselves for our pedagogical prowess, and yet we miss the crucial element, the context which should be central to everything we do. Technology pedagogy #edenoslo education learning school EDEN Conference Friedrich Nietzsche' And why not?

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Learning with e's

APRIL 18, 2014

Ideas are propagated , learning should be rooted in pedagogy, students are encouraged to blossom , and there is a learning ecosystem. Canadian teacher Dave Cormier borrowed from the earlier post-modernist work of Deleuze and Guattari to create his rhizomatic learning theory. the teacher). Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 4, 2014

Some physicists argue that the present, the past and the future are much the same thing, but they tend to obfuscate their arguments with strange words such as string theory and quantum foam. RSCON5 education future learning pedagogy predictions Reform Symposium school Technology webinar' Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Don't worry though, there's a theory for everything, including chaotic forms of learning. Post modern theories of society are often difficult to comprehend, largely due to the dense and at times inscrutable style in which post-modernist theorists write. Anyone who has tried to wade through Foucault or Derrida would attest to this.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2012

Teacher beliefs about pedagogy are central to the successful integration of new technologies into schools. 1992) Accessibility and stability of predictors in the theory of planned behaviour. Photo by Steve Wheeler Teacher beliefs by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 and Azjen I. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Don't worry though, there's a theory for everything, including chaotic forms of learning. Post modern theories of society are often difficult to comprehend, largely due to the dense and at times inscrutable style in which post-modernist theorists write. Anyone who has tried to wade through Foucault or Derrida would attest to this.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 31, 2013

My explanation is that praxis is at the nexus - the overlap - between theory and practice. Praxis is the essence of what happens when theory is applied to practice, and can be simplified in this Venn diagram. Theory without action is just theory. Action without theory can be just as hollow. What is praxis?

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 15, 2016

This is number 35 in my ongoing series on learning theories. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. In this post, I present a brief overview of Julian Rotter's locus of control theory. The theory explains social dimensions of personality.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

What theories could be used to explain these phenomena, and how can social/psychological models better our understanding of how people learn when their communication, relationships and learning are mediated through technology? What issues in HE teaching and learning are you passionate about? I'm passionate about sharing knowledge.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

A specific theory of learning, Seymour Papert''s constuctionist learning theory , could be applied to explain this. Some thinking has already gone into the pedagogy of makerspaces , and later posts on this blog will attempt to describe how these can be established in schools and universities. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 9, 2016

This is number 34 in my learning theories series. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2014

Using Google Scholar and our own networks, we identified and invited the “grandest of the grand gurus” who have researched and published in each of these areas and invited them to summarize that issue, identify theories and practices related to that issue and suggest further research. Bayne (Eds.), Education in cyberspace, pp.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2018

Photo from Maxpixel The French sociologist Emile Durkheim's study of suicide led to a theory that instability resulting in a breakdown of standards or social conventions can lead to alienation. Teachers have their work cut out to cope with such situations alongside all of the existing duties they must attend to.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Presenting large groups of students with a challenge or a problem is often effective in enabling individuals to tackle concepts or theories in an active manner. Photo by Steve Wheeler.or If it is not an option, then alternatives to discussion must be sought. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 18, 2014

Ideas are propagated , learning should be rooted in pedagogy, students are encouraged to blossom , and there is a learning ecosystem. Canadian teacher Dave Cormier borrowed from the earlier post-modernist work of Deleuze and Guattari to create his rhizomatic learning theory. the teacher). Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Pedagogy and technology are in a symbiotic relationship, and I have been privileged to witness its development first hand over the last 40 years. I firmly believe that the gradual shift from teacher centred education to personalised, learner led education has evolved in parallel to the development of new technologies. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 25, 2016

I talk a lot about the emerging theory of paragogy and how it can be applied. Photos by Steve Wheeler Who's driving? They video recorded throughout the day. They interviewed delegates and speakers. They even presented their own student led workshops during the conference. We can all learn a lot from each other. Unported License.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Allen bridges the gap from theory to practice on both training and educational programs. This e-book represents an ongoing exploration as we bring together space, technology, and pedagogy to ensure learner success. Free Stock Photos Sites for e-Learning Free and Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learnin. to version 3.6.6

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Avoid “Death by PowerPoint” with the Pecha Kucha Method - WISE Pedagogy , November 2, 2009. Transfer of Learning - Theories and Implications - Designed for Learning , October 31, 2009. Finding Good Photos for Your eLearning Scenarios - Learning Visions , October 30, 2009. Audio in E-Learning - Kapp Notes , November 3, 2009.

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eLearning Learning Posts

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Video: Online Student Experience - WISE Pedagogy , February 9, 2010 The following video by YouTube user mokmcdaniel shows what an online student’s experience would look like if his instructor’s lack of instruction had occurred in a face-to-face classroom. I’m the Johnny Appleseed of networked, social learning I. Slides Here are the slides.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Photo Credit: Audrey Johnson from stock.xchng. Im just back from two this week, and presented yesterday at USQs Pedagogies and Learning Conference in Brisbane. I admit that this post is a bit messy. But Im learning. Posted by Cammy Bean at 3:39 PM Labels: e-learning , messy learning 7comments: Kate Foy said.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Perhaps his greatest contribution to our knowledge about educational technology came in the form of his theory of transfer of learning (a theory that can be applied to learning through problem solving), but he also did extensive work into the optimal design of cognitive tools and learning environments. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Photo credit: Risk! Not for pedagogical reasons - pedagogy deals with the individual - but because you're working with organisations. Julie Dirksen also provided some great ideas on how to create a campaign, including before, during and after activities. So is it a learning campaign or a max strategy? 2:55 PM Glen Sensei said.

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