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Theories for the digital age: Self regulated learning

Learning with e's

If these are accurate statistics, they present a significant challenge to schools, colleges and universities. In many ways, heutagogy is aligned to other digital age theories, in that it places an importance on ‘learning to learn’, and the sharing rather than hoarding of that knowledge. 2000) Informal Workplace Learning. Delfino, M.,

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The cult of the grade

Learning with e's

It seems strange that the education community is willing to adopt new technologies and develop new theories and methods of education, but it can't arrive at a way to get rid of grading. Assessment drives pedagogy, so if assessment doesn't change, it's difficult to teach in new ways. It's bad pedagogy, and needs to be challenged.

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Adult learning shminciples

E-Learning Provocateur

The theory. Since the 1960s, he articulated a distinction between pedagogy (the teaching of children) and andragogy (the teaching of adults). In many ways, Knowles’ description of pedagogy approximates instructivism, while his description of andragogy approximates constructivism. The way forward.

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mLearning Strategy

Ed App

It’s easy to see the advantages of implementing a mobile learning strategy when you look at the statistics. The technology/pedagogy nexus of a mobile learning strategy. It’s important to remember that mLearning is as much about pedagogy (theories of learning) as technology.

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Style counsel

E-Learning Provocateur

The theory. Critics of the theory don’t seem to challenge the existence of learning styles, but rather what the instructor does about them. However, the research I have read about thus far has underwhelmed me, and the notion that a lack of evidence somehow invalidates the theory really grates me. The challenge.

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A question of attitude

Clive on Learning

Ernest had strong opinions on just about all matters of pedagogy and good practice and that included the issue of attitudes. Unfortunately, the pedagogy of attitude change is much less certain. When I first entered the learning and development profession, I was assigned a mentor, a certain Mr Ernest Knagg.

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How to Get the OK on Your New E-Learning Strategy

CDSM

Proving your case by pointing to statistical data gives your views credibility. At CDSM, we draw on a range of learning theories – from the past and the present – to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘pedagogy’, and you can read more about it in this blog series.