Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2018

Image from Pexels Two recent articles have prompted a flurry of commentary on social media around the quality of learning in higher education. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 It's a complicated business.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 11, 2016

In particular, I built upon my recent blog series on narrative pedagogies, including a discussion around the use of literary devices in the classroom. There were discussions around blogging, animations and social media tools and their use in education. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 29, 2019

It's important to realise that the posts listed below have been amplified through social media, reposted and shared on various platforms, and also translated into other languages. All this has been possible because they are all labelled as Creative Commons with a repurpose licence. (Lessig, 2005, p. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 12, 2017

It's safe to claim that much of higher education is firmly rooted in the past , reflecting colonial history, traditional values and 20th (or even 19th) Century pedagogies. This might be seen as a generalisation, because there are some pockets of innovative pedagogy to be found in every large education institution. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Image from University of Northampton A death was announced today in the Times. The news created a small stir on social media, with several educators opining about what they thought of lecture theatres, their place in universities, technology, and teaching and learning in general. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 28, 2012

In 1970, sociologist Alvin Toffler predicted: ' Within thirty years, the educational systems of the United States, and several Western European countries as well, will have broken decisively with the mass production pedagogy of the past, and will have advanced into an era of educational diversity based on the liberating power of the new machines.'

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The 20th Century was the century of the moving image. From cinema, through to television, the experience of media was defined by an amalgamation of sound and vision. Toward the end of the last century, the Web began to emerge as the convergent point for media. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2011

In my Learning is learning post yesterday, I started a debate about andragogy and pedagogy. In some ways, I argued, andragogy theory seems outmoded in the light of recent rapid developments in new teaching methods, learning resources and digital media. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The 20th Century was the century of the moving image. From cinema, through to television, the experience of media was defined by an amalgamation of sound and vision. Toward the end of the last century, the Web began to emerge as the convergent point for media. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

We sat outside in the early spring sunshine of Portlaiose and discussed blogging, social media, the state of education, ideal schools of the future, innovation and technology, and a whole host of related topics. Image source On Aer by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2016

The image presented here was ironic, appearing as it did on the door to the main venue of the conference, but as several pointed out, the device in the image is a reference to a bygone age when mobile phones were primitive. Photo by Steve Wheeler #LearningIs mobile by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

Image from Pixabay I was working as learning resources manager at a large nursing college several years ago when a colleague arrived red faced at my office door. As politely as I could, I explained to him that making his students sit through a full 90 minutes of video was not particularly good pedagogy. I was appalled.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

What if the data fell into the wrong hands, or more likely - what if people indiscriminately share their intimate, personal data on social media sites, as they already do with images and other personal information? Questions are raised though, around issues of privacy and safety. Is it now time to quantify ourselves?

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The incorporation of a number of social media tools into the mix proved to be an amazing platform from which the students and I could reflect on the process of learning, and amplify our ideas to each other and the world. It proves to me that sometimes spontaneity can pay dividends. That's exactly what I want my students to do.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Image from Wikimedia Commons Where does knowledge come from? There is much debate about this question, especially with the advent of social media and services such as Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons , where anyone can contribute toward a global understanding of what we 'know'. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 6, 2017

This image I saw on social media today got me thinking about creativity. One of the best ways to stop this from happening is to impose rules that oppose creativity. Image source: Amy Burvall on Twitter No white space! In fact, it made me a little angry, just as it did Amy Burvall , who posted a commentary.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 5, 2012

My presentation is entitled 'Learning on the Social Web: Evolving Digital Pedagogies', and will feature a number of theories old and new, and how they are being adapted as explanatory frameworks. I will be giving the opening keynote on Day 1 and speaking on the topic of 'Digital Pedagogy: The Future is Open'. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2011

Much of what I have written has been informed by crowdsourced through conversations with teachers on Twitter and other social media, as well as face to face. They will still be there to motivate and inspire, and they will still be there as pedagogy experts to facilitate and support learning. What they may do less of is - teach.

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Learning with e's

MAY 14, 2011

Much press and media coverage has celebrated the many and varied successes the school has achieved through good pedagogy and the appropriate application of social media tools. Through the posting of images and sounds, he asked his pupils to respond by writing live what they felt and thought. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

The advent of social media, mobile communications and digital media facilitate large, unbounded personal learning networks that mimic the characteristics of rhizomes. Image by justpeace Learning pathways by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JULY 18, 2012

You learn through social engagement online for example, that typing words in UPPERCASE represents shouting. It's a part of the social etiquette (or 'netiquette') of using social media, e-mail and texting tools. 1972) Pedagogy of the Oppressed. References Freire, P. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Lankshear, C.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 7, 2017

We witness this happening on social media right now, where a turf war is being played out between those who wish to preserve traditional values in education, and those who wish to forge onwards with new ideas and innovation. This is certainly a time of great transition, and there is danger in transition. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 9, 2011

The biggest surprise for me so far has been social media: it is the biggest thing in the last ten years to hit the world of learning technology. You already mentioned social media as one of the most important technologies that have changed learning. What has been the biggest surprise in the last years?

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 31, 2011

In this first of my 10Q posts, I interview David Mitchell, Deputy Head Teacher of Heathfield Community Primary School in Bolton, who talks about his hopes and aspirations for schools in the future, and how social media tools such as blogs, and his concept of QuadBlogging are having a positive impact on primary education at an international level.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 25, 2016

Ireland's Youth Media Team were in great evidence throughout the day, resplendent in their bright red t-shirts, busy documenting the proceedings using a variety of media and technologies. They captured images and wrote narratives around them. Thanks to the Youth Media Team for showing us some of the ways we might achieve that.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2011

Much of what I have written has been informed by crowdsourcing conversations with teachers on Twitter and other social media, as well as face to face. They will still be there to motivate and inspire, and they will still be there as pedagogy experts to facilitate and support learning. What they may do less of is - teach.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JANUARY 29, 2010

Tools for Finding Creative Commons Images - Full Circle , January 2, 2010. Questioning Pedagogy - Half an Hour , January 4, 2010. 20 Best Marketing And Social Media Blogs By Women - Forbes.com: News , January 14, 2010. What’s going on with OAuth? - OReilly Radar , January 8, 2010.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 6, 2015

I use a specific formula each time I write, usually accompanied by a snappy title, always an evocative image, and most importantly, a concise but usually thought provoking message that can generally be read through in about 5 minutes. blogging dialogue education learning sharing social media' But I can speculate.

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Learning with e's

JULY 6, 2011

The advent of social media such as Twitter and Facebook is ensuring that teachers can quickly build contact lists and engage in conversation with their counterparts all over the world. Image source by 2create Reasons teachers don't blog by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JUNE 30, 2012

The use of mobile telephones and social media has also promulgated democratic change and political upheaval in recent years. Social media played a vital role in Barack Obama's election success, and was instrumental in overthrowing governments in a number of countries during the Arab Spring. 1995) Being Digital.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 13, 2011

In the digital age, conversation as curriculum can be extended beyond the classroom through the use of social media and other communication technologies. 1970) Pedagogy of the oppressed London: Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative Young, C. Image by Simon Phipps Content as curriculum? Unported License.

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