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OCTOBER 18, 2014

Much has been written on PLEs, including a wealth of peer reviewed journal articles that feature empirical research. Photo by Adib Wahab This time it''s personal by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

They will probably publish their work in a highly rated peer reviewed journal which very few will read, because only a very few will be able to penetrate the pay wall the publisher has erected to ''protect'' the research (which has usually been funded through public taxation). Unported License. That''s what they are paid to do.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Photo from Pxhere I can't speak for anyone else, but my own personal learning is most enriched when I'm in conversations with others. I recently read a thought provoking article in the RSA journal about how one English school is harnessing the power of dialogue to enhance learning. Royal Society of Arts Journal , 3: 26-31.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 27, 2013

There is nothing to stop students going farther and publishing their work in mainstream journals - if their work is good enough it should be shared widely. Some of my previous students have published in journals in the past few years. The games we play Photo courtesy of U.S. Unported License. Congratulations Lucy!

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APRIL 1, 2014

not peer reviewed) is seen as inferior to those articles that appear in highly rated journals. Yet somehow, I feel this is a huge mistake, because many academics who write in those ''high quality'' journals also blog. What academic journal could promise me that kind of audience? Photo by James Clay Seriously.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Photo by Jason Roswell on unsplash Online learning is becoming increasingly popular and widespread, and is now reaching into compulsory education. Teachers in schools are considering the extent to which common pedagogical methods can be adapted into online environments, or whether they need to be completely revised and reconceptualised.

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APRIL 4, 2016

Some people display framed certificates on their walls, or photos of their degree ceremony. Many keep libraries of books, journals and other media on their shelves, used for reference to remind them of theories, principles or methods they wish to recall. Unported License. How do you represent your learning?

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Photo by Crabchick on Flickr In my #3quotes series I have been citing directly from the texts of education thinkers, because it is important to apply ideas and theories in context. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 17(2), 89-100. Unported License. The role of tutoring in problem solving. Bruner, J.

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Learning with e's

MAY 22, 2014

Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 17(2), 89-100. Photo by Clément Bucco-Lechat on Wikimedia Commons Reaching further by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. and Ross, G. The role of tutoring in problem solving.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

A journal article by Kirk and Pitches (2013) is a useful starting point, because they identify three specific categories of technology that have a place in contemporary learning. 2013) Digital reflection: Using digital technologies to enhance and embed creative processes. Unported License. and Pinterest. Reference Kirk, C.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2012

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , 22, 453-474. Journal of Personality and Social Behaviour , 63 (5), 754-765. Photo by Steve Wheeler Teacher beliefs by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Unported License. References Ajzen, I.

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Learning with e's

MAY 24, 2014

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior , 11 (6), 671-684. Unported License. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior , 11 (6), 671-684. Unported License. 1972) Levels of Processing: A framework for memory research. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 16, 2011

The next day I posted his picture onto my Flickr account and licenced it under Creative Commons for free sharing and re-use. Subsequently others loaded it up in several versions to Wikimedia Commons. Many journals and newspapers found and used my image of McLaren , with me duly credited as the photographer.

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Learning with e's

JULY 30, 2016

Here's an excerpt from the article, published in the open access journal Future Internet. Photo from Pixabay Instagram, WhatsApp and Learning by Steve Wheeler was written in Melbourne, Australia and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 14, 2014

They were writing up their project in their online journals when I spoke to them, reflecting on what they had learnt about ratios, distances and dimensions. They were using iPad apps to create and then capture context aware images, that connected them directly to sites displaying to their own photos. Unported License.

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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. I haven't given up on peer reviewed publishing, but I have turned away from closed journals and publications toward openness and accessibility. 2005) Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity.

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Learning with e's

MAY 7, 2013

We now take it for granted that we can upload and share photos and videos, text chat in real time, see and hear each other, or play games together in the same online social space, across vast distances. Distance does not seem to be an issue any more, and research is unearthing evidence for what was already common knowledge.

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Learning with e's

MAY 20, 2015

Several peer reviewed journal articles (and a special issue in Interactive Learning Environments) also appeared, and countless blog posts were published. Photo by Jourixia on Deviant Art Up close and personal by Steve Wheeler was written in Preston, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The big four show no signs of relenting in their profiteering, so several years ago I took a very public decision to resign as editor of a major academic journal. I subsequently pledged that I would never again write, review or edit for a closed academic journal. How many people read an article in a closed journal?

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Learning with e's

JULY 13, 2015

In yesterday's post entitled ' Open or shut ', I wrote about a rise in the number of academics who are turning their back on traditional research publications such as closed journals, in favour of more open, accessible outputs such as blogs and open access journals. That portion grew to 47% by 2013.

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Learning with e's

MAY 12, 2013

I worked alongside them and we soon had our first success, when one of my BA students, Dan Kennedy was successful in publishing his work in an online open access journal called The Student Educator. The journal had been previously set up as a showcase for the best student writing in Plymouth University. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 27, 2016

7) Are closed journals sustainable and are open access journals the future? Photo by Hernan Pinera on Flickr Previous #EDENchat sessions are archived here. EDENchat by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Photo by Kevin Harber on Flickr Watching my colleagues from around the UK posting images of themselves with their new cohorts of students gives me mixed feelings. Not in just any academic journal. To have any worth, lecturers need to publish in the 'right kind' of academic journals. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2014

I believe it has also made me more creative. Photo by Luc Viatour on Wikimedia Commons The Web and us by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. I believe the Web has also had a profound influence on the way I think.

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JULY 8, 2013

He draws on a variety of examples from social history, but if a new updated edition of this book were to be published, I have no doubt he would draw on recent social events such as the Arab Spring and citizen journalism as examples of effective social collective action using new media tools. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Journal of Cell Science, 121, 1771. Photo by Ashrei Halom Through a child's eyes by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Perhaps the best way to learn really is to see the world through the eyes of a child. References Schwartz, M.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association 27, 65-67. The good, the bad and the wiki: Evaluating student generated content as a collaborative learning tool, British Journal of Educational Technology , 39(6), 987-995. Unported License. Continued tomorrow References Barsky, E. and Purdon, M. Introducing Web 2.0:

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Learning with e's

JULY 12, 2015

Many have openly pledged to never write, edit or review for closed journals again. Others choose to continue publishing their work in conventional peer-reviewed journals, but also disseminate their work widely through non-peer reviewed digital channels. Photo by Justinc on Wikimedia Commons Open or shut? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Are peer reviewed journals as well read, or as dynamically responsive to their readership? Photo by emaze.com Cut and thrust by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

tools include popular applications such as blogs, wikis and podcasting; social networking sites such as FaceBook and LinkedIn; photo and videosharing services such as Flickr and YouTube; familiar utilities such as RSS feeds, social tagging (e.g. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 27, 65-67. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 11, 2015

We are now at the stage where at least 50% of academics have published in open access journals (Stats from Wiley), an there is a growth in Open Educational Resources including OER Commons , with many universities now providing free content. Unported License. Change happens very slowly, and then come very quickly.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Students ‘pimp’ their pages, adding colour and textures, favourite images, links to their favourite websites, including mashups to video sharing sites such as YouTube and photo sites such as Flickr. British Journal of Educational Technology , 39(6), 987-995. Unported License. Continues tomorrow. References Wheeler, S.,

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

And yet the term distance education persisted, living on in the many journals and other scholarly publications that dedicated themselves to furthering its academic scope, in the many organisations including EDEN that emerged toward the end of the last century, and in multiple events around the world that celebrated excellence in its practice.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2014

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ). Unported License. For further details, please visit the EDEN Conference website.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Journal of Educational Media 26(1), 7-18. Photo by Felix Burton on Wikimedia Commons The survival of higher education (1): Changing roles by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Unported License. Wheeler, S.

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AUGUST 19, 2015

Of course, what I write on my blog is not formally checked, a departure from publications in scientific journal which will normally be subject to two or more peer reviews. Photo by Laitr Keiows on Wikimedia Commons "Everyone remember where we parked." Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 7, 2016

Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 17 (2), 89-100. Photo by Tony Hisgett on Wikimedia Commons Scaffolds and spirals by Steve Wheeler was written in Liberec, Czech Republic and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. and Ross, G.

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