Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2020

Plenty of Creative Commons licensed content and Open Educational Resource material is already available on the Web. Share ideas using social media and other online discussion forums. Use what is already available. It's not hard to post hyperlinks to your main website. Keep safe and healthy, and keep your distance.

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Kitaboo

MARCH 30, 2024

Digital media can now be accessed on multiple devices, including smartphones, thanks to digital textbook platforms like KITABOO , which have revolutionized the way educational content is consumed. However, considering the power of DRM, it is best to check specific licenses like the Creative Commons licenses for re-use permissions.

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CourseArc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Use multiple forms of media to introduce and reinforce new concepts , which provide numerous ways for a student to recall and “re-remember” the information later. CourseArc was designed to put the power of rich media learning at your fingertips. Image of hourglass by Alexander Boden via Flickr Creative Commons License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 15, 2019

I attended an event in Utrecht, in the Netherlands way back in 2007, at around the time that social media was emerging as a serious learning technology. As you will have noticed if you read this blog, watched my YouTube channel or used my slide decks , I almost always attach a Creative Commons share-and-share-alike licence on my work.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 17, 2012

In yesterday's blogpost Separation and connection I talked about the nature of social media and their capability to amplify human contact. Specifically, I made the point that Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are enabled and strengthened when we make connections through social media tools. our use of social media actually engages.'

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Here's what he said: There is often an impression, especially from those on the outside looking in, that time spent on social media is time wasted. But there are times when I am on social media, trawling through my timelines, that I feel it is time spent on worthwhile reading, thinking and doing. For many that may well be the case.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 22, 2019

As with any other social media platform, there are useful devices such as trending search notifications, API/developer sections and licensing advice, and there are special zones where you can find wallpaper or slide background images. It's by Craig Whitehead and is free to download and use, just like all of the other images on the site.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Social media and smart phones were still a few years away, so we made do with what was available. Multi-media learning was the best approach we had, combining text, audio and video together to create the first 'immersive' learning experiences. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 21, 2019

This blog comes in at number 4 for 2019, so I'm delighted that the metrics (visitor traffic, design, social media shares, post frequency, interactions, etc) support the many hours of effort I make each month to contribute to the knowledge of my learning community. Agility – Teaching Toolkit (ranked 9th in 2014) 10. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 11, 2013

I was a little surprised because I had assumed that anyone who was going to use Twitter was probably on board and already familiar with the social media tool. education social media learning Twitter professional development PLN' Not so of course, as Wayne pointed out to me. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 12, 2018

Frans is Professor of Interactive Media at the University of Tampere in Finland, and his research interests focus on the topic for the conversation - Ludic literacy. The EDEN Interviews: Frans Mäyrä 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

MARCH 30, 2019

It was hosted by the Virtual Campus department/Centre for e-Learning at the Polytechnic University of Timisoara, and it captures much of the essence of what was discussed about openness, digital media in education and the future of learning. My opening question for everyone was 'how open are you, as a teacher?' Unported License.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

And the system itself is growing with sites like Social Media Informer. See Failure of Creative Commons Licenses and Creative Commons Use in For-Profit Company eLearning? I’m still struggling a little bit with it, but I know there’s going to be a lot going on around it. Top eLearning Sites?

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Learning with e's

JUNE 4, 2019

From the telegraph, through the telephone and radio and television, to 21st Century satellites, smartphones, the Internet and social media, all were designed to communicate. This can now also be achieved through video, text and other media, and we have taken this rapid technological advance for granted. New York: Harper and Row.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Today we have many more communication technologies to call upon, including handheld videoconferencing (Facetime and Whatsapp for example), social media in various formats, online discussion groups, virtual reality, social gaming, and other options still emerging. Wheeler, S. ALT-J , 15(2), 103-117. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The 'electronic home library' in the illustration is reminiscent of any traditional library one might have walked into during the 20th century, with its organised shelves and rows of physical media. Previous posts in this series: 1: Telecommunications 2: Classrooms 3: Music 4: Enhanced vision 5: Robot teachers? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 29, 2018

The media seems full of reportage on how social media carries content designed to deceive users. There does seem to b growing evidence that this may have been perpetrated, but in the midst of all the hyperbole and accusations, what role does social media actually play in the deception of the masses? Alternative facts.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 28, 2019

Case of Anadolu University (Elif Toprak and Mehmet Firat, Anadolu University , Turkey) Digital Media Arts in Open and Distance Education (José Bidarra, Universidade Aberta , Portugal) Trends and blends by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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learnWorlds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Bensound Under a Creative Commons License, Bensound gives you the option to use its music for free as long as you credit the website with any music you use. You can also connect your social media accounts, and any music you use in your social media content is automatically cleared. A mobile app is also available.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Tragically, trainee chat room Wizard Barry Trotter has become addicted to social media. Social Media is my home. Barry Trotter and the virtual world by Steve Wheeler was written at Dogwart's School, Somerset and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 BARRY: (Horrified) Nobby.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 14, 2020

This could be a podcast, video, blog, or multi-media presentation such as a slide show. The negotiation and teamwork required adds a new dimension to the engagement; the smaller the groups/teams, the better. Ask students to produce something that can be performed or shown online. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 21, 2014

My Personal Learning Network (PLN) is the vehicle that carries me to this learning, and social media is the highway that enables me to get there. Photo by Ed323 on Wikimedia Commons A little more conversation by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 11, 2018

You are also free from copyright, when it clearly states that the fixation is in the public domain or is licensed by Creative Commons with attribution. We all use fixated media while developing Learning Solutions. If you do not want to attribute the owner then you should search for public domain media. .

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

He had read some of my previous papers, and was interested in seeing if we could take our ideas forward in the emerging area of social media and medical education. We published eight papers in total, and each in its own way informed us of where we should focus next on our exploration of social media, smartphones and other allied technology.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Manjula's personal views on the use of social media, smart mobile phones and youth engagement are particularly thought provoking. Here's the video interview: The EDEN interviews: Manjula Srinivas 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

JANUARY 15, 2014

It was great to answer, because I have tracked the learning technology trends over the last decade, and have come to the conclusion that mobile (smart) phones and social media, in combination, have provided the world with the most dynamic, social and personal connections we could possibly wish for. Unported License.

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Education requires the use of resources like textbooks, audiovisual media, activities, and other aspects. Creative Commons: This is the most commonly used license for OERs where users can change the rights from “All rights reserved” to “Some rights reserved.” However, education today has evolved into the ambit of digitality.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 3, 2018

But amidst all the springtime pranks and laughter, a serious point was also made on social media. As most of our news is conveyed to us via digital media, we need to be literate in the use of these media if we are to learn not to be fooled by fake news. If we don't, we'll all get fooled, again and again. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The result is a 6-7 minute interview in which I talk about the EDEN community of academics and professionals, mobile learning and games in education, and digital badges, as well as some elaboration on the way EDEN has been leveraging the potential of social media over the last few years. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 13, 2013

She is not technologically deterministic , but sees specific technologies - social media tools such as blogging and Twitter - as a means of liberating learners (and their teachers) into a new way of creative communication, and a new means of representing knowledge. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

They can create and share this content using a growing range of social media tools, and can enjoy dialogue with others which they can learn from. The video below is one recorded at Learning Technologies 2016 in London, where I expand on the concept above and also discuss technology integration and the use of social media.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 18, 2018

A series of social media snipes followed from both sides, much like a conversation between a teacher refereeing two little boys caught in a school yard brawl. Dirty tricks 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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

We see many creative uses of personal technologies, such as games consoles, smart phones and e-readers, and social media can be used in a variety of ways to promote deeper engagement and reach. Networked computers abound, and teachers regularly use video conferencing to connect with classrooms and schools in other parts of the world.

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Learning with e's

MAY 31, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler In a previous post I outlined some of the metrics around the use of digital media, technologies and social networks. Most of us are connected to each other through numerous social media platforms. Tapscott, D. and Williams, A (2008) Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything. London: Atlantic Books.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Hopefully we can start a discussion thread about the effectiveness of different technologies, media and tools for education! Weapon of choice 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

MAY 13, 2017

It's a discussion around far more important issues and rises above the petty and unproductive squabbling that currently rages on social media. Image by Wes Kieschnick The past and the future 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

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Increasingly, such contact and communication is mediated through technology, and social media tools are ideal for this purpose. Now many learners are exploiting the power of social media to build and engage with equals in personal learning networks. Secondly, learning needs to be social. Thirdly, learning needs to be globalised.

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