Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

It is not only a shift from tracking and tracing to enabling learning experiences, it opens op a whole new world of possibilities. But there are no cars yet, no roads, no gas stations, no drivers licenses so it is hard to imagine what it means. I have tried to capture the session in a mind map.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Image from Wikimedia Commons I visited the University of Greenwich for the first time recently to give an invited open lecture to academic staff. There is plenty of discussion around digital competencies, learning theory and teaching environments, and I hope you'll find the content thought provoking. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 25, 2018

Some educational myths are about the nature of learning, others concern the role of teachers, or technology, and of course, there are several questionable theories floating around about the human brain and how we learn. Another persistent untruth is the theory of left and right brain dominance, also referred to as hemisphericity.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2014

According to his Zone of Proximal Development theory (ZPD), whether that person be a teacher, peer or parent, children learn more extensively within a social context. ZPD theory ran counter to other developmental theories of the time. Unported License. Unported License. Which is the correct perspective?

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

This is number 28 in my series on learning theories. I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. My most recent post explored Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In: Proceedings of the 6th Open Knowledge Conference, Berlin, Germany. Image source Theories for the digital age: Paragogy by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 2010) The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. New York, NY: W.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2019

Many types of borders (binaries) exist in 'the blend', including those between personal/social, learner as producer/consumer of knowledge, synchronous/asynchronous, local/global, closed/open, real life/virtual and local/distance. However, these may be complexities that matter more in theory than in practice. Unported License.

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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 Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representations After reading Clarks comment on my posting from yesterday , Ive been looking into Cognitive Flexibility Theory (Spiro), trying to better understand the notion of "multiple representations." (You United States License. Getting an Informal M.Ed

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Learning Visions

APRIL 18, 2007

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Another take on Cognitive Load Theory The authors of the Eide Neurolearning Blog weigh in on recent research and articles on cognitive load (including the death of Powerpoint that have been talked about here ). Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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Learning with e's

MARCH 13, 2014

New theories for the networked, digital age, emerging cultures of learning and a hyper-connected and networked society. Flipped classes, Massive Open Online Courses and Mind Technologies. Unported License. Differentials between academic practices, and the variety of roles we adopt within communities of practice and learning.

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Learning Visions

MAY 18, 2006

Thursday, May 18, 2006 A General Theory of Love An article in National Geographic about the chemistry of love sparked a conversation with my friend Bob. He sent me a book, " A General Theory of Love." Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Not many people understood his theories. So he suggested that if you locked a cat in a box with something that might kill it (a radioactive atom, or a burger from a well known fast-food brand), no-one would know if the cat was dead or alive until the box was opened again. Unported License. Pavlov's drooling dog 2.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 21, 2013

He is well known as one of the pioneers of distance education, one of the original team of academic consultants working with the British government to establish the Open University in the 1960s, and latterly, as the long serving founding editor of the American Journal of Distance Education. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 8, 2007

Thursday, March 08, 2007 Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? Thanks to Donald Clark for his post on Open Simulations vs. page-turners? : "Open structures lead to better long term retention." ".e-learning Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? United States License. Games for Girls.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Theory vs. Application in Instructional Design: One Academics View A long time ago, I decided I was much better at the practical side of things than the theoretical. See what John has to say in Instructional Design and Academia -- Where Theory and Practice RARELY Meet. I did great in Calculus AB(?)

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CourseArc

MARCH 15, 2017

For a more subjective topic, like political theory, you might first list all the key concepts you’d expect a student to be able to explain by the end of your course, as well as the critical thinking skills you’d expect them to be able to employ.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

I''ve had several conversations with my students in the past few weeks about how Vygotskiian theory informs our understanding of learning. But social constructivist theory, particularly Vygotsky''s socio-cultural focus, extends greatly beyond the concept of ZPD - the zone of proximal development - that most people are familar with.

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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. Another emerging theory relates to the increasing mutability of knowledge in the digital age. Unported License. The full text is available at this link. The same could be said about Instagram and its uses in medical education [ 59 ].

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 24, 2020

“ Agriculture, caucasian, people, grain ” by Sasin Tipchai is licensed by Pixabay. An effective workplace simulation can provide an adaptive experience for learners, bridge the gap between theory and practical behaviour (“ learning by doing ”), allow for real-time feedback, and increase learners’ confidence in their performance.

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Learning with e's

MAY 2, 2011

So here, just for the record are my own, and other people's thoughts on the controversy of Marc Prensky's Digital Natives and Immigrants theory. The evidence is now stacking up that there is indeed a lot of doubt being cast over the digital natives and immigrants theory. Unported License. The implications for this dichotomy?

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Over at the Open University of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Ismael Peña-López has been doing some stirling work on theories surrounding Vygotsky's learning model and PLEs. Ismael starts by simplifying Vygotskian theory. Unported License. The personal learning environment (PLE) is still a bone of contention.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 16, 2016

A key feature of social media is its open architecture, because it allows all members of a community to easily modify, extend or delete content. Wikipedia is a classic example of this kind of open space editorial freedom. 1993) Developmental studies of work as a test-bench of activity theory: The case of primary care medical practice.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Maidenhead: Open University Press. Maidenhead: Open University Press. 1947) The Theory of Social and Economic Organisation. Digital tribes by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Cited in Lankshear, C.

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Mike Taylor

AUGUST 18, 2023

Take away: “In sum, the length and structure of a microlesson should be informed by cognitive load theory and not by time frame.” Transhumans Transhumans: Free & Open Source Illustrations from Pablo Stanley. Business news doesn’t have to be boring…make your mornings more enjoyable, for free. Check it out!

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

From this, the many definitions and perspectives that were offered made me think that each could be elaborated on, supported with pedagogical theory and opened up for further discussion. 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 25, 2016

From this, the many definitions and perspectives that were offered made me think that each could be elaborated on, supported with pedagogical theory and opened up for further discussion. 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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

You could say I was still very new to the idea of distance education , even though I had been working in technology supported education for almost 2 decades, and had also obtained my first degree from the British Open University. Unported License. I knew the basics, but the deeper theoretical and practical knowledge eluded me.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 18, 2014

Canadian teacher Dave Cormier borrowed from the earlier post-modernist work of Deleuze and Guattari to create his rhizomatic learning theory. The plants were those teachers who are open to new ideas, and the rocks are those who resist, Stephen explained. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2019

“ Birds, sparrows, perched ” by Beverly Buckley is licensed by Pixabay. If you can’t wait, early registration is open. March 31–April 2, 2020 Learning Solutions Conference & Expo , Orlando, Florida Learning Solutions Conference & Expo is an L&D event that takes ideas beyond theory into practice.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 4, 2015

It was a great pleasure to give the opening keynote at the Social Science special interest group Higher Education Academy conference yesterday in Manchester. The title of my keynote was 'Learning in the Digital Age - Theory and Practice'. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 16, 2017

Here's a brief reflection: In the 70s my time was spent learning my 'trade', exploring the new world that was opening up in the form of educational technology, and discovering the true power of computers for the first time. Unported License. While still in school I was inspired by a visit to a technology museum.

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KnowledgeOne

APRIL 21, 2021

Resources and Licenses | There are countless pedagogical tools/instruments that can be used to create a stimulating and interactive learning environment: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Slack, or even Facebook are among the most obvious and popular, but they represent only a fraction of what is available to instructors and students.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 4, 2015

He was keen to argue that the future of education has two fundamental characteristics - open and digital. His previously published book Opening Up Education explains the first in plenty of detail, but the second, digital, was uppermost in his keynote presentation at ELI 2015 , the Saudi Arabian premier e-learning event. or even 1.0.

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Learning with e's

MAY 12, 2013

These are theories that guide many educators today. Mindful of these theories, I have recently been working alongside students to encourage them to write for an audience. by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Nothing new in that, you may think.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2013

With the increasing popularity of such movements as the Flipped Classroom , and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs), other more radical formal learning space configurations are taking place. This kind of space has no boundaries, and every frontier then opens up. Unported License. Learning is learning.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

Video seems to be deeply embedded into the toolkit of educators, because it can be a powerful medium, but whether it is used effectively is open to debate. A closer look at cognitive load theory (Sweller, 1988 ) reveals that human processing relies predominantly on visual and auditory stimuli, but this is limited. Unported License.

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