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18 Effective Classroom Motivation Strategies

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Hands-On Activities : Encouraging investigative or experiential learning activities helps in knowledge construction. This method provides different perspectives and can foster a collaborative learning environment. References Bernaus, M., & Gardner, R. The Modern Language Journal, 92(3), 387–401. link] Guilloteaux, M.

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Connected pedagogy: Shared minds

Learning with 'e's

Humans have an innate need to connect with each other, to share stories and ideas, learn from each other, to warn and to celebrate. I noted that we tend to swarm together online in what I have called digital tribes (Wheeler, 2008). We can now learn at any time, in any place and at a pace that suits our personal preferences.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

I was certainly speaking for a time before the advent of what is now referred to as Web 2.0 A Social Web that supports learning Staff at the University of Plymouth have been using Web 2.0 Continued tomorrow References Barsky, E. or the ‘social web’. and Purdon, M. Introducing Web 2.0: The Network Society. London: Sage.

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Work in progress

Learning with 'e's

More importantly, such activities have been shown to be very beneficial for all those who participate to learn together (Wheeler et al, 2008). Division of labour in this context refers to the horizontal, heterarchical relationship between member of the community as a result of their mutual actions and exchanges. In Lave, J.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with 'e's

The MentorBlog project for example, employed the use of two-person blogs to connect students with their professional mentors, who may never have had the opportunity to meet face to face (Wheeler and Lambert-Heggs, 2008). References Wheeler, S., Digital Learning: Repurposing Education. Continues tomorrow. Yeomans, P. Wheeler, S.

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Organizational learning theories

Connecting 2 the World

The first is based on the idea of organizational knowledge management in which knowledge is codified into information which the organization and individuals can access, monitor, acquire, and store (Allee, 1997; Contu & Willmott, 2003; Raelin, 2008). References: Akgun, A., Organizational learning: A socio-cognitive framework.

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A traditional model of organizational knowledge creation

Connecting 2 the World

I have included in the references a bibliography of all of the references used in my literature review (of which I have posted most of it over the last couple of months. The Traditional Model The traditional model used by organizational learning theorists begins with the depth of knowledge. References Akgun, A.,

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