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Global digital tribe

Learning with 'e's

Tribal identity in the age of the Web transcends ethnicity, traditional cultural expectations and geography (Wheeler, 2009). Facebook is currently the largest of the digital totems in the social media universe. How can we harness the power of these tribal characteristics in organisational learning? London: Piatkus. Wheeler, S.

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Return of the Virtual Reality Hype Cycle (What’s Different This Time?)

Edsurge

With headlines like “ Virtual Reality Learns How to Get Into Classroom ,” which The Wall Street Journal ran this February, the hype cycle around VR’s potential in education has returned. This time, a medley of new players—especially technology magnates—are jumping in the fray: Facebook. But it didn’t happen.

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

From Obstacle to Opportunity: Using Government-mandated Curriculum Change as a Springboard for Changes in Learning and Teaching: Jon Andrews. Applying Heutagogy in Online Learning: The SIDE Model: Eric Belt. This “free-agent learner” student profile accurately depicts the way many of today’s students are approaching learning.

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Web 2.0 culture

Learning with 'e's

and will probably already have accounts on social networking sites such as Facebook. Ed: 2009) Connected Minds, Emerging Cultures: Cybercultures in Online Learning. Many of those who welcome the experience are probably in some way already connected into the culture of Web 2.0 Knowledge is like love. Unported License.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009. Think Facebook.

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Technoliteracy

Learning with 'e's

Referred to variously as ' squeeze text ', txting, vernacular orthography or unregimented writing (Shortis, 2009), this kind of unorthodox spelling first emerged as a result of the 160 character limit on any single text message. SMS, telephone voice, e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, written language. Welcome To Facebook perhaps?

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Bush and Obama administrations, with initiatives such as No Child Left Behind (2001) and Race to the Top (2009), spurred what’s been called a “ nationalization of education politics ” and, many teachers say, a relentless cycle of shiny fads promising to revolutionize the field. The George W. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report.