Learning with 'e's

MAY 20, 2015

I attended the first ever Personal Learning Environments conference in Barcelona, about 5 years ago, and spent three glorious days in the sun, learning from others about the PLE and how it would revolutionise learning. We were all excited about the potential of PLEs, their subversive nature and their inherent informality.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 16, 2011

The United States Department of Education is sponsoring a program called Connected Online Communities of Practice , a three-year initiative. I run what is arguably the largest social network for educators, Classroom 2.0 Can anyone tell me why nobody from the Department of Education called to ask my advice on this project?

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 29, 2019

I haven't given up on peer reviewed publishing, but I have turned away from closed journals and publications toward openness and accessibility. It's important to realise that the posts listed below have been amplified through social media, reposted and shared on various platforms, and also translated into other languages.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Informal and self regulated learning are defining characteristics of 21 st Century education. Various commentators suggest that as much as seventy percent of learning occurs outside of formal educational settings (Cofer, 2000; Dobbs, 2000; Cross, 2006). Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 17 (3), 183-193. Delfino, M.,

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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. I firmly believe that educators, as far as possible, should share their content as widely and feely as possible. But the main reason for sharing content freely is that I care.

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