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Learning first, technology second

Learning with 'e's

Learning should always come before technology. Ideas range from games based learning , to the use of social media and networking, to simpler approaches such as the use of digital cameras in art or data logging in science. Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching. Let me elaborate. Unported License.

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Why 'A Domain of One's Own' Matters (For the Future of Knowledge)

Hack Education

These remarks were given at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. You can still post things elsewhere on the Internet – long rants on Facebook, photos on Instagram, mixes on Soundcloud, and so on. I recognize that learning these technologies takes time and effort.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

Learning with 'e's

That never worked in the student bar and it won''t work on Facebook. Student groups tend to set up their own Facebook groups anyway, without any prompting from their teachers. Student groups tend to set up their own Facebook groups anyway, without any prompting from their teachers. Unported License.

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

Learning with 'e's

Here social media were used to connect people, enabling them to collaborate together in project work, small group learning and online discussions. The Social Web promotes collaboration Collaborative forms of learning are becoming increasingly popular methods of adult education, because they involve all students in the process of learning.

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False frontiers

Learning with 'e's

In education, the common objective is usually to learn specific content, skills or competencies within defined areas. Ostensibly, learning is an individual goal, and each student does tend to learn in their own way, using their own favoured approaches and tools. We refer to this as personalised learning ( a video explains ).

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School Work and Surveillance

Hack Education

Ed-tech is not a tool that exists only in the service of improving teaching and learning, although that's very much how it gets talked about. More personalized means more surveilled — we know this from Facebook and Amazon, don't we. Are they logging into the learning management system? Are they really learning anything?

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Collaborative & Creative Online Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

It lets people be creative … productive … learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” Our students’ digital behavior influences our learning, language, rituals, values, routines, customs, and communication. If you are deciding on a VLE, consider the following.

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