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Learning first, technology second

Learning with 'e's

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. mlearn14 digital strategy education learning LMS MLE pedagogy schools teaching Technology universiy VLE' Unported License.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

Learning with 'e's

Here''s a few ideas for you to consider: 1) Lecturers can make sure they maintain dialogue with their students through participation in social media sites. That never worked in the student bar and it won''t work on Facebook. When I''m invited in to a Facebook group or Google Hangout, I tend to lurk until asked a direct question.

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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. This is particularly evident on a cursory inspection of any social web space, whether it be Facebook, Snapchat or any other popular free space. Unported License.

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School Work and Surveillance

Hack Education

More personalized means more surveilled — we know this from Facebook and Amazon, don't we. This online monitoring includes tracking students' social media accounts, "listening" for menacing keywords and phrases. And this is key: the fear that students are going to cheat is constitutive of much of education technology.

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It's complicated

Learning with 'e's

We discussed the evolution of social media in higher education and also how institutional virtual learning environments (learning management systems) are being developed to cope with new demands of new learners.

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So you want to create an online class independent of a school

Bryan Alexander

So I started asking around, bugging individuals and querying social media. Here are the suggestions which rolled in via Twitter , LinkedIn, Facebook, email, etc. Moodle – the popular LMS/VLE takes some backend skills to install and host, but can also be accessed from hosting services like MoodleCloud.

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

Hack Education

(Turns out that “free” might not be the best business model for a for-profit company, particularly one that cannot rely on advertising the same way that other “free” products like Facebook and Google can. In education, that’s the learning management system (the VLE) perhaps.

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