Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2020

Image from pxfuel I'm pleased to announce the launch of module number 4 in my Digital Learning series on the new ZilLearn platform. It's a free, self contained online unit and takes less than an hour to complete. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

In a formal sense, distance learning has been a familiar concept since at least 1837, when Sir Isaac Pitman began teaching his shorthand system using typed instruction cards mailed through the universal Penny Postal service to his students across England. We have come a long way.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 23, 2020

When we immerse ourselves in the digital world, and we mediate our communication through technology, it becomes more complex still. Educators need to understand this when they teach online. It's just the ticket for teachers who have recently been compelled to adopt technology supported learning. Unported License.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Learning should always come first, but what fools we would be if we denied that technology has the potential to make a tangible difference in education! There are numerous examples of technology reshaping educational practices and creating new opportunities for the sharing of knowledge. Unported License. Unported License.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

As the public education system evolves toward supporting students’ personalized needs, online learning tools have emerged that allow teachers to customize instruction. Every student is unique and learns differently. Often the tools available either meet some of the teachers’ needs or are prohibitively expensive.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In those days, he says schools often lacked the in-house expertise to create and sell an online program from scratch, and looked to OPMS to provide, among various services, technology support, recruiting and marketing, and instructional design. Other OPM providers, including 2U, still use that all-in-one model.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 26, 2012

But by any stretch of the imagination, just watching a video cannot be seen as a viable substitute for good learning, and should not be used to replace campus based education just for the sake of it. What happens to all those students who cannot afford or access the technology they need to participate in this kind of learning?

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

There was only one session that addressed an understanding of Andragogy, also referred to as adult learning, and how components of their program addressed it. There was a limited amount of follow-up support, and that support had to be initiated by the teacher’s request. Supports collaboration, typically in job-embedded contexts.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Event and Recording Page : [link] Julie Young began her career as a classroom teacher and has since served as an administrator and leading e-Learning expert and advocate. Young was recognized by Technology & Learning Magazine as one of the Top 30 influencers in Ed Tech, along with Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 7, 2020

For those who are not familiar with EDEN , it's a large international organisation dedicated to the promotion of distance education and e-learning. During the pandemic crisis, EDEN has instigated a number of live webinars in which specialist academics are invited to present their thoughts on a variety of technology supported learning topics.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 3, 2012

Anderson is known to many in the world of education as a passionate and knowledgeable promoter of social media and technology for learning. He has been a prime mover in some of the most innovative projects for technology supported learning in the past few years. I love the idea of learning and I love to learn.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

The ultimate learning experience for students is both highly collaborative and extremely personalized, supported by mobile devices and digital content, reports Project Tomorrow in their latest Speak Up report. Among high school students, 58 percent said they now use their own mobile device at school to support learning activities.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Using what it learned from the strings program, the district decided to offer courses for free — with the help of its Race to the Top grant. Supporting Students from Day One. Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Using what it learned from the strings program, the district decided to offer courses for free — with the help of its Race to the Top grant. Supporting Students from Day One. "That’s Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them.

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MindShift

APRIL 21, 2015

Learning to speak a second language often starts with memorizing words and phrases like colors, numbers and salutations. We present the language first, and then help the student to develop learning strategies and reading and listening skills to identify key words and make sense of it,” Germain-Rutherford said.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. These devices and tools empower teachers to create engaging lessons, fostering a more interactive and collaborative learning experience.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Personalized education proponents rightly argue that teaching to the average is an outdated and impossible target given the complexity of learning. A recent review showed that the top 100 downloaded apps designed for children’s learning are of low educational and scientific quality.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

Drawing on lingo that has gained popularity among tech entrepreneurs, these online simulations of colleges are being called “metaversities.” We want to create an ecosystem for learning in the metaverse. We want to create an ecosystem for learning in the metaverse,” says Monica Arés, head of Immersive Learning at Meta. “We

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update July 22nd, 2014 Every individual matters. Jane Goodall The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution.

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Bryan Alexander

OCTOBER 16, 2015

We discussed the future and current state of online learning. There were comments about universities acting to support the public good, and the importance of academic knowledge for the commonweal. I left the meeting hopeful and inspired. It also raises the possibility of cutbacks, layoffs, and queen sacrifices.

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