I’m fascinated by learning theories, the way some people chase meaning in their dreams or the machinations of their football team. Unfortunately just as someone befuddled by their dream world or why their football team is rubbish, when it comes to learning theories I have been clutching at bubbles for over a decade. They look … Continue reading Understanding & Using Educational Theories
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How people learn and the implications for design
[I was two years into a three year part-time MA in Open and Distance Education when I wrote this in 2012]. Had this been the title of a post-graduate diploma in e–learning it would have been precisely what I was looking for a decade ago – the application of theory, based on research and case … Continue reading How people learn and the implications for design
CommentsGrainné ConoleConnectednessConstructed LearningCognitive LearningCommunities of PracticeCompendiumCurationCognitive OverloadCollaborationComplexity TheoryConstructed KnowledgeCsicksentmihalyiCreative CommonsCrowd SourcingCoxCity & GuildsCREETCompostingDoug ClowCommunities of Practice - Etienne WengerCuration Connectedness, Comments, Curation and Collaboration are interrelated: you get 'connectedness', a George Siemens coined term, as a result of curation (putting content online) which garners comments and thus creates collaboration. Comments bring like minds together and the … Continue reading
7 Theories of Learning
[I wrote this during module H809 Week 7 of the MA ODE. I was suitably intrigued by learning theories but not knowledgeable of their application lacking as I was in practical experience. December 2020]. Thank you Elodie. You're far braver than me to give this a go. It looks great. Really useful. I am slowly … Continue reading 7 Theories of Learning
Use of Mobile in E-Learning
[Taking notes in May 2011 'Mobile E-Learing' before the smartphone became ubiquitous was a thing. There was a lot of theory about what might be - now we know. 21 December 2020. This was H800 in the MA ODE - the second module I took]. There must be industry reports that can give a more … Continue reading Use of Mobile in E-Learning
