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What will my future boss think of this?
Friends and colleagues using social media sometimes ask for advice, and if there’s one point out of many points that I really emphasis to them regarding building their social media profile, is something that I had picked up from Jakob … Continue reading
Recent Work
I have created a seperate page now to link to my recent work.
Are discussion boards dead?
Someone wrote the above question on a list recently – another day and another technology condemned to the virtual graveyard I thought. Didn’t they say that about radio when television became vogue in households some decades ago? However, currently, 88% … Continue reading
How would a weblog blog, on a weblog blog, if a web blog could blog blogs?
For some time now, I’ve been chewing the fat with colleagues and friends (Richard Hall, Geoff Hughes and Dionne Barton) about blogging, its benefits and challenges, with the aim of rekindling the habit of writing again. With a bit of … Continue reading
Critically assessing and reflecting on the various methods of learning mediated through technologies
The relationship of technology and education When people learn, their behaviour changes as a result of acquiring knowledge and performing actions based upon that knowledge, previous experiences, conversations with others, and whilst reflecting on observations (Knowles, Holton et al. 2005). … Continue reading
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Online Identity and ‘Radical Transparency’
Online Identities have been on the news again. The most recent has been where the cover blew for the US military when commissioning software to create ‘sock puppets’ or artificial online identities, in order to manipulate social media, increase surveillance, … Continue reading
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Synopsis of an essay: Examine and analyse how humans learn, particularly how adults learn effectively in a workplace environment.
For centuries, thinkers have been intrigued and fascinated with the issue of how humans learn, only to realise that humans are complex creatures and that they learn in a variety of ways, situations, and circumstances (Merriam and Brockett 2007). Perhaps … Continue reading
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Could Online Distance Learning be the financial quick fix for HE instituitons?
Today a letter was sent from the current Business Secratery and the Minister of State for Universities and Science to the Chairman of HE Funding Council. In a nutshell, it formally notified the addressee the beginning of a series of … Continue reading
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Some pointers on designing e-learning
I stumbled across a short YouTube clip of an interview with Gilly Salmon (Professor of e-Learning, Uni of Leicester), and found some points that resonated with me. I’m using this post just to highlight them: “It’s always important to drive … Continue reading
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Hello world!
This is my first post on this blog – LearnViaTech. Although my intentions is to use it as a space for reflection, introspection, and assist with comprehension. I’ll still say hello to you, the world, as it is always easier … Continue reading
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