Category Archives: Blended Learning

The co-creation of meaning in social learning: adapting our view of learning

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

One of the strongest ideas i’ve taken out of my research into music in learning is that of co-creation: the ways that we work together, taking specialist roles and consulting within our community (be it a learning group or band) … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Assessment, Blended Learning, Challenge, Collaboration, Communication, Community, Community of Practice, Control, Conversation, Culture, Dialogue, E-Learning, Education, Effectiveness, Informal Spaces, Instructional Design, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Design, Meaning, Social Capital, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

A structure for scaffolded social learning: bubbles and gateways

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

I’m developing some practical models for implementing social learning in organisations, trying to give ann idea of structures and methodologies that can be used. I’ve written previously about approaches to moderation and the ways that we can co-create meaning in … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Authority, Blended Learning, Challenge, Collaboration, Conversation, Curation, Dialogue, E-Learning, Formal Learning Spaces, Formal Spaces, Informal Learning Spaces, Informal Spaces, Journalism, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Design, Learning Journey, Legacy, Meaning, Moderator, Narrative, Scaffolding, Social Learning, Stories, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Social Learning: from theory to practice

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Formal learning is abstract, defined by time and place, divorced from our everyday reality. It can be academically interesting, it can be fulfilling and all consuming, it can be delivered badly or delivered well, but unless it’s social, it’s incomplete. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Authority, Blended Learning, Choreography, Community, Context, Demonstration, Footsteps, Formal Spaces, Informal Spaces, Instructional Design, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Culture, Learning Design, Learning Technology, Legacy, Meaning, Narrative, Reflection, Scaffolding, Social Capital, Social Learning, Theory | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

The convergence of mobile and social learning

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

I used to view mobile and social learning separately: social learning as ‘the semi formal layers of learning that surround the formal‘ and mobile learning as primarily technology, but my mindset has changed. Increasingly they form, for me, part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Apps, Assessment, Blended Learning, Design, E-Learning, Everyday Reality, Exploration, Formal Spaces, Informal Spaces, Learning, Learning Journey, Learning Methodology, Learning Technology, Mobile Learning, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

The changing nature of learning: remaining agile

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Learning used to take place in abstract places at defined times: go to this place to be taught. We took time to learn before going back to our real jobs. Back to reality. The shift, across multiple channels, has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Blended Learning, Challenge, Change, Collaboration, Effectiveness, Everyday Reality, Learning, Learning Culture, Learning Design, Mobile Learning, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

iPads in schools: production, consumption and collaboration

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

First day of the school year consisted of a trip to the Book room. Here, you were issued with a stack of textbooks, piled ever higher, that you would need over the coming year. Peeking over the top of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Blended Learning, Book, Change, Collaboration, Consumption, Education, Engagement, Information, iPad, Learning, Learning Technology, Mobile Learning, Productivity, Reflection | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Creating effective blended learning solutions: a methodology

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

At the heart of great learning is a coherent narrative: a story that runs through all the different media, all the different experiences, all of the learning environments. The narrative is everything. We have many ways to deliver learning today: … Continue reading →

Posted in Blended Learning, Choreography, Context, Demonstration, Design, Effectiveness, Engagement, Feedback, Footsteps, Learning, Learning Design, Learning Journey, Learning Methodology, Learning Styles, Narrative, Stories, Theory | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

The redundant pyramid: how hierarchical learning structures are collapsing

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

The pyramidal view of learning is where you stand at the top and pour the knowledge down the sides, reaching ever increasing numbers of people as the truth flows out from it’s source. I think that today that model is … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Authority, Blended Learning, Change, Collaboration, Community, Education, Hierarchy, Informal Spaces, Instructional Design, Learning, Learning Design, Social Capital, Social Learning, Storytelling | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

How does mobile learning add value?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Whilst individuals and organisations rush towards deploying mobile learning, it’s valuable to pause to ask what value it adds. Clearly there is a glitz factor, with mobile learning being very much in fashion, but where does it really deliver change? … Continue reading →

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Building a Business Case: Five reasons to use e-learning and why they work

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Anyone who knows me well will know that i’m not one for lists, but a number of people have asked me what the main reasons are for using e-learning. In no particular order, here are five reasons and some thoughts … Continue reading →

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