e-learning and digital technologies
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Steve WheelerFaculty of Education
University of Plymouth
Introduction A digital revolution? Web 2.0? Mobile learning Distance learning or
e-learning? What’s the ‘e’ for? Conclusions
Are we witnessing an information revolution?
Or is it an information evolution?
How do we access information?
What about information overload?
What is social networking?
What is Web 2.0? Is the social web ‘dumbing
down’ knowledge? Is Wikipedia a good thing? Want to broadcast yourself? Is blogging useful? Is it an invasion of privacy? Wisdom of the crowds?
Web 2.0
Is mobile learning effective? Is it pervasive? Which technologies do we
need? Is there a digital divide? Privacy issues? Health risks?
What differences? Is blended learning a
compromise? What is the ‘e’ for? How do students respond to
technology supported (e)learning?
Technology is here to stay Dependency will increase We live in the ‘information age’ How we respond will dictate our future as teachers
How our students use technology may differ from our own use
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