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Tag Archives: interactivity
Understanding polycontextuality through Happy Valley
The penultimate episode of Happy Valley on BBC TV included a very tense scene that helps to explain polycontextuality and why it is useful for educators. It seems like the whole country was gripped by Happy Valley – a psychologically … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Placemaking, Learning Space and Place, Polycontextuality
Tagged agency, assemblage theory, being, Belonging, boundary crossing, connecting, connectivism, conversation, digital-social age, ecology, experience, experiential learning, hybrid learning space, inclusivity, interactivity, learning ecology, learning environments, Learning Space and Place, liminality, network, networked authorship, networked learning, non-formal learning, place, placemaking, Polycontextuality, Presence, situated learning, social, social media, Social Media for Learning, space, third place, Third Space
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The Connected Classroom – “The Hub of Connectivity” #activelearning #hybridlearning
I am preparing a workshop for #ARUDigiFest titled ‘Digital collaborators: developing a digital classroom approach of connected learning’ (Cambridge 9th September and Chelmsford 11th September). Working with my colleague Uwe Richter, we will explore the idea of the digital classroom … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Innovation and Possibilities, Active Learning, Co-operative pedagogy, Creativity, Digital Placemaking, Learning Space and Place, Media-enhanced learning, PhD, Studio and Studio-based Learning
Tagged Active Learning, authentic learning, blended learning, co-creation, co-production, conceptual knowledge, connected learning, context, definition, digifest, digital learning, hybrid learning space, hybrid learning studio, hybridity, ideas, interactivity, learner-generated content, learning environments, Learning Space and Place, place, real world, situated learning, space, technology, technology-enhanced learning
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Academic Peak Moments #activelearning
Dan Heath, one of the keynotes at InstructorCon, did a great job of introducing the idea of peak moments as being a useful device for designing and evaluating a student’s academic experience. Experience can be quite a vague or abstract … Continue reading
Posted in Active Learning, Belonging, Learner Engagement
Tagged Active Learning, challenge, experience, interactivity
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Friendship and the classroom
I attended a seminar today given by my colleague Emma Heron. I was fortunate enough to mentor Emma through a year-long research project looking at the role of friendship in the student experience. It was good to catch up today … Continue reading
Posted in Applied Learning, BYOD, Learning Space and Place
Tagged agency, Belonging, co-operation, ecology, identity, in-between, interactivity, journey, learner autonomy, Learner Engagement, learning ecology, Learning Space and Place, liminality, place, placemaking, space, student engagement, Third Space, trust
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