Technology Enhanced Learning

Inter-Life

Inter-Life Project is part of the ESRC/EPSRC Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Programme The University of Glasgow are carrying out fasincating research in a project called Inter-Life, led by Professor Vic Lally. Watch the video clip below for an overview. Inter-life is a three-dimensional (3D) virtual community used to explore skills development by young people to …

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Experiences of Technology Enhanced Learning

An exploratory study into the experiences of technology enhanced learning by Young People excluded from school aged 14-16. Today marks the completion of a year long course I’ve been studying with the Open University “D845 Research Methods Dissertation in social sciences” (60 credits). D845 is the last course in the Master’s Research Methods programme and …

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Bibliography on the ethics of researching children’s use of online technology

I finally got around to sending off my form today for a Sconul card. It is going to be much better having full access to my local university’s library and I’ve taken the plunge on signing up to Mendeley. I really like the way you can add friends and share resources on Mendeley. Here’s a …

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Theories for a pedagogy and research framework

De Laat and Lally (2003) argue that the nature of theory-informed tutoring and learning in networked environments is so complex that no single theoretical model can be utilised and that a multi-method approach is more appropriate. One such perspective to draw upon is Sociocultural Theory; rooted in the work of Wertsch (1991, 1998) and Vygotsky, …

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Technological Change and Pedagogy

Thoughts on technological change and pedagogy It would be careless to post a direct link between technological change and pedagogy, however, trends are in evidence. It might be that as new technology developed, educators looked for ways in which to use it best and developed different teaching/learning strategies and pedagogies to incorporate it. Also people …

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Technology Timelines

I’ve been doing some interesting reading on technology timelines today. It’s been interesting to read how future predictions have come true much faster than had originally been anticipated. Other have fallen by the wayside. What’s fascinating is to watch the move from desktop to mobile, and from disc drive to Cloud. The pace of change …

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