Competition and co-operation in the #activelearning classroom

Competition and co-operation in the #activelearning classroom

by amiddlet50

| Academic innovation, active learning, assemblage theory, Assessment & Feedback, BYOD, co-creation, co-operation, Co-operative pedagogy, co-production, collaborating, collaboration, competition, creativity, ecology, gamification, Image, Instagram, learner engagement, learning ecology, learning space, memes, motivation, peer assessment, PhD, sm4l, smart learning, Social Media, social media for learning, studio, studio-based learning, Syndicated, team-based learning
August 3, 2019

I have been reading a great paper this morning on the use of Instagram memes by students studying art at Central St Martins (Burns et al., 2016). Amongst the many themes present in the paper, I picked up on one … Continue reading →
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Active listening for active learning

by amiddlet50

| #learning, active learning, Applied Learning, belonging, co-operation, Co-operative pedagogy, collaborating, collaboration, collabotation, conversation, engagement, feedback, interactivity, learner engagement, learning space, learning walk, Listening, People, Presence, Reflection, Relationships, situated learning, skills, social, Syndicated, Teaching, trust, twalk, walk, walking
April 19, 2019

Active Listening sketchnote by Claudio Advocates of active learning must consider the active learning space from many perspectives. For example, I tend to think about space experientially, creating a picture in my own mind of a space that is used … Continue reading →
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Kitchen and studio-based learning

by amiddlet50

| active learning, Assessment, co-operation, collaborating, cooking, creativity, learner engagement, learning environments, learning space, peer assessment, peer mentoring, self-assessment, space, student engagement, studio-based learning, Syndicated
September 4, 2018

The Great British Menu is back on UK television at the moment. I am not a fan of cooking programmes – though others are in my household – so, it’s on and inevitably I get caught up in it. Assessment … Continue reading →
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A place for imagining – blue skies under the tree canopy

by amiddlet50

| Academic innovation, active learning, agility, apps, authentic learning, brainstorming, BYOD, BYOD4L, co-operation, collabnorating, collaborating, collaboration, collabotation, complexity, innovation, learner engagement, learning environments, learning space, meeting, Reflection, situated learning, smart devices, smart learning, space, student engagement, Syndicated, tools, walk, walking
June 26, 2018

Myself and a colleague have some difficult thinking to do this week. Exciting thinking, but difficult nevertheless. So, we could book out a teaching room lined with whiteboards for the day and see what happens, but that feels too ‘inward’ … Continue reading →
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Global #Twalkday

by amiddlet50

| agency, belonging, collaborating, Digital Placemaking, identity, learner engagement, learning environments, learning space, Media-enhanced learning, MELSIG, mobile learning, network, place, placemaking, sm4l, smart devices, smart learning, Social Media, social media for learning, space, student engagement, Syndicated, twalk, tweetchat, twitter, walk, walking, walkshop
April 19, 2018

Global #Twalkday Wednesday 3rd October 2018 Theme: Doing, being, becoming, belonging and connecting Time: 3pm GMT (but options for other time zones to be decided) What is Twalkday? The Twalk will be co-ordinated globally and is planned to coincide with … Continue reading →
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#minitwalk demonstrates the flexibility of the #twalk model at #socmedhe17

by amiddlet50

| #socmedhe17, active learning, collaborating, CPD, Digital Placemaking, event, innovation, learning space, place, placemaking, Possibilities, sm4l, smart devices, social, Social Media, social media for learning, space, student engagement, Syndicated, technique, twalk, tweetchat, twitter, walk, walking
February 22, 2018

Since our first successful use of the #twalk model in May 2017, a number of #twalks have used the model in different situations. Our experience and understanding of the #twalk is growing. A number of us involved in … Continue reading →
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