Understanding polycontextuality through Happy Valley

Understanding polycontextuality through Happy Valley

by amiddlet50

| agency, assemblage theory, being, belonging, boundary crossing, connecting, connectivism, conversation, Digital Placemaking, 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, Syndicated, third place, Third Space
February 26, 2023

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 ?
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Deviation and self-determination #activelearning

by amiddlet50

| active learning, assemblage theory, connectivism, constellation, creativity, curiosity, deviant, deviation, digital fluency, ecology, intrinsic motivation, learner engagement, learning ecologies, Learning Space and Place, motivation, psyschogeography, self-determination, situated learning, spatial literacy, Studio and Studio-based Learning, Syndicated, wander
August 11, 2021

In a previous post I suggested that the art of teaching to an active learning philosophy is about creating loose structures so that each and every student has the space to bring their own knowledge, experience and imagination to their … Continue reading ?
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Between states: metaxis, connectedness and fluency

by amiddlet50

| active learning, agency, becoming, being, belonging, boundary crossing, connecting, connectivism, embodiment, engagement, experience, experiential learning, flow, fluency, flux, formal learning, hybrid learning space, hybridity, informal learning, interactivity, interstices, learning ecology, learning environments, Learning Space and Place, liminality, metaxis, networked learning, ontology, permeability, place, placemaking, polycontextuality, Presence, Relationships, self-efficacy, situated learning, social, space, Syndicated, tethering, third place, Third Space
March 13, 2021

Learning, for me, often describes a state of being between. This betweenness may refer to ideas, knowledge and understanding, modalities, or spaces. In this post I examine the nuances of terminology used to describe these states; terminology that goes beyond … Continue reading ?
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Revisting the 5Cs to discover value for different times

by amiddlet50

| active learning, belonging, BYOD, BYOD4L, co-operation, Co-operative pedagogy, collaboration, Communication, connectivism, creativity, curation, ecology, learning ecology, Learning Space and Place, MELSIG, place, Smart Learning & BYOD, Social Media, social media for learning, Syndicated
January 16, 2021

I have had an immense feeling of warmth and solidarity this evening as good thoughts and memories have been triggered by Sheila’s post on How Sheila Sees It ‘Bring your own device for learning or bringing learning to your device?’ … Continue reading ?
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Learning Spaces Iceberg

by amiddlet50

| active learning, adjacent space, agency, becoming, being, belonging, blended learning, connecting, connectivism, Digital Placemaking, digital space, doing, experiential learning, formal learning, friendship, hubs, hybrid learning space, infographic, informal learning, Learning Space and Place, liminality, material space, Media-enhanced learning, non-formal learning, ontology, placemaking, Smart Learning & BYOD, social media for learning, social spaces, spatial literacy, Syndicated, Third Space, timetabling, twalk, zones
October 27, 2020

This infographic represents the complexity of learning space discourse and points to the experiential value of the ‘hidden depths’ where the space is least understood because it is least represented and least visible – who are the advocates for the … Continue reading ?
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Further reflections on learning walks and the #Twalk model of #activelearning

by amiddlet50

| active learning, ambiguity, Co-operative pedagogy, connectivism, deviation, embodiment, group size, group work, intimacy, learner engagement, learning ecologies, learning space, learning walk, liminality, Live Briefs, motivation, multitasking, negotiated space, negotiation, networked authorship, notemaking, ownership, polycontextuality, Reflection, sandpit, self-determination, Social Media, social media for learning, stimulus, Syndicated, third place, twalk, twilight, twitter, walk, walking
January 25, 2020

The walk I organised for last week introduced several new ideas about the role and methods of learning walks for me. This is a very long post. I was tempted to break it down. However, I needed to get it … Continue reading →
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Space Walk #Twalk #ALN #activelearning

by amiddlet50

| active learning, becoming, being, belonging, BYOD, connecting, connectivism, D3BC, Digital Placemaking, doing, identity, learner engagement, learning space, social media for learning, Syndicated, twalk
December 19, 2019

Active Learning Network – Space Walk 16 January 2020, 16:00 – 18:00 GMT Our Active Learning Network satellite group will be taking part in a Space Walk at Anglia Ruskin University and we hope others in the sector will join … Continue reading →
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