Online communities are shifting our means of learning

Learning and development. This month, I refer readers to an article just published the European Lifelong Learning Magazine Magazine with thanks for the invitation to write an opinion piece. I chose to write about how may online communities represent the future of learning. Read more and access the article here : https://elmmagazine.eu/learning-and-making/online-communities-are-shifting-our-means-of-learning/ Prospering in a world of … Continue reading Online communities are shifting our means of learning →

Engagement is an emotional business

Anyone wanting to foster an online community will grapple with the idea of engagement. Engagement is the key to successful online learning though conversational activities. There is a link between the degree of engagement (in terms of quantity and quality) and the depth of reflection and co-construction that participants can reach. Many thanks to the … Continue reading Engagement is an emotional business →

My “conversation tree” or why are certain conversations better learning opportunities than others?

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Conversation is a wider concept than dialogue. Conversation, as I define it, includes both the dialogical process and the space or ecosystem in which this dialogue occurs.