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Pedagogy and e-learning

 

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Pedagogy: the school-run in ancient Greece

White Paper: Pedagogy and e-learning

The word 'pedagogy' has Greek roots, originally meaning 'a slave who took a boy to and from school'. It is a combination of the Greek words for boy (paidos) and leader (agogos).

The language of learning can be confusing.

This particular term - which places more emphasis on teaching than on learning - had almost faded into a perhaps deserved obscurity. Now it has been resuscitated and is on everyone's lips, in both education and training. From government ministers downwards, no paper, conference or discussion of the future of learning can take place without the word being uttered in reverential tones.

It is being used as if it were a newly discovered continent, full of future promise. In fact it is an old word, full of problems.

This ground-breaking new white paper from Donald Clark, Epic, traces the historical roots of pedagogy, weighs its scientific credibility and examines its relevance for today's world of e-enabled, self-directed learners.

White Paper: Pedagogy and e-learning

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Summary of contents:

  • Pedagogy definition
    • Pedagogy: the 'science' of teaching
    • Pedagogy: the science of 'teaching'
    • Pedagogy: a new definition

  • Technology and pegagogy
    • Pedagogy and writing
    • Pedagogy and the printing press
    • Pedagogy and radio
    • Pedagogy and television
    • Pedagogy and the audio and videocassette
    • Pedagogy and the PC
    • Pedagogy and games consoles
    • Pedagogy and the internet
    • Pedagogy and mobile devices
  • Pedagogic shift
    • Timeshift
    • Replication
    • Amplification
    • Interaction
    • Collaboration
    • Media
    • Portability

See also:
Other white papers

Book reviews:
E-learning and the science of instruction - Clark & Mayer
Training and retraining - Tobias & Fletcher

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Corporate brochure: E-Learning at Epic
Data sheets: Epic Consulting, Accessibility Lab, Arena, Blended Learning ROI Calculator (‘The Blender’), Epic P2P, Hosting, Thought Leadership Programme, Testing (x4)
White papers: Blended Learning, Blended Learning in Practice
Survey report: The Future of E-Learning

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