Metaphors of Ed Tech
Metaphors of Ed Tech
Martin Weller
Martin Weller explores various metaphors, analogies, similes and downright playful ideas around educational technology. Building off the book Metaphors of Ed Tech, it uses metaphor as a way to think about educational technology. Warning: Metaphors may become dangerously over-stretched.
30 Years of Ed Tech - 2012: MOOCs
This episode looks at the growth, impact and legacy of MOOCs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters ePortfolios episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book⁠⁠⁠⁠ Questions to ask of AI learning platform vendors Edtech Unicorns Are Evolving Rather Than Disrupting
Mar 28, 2024
32 min
OER24 special with Maren Deepwell
Maren and I discuss our upcoming OER24 presentation on the subject of podcasting and internet radio Our slides for the talk OER24 programme
Mar 19, 2024
26 min
30 years of ed Tech - 2011: PLE
This episode looks at the idea of the personal learning environment (PLE) and associated personal learning network (PLN) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters ePortfolios episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book⁠⁠⁠⁠
Mar 14, 2024
20 min
30 years of ed Tech - 2010: Connectivism
This episode looks at the theory of connectivism and whether it was useful and issues associated with it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters ePortfolios episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book⁠⁠⁠⁠
Mar 7, 2024
23 min
30 years of EdTech - 2009: Twitter and social media
This episode considers the promise and demise of Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters ePortfolios episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book⁠⁠⁠⁠
Feb 29, 2024
26 min
30 years of ed Tech - 2008: ePortfolios
This episode considers the promise and problems of eportfolios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters ePortfolios episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book⁠⁠⁠ Irish Journal of Educational Technology: Special Issue on ePortfolios
Feb 23, 2024
19 min
30 years of Ed Tech - 2007: SecondLife and Virtual Worlds
This episode looks back at hype, and reality of SecondLife and virtual worlds ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters SecondLife episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book⁠⁠ Hologram lecturers thrill students at trailblazing UK university
Feb 16, 2024
15 min
30 years of Ed Tech - 2006: Web 2.0
This episode looks back at the excitement, promise and reality of web 2.0 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters video episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book⁠ The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok
Feb 8, 2024
23 min
30 Years of Ed Tech - 2005: Video
This episode looks back at video and how it has shaped our response to the pandemic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters video episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book Communicating COVID-19 information on TikTok: a content analysis of TikTok videos from official accounts featured in the COVID-19 information hub
Feb 1, 2024
21 min
30 Years of Ed Tech - 2004: OER
This episode looks back at OER and how they always seem just about to break into the mainstream, and considers the role of AI, the pandemic and more recent developments. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Between the Chapters OER episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years Audiobook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠25 Years of Ed Tech book David Wiley: On the Impossibility of the Community-based Production of Learning Content
Jan 25, 2024
26 min
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