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Title: David Hopkins / Learning Design & Learning Technology – David Hopkins / eLearning, Learning Design, Learning Technology, MOOCs, CMALT, Blogging, Social Media, and the stuff in between. Author of #EdTechBook and #EdTechRations

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Curiosity

Why do people stop asking questions. It’s not because they don’t have questions but because past experience has taught them to be quiet.

Silence isn’t usually created by a single comment or a single meeting. It’s formed slowly, shaped by years of small signals: the raised eyebrow when someone asks for clarification, the “we’ve already covered this”, the (aggressive)...

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This week marked the release of ‘Voice of the Online Learner (UK Edition)‘. This is the first time UK-specific insight has been published, being based on data from the US until now. It’s a welcome addition to a sector that has long operated without a pu...

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Predictable

I’ve been called predictable more than once in my life. It’s usually said as if the person has revealed something fixed or negative about me; an assumption that my next step is already mapped out, or that familiarity equals understanding.

But predictability isn’t the same as transparency. It doesn’t mean you know what I’m thinking, how I’m feeling, or what I’ll choo...

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In a recent post, I wrote about the importance of building infrastructure around the needs of students, keeping things clear, consistent, and supportive of how they navigate their learning. That piece focused on their...

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[Rant]

I was listening to an interview with one of my favourite bands this week, and the interviewer asked this question of the vocalist and songwriter:

”How do you feel about the status of being tagged as the band ‘leader’ seeing as you’re the singer and writer? Other bands have this dynamic and seem….”

… and I switched off. Where hav...

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