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=Welcome to Margs Learning Wiki! = Hi everyone. My name is Marg and this, my very first wiki, is part of my learning journey. I am a mature aged student studying a Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) and I have created this wiki as part of my course requirement. At present I am learning all about the endless applications of the internet and how to embed them into learning design. Asa mother of three children, two of which are teens and the third a pre-tten, I am aware of how often they children use the internet adn how quickly they learn to use its many applications. Is it any wonder that there is such a big push to incoorporate this technology into learning design and pedagogical practices. The BLM is a "disruptive Innovation" (Smith & Lynch, 2006) designed to prepare learning managers for the knowledge society of the 21st Century. Learning Managers use a backwards design process where learning outcomes meet the needs of the learners. Throughout this course I have learned that the needs of the learners are increasingly based in the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) context. Therefore it is up to us, as teachers and learning managers, to be prepared to embed these technologies into our learning experiences, if we are to, as Kearsley and schneiderman (1998) infer, meaningfully engage our students in worthwhile learning activities. So I am opening this wiki up to all as a resouce folio for the various tools available through the internet, that can enhance students learning through an interactive and engaging environment.

References. Smith, R., and Lynch, D., (2006) The Rise of the Learning Manager; Changing Teacher Education, Frenchs Forest, NSW, Pearson Education Australia. Kearsley, G., and Schneiderman, B., (1998) Engagement Theory; A framework for technology-based teaching and learning, http://home.com/%7Egkearsley/engage.htm retrieved 23/07/09

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