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Metaphors of Ed Tech

Metaphors of Ed Tech

By 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.
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Digital natives and Uber for Education

Metaphors of Ed TechFeb 23, 2023

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30 Years of Ed Tech - 2012: MOOCs
Mar 28, 202432:40
OER24 special with Maren Deepwell
Mar 19, 202426:49
30 years of ed Tech - 2011: PLE
Mar 14, 202420:58
30 years of ed Tech - 2010: Connectivism
Mar 07, 202423:27
30 years of EdTech - 2009: Twitter and social media
Feb 29, 202426:15
30 years of ed Tech - 2008: ePortfolios
Feb 23, 202419:24
30 years of Ed Tech - 2007: SecondLife and Virtual Worlds
Feb 16, 202415:17
30 years of Ed Tech - 2006: Web 2.0
Feb 08, 202423:29
30 Years of Ed Tech - 2005: Video
Feb 01, 202421:23
30 Years of Ed Tech - 2004: OER
Jan 25, 202426:15
30 Years of ed Tech - 2003: Blogs
Jan 18, 202423:02
30 years of Ed Tech - 2002: LMS
Jan 11, 202420:05
30 years of Ed Tech - 2001: Elearning standards
Jan 04, 202423:01
30 years of Ed Tech - 2000: Learning Objects
Dec 28, 202318:39
Festive special with Maren Deepwell - reflecting on blogging
Dec 22, 202326:19
30 years of Ed Tech - 1999: elearning
Dec 21, 202323:01
30 Years of Ed Tech - 1998: Wikis
Dec 14, 202326:13
30 Years of Ed Tech - 1997: Constructivism
Dec 07, 202328:26
30 Years of Ed Tech - 1996: CMC
Nov 30, 202318:28
30 years of Ed Tech - 1995: The Web
Nov 23, 202321:17
30 Years of Ed Tech - 1994: BBS
Nov 16, 202319:14
30 years of ed tech - introduction
Nov 09, 202320:15
Halloween special with Maren Deepwell
Oct 30, 202326:43
GO-GN special #5 with Beck Pitt
Sep 14, 202319:23
GO-GN Special #4 with Robert Schuwer
Sep 07, 202329:19
GO-GN special - with guest Bryan Mathers
Aug 31, 202342:02
GO-GN special #2 - with guest Bea de los Arcos
Aug 24, 202326:01
GO-GN special 1 - with guest Rob Farrow
Aug 17, 202334:54
Ted Lasso, Wilco and Sheds
Aug 10, 202314:49
Canadian art and AI
Aug 03, 202311:49
Smart motorways and ed tech implementation
May 11, 202313:16
Visual metaphors, branding and blogging - with guest Jim Groom
May 04, 202339:37
Teaching with metaphors & fiction - with Eamon Costello
Apr 27, 202321:05
The dangers of metaphors
Apr 20, 202307:34
OER23 special, with guest Maren Deepwell
Apr 13, 202327:21
Death Star Economics and Early Internet Metaphors
Apr 06, 202314:47
Internet design and Digital Resilience
Mar 30, 202318:35
Jaws and mudlarks
Mar 23, 202316:28
Music metaphors
Mar 09, 202312:21
Lectures and Haunted Houses
Mar 02, 202314:19
The Rebecca Riots and Hunter Gatherers
Mar 02, 202315:22
Digital natives and Uber for Education
Feb 23, 202318:04
VAR and VLEs
Feb 13, 202315:13
Castell Coch and Rewilding
Feb 13, 202312:40
The Internet Trinity
Feb 13, 202308:09
Why metaphors and ed tech
Feb 08, 202311:34