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Stephen Downes

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Definitely an argument worth making. We often hear that online learning should focus on pedagogy first, and not be driven by technology. But according to Tim Fawns, "being 'pedagogically driven' offers reassurance that 'nothing is changing in a context in which rather a lot is changing'" and "attempting to put technology last leaves educators susceptible to an inadequate appreciation of complexity relating to how it is entangled in educational activity." Instead, he proposes an "entangled model" where "methods and technology are just part of the constituent components of any situated enactment of education." Which, of course, is what actual observation would force us to conclude.

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