Pebble Learning Launch Their Latest Book "Pebblegogy"
Summary
PebblePad has now been used for over six years by more than 100 organisations and the second half of the book presents a rich collection of learning designs resulting from the contributions and collaborations of more than 40 practitioners from the UK and Australia.Each of the activities described is accompanied by guidelines usage covering, for example, tutor complexity, student’s ability to use PebblePad and recommended number of students participating.In Pebblegogy we aim to help tutors and learning designers create meaningful activities that will support their curricula.”A companion website is also being developed which will supplement the activities described in the book and will offer further ideas to inspire and engage learners.The first half of Pebblegogy provides the most detailed explanation yet of what PebblePad is, what it stands for, and why it works the way it does.PebblePad has now been used for over six years by more than 100 organisations and the second half of the book presents a rich collection of learning designs resulting from the contributions and collaborations of more than 40 practitioners from the UK and Australia.Each of the activities described is accompanied by guidelines usage covering, for example, tutor complexity, student’s ability to use PebblePad and recommended number of students participating.The extensive work covers:First steps with PebblePadOrientation and inductionPlanning personal and professional developmentDeveloping academic study skillsPromoting group workExperiential learningCollaborative learningSelf and peer reviewPreparing for accreditationPreparing for employmentLearning for the workplaceAction planning and project managingThe book is available from Amazon (under 5 copies) or direct from Pebble Learning (over 5 copies) orders@pebblelearning.co.uk.