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‘The Era of Sharing’

Posted in Digital life, Web 2.0, education, tagged on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I always enjoy listening to Mark Pesce and this talk was delivered to educators in Queensland.

more about “The Era of Sharing“, posted with vodpod
 

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Screencast Tour of Twitter Lists

Posted in Twitter, YouTube, tagged on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Thanks to Steve Wheeler for alerting me to this screencast.

more about “Screencast Tour Of Twitter Lists“, posted with vodpod

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‘The Myth Of Digital Literacy’

Posted in Digital life, Web 2.0, tagged on October 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This really is a great overview of the issues that are commonly discussed re: literacy in the digital age. It is worth 40 minutes of your time to listen while working away on something else.
Thanks to @etalbert who alerted me to this video of a panel discussion posted at Six Pixels of Separation.

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Augmented Reality and ‘Rainbows End’

Posted in Digital life, Web 2.0, YouTube, tagged , on October 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The recent flurry of activity regarding Augmented Reality makes me reflect on how much I liked the ideas in Vernor Vinge’s sci-fi novel, Rainbows End (2006).

The characters ‘wear’ the internet and can effectively be online constantly, with no visible apparatus attached to their bodies. ‘Wearing’ allows one to have a completely haptic experience.
It is particularly amusing that Robert Gu, the protagonist [...]

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Risk, Fear and Paranoia: Perspective, People!

Posted in Government, Twitter, Web 2.0, tagged , on September 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »

“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.” Source
This short talk explores the heart of the matter of change, for us, working as learning professionals, as we attempt to enjoy the benefits of technology happily. I suggest you take particular note of the ‘three pillars’ Stilgherrian recounts. I agree that this outlook is of fundamental importance.
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Jonathan Zittrain: the web as random acts of kindness

Posted in Digital life, Web 2.0, tagged , on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Jonathan Zittrain’s TED talk from July 2009.

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Connectivism: A Vision for Education

Posted in Digital life, eLearning, education, tagged , , , on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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‘The Two Cultures Problem’

Posted in Digital life, Uncategorized, tagged , on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I highly recommend you watch this great talk by Bill Thompson on “The Two Cultures Problem”: OpenTech 2009. It is an exploration of the great divide between those who read ‘code’ and understand the impact of digital technologies, with those who don’t.
If you are not familiar with CP Snow’s 1959 lecture that Bill Thompson, who is [...]

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Reflections on the NSW Deputy Principals’ Annual Conference ‘09

Posted in Professional development, Twitter, Web 2.0, education, tagged on September 13, 2009 | 11 Comments »

I have been critical of the last couple of DP conferences but found this year’s event in the Hunter Valley a much more satisfying experience.  The venue and facilities were spacious, salubrious and the wireless connectivity good. The mood was very positive in all respects.
The keynotes were mostly excellent but what made a difference, for [...]

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Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation

Posted in YouTube, tagged , on September 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Kseniya Simonova is a ’sand animator’ from the Ukraine who explores the ‘Great Patriotic War’ in a unique way. I am looking forward to sharing this with colleagues, students and friends. Enjoy!
 
more about “Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation (Ук…“, posted with vodpod
 
How many of us would even begin to think of narrating a story in such [...]

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