Earlier in the year a friend flicked me an email with an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education attached. It was written by Mark Bauerlein and entitled Online Literacy is a Lesser Kind and it has provoked a great deal of thought and research on my part.
I do not necessarily agree with the writer’s conclusions; [...]
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Smell the Roses was a presentation made by Kim and I at the Network Literacy Conference. This conference featured the well known American educator and exponent of Web 2.0, Will Richardson.
Our presentation was his support act. We planned it using and a new tool called Prezi.
Prezi is an interactive tool which allows for great flexibility of presentation. Click [...]
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ICT becomes embedded into a school culture when there is effective curriculum and instruction, ongoing professional development, authentic assessments and a culture that embraces the learning potential of all its members.
Everything technological seems to be synonymous with speed. The best advice possible is to take it slowly. When making critical technology decisions choose carefully the steps to [...]
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A place and space.
In most of our experiences it is a school, a classroom, a library for some a playing field.
In today’s interconnected and technology-driven world it can be virtual, online, remote; in short, it doesn’t have to be a place at all.
Another way of looking at it is as support systems which serve [...]
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