Social media, web 2.0 and implications for education
Kate Carruthers There are three areas that are relevant to both our society in general and to us as educators in particular. They are the: overall landscape in which we are operating;…
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Social computing and its implications for education
I really enjoyed the opportunity to present to the TAFE teachers of the Western Sydney Insititute recently about social computing and its implications for education. Slides follow and more detailed…
Holiday IT to-do lists | Patch Monday via @stilgherrian
The fast-approaching holiday season is a great time to update your IT systems while everything’s quiet. I got to have a chat with Stilgherrian in this week’s Patch Monday. This…
Future of the Web | The Scoop
Recently I had the honour of joining Mark Pesce & Ross Dawson on Mark Jones’ podcast The Scoop where we discussed the The future of the Web. It was a…
‘Father of the Internet’ Lists Flaws in Original Design
The very smart Vint Cerf sharing some of the things he’d change about the internet (via Fora.tv). Fascinating stuff. http://fora.tv/embedded_player
Online policy madness – Don’t link to us!
Here’s an excellent example of a legal or marketing department (or both) who don’t seem to get how the internet & search engines work. Further, it shows a real disconnect…
Gilmore of the eponymous law
~ A few times now I’ve referred to Gilmore’s Law and wanted to share a bit more about its author. John Gilmore is one of the true mavericks of the…
Hypertext to hyperconnectivity
The invention of hypertext and its implementation in the form of the World Wide Web was a revolution akin to the creation of the modern printing press. We are still…
New Digital Divide?
Seth Godin makes an interesting point about a new digital divide: “I think a new divide has opened up, one that is based far more on choice than on circumstance.…
Blogtalk Downunder
Just back from the Blogtalk Downunder conference that was held here in Sydney over the past few days. The conference was organised by the education department from the University of…