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Digital tribes and the network nation

Learning with e's

Photo from Wikimedia Commons I will argue here that within the present information age, where digital communication technologies have fractured the tyranny of distance beyond repair, and where computers have become pervasive and ubiquitous, identification through digital mediation has become the new cultural capital (Bordieu and Passeron, 1990).

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Daily Bookmarks 07/01/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Online Tutoring e-Book 6 - Culture and Ethics - Facilitating Online Learning. The authors examine cultural differences in the online learning environment, including how diversity affects language, written text, images, metaphors, communication style, and online presence. Web-based Learning Design: Planning for Diversity.

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Connected pedagogy: Social networks

Learning with e's

It also affords us a connected mentality, where we expect to be members of communities that are distributed. The idea that we are all members of various digital tribes, and that we gather around digital totems such as YouTube, Wikipedia and eBay, shows that connected extends beyond learning, to entertainment, commerce and culture.

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Theories for the digital age: Paragogy

Learning with e's

In essence, Corneli and Danoff’s paragogy thesis is premised on the argument that online environments are now sufficiently developed to support peer production of content which can be shared freely and widely, and can promote learning for all within any given community. 2002) Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching.

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2022 Talent Development: Trends and Predictions [Report]

The Training by Nelle Blog | Corporate Training and Consulting

Communication skills in the workplace are more than just learning basic etiquette, it’s also becoming proficient in using virtual tools to communicate – whether it’s Slack or Zoom. Companies will need to get creative in forming a culture that includes those who are not designated as an employee. It’s like clockwork, really.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences?

Learning Visions

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences? Is there something cultural going on? Is there some historical background here that Im missing, like computers in the UK didnt have speakers until 2002 so they never bothered? I never thought about the cultural differences in audio usage. For or against?

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The digital tribe and the network nation

Learning with e's

Cultural capital is the set of ‘invisible bonds that tie a community together’ (Curtis, 2004, p 72) without which societal cohesiveness begins to unravel. In the real life community, people work hard to sustain such mutual exchange, and its value is instilled in them from an early age. and Passeron, J-C. Cooley, C. Goffman, E.

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