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Weapons of mass distraction

Learning with e's

Then came telecommunications, telephones, computers and the internet to transform the ways we could communicate across great distances. In 2004 Mark Curtis wrote a book titled 'Distraction' which has the strap line 'Being human in the digital age'. 2004) Distraction: Being Human in the Digital Age. London: Futuretext.

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Mobile gives the edge

Learning with e's

It's a jaded expression now, but 'anytime, anyplace' learning is not only within the reach of most of us, for many it is in fact common place. Secondly, mobile technology is disruptive because it encourages creativity. 2004) Constant Touch: A Global History of the Mobile Phone. 2004) Distraction: Being Human in the Digital Age.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with e's

It is literally the ‘ architecture of participation ’ (O''Reilly, 2004; Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural facet of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). Media Technology and Society: A History: From the Telegraph to the Internet. As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0 Maramba, I.

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Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning

Coursy

One tool should not do it all, connected specialization is important, and it's the way the internet has been built. This article is published under Creative Commons license. Note that it was written in 2004. Open standards and a high level of connectivity are important.

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The social impact of disruptive technology

Learning with e's

The internet has literally changed our lives. Are these changes mostly discernible for internet researchers like you or do you think the people involved - teachers and students - are also aware of them? when Tim O’Reilly coined the term in 2004. The reactions are different. Today everybody talks about Facebook and Twitter.

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Are you a Tech-Savvy Teacher?

E-Learning Acupuncture

I also routinely use it to obtain Creative Commons licenced graphics for use on this blog and in my powerpoint slides. So my Top 4 favourites that are NOT on this Top 100 list are: Blogger : I've been writing this blog, eLearning Acupuncture , using Blogger since 2004. Always check TeacherTube out as well.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Flash: Embedding Video in the Experience

Learning Visions

The more robust codec (compared with mx 2004) has been used extensively in sites like ABC, NBC, and The New York Time to name a few. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Talk about "embedding video in the experience". United States License. Powered by Blogger.

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