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Lockdown learning

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Photo source: Pexels Social distancing. For education people, learning doesn't stop even though all around, social life, commerce, business, mortgage payments, air travel and other common practices have ground to a halt. Stay at home. These are phrases that will be forever synonymous with the year 2020 - the year of the virus.

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Global conversations

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This means that texting too, has become normal practice, as has our use of touch screens, social media and search engines. My wife and I were having a conversation with one of our daughters last night, via Skype, on an iPhone. Think how easy it is to video conference using Google Hangouts or Skype. Unported License.

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What has been and what is yet to come

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It was the birthplace of Skype , and Estonians believe that using the Internet is a human right. In this presentation I will explore the use of MOOCs, AI, social media, smart mobiles, virtual worlds, augmented and virtual reality, as well as some of the emerging associated theories, to evaluate their effectiveness on pedagogy.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

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Here''s a few ideas for you to consider: 1) Lecturers can make sure they maintain dialogue with their students through participation in social media sites. 2) One popular social media site - Twitter - is a different proposition entirely. Does technology provide any realistic, sustainable solutions? But be careful. Unported License.

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Technology mediated society

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Photo source: Lyncconf Games on Flickr The rapid spread of the Coronavirus and the subsequent social lock-downs by many governments has meant that technology has been thrust to the forefront in many of our daily human activities. Our choreography is based on social distancing and the need to continue our routines. Unported License.

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A safer Internet?

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By the age of 13, some have tried sexting, and many are regularly using services such as Snapchat , Skype and Instagram. A second and possibly more successful way to ensure better and safer use is to apply social intervention. by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Globally connected minds

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I was talking once with a colleague via Skype when our conversation turned to research. Many more, especially those outside the academic world, but who are just as passionate about their studies will post their thoughts onto blogs, as videos on YouTube, and on other social media channels, adding to the discourse. Unported License.

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