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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

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Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association 27, 65-67. The good, the bad and the wiki: Evaluating student generated content as a collaborative learning tool, British Journal of Educational Technology , 39(6), 987-995. digital media FaceBook higher education learning social web Technology The future Twitter universities Web 2.0

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The changing Web

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Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g. has spawned concepts such as folksonomy, ‘Darwikianism’ and the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ (Kamel Boulos et al, 2006). Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 27, 65-67. Health Informatics and Libraries Journal, 24(1), 2-23. geotagging). and Purdon, M.

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The social impact of disruptive technology

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Of course, what I write on my blog is not institutionally checked, which is different to a publication in a scientific journal which may go through two blind peer reviews. Today everybody talks about Facebook and Twitter. There is more immediacy to it and there is a personal bond between me and my readers. The future is very exciting.