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Technology mediated society

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The Arts Actors and other performers are doing similar work, recording themselves reading classics, bedtime stories for children, acting out scenes and monologues, and just about anything else that can be lent a thespian spin. Unported License. well, tens of thousands. well, tens of thousands. It's a funny old world isn't it?

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Passion for education

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We all need inspiration, and many would argue that we perform better as educators when we have passion. Often, in my own practice, if I witness a good method or technique, I adopt it myself. Unported License. I also touched on the theme of passion - the love for learning that all successful teachers tend to exhibit.

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Watch and learn

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He noticed that the consequences of an observed behaviour often determined whether or not children adopted the behaviour themselves. Conversely, if negative consequences are the result, they are less likely to perform that behaviour. Unported License. When hit, the dolls fell over and then bounced back up again.

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The drama of Facebook

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It is a kind of ''performance'' where we conceal unpleasant or undesirable aspects of our personae, whilst emphasising desirable and more attractive attributes to our ''audience'' of others. This is usually a more honest persona, where we ''let our hair down'' and step out of the character we may have adopted in front stage, formal roles.

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Uncertainty principles

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I often consult The Horizon Report , which is published every year and attempts to predict what will be the widespread adoptions of technologies in education and training. but perhaps that's a fortuitous error): Uncertainty principles by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

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Teacher beliefs

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A long history of psychological research supports the argument that an individual is more likely to perform a behaviour when there is a high probability of a positive outcomes. Teachers will only adopt new technology if they can see the benefits and are convinced something can be improved or enriched. Unported License.

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Lost in the crowd?

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Our immersion in media, he argues, provides us with a myriad of alternative role models we can adopt or adapt. Does wishing to be someone else mean that you actually adopt their identity? Also, do we really find ourselves forced into performing multiple identities against our will? Unported License. I think not.