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JUNE 26, 2019

I was saddened to hear news of the passing of Professor Gunther Kress (26 November 1940 – 20 June 2019) this week. 2003) Literacy in the New Media Age. Literacy in the New Media Age by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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APRIL 3, 2018

It was that April 1st appears to be the only date in the entire calendar when people make a real effort to carefully check news stories, to avoid being fooled. Wouldn't it be great if everyone learnt to do this every day, with every piece of news encountered? Unported License. If we don't, we'll all get fooled, again and again.

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MAY 13, 2017

If, instead of focusing solely on facts and content, teachers also show children how to generate their own content and be wise to the provenance and veracity of the content they discover online, they will give them a fighting chance in a world riddled with fake news and post-truth. Unported License.

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JULY 29, 2018

Image by Mike McKenzie via www.vpnsrus.com Fake news. This recent article from the BBC News website calls into question some of the electoral results, including allegations of deliberate targeting of voters during the Brexit referendum. Unported License. Alternative facts. Weapons of mass deception?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

In the last few years, the introduction of Creative Commons licensing has ensured that a lot of web based content is now open for reuse, repurposing and even commercial use. Now you have a collection of images you can use under the agreements of Creative Commons. Unported License. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

The fake news about Washington's wooden gnashers was widely accepted as the truth because it persisted in school textbooks until well into the 20th Century, before someone with a bit of integrity finally removed it. Unported License. It would have been absurdly uncomfortable, and the splinters would have been unbearable.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Sometimes referred to egregiously as 'alternative truth', there is plenty of fake news and manufactured 'fact' available today. Much as a magician or illusionist will misdirect us from what is really going on, so fake news often fulfils a similar function, distracting us from what is really going on. Unported License.

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OCTOBER 14, 2017

The news created a small stir on social media, with several educators opining about what they thought of lecture theatres, their place in universities, technology, and teaching and learning in general. Unported License. Image from University of Northampton A death was announced today in the Times.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

I wonder if she was given some bad news. Schindler's shopping list Schindler's shopping list by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. But there are alternative explanations. Maslow's awkward hierarchy 25.

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MARCH 6, 2019

The multi-timbral nature of the smartphone gives it the capacity to capture our attention through a wide spectrum of attractions, from music and digital media, games, social media, dating sites, videos and live news streams. Unported License. Continues in the next post] Reference Curtis, M. London: Futuretext.

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MAY 17, 2008

Saturday, May 17, 2008 No News That is to say, I have not yet had this baby. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Anyone watching TV news today is likely to be bombarded with images of suffering and devastation ('viewers may find some of these scenes disturbing'), the aftermath of criminal activities, civil unrest, and the inevitable political rhetoric. After all, bad news sells newspapers and TV subscriptions. Unported License.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

But this isn't always good news for creativity and innovation. Interview by Martin Couzins Positive deviance and the IPD by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The larger they are, the more rules they tend to generate.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Here's our Facebook page with all the latest news. Simply contact me on this email address if you would like to be a part of this exciting new project! by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

That's my response to a lot of news headlines these days. To be continued in the next blog post] Yeah, right by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Photo from Pixabay Or in other words.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

I learn so much each year from these people, and my own professional and personal worlds would be poorer without my daily dose of news, views and commentaries across the Edublogsphere and Twitterverse. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Within 24 hours, the story (and others of a similar nature) had made it into the mainstream on traditional mass media, where it was covered by the likes of BBC TV News and Sky TV News, The Telegraph and The Daily Mail. In an interesting episode last year, I personally experienced the power of the viral web through Wikipedia Commons.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

In one American school I visited, teachers chose two students each day who were tasked to edit and present the following day's morning news programme on school radio. Photo by Cobalt123 Authentic learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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MAY 25, 2013

If not, stay in touch through the EDEN conference website , to watch the live streaming, and watch this space for news, views and reports. Photo by Marcus Ramberg on Fotopedia Land of the midnight sun by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

The popular social media company Snapchat (soon to be renamed simply 'Snap') has released news of a product which might just revolutionise the wearable technology industry. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Hardly a day goes by without some tragic story about sexting , cyber-stalking, paedophile grooming or cyber-bullying hitting the news. by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. We wish it were not so. Photo by Joel Bombardier A safer Internet?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Now and then, just to fall in step with the tabloid press, BBC News resorts to sensationalist headlines. I have a message to Auntie: Please don't use sensationalist headlines to hype your news articles. Unported License. Unported License. But one of The BBC's most recent headlines is a little misleading.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Children really learn a lot from presenting live on air - you really have to do your homework if you are summarising today's news, or interviewing a local politician. Photo by Kris Olin Gold mines by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

The programme Inside Education , presented by Seán Delaney, is a regular radio and podcast Irish perspective on news and stories from the world of education. Image source On Aer by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. do have a listen.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

This can include information about local environment, navigation of complex transport systems (see the embedded video below featuring Acrossair's New York subway app), weather, news and amenities, as well as cultural or historical information, and even social information. Unported License. Photo by Steve Wheeler Where AR we now?

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MARCH 23, 2012

We set up a Pelecon Twitter account which is a regular broadcast channel for all the latest news and views on the conference as we draw closer to the day. The Pelecon blog will also feature regular posts from the team, including interviews with speakers, news and other updates as the conference progresses. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The entertainment world, news and media, commerce, business and communication sectors have all more or less migrated to digital format, and this is as irrevocable as it is transformative. Unported License. In other words, the world was going digital. In many ways, he was right. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

Sometimes, students want to use video to start a school news channel. If some of these ideas are appealing to you, the good news is that it’s easy to start! photo creative commons licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by thms.nl. Student Video Projects. Or, let’s think bigger: student film festival.

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JUNE 13, 2013

It was not good news for the Norwegian education system. Photo by Steve Wheeler NB: This post is mirrored on the official EDEN Conference Blog The kids are all right by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. and promised.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Now and then, just to fall in step with other the tabloid press, BBC News resorts to sensationalist headlines. I have a message to Auntie: Please don't use sensationalist headlines to hype your news articles. Unported License. Unported License. But one of The BBC's most recent headlines is a little misleading.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

The logo above is the new graphic we will be using on all our publicity, products and events in future. PELeCON also has its own Twitter account ( @pelecon ), which you can follow to keep up to date with the latest news from the conference and its community. And finally, we have a completely new website at this link.

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MARCH 21, 2015

News of world events on Twitter and other large social media platforms have often stolen the march of the mainstream media, reaching hundreds of millions of people several hours ahead of any major media breaking news announcements. Unported License. The social web truly is a powerful communication technology. Van Dijck, J.

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APRIL 7, 2015

Please join us for an hour of informal discussion on the above topics, and do share this news with anyone you think might be interested! Photo by Ed Yourdon on Flickr #EDENChat returns by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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MARCH 3, 2016

In a recent BBC News item , the so called 'cheating watch' is said to give them an 'unfair advantage', because the wearer can revert it quickly back from its 4GB display of exam answers to a conventional clock face. Unported License. It's a scandal. Apparently there's a watch on the market that allows students to cheat during exams!

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The good news is, by spending more time understanding the needs of these students, this trend can be reversed. To practice creating your own courses for new learners, try CourseArc’s free 14-day trial. YouTube caption example by Jil Wright via Flickr’s Creative Commons License.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

We should understand that people are inherently curious, and will use whatever medium is available to satisfy their hunger for news, entertainment, and social contact. Unported License. Technology trends are capricious but our need to access information is a constant. The same applies to any other medium.

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MAY 9, 2016

This morning, when I opened up the Education section on the BBC News website, I saw this research reported: Its headline - Primary pupils feel test pressure - simply underlines the problem. Photo by Jim Champion on Wikimedia Commons Tested to breaking point? Unported License. But testing is a problem that will not go away.

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