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Back stage front stage

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I was applying Goffman's theory to online spaces such as social networks. I asked the group how many of them had a Facebook account. Next we discussed how people represent themselves on Facebook through their profiles, pictures, games they play, groups they join, and people they 'friend' online. Unported License.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

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I will attempt to contextualise these changes at the level of both organisation and individual, to provide a picture of how universities and teachers might manage their business in the coming decade. Social networking and social bookmarking for health librarians. Continued tomorrow References Barsky, E. and Purdon, M.

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Share trading

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Sharing content for free was amplified into popularity by the advent of the social networks. Tagging made it even more personal. The arrival of Creative Commons licensing made free sharing a more attractive proposition for everyone. Sharing was not unknown, it just wasn''t that commonplace. Unported License.

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Web feats 6: Photosharing

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Now you simply send a link on Facebook or Twitter, or your e-mail, and hundreds of friends, family and even those you don't even know, can come in and view your photo collection when it's convenient to them. I have seen some very interesting uses including one where a biology teacher used the tagging facility on Flickr to teach human anatomy.

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Watch your back!

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I'm amazed at the photos some students put up on social network sites. It's not just pictures of them falling out of a pub at 3 o'clock in the morning, it may also be pics of their friends too. Watch your back by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Five tools for global educators

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What I will say is that by following a few simple guidelines, teachers can write and present content in accessible formats, and can incorporate images (pictures, diagrams), videos, audio and hyperlinks, all of which can help students to investigate a topic in greater detail if they wish. Unported License.

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Crossing the divide

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I represent myself differently in Second Life to the way I represent myself on Facebook, because each environment prompts a different response from me. In LinkedIn, I manage a professional version of my persona, which evaporates when I'm on Facebook. Are we better at presenting our ideas in pictures or as a podcast?