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The drama of Facebook

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Because Facebook is generally a public space that can be manipulated and ''controlled'' by privacy settings, many Facebook users may indeed be in a more private space with their ''friends''. Many however are largely ignorant of the privacy controls and unknowingly leave themselves open to observation from ''outsiders''.

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New spaces, new pedagogies

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Here's the abstract for my keynote: New Spaces, New Pedagogies: Harnessing the Power of Social Media in Education A rapid emergence of social media – the so called ‘Web 2.0’ – has opened up new opportunities for participatory learning in all sectors of education. wikis privacy digital identity. Unported License.

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and then our tools shape us

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I first read it whilst a new academic and still finding my way, and I read it in a time that pre-dated what we now know as social media. Mobile (cellular) phones were just beginning to make their impact on society, and were starting to penetrate sufficiently into the public consciousness to provide the media with occasional stories.

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Corporate learning in the digital age

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Some are ditching their training rooms in favour of digital delivery of content, and bosses that are forward thinking are investing in social learning, social media and mobile devices to support the learning of their employees. So don't turn your backs on social media in the workplace. Unported License.

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Making Spectacles of ourselves

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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. As with any other wearable technology that captures and shares images and video, there are issues around privacy and misuse. Unported License.

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Watch your back!

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One of the important skills I identified in a previous post on digital literacies is how people manage and protect their privacy. Indeed, each of us is vulnerable because there is a huge potential for our privacy to be breached in any online environment. This begs the question - can any of us protect our privacy on the web?

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A day in the life: The quantified self

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Questions are raised though, around issues of privacy and safety. What if the data fell into the wrong hands, or more likely - what if people indiscriminately share their intimate, personal data on social media sites, as they already do with images and other personal information? Is it now time to quantify ourselves?

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