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SOPA Resistance Day
On Jan 24th, Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate, even though the vast majority of Americans are opposed. We need to kill the bill – PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House – to … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, twitter
Tagged Facebook, Senate, SOPA, SopaStrike, United States, United States Congress
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Redwood Technology Consortium’s Annual Holiday Tweet-Up
The Redwood Technology Consortium welcomes the public to join them at the 3rd annual Holiday Tweet-up, Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Greenway Partners in Arcata from 6:00-10:00 P.M. The Tweet-up started three years ago with the intention of providing a face-to-face meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Social Networking, twitter
Tagged Facebook, Redwood Technology Consortium, RTC
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Open Ed Conference – Keynote speakers Josh Jarrett & Jim Groom
Josh Jarrett at discussing “Access is Not Enough.”Challenges from here to 2020 Warning: raw notes ahead! Three challenges for the OER community Four Challenges for the Next decade Completion Quality Funding Demographics Higher ed tuition has gone up over 400%. … Continue reading
Posted in education, OER, Open education, Open Educational Resource, twitter
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Open Learning and the Next Generation LMS
Image by moqub via FlickrWe have been talking at work about what the next generation of LMSs (learning management systems) should look like. In the education blog world, LMSs are considered pretty old fashioned because they tend to be proprietary … Continue reading
Flash Robs and the Darker Side of Human Nature
Image via WikipediaAfter weeks of Twitter fuled violence, rioting and crime, the British government is considering shutting off social networks. With similar problems, the mayor of Philadelphia is appealing to youths shape up combined with increased “stop and frisk” policies. Just as … Continue reading
Google Music: Bask in the market socialist sunshine!
Image via WikipediaAs you are probably aware, I am a big fan of Google. I have been using and writing about their products from very early on. In fact, this blog was acquired by Google way back when. They are … Continue reading
The Japanese Earthquake: New Roles for Social Media
Image via WikipediaI think we should all be getting now how important social media has become in politics (Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, Wisconsin, etc.) and in natural disasters such as Haiti and now with Japan. The earthquake and tsunami are terrible disasters … Continue reading
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Tagged Natural disaster, RedCross, Tsunami, Tunisia, Wisconsin
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The Instructional Designer’s Toolkit
Image via WikipediaI have watched instructional designers from top-notch universities loaded down with the latest theories completely flounder when faced with the realities of the work. With instructional designers, I look for two things: a portfolio and any teaching/tutoring experience. … Continue reading
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Egypt: The Revolution Will Be Twitterized
Image by Brooklyn Museum via FlickrOnce again, the power of social media and networks has toppled a government. There is nothing superficial about tweeting 140 characters. There is nothing “weak” about the weak ties and connections in Facebook or other … Continue reading
The Internet and the Collapsing Past
I used to have memories. They were selected, chosen, and like old photographs, shifts of color and tone have changed them over time. Some memories are more highly selected and crafted than others. Some may even approach a certain degree … Continue reading
