Category Archives: Web 2.0
Influence of Abstruse Goose
Did anyone notice that Gmail dropped to pop up reminders about attachments, headers etc after Abstruse Goose published this Cartoon. Or maybe just a co-incidence
Prof Turow: When the audience clicks (lecture Jan 2010)
Media buying strategy of social discrimination. Audience power: Autonomy vs. Control Virtual newspaper customised by an individual to their taste and interest. Emphasis on the power of the reader to decide. Cites Wealth of Networks by Yochai Benkler arguing for more collaboration. … Continue reading
Federer US Open 2010: Shot!
From Wired, who also wrote a price on augmented reality at the US Open. PS: When I watched the Youtube at about 9pm on 31st Aug, just after the Wired blog post hit my reader, the Youtube count was 409. Now, … Continue reading
What is cyborg anthropology?
Amber Case at O’Reilly gives an overview in this fastmoving podcast. Here is her website: www.cyborganthropology.com I’m becoming a very big fan of definitions and theoretical frameworks. They might be completely wrong or completely right, works in progress, good for today and useless … Continue reading
Gaming for STEM education
My essay on why I think Gaming has a place in formal education. I’m the grinch of education, I don’t think gaming should be used for fun or because kids like it. Rather, gaming has the potential to provide high quality feedback. Kids want … Continue reading
Digital Literacy essay: definition and teaching model
Essay submitted for my MSc Education (e-Learning). Trying to define digital literacy was like trying to hit a moving target. This is my starting point, I expect it will evolve. PDF copy
Wolfram|Alpha for learning maths & developing digital literacy
My essays on how and why to use Wolfram|Alpha in the secondary classroom. WolframAlpha for learning maths and digital literacy Part I Theory WolframAlpha for learning maths and digital literacy Part II Classroom Implementation
Disconnecting a bigger issue than connecting with Facebook?
boyd blogging about Facebook becoming a utility. Similar to the Frontline documentary .. must be connected and in contact, no matter how trivial. Yet, perhaps Facebook is like having a listing in the phone book (and keeping your personal address book … Continue reading
Prof Dunbar – Phoning home: Keeping in touch in social networks
Prof Dunbar’s talk was highly entertaining, in part because he did a brilliant job of winding up the audience, mostly physicists and other quant types, with his Dunbar Number. How often does an evolutionary anthropologist get such an audience? His social brain … Continue reading
