Social Blogging

In this issue of Media Literacy Digest, open education advocate George Siemens, takes you to news and stories on emergent media, technology and learning, helping you make good sense of the many changes taking place around you and of how these directly impact your daily lives.

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Inside this Media Literacy Digest:

• Future of The Social Web - Of course, the web is not social. Just like technology is not social. Or media is not social. We use these resources for social means, but that is a function of use, not of the characteristics inherent in the web or media. We compress “social uses of the web” to social web for convenience sake. But we really do not mean it like we say it.
• The Age of The Informavore - A good name is often as good as (or better than) a good idea. The age of the informavore displays both provocative thinking and a memorable term.
• Openness and The Future of Education - IRRODL just released a special issue on Openness and the Future of Education. Future of education is not an explicit focus in the articles, but can be anticipated as a result of the focus of the articles.
• Cannot Squeeze Knowledge From a Pixel - Meaning is found in associations. It is simple concept, but has substantial implications. To get an accurate picture of “something“, context first needs to be understood. This short video - cannot squeeze knowledge from a pixel - summarizes this point.
• Personal View of E-Learning: Saudi Arabia - I have not had the privilege of visiting Saudi Arabia. As a result, I particularly appreciated reading Tony Bates‘ experiences of leading a series of workshops in his post: A personal view of e-learning.
• Social Isolation and Technology - Barry Wellman - with his Netville research - was the first researcher that I am aware of who questioned the tech use = isolation viewpoint. People who are connected online often have higher levels face-to-face interactions.
• Call For Chapters: Personal Learning Environments / Networks - I posted this last month, but by way of a quick reminder: Call for Chapters: Personal Learning Environments / Networks.

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