Monthly Archives: November 2009
Our Cultural Narative from mythology. India compared to the West
You have got to watch this video from TED about the cultural differences of myth between India and the West. It is a real eye opener. http://www.ted.com/talks/devdutt_pattanaik.html We live in a subject truth based on our cultural narratives. Devdutt Pattanai does a wonderful job discussing the cultural narratives through our mythologies. He uses mythology to [...]
Living Stats
Social media (the sharing web) is growing at a exponential growth. Gary Hayes decided to put together this little Flash app (which is in constant development) showing how active & dynamic the Social Web is. Below are some of the key data points that the ‘Gary’s Social Media Count’ is based on (many will be updated!). [...]
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Ideas to Assist Students with Class Materials
Thank-you to all faculty who have been working with students to create a flexible, but fair approach during the H1N1 situation and the bus strike. We thank those professors who are: • posting course notes, • presentations and • weblinks to other resources on their FOL course websites. This will help student stay with the [...]
physical objects and digital data together at last
You have got to watch this, it is amazing!!! A TED video on the physical world interacting with the world of digital data. No longer will we need desktop computes or laptops. No longer will we have to sit for hours in front of a machine interacting with a machine (computer). We can get information [...]
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exploring digital literacy
I just attended Learn 4 Life Digital Literacy Conference in Second Life held by some of my UK peers and now part of my network. It was a wonderful thought provoking session hence this posting. I am also working on a paper on Digital Literacy for Higher Education Educators. I am using this public arena [...]
social media influences politics
It’s not just western society that is using social media to influence politics. Cynthia Schneider looks at two international “American Idol”-style shows — one in Afghanistan, and one in the United Arab Emirates — and shows the surprising effect that these reality-TV competitions are creating in their societies.
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how to prevent Death by Powerpoint
Less is more KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid We have all heard it before but how do you apply it to a PowerPoint? Below is a PowerPoint on the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of PowerPoints. I often have instructors asking how to make their colourful PowerPoints available to students. I advise them to make 2 [...]
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myths and realities of digital literacy
Reading, writing… and texting? Stanford University’s Andrea Lunsford on the myths and realities of digital literacy.
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