Like many in the digital media and learning community, I am a fan of the free and open source computer programming language, Processing, which can be easily downloaded at Processing.org. Processing is...
Category: Digital LearningMonth: February 2012
On 22 September 2010, the wallet of Tyler Clementi - a gay freshman at Rutgers University - was found on the George Washington Bridge; his body was found in the Hudson River...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EquityCan Badging Be the Zipcar of Testing and Assessment?
I’m excited that next week the judges will be listening to the “pitches” and then determining the winners of the Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition. Immediately after, will be the opening of...
Category: EdtechOn Digital Badges, Participatory Learning, Flipped Classrooms
If you read this blog, you have undoubtedly heard about the new interest in digital badging systems. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Chronicle of Higher Education have...
Categories: Digital Learning, EdtechBrazil: Kids Using Digital Media to Teach Each Other, Change Culture
Last year, Rio de Janeiro saw the birth of a new type of battle in the streets of the favelas: the "Small Step Battle.” In this battle, hundreds of kids and teenagers...
Category: Digital CitizenshipeBooks, Writing, and Ownership
One of the great promises of the internet is that it allows for writing to be distributed outside of the restrictions imposed by traditional publications. On the internet there is no scarcity...
Category: Digital CitizenshipBryan Alexander: Emerging Learning Technologies
I knew Bryan Alexander was intense when I first spotted him in the audience at a talk I gave in the late 1990s. Just look at him. Old Testament prophet? Civil War...
Category: Digital CitizenshipDigital Futures: Internet Freedom and Millennials
Last year was a turbulent year for freedom of speech and online expression in India. Early in 2011 we saw the introduction of an Intermediaries Liability amendment to the existing Information Technologies...
Category: EquityConferences as Catalysts for Educational Innovation and Change
Last year I attended, on average, a conference or similar event every other week. As part of my role as Researcher/Analyst at JISC infoNet it’s an important part of what I do:...
Categories: Edtech, Educational Practice
