Tag: Social Media

Social Media in Universities (Infographic)

Another great Infographic, this time on the ‘research’ (I use the term loosely) on the ‘Pros and Cons of Social

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Why do people connect? #edtech

“Technology is like a mirror: if an idiot looks in you can’t expect an apostle to look out” so says

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Tweeting during exams … and that’s just the staff! #tweetgate

I read this story last night from the University of Cardiff’s Independent Student Newspaper about #tweetgate where they are “investigating

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Making Smartphones work

I love my smartphone, my iPhone. In addition to this, I love my iPad, but I’m not as enamoured by

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David Hopkins

What is a Learning Technologist (part 5)?

Depending on where you work you might use the title Learning Technologist, Education Technologist, Instructional Designer, or something else, but

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When being ‘social’ goes wrong (@tomscott)

I was lucky enough to be present at a presentation from Tom Scott (@tomscott) today at Bournemouth University, where he

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A new PLN?

I’ve been fascinated by the ideas of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) for ages now, pretty much ever since I

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Do students understand their ‘digital footprint’ and how it can affect their employability?

Last year I presented to a group of 1st year Business School students on the topic of their use of

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Foursquare: getting the students to go outside?

A recent study by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth found that almost every Higher Education Institution in the US

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Video: Obvious to you, Amazing to others

There are some good animated videos from Derek Sivers YouTube Channel that are worth watching (try a few out and

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