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Separation and connection

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In his 2003 book 'Six Degrees', Duncan Watts expounded the idea of being connected in the digital age, drawing upon the theories of psychologist Stanley Milgram. Watts, for example, discusses the nature of biological viruses and uses the concept as a means to develop his ideas and theories around social connections in a digital world.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

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and provide some examples of current pedagogical practice using the Social Web. Personally, I find myself in agreement with Brian Winston (2003), preferring to view social applications as a facet of gradual evolution rather than symptoms of sudden revolution. As my starting point I want to examine the phenomenon that is Web 2.0

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