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Our mutual friends

Learning with 'e's

Milgram''s question was, how many someones are in the chain?'' (Watts, 2003, p38.) It is highly likely that in highly connected societies, where social media and mobile phones are commonplace and regularly used, the six degrees of separation proposed by Milgram may in fact be a conservative estimate. References Jenkins, H.

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Separation and connection

Learning with 'e's

We are witnessing a time where a mobile world wide web of connections is proliferating, and in which social mores, human relationships and communication conventions have been irrevocably changed. Six Degrees of Separation is a useful book because it illuminates the science behind our daily use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media.

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The New Media Consortium: its sudden death and what comes next

Bryan Alexander

Shortly after receiving this Campus Technology asked for my reaction. Can we use our imagination and technology to build something new in the NMC’s ruins? Right after the announcement broke Twitter lit right up with questions, pleas, mourning, and brainstorming. This is a screen capture. I stand by those words.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

In this paper, having revisited my previous speeches I''m going to try to gaze once more into the near future in an attempt to determine what education might look like in the light of the technological developments that comprise Web 2.0. As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0 The Changing Web (2.0) Wheeler, S. Winston, B.

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Strategies for Surviving All Types of Assessments

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Vernice Jones received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Lane College in 2003. He retired from Mobile County Public School System in December 2005. You can follow Dr. Tatom on Twitter @drmmtatom. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. About the Presenter. Join the Community.

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The changing Web

Learning with 'e's

Personally, I find myself in agreement with Brian Winston (2003) who views the Web as a facet of gradual evolution rather than symptoms of sudden revolution. As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0 Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g. Essentially, the Web has become more social. geotagging).

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The New Media Consortium: its sudden death and what comes next

Bryan Alexander

Shortly after receiving this Campus Technology asked for my reaction. Can we use our imagination and technology to build something new in the NMC’s ruins? Right after the announcement broke Twitter lit right up with questions, pleas, mourning, and brainstorming. This is a screen capture. I stand by those words.

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