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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 survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

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. digital media FaceBook higher education learning social web Technology The future Twitter universities Web 2.0 Essentially, the Web has become more social.

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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. Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g. 2003) Media Technology and Society: A History: From the Telegraph to the Internet. geotagging). Van Dijk, J.

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

Bryan Alexander

Right after the announcement broke Twitter lit right up with questions, pleas, mourning, and brainstorming. I’ve known and worked with the NMC people since around 2003. I also rue the blow to the community of splendid innovators that gathered around NMC since the 1990s. I stand by those words.

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

Bryan Alexander

Right after the announcement broke Twitter lit right up with questions, pleas, mourning, and brainstorming. I’ve known and worked with the NMC people since around 2003. I also rue the blow to the community of splendid innovators that gathered around NMC since the 1990s. I stand by those words.

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