The New Face of Media-thinking.

TEDxDubai did many things and one of the most important things was give the UAE permission to push its media bar in a totally different direction. Leo Laporte made a wonderful daring presentation to TEDxDubai. The media is changing but are we ready? Do we believe the media environment is really changing? Call our media [...]

Into the unknown with technology!

On almost a daily basis I meet students who ask the age old question, “why do we need to learn this anyway?” The simple answer is we go to school to learn how to act on our curiosity. We are all curious right? School provides a means to shape that curiosity, and if the student [...]

Is there justification for Illegal Downloads?

The problem with illegal downloads is they are so easy to do. And when you look around there seems to be little discrimination when it comes to downloading this or that without considering the intellectual property rights that they hold! Is it all about cost? Do we feel we are getting ripped off by software [...]

I have been following Cory Doctorow for some time. Whether it is on BoingBoing or his own site Cory Doctorow is what we can call a switched on guy. One of the most interesting rants from Cory I have read in a while is about the iPad! I have posted a piece here BUT if [...]

Technology re-think.

The greatest mistake you can make when it comes to technology is buying into something without knowing why! If you are getting on the technology train to be like the masses you are doing so for the wrong reason and are likely to resent the whole experience! -twitter -facebook -myspace -delicious -Vimeo -YouTube These are [...]

Do students want the education they need?

This may sound like a silly question with the obvious answer being YES, but wait a second. We are sitting on the break of an education revolution and the mobile environment is just the leading edge of the emerging wave. This Fast Company slide show tells us a lot about the very young student and [...]

It all depends how you look and read things.

This is a great piece of video that truly does make you think about not only what we see and think about but how we contextualize things. Content is important BUT context is also very important. Do you really listen? When you are listening do you get the point? Or do you hear what you [...]

What do students really want.

You may be asking why have my last couple of posts been very pointedly about education? The obvious answer is that I spend a portion of my day in the classroom, at the university level, and deal 1st hand with the education realities of the day. I am also part of a group of educators [...]

death by email

I love the way Hugh MacLeod gets right to the point! Technology is great,don’t get me wrong, BUT we are failing in a epic way to manage the use of it in a manner that is healthy! And the classic example of our failure to manage and live with technology is email! We have lost [...]

Do we need more social connections in the classroom.

I am wrestling with the use of technology in my university classes. To be very honest the use of new communication technology excites me! I love the way Twitter, #jamesed_me, allows me to communicate links, materials and ideas to my students. Facebook creates another forum for interaction, especially if the group is protected. Livestream allows [...]

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