Category Archives: Future

Open Culture: Burke, Paine and Jaron Lanier

Posted on October 28, 2010 by llane

How things are envisioned is not always how they play out. We are in the middle of this internet revolution, trying to figure out how it’s going to go. I am reminded of the French Revolution (occupational hazard, I’m afraid). … Continue reading →

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Digital Literacy: Apocalypse and Utopia

Posted on October 12, 2010 by llane

First (you knew I’d say it) I don’t believe in Digital Literacy, or the term “literacies”. I’m an OED girl, and it’s pretty clear that the word derived from competency with letters. In fact, the terms “illiterate” was used in … Continue reading →

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Learning, Hype and Engagement

Posted on October 4, 2010 by llane

These are unfinished ideas – I keep writing notes on this subject in different ways, hoping something brilliant will come together… It’s becoming a prism through which I’m seeing this course, so I thought I should share it even in … Continue reading →

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