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shared by liam odonnell on 03 Oct 09 - Snapshot

liam odonnell on 03 Oct 09

Download a free copy of Media Meltdown, media literacy graphic novel for 8-14 year olds. Teacher resources, media lit games and more at http://mediameltdown.net.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Download a free copy of Media Meltdown, media literacy graphic novel for 8-14 year olds. Teacher resources, media lit games and more at <a href="http://mediameltdown.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mediameltdown.net</a>.</div>

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Games of Empire: Global capitalism and video games - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 27 Aug 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 27 Aug 09

In Games of Empire, Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter offer a radical political critique of such video games and virtual environments as Second Life, World of Warcraft, and Grand Theft Auto, analyzing them as the exemplary media of Empire, the twenty-first-century hypercapitalist complex theorized by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri. The authors trace the ascent of virtual gaming, assess its impact on creators and players alike, and delineate the relationships between games and reality, body and avatar, screen and street.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In Games of Empire, Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter offer a radical political critique of such video games and virtual environments as Second Life, World of Warcraft, and Grand Theft Auto, analyzing them as the exemplary media of Empire, the twenty-first-century hypercapitalist complex theorized by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri. The authors trace the ascent of virtual gaming, assess its impact on creators and players alike, and delineate the relationships between games and reality, body and avatar, screen and street.</div>

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Seth's Blog: Education at the crossroads - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 17 Aug 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 17 Aug 09

School is tests and credits and notetaking and meeting standards. Learning, on the other hand, is 'getting it'. It's the conceptual breakthrough that permits the student to understand it then move on to something else. Learning doesn't care about workbooks or long checklists.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">School is tests and credits and notetaking and meeting standards. Learning, on the other hand, is 'getting it'. It's the conceptual breakthrough that permits the student to understand it then move on to something else. Learning doesn't care about workbooks or long checklists.</div>

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M McBride on 17 Aug 09

School was the big thing for a long time. School is tests and credits and notetaking and meeting standards. Learning, on the other hand, is 'getting it'. It's the conceptual breakthrough that permits the student to understand it then move on to something else. Learning doesn't care about workbooks or long checklists.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">School was the big thing for a long time. School is tests and credits and notetaking and meeting standards. Learning, on the other hand, is 'getting it'. It's the conceptual breakthrough that permits the student to understand it then move on to something else. Learning doesn't care about workbooks or long checklists.</div>

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apophenia: Twitter: "pointless babble" or peripheral awareness + social grooming? - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 16 Aug 09 - Snapshot

It's all about shared intimacy that is of no value to a third-party ear who doesn't know the person babbling.
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It's all about shared intimacy that is of no value to a third-party ear who doesn't know the person babbling.
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M McBride on 16 Aug 09

It's all about shared intimacy that is of no value to a third-party ear who doesn't know the person babbling.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It's all about shared intimacy that is of no value to a third-party ear who doesn't know the person babbling.</div>

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[books] The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an... - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 13 Aug 09 - No snapshot

M McBride on 13 Aug 09

Ideas, morals, and values do not exist somewhere outside the body, ready to be examined and put to use. Instead, they exist quite literally inside the brain-and they take physical shape there.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ideas, morals, and values do not exist somewhere outside the body, ready to be examined and put to use. Instead, they exist quite literally inside the brain-and they take physical shape there.</div>

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Cory Doctorow: Beyond Censorware: Teaching Web Literacy (includes lesson plan!) - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 13 Aug 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 13 Aug 09

do we want to raise a generation of kids who have the tech savvy of an Iranian dissident, or the ham-fisted incompetence of the government those dissidents are running circles around?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">do we want to raise a generation of kids who have the tech savvy of an Iranian dissident, or the ham-fisted incompetence of the government those dissidents are running circles around?</div>

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It's SO over: cool cyberkids abandon social networking sites | Media | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 06 Aug 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 06 Aug 09

The proliferation of parents and teachers trawling the pages of Facebook trying to poke old schoolfriends and lovers, and traversing the outer reaches of MySpace is causing an adolescent exodus from the social networking sites, according to research from the media regulator Ofcom.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The proliferation of parents and teachers trawling the pages of Facebook trying to poke old schoolfriends and lovers, and traversing the outer reaches of MySpace is causing an adolescent exodus from the social networking sites, according to research from the media regulator Ofcom.</div>

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danah boyd on classism/racism and the "digital ghetto" | TransCosmic - the ongoing journey;... - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 02 Jul 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 02 Jul 09

"Any high school student who has a Facebook page will tell you MySpace users are more likely to be barely educated and obnoxious… like Peet's is more cultured than Starbucks and jazz is more cultured than bubblegum pop. And Macs are more cultured than PCs."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Any high school student who has a Facebook page will tell you MySpace users are more likely to be barely educated and obnoxious… like Peet's is more cultured than Starbucks and jazz is more cultured than bubblegum pop. And Macs are more cultured than PCs."</div>

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[slideshare] The Machine is (Changing) Us: YouTube Culture and the Politics of Authenticity... - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 02 Jul 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 02 Jul 09

presented at the Personal Democracy Forum 2009. The real presentation also includes 15 minutes of mashed up YouTube videos - basically a shortened but updated version of An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">presented at the Personal Democracy Forum 2009. The real presentation also includes 15 minutes of mashed up YouTube videos - basically a shortened but updated version of An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube</div>

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David Levy at the 2009 ACMHE Conference on Vimeo - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 29 Jun 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 29 Jun 09

Prof. David Levy of the Information School of the University of Washington delivers his keynote address, "Head, Heart, and Hand: Cultivating the Contemplative in Higher Education" at the April 2009 conference of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education at Amherst College.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Prof. David Levy of the Information School of the University of Washington delivers his keynote address, "Head, Heart, and Hand: Cultivating the Contemplative in Higher Education" at the April 2009 conference of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education at Amherst College.</div>

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Paul Thomas: Scripted education doesn't teach students how to think | GreenvilleOnline.com ... - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 26 Jun 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 26 Jun 09

Scripted approaches to writing and all teaching and learning create students who are conditioned to become pliant, to do as they are told. But these same students have little to no experience thinking for themselves or experiencing the consequences of being free people.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Scripted approaches to writing and all teaching and learning create students who are conditioned to become pliant, to do as they are told. But these same students have little to no experience thinking for themselves or experiencing the consequences of being free people.</div>

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Bread and Circuits » "students want to produce meaningful output" - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 11 Jun 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 11 Jun 09

I've always thought it was miserable that we take the supposed best and brightest in society, charge them up to $60,000 a year in fees, then put them to work for four years on producing busywork that no one - not them, not their profs, not other scholars - actually wants to read.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I've always thought it was miserable that we take the supposed best and brightest in society, charge them up to $60,000 a year in fees, then put them to work for four years on producing busywork that no one - not them, not their profs, not other scholars - actually wants to read.</div>

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[youtube] Student pedagogy: 9 yr old explains how to make a Bowdrill set - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 10 Jun 09 - Snapshot

M McBride on 10 Jun 09

A child teacher explains a concept via modeling, direct instruction and description of his process. He also asks for "help" and critique from his audience. Talk about reflective practice.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A child teacher explains a concept via modeling, direct instruction and description of his process. He also asks for "help" and critique from his audience. Talk about reflective practice.</div>

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M McBride on 10 Jun 09

This is a fantastic example of what we call "reflexive" teaching practice. In addition to explaining a concept via modeling and direct instruction, this child teacher solicits the help and critique

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a fantastic example of what we call "reflexive" teaching practice. In addition to explaining a concept via modeling and direct instruction, this child teacher solicits the help and critique</div>

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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 07 Jun 09 - Snapshot

The majority of the scientific community will oppose any conceptual change, and, Kuhn emphasizes, so they should. In order to fulfill its potential, a scientific community needs to contain both individuals who are bold and individuals who are conservative.
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here typically follows a period in which there are adherents of both paradigms. In time, if the challenging paradigm is solidified and unified, it will replace the old paradigm, and a paradigm shift will have occurred.
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a new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
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observations that are intended to falsify a statement will fall under one of the paradigms they are supposed to help compare, and will therefore also be inadequate for the task.
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M McBride on 07 Jun 09

Thisi s a very good overview of the nature of paradigm shifts - and accurately describes our current moment of transition.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thisi s a very good overview of the nature of paradigm shifts - and accurately describes our current moment of transition.</div>

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M McBride on 07 Jun 09

a new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">a new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.</div>

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[video] Incorporating hip hop into the classroom curriculum: Brooklyn college literacy - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 06 Jun 09 - Snapshot

YouTube - JOMC449 Course Description - 0 views

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Course description for JOMC 449 - Virtual Communities, Smart Mobs, Citizen Journalism and Participatory Culture

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Course description for JOMC 449 - Virtual Communities, Smart Mobs, Citizen Journalism and Participatory Culture <br /> </div>

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[preso] Brian Lamb - The Urgency of Open Education, TTIX - Lakeview Room - 06/04/2009 at 09... - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 05 Jun 09 - Snapshot

edtechpost - OER Dynamic Search Engine - 0 views

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shared by M McBride on 05 Jun 09 - No snapshot

M McBride on 05 Jun 09

Search all of these Open Education Sites from one place. Got a new site? Log in as username: edtechpost_guest (same password) and add it to the list. Simple, eh?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Search all of these Open Education Sites from one place. Got a new site? Log in as username: edtechpost_guest (same password) and add it to the list. Simple, eh?</div>

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Why academia's war with the web is bad for critical pedagogy | The Paulo and Nita Freire In... - 0 views

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