How Does Online Gaming Affect Social Interactions? - 3 views
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Old article worth a read considering the large release of 'Destiny' this week, another massive open world game to help connect users globally Online multiplayer communities are social networks built around multiplayer online computer games. Members of these communities typically share an interest in online gaming and a great deal of the interaction between them is technologically mediated. It is a playground which can give us clues about the future of social and technological developments, according to the researcher.
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I`m reading this http://bit.ly/1qbGmKK but I haven`t formed an opinion, not being a gamer myself.
Can a Computer Game Improve 'Citizen Journalism'? - 2 views
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Interesting article that combines the idea of citizen journalism with a video game While we've been living in the "citizen journalist" era for a while now, the recent events and controversies in Ferguson, Missouri, have reminded us yet again how everyday people with smartphones have redefined the way we take in breaking news - particularly with the images they use those phones to make and distribute across social media.
Online Study Group Platform - 1 views
http://studyonboard.com/ I haven't tried it yet, but this looks like a great way to communicate with others and share knowledge from anywhere with an internet connection.
Changing paradigms: Education - 0 views
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El vídeo de Mozorov del módulo 3 me ha recordado esta animación de RSA con la charla de Ken Robinson acerca de las reformas del sistema educativo. La educación no puede matar la creatividad, debe conectar los aprendizajes y sacar lo mejor de cada uno de nosotros, como veíamos en el módulo 2. Que lo disfrutéis!
Future of College? - 0 views
Are MOOCs the future of college? I sure hope so. http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-future-of-college/375071/
Dirks, Udacity CEO square off in online-learning debate - 0 views
The Ukufunda Virtual School - 0 views
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Ukufunda, which means "learn" in isiZulu, is the name of the virtual school that was developed by Mxit Reach, UNICEF and the Department of Basic Education. It's an innovation in the South African education system that will address inequalities in the school system, raise education standards and put the power of education in the hands of every learner, teacher and parent.
Online learning is "the blackboard of the future" - 7 views
This article re-emphasizes the fact that traditional lectures are ineffective ways of conveying new knowledge. This article takes the next step and emphasizes the importance of digital media and on...
Students debate value of Wikipedia as reliable source - 3 views
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Regarding Open Source/Access, good article on whether students consider Wikipedia a good source for information. Since its introduction in 2001, Wikipedia has grown to host more than 19 million articles with 82,000 contributors in more than 270 languages. Wikipedia has 400 million unique viewers each month as of March 2011, According to ComScore, an Internet marketing research company that provides marketing data to large Internet businesses.
Literacy in the world 2014 (infographic) - 3 views
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Literacy is the human right, but there are still 781 million illiterate people in the world. Every single day is good to spread the word about literacy, and help organizations like UNESCO or Worldreader to bring educational opportunities to people in developing countries. One day, however, is special.
The Growth Mindset: The Important Concept NOT Taught Under the Common Core - 2 views
Is the article linked? I don't see it...
OpenID Connect may usher in a new era of federated online identity - 1 views
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In the world, there are many issues that people hate about privacy, because many organizations, government, etc. have access to personal information. It also exists a problem about creating accounts to use a service from a website, but there are different solutions, one of them to use OpenId Connect, that is a standard log in website through a third party entity that guarantees complete security in our personal information, with benefits like easier and faster access.
Abiertas las inscripciones para la cuarta cohorte de los Cursos virtuales en derecho de... - 2 views
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Les comparto la ONU Curso Que el Gobierno de Colombia Por Medio La Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor OFRECE de forma Gratuita y en linea Sobre Derechos de Autor A Toda la Ciudadanía Interesada en Aprender o profundizar SUS Conocimientos Sobre la materia. Espero Que MUCHOS de USTEDES SE inscriban.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT4Gb1s6s0M# - 1 views
The past of the world knowledge, the age where the bases of all our recent knowledge built, the infrastructure of the present and the future of the knowledge.
Un uso razonablemente reservado y patentado: el copyright, el "fair use", y las patentes - 1 views
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"Cuando uno escucha el término derecho reservado (copyright) lo primero que le viene a la mente es la censura, la restricción, y el castigo." Una opinión personal sobre los temas que se manejan en el Módulo IV del MOOC
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Opino lo mismo cuando lo primero que piensas en los derechos de autor. La importancia de darle el valor al creador porque aveces es la única manera en que se pueda agradecer. (Experiencia personal)