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Silicon Valley goes to school – notes on Californian capitalism and the ‘disruption’ of...
Author:
Neil Selwyn
The entrepreneurial approach of Google, Facebook and their ilk is now increasingly touted as a means of addressing educational problems. But what does...
‘Clouds’ that reign over: learning to be surveilled in the ‘database school’
Author:
Andrew Hope
On 6 June The Guardian and The Washington Post newspapers reported that under a programme known as Prism the National Security Agency and...
The complexity of living digital lives – challenges for research
Author:
Nicola F. Johnson
In the current climate of the internet age which we now find ourselves a part of, increasingly we are dependent upon various...
Online for learning? A quick checklist for online courses
Author:
Neil Selwyn
Online courses are a growing feature of K12 schooling. Many Australian schools are beginning to experiment with online provision for some classes, following...
Becoming the media: Australian schools and the rise of citizen journalism
Author:
David Elliott (Monash University)
One of the defining images of the decade will surely be that of marathon runners elatedly running towards the finishing line...
Stepping back from TPACK
Author:
Scott Bulfin
Graham Parr
Natalie Bellis
This text is adapted from a longer journal article by the authors: Parr, G., Bellis, N. & Bulfin, S. (2013 in press)...
Using ‘communities of practice’ in ed-tech research
Author:
Michael Phillips (Monash University)
The ‘Community of Practice’ (CoP) perspective has become increasingly popular in educational circles over the past 15 years or so –...
Hack/ prank/ fail: what YouTube can tell us about students, schools and computers
Author:
Neil Selwyn (Monash University)
As someone interested in the everyday realities of educational technology, I have become a keen viewer of student-produced videos on YouTube...
Rethinking what we want from ICT in schools
Author:
Dr Michael Hammond, Warwick University
Dr. Michael Hammond is leader of the 'Centre for New Technologies Research in Education' at Monash's UK partner institution, Warwick University.
In England we...