7 July 2015
by Aisha
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Many claims are made for the benefits of using digital technologies in education. For example, a recent post on the JISC blog (Crawford-Thomas and Bloxham 2015) argues that “The learning experience needs to be compelling and engaging to capture and … Continue reading
25 February 2015
by Aisha
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This week I presented two professional development webinars for Oxford University Press. During the sessions I asked participants to suggest resources that they would recommend and the response was fantastic! Here are all the links from the webinars. Oxford University … Continue reading
24 July 2014
by Aisha
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This report, Threlfall,J., Nelson,N. and Walker,A. (2007). Report to QCA on an investigation of the construct relevance of sources of difficulty in the Key Stage 3 ICT tests, was published in 2007 and used to be available from http://www.naa.org.uk/libraryAssets/media/Leeds_University_research_report.pdf. Unfortunately, this … Continue reading
2 July 2014
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Facebook has been accused of a breach of research ethics because it did not obtain consent for its study into the emotional effects of manipulating user newsfeeds. The overall terms and conditions for Facebook include the statement that information may … Continue reading
2 April 2014
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The ‘digital natives’ meme is extraordinarily pervasive. The term has now been around for almost 15 years and has been substantially critiqued and yet is still in use. For example, today I am due to speak at an event and … Continue reading
20 February 2014
by Aisha
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I have written elsewhere about White and Le Cornu’s (2011) metaphor of digital residents and visitors. The metaphor is reiterated by people such as Gavin Dudeney (for example http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/seminars/digital-literacy) and is used to categorise people into two groups: those who … Continue reading
21 November 2013
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18 November 2013
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In Walker and White (2013) we discuss the idea that our physical proximity to digital devices may be part of the reason that we become so emotionally engaged by digital interactions. It’s easy to develop a feeling of intimacy and … Continue reading
20 May 2013
by Aisha
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Today’s children are often described as ‘digital natives’ or ‘the net generation’ having grown up with digital devices: laptops; netbooks; Xboxes; Nintendo; Wiis; iPads/Pods/Phones; smartphones; Kindles… Intuitively this rings true as many people have seen babies and toddlers playing with … Continue reading