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Mozilla
arc

Thinking through the Web Literacy standard arc.

Update: For the latest information on the Web Literacy standard work, head to http://mzl.la/weblitstd TL;DR version:
Mozilla
weblitstd-call

First Mozilla Web Literacy standard community call recording now available

New recording on a new blog!
Education
snow-tree

Some (brief) thoughts about online peer assessment.

Online peer assessment is a big deal. Some thoughts on how it can be done well.
Everything Else
Jesus as a Social Marker? (or, How to Build a Community)

Jesus as a Social Marker? (or, How to Build a Community)

This is a scheduled post whilst I’m on holiday in the UAE – my apologies if
Education
The future of learning organizations: What do we mean by ‘attendance’?

The future of learning organizations: What do we mean by ‘attendance’?

At the JISC Conference 2011 I presented with JISC Digital Media on Using Digital Media to
Weeknotes
Weeknote #22

Weeknote #22

This week I have been mostly… Talking to people I’ve interviewed more people for the JISC
New Literacies
Pragmatism, dead metaphors & the myth of the echo chamber.

Pragmatism, dead metaphors & the myth of the echo chamber.

Building upon Karl Fisch’s post from July about the myth of the echo chamber, this post
New Literacies
Literacy -> Digital Flow: digital epistemologies & ontology.

Literacy -> Digital Flow: digital epistemologies & ontology.

This post comes from my (ongoing) Ed.D. thesis, which can be read in full over at http://dougbelshaw.com/thesis.
How ‘microblogging’ sites such as Twitter can be used in education

How ‘microblogging’ sites such as Twitter can be used in education

This week we’re going to be looking at three tools. I’ve labelled them ‘microblogging’ tools, but
Education
The Vortex of Uncompetence

The Vortex of Uncompetence

I had Monday and Tuesday this week off school. I had a cold, felt lousy, and