I've been off the blog routine for a couple of weeks as we kick of the new academic year at Northwestern. It's always a busy (and fulfilling) time but this year we added an extra layer of frosting by launching a new social learning platform for our graduate program based on Jive software. Early on … Continue reading Getting in our own way
Tag: Digital Literacy
More on digital literacies
I'm continuing to explore the concept of digital literac(ies) as it pertains, in particular, to adults and working professionals. This is not to undervalue the importance of this concept and the work around it related to public-school education and policy. But my professional interest is in how literacy plays out in expanding the continuing development … Continue reading More on digital literacies
Real (digital) conversation at a virtual water cooler
This is a short blog item I posted to our new internal community at the Master's Program in Learning & Organizational Change at Northwestern University (MSLOC). The "water cooler" references a section of the community where all the participants can engage more informally, outside of structured classes. This has become one of my favorite new … Continue reading Real (digital) conversation at a virtual water cooler
Digital literac(ies)
Work in progress here on exploring digital literacy (or more properly, literacies). The trip for me began with Howard Rheingold, his book Net Smart and the work he is doing teaching social media literacies at Stanford. I then came across the work of Doug Belshaw. https://twitter.com/JeffMerrell/status/237718028144496640 The following should be considered more as my notes … Continue reading Digital literac(ies)
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