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• More thoughts on using social media in business

  Published: July 26, 2007, 8:10 am

  Tags: Communication Tools, Giving Information, Googlejuice, Leadership Amp Management, World Of Ewan

  ideas on making these tools work harder for Scottish enterprises.

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• Technology redefines talents

  Published: July 20, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Blc07, Collaborative Learning, Communication Tools, Socialisation, Blc07

  High Definition television is great, an advancement in technology that makes multimedia seem even more real. But it's also redefining who is going to be a television star, as some personalities become unusable when every pore can be seen - hi def becomes dicey. The industrial revolution made Herbert Spencer in 1859 design an American school

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• Technology redefines talents

  Published: July 20, 2007, 9:57 am

  Tags: Blc07, Communication Tools, Digital Divide, Socialisation, Yong Zhao, Assessment, Blc07, China, Economy, Future, Globalisation, Globalization, Mcdonalds, Starbucks

  High Definition television is great, an advancement in technology that makes multimedia seem even more real. But it's also redefining who is going to be a television star, as some personalities become unusable when every pore can be seen - hi def becomes dicey. The industrial revolution made Herbert Spencer in 1859 design an American school

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• Marco Torres @ BLC: Products of passion

  Published: July 19, 2007, 2:46 pm

  Tags: Blc07, Communication Tools, Creativity, Digital Divide, Digital Image, Digital Video Animation, Marco Torres, San Fernando, Blc07

  films are incredible. Communication:A two year old does not say that they are using the Mac to Skype, in order to speak to someone on the other side of the world. A two year old says that they are speaking to grandma. The iPhone is not a phone to a two year old. The iPhone is YouTube. The language of film and film-making is used to make

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• Scotsman newspaper: Education has whole-heartedly embraced blogging

  Published: July 27, 2007, 5:12 am

  Tags: Communication Tools, Ltsfutures, Scotlearnfest07, World Of Ewan, Edubuzz, Blogging, Business, Edubuzz, Lts, Ltscotland, Marketing, Press, Scotsman, Lts

  provide a great means of communication. "A year ago bloggers were seen as pesky individuals whose opinions maybe didn't matter, but nowadays there is a realisation that one blogger has an audience and whatever they are saying is being amplified, so it's worthwhile for the public sector not just to listen to the conversations but to take

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• How much do schools really value pupils' views?

  Published: August 1, 2007, 11:18 am

  Tags: Audience, Communication Tools, Creativity, Digital Image, Ltsfutures, Leadership Amp Management, Safety, Socialisation

  this is the main point of communication for today's teens and tweens. Pupil Councils with hand picked 'good students' held in musty rooms at school are not where the real democracy in today's schools should be taking place. Yet the UK's Professional Association of Teachers, currently having their national conference, is thumping down the line

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• How much do schools really value pupils' views?

  Published: August 1, 2007, 11:18 am

  Tags: Audience, Communication Tools, Creativity, Digital Image, Ltsfutures, Leadership Management, Safety, Socialisation

  this is the main point of communication for today's teens and tweens. Pupil Councils with hand picked 'good students' held in musty rooms at school are not where the real democracy in today's schools should be taking place. Yet the UK's Professional Association of Teachers, currently having their national conference, is thumping down the line

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• Scotsman newspaper: Education has whole-heartedly embraced blogging

  Published: July 27, 2007, 5:11 am

  Tags: Communication Tools, Ltsfutures, Scotlearnfest07, World Of Ewan, Edubuzz, Blogging, Business, Edubuzz, Lts, Ltscotland, Marketing, Press, Scotsman

  provide a great means of communication. "A year ago bloggers were seen as pesky individuals whose opinions maybe didn't matter, but nowadays there is a realisation that one blogger has an audience and whatever they are saying is being amplified, so it's worthwhile for the public sector not just to listen to the conversations but to

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• More thoughts on using social media in business

  Published: July 26, 2007, 8:06 am

  Tags: Communication Tools, Giving Information, Googlejuice, Leadership Management, World Of Ewan

  ideas on making these tools work harder for Scottish

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• BLC07 McIntosh No.2: How Public Is Your Public Body?

  Published: August 11, 2007, 11:17 am

  Tags: Audience, Blc07, Communication Tools, Ltsfutures, Socialisation, Edubuzz, Channel 4, How Public Your Public Body, Matt Locke, November Learning, Bebo, Blc07, Education, Facebook, Myspace, Privacy, Private, Public, Scotlearnfest07

  are, in the same way these tools invite you to define yourself: Name, relationship status, birthday, hometown Education and Employment Favourite activities, TV shows and music Does this really define who you are? The problem, to use some language from Dave Weinberger's zeitgeisty masterpiece, is that you're trying to make explicit

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• BLC07 McIntosh No.2: How Public Is Your Public Body?

  Published: August 11, 2007, 7:37 am

  Tags: Audience, Blc07, Communication Tools, Ltsfutures, Socialisation, Edubuzz, Channel 4, How Public Your Public Body, Matt Locke, November Learning, Bebo, Blc07, Education, Facebook, Myspace, Privacy, Private, Public, Scotlearnfest07

  are, in the same way these tools invite you to define yourself: Name, relationship status, birthday, hometown Education and Employment Favourite activities, TV shows and music Does this really define who you are? The problem, to use some language from Dave Weinberger's zeitgeisty masterpiece, is that you're trying to make explicit who you

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• My Scottish Learning Festival: where, with whom, doing what?

  Published: September 14, 2007, 12:02 pm

  Tags: Channel4, Communication Tools, Giving Information, Scotlearnfest07, World Of Ewan, Teachmeet07, Glasgow Science Centre, Bbc, Scotlearnfest07

  a few, cameras and blogging tools at the ready. What else will I be enjoying in particular this year? Here's my timetable, minus the fun time that will be spent working with our Connected Live podcasters, videographers and bloggers. Feel free to leave comments on the blog or to text me on +44 (0)793 23 43 188 if you want to hook up or point

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• Ideas start here: BBC Scotland's new Learning portal

  Published: February 1, 2008, 1:59 pm

  Tags: Bett08, Collaborative Learning, Communication Tools, Socialisation, Teachmeet08, Bbc, Bett, Bett08, Scotland

  BBC Scotland is in the process of relaunching its Learning portal and I'm honoured to be part of it, with the first article in a new regular column on what's happening or will maybe happen in learning this year. No space for comments on the BBC article (yet) but feel free to leave your views here.

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• The future of video conferencing: asychronous communication

  Published: January 28, 2008, 5:15 pm

  Tags: Communication Tools, Digital Video Animation, Glowscotland, Ltsfutures, Mobile

  this year will be tools that allow us to communicate in audio, video and text with friends and make as-yet-unknown serendipitous links with potential contacts, friends and workmates, in the same way as our Skype, blogs and Twitter feeds allow today, but with the convenience of delayed communication, that our old friend email has so

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• Ideas start here: BBC Scotland's new Learning portal

  Published: February 1, 2008, 1:59 pm

  Tags: Bett08, Collaborative Learning, Communication Tools, Socialisation, Teachmeet08, Bbc, Bett, Bett08, Scotland

  BBC Scotland is in the process of relaunching its Learning portal and I'm honoured to be part of it, with the first article in a new regular column on what's happening or will maybe happen in learning this year. No space for comments on the BBC article (yet) but feel free to leave your views here.

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