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“The Search for Meaning” By Doug (Borderland)

Original post By: Doug in Borderland      Via:  Stephen Downes’ Web The plain fact is that the planet does not need more “successful” people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers[…]

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UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Reflections & Conclusions

Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
Reflections & Conclusions

The real fact of the digital divide

Multiple factors
Many different (digital) divides, in relationship to context: culture, geography, education, wealth
Where to start? Many and different approaches

Importance of the “digital” issue

The “digital” embedded in the socioeconomic divide
The “digital” embedded […]

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UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Sugata Mitra: Hole in the Wall

Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
Hole in the WallSugata Mitra, Newcastle University
Strong correlation between school performance and geographical distance from Delhi, the capital: the longer the distance, the lower the performance. Teachers from rural areas, indeed, do want to move to Delhi or closer […]

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UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Susan E. Metros: Visual Literacy in the Age of the Big Picture

Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
Visual Literacy in the Age of the Big PictureSusan E. Metros, University of Southern California
What does it mean to be literate?
Just reading and writing? The say that one image is more worth than a thousand words stands even more […]

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UOC UNESCO Chair in Elearning | Fifth International Seminar – Tim Unwin: ICT4D as a tool to fight the digital divide

Notes from the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning Fifth International Seminar. Fighting the Digital Divide through Education)
OpeningMariana Patru, UNESCO
The importance of Education in all stages of development.
The increasing changes that the Information Society and Globalization are bringing impact all aspects of life. Life long learning is one of the paradigmatic effects of the recent changes […]