Please see http://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2012/09/14/make-better-internet-story-three-acts/ for the accompanying article.
In this talk I weave together a story about the current state of Internet discourse. At the end I'll tell you how I think we can make it better. And then we'll most likely all go back to what we were doing and forget about it. Despite the likely futility of this exercise I'm going to do it anyway. Because I love the web and I really don't want us to destroy it.
Digital Democracy - Programs & StrategyMark Belinsky
An overview of Digital Democracy - an NGO whose mission is empowering people around the world through new technologies that encourage civic participation and universal Human rights.
Please see http://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2012/09/14/make-better-internet-story-three-acts/ for the accompanying article.
In this talk I weave together a story about the current state of Internet discourse. At the end I'll tell you how I think we can make it better. And then we'll most likely all go back to what we were doing and forget about it. Despite the likely futility of this exercise I'm going to do it anyway. Because I love the web and I really don't want us to destroy it.
Digital Democracy - Programs & StrategyMark Belinsky
An overview of Digital Democracy - an NGO whose mission is empowering people around the world through new technologies that encourage civic participation and universal Human rights.
Identity, Networks, and Connected LearningAlec Couros
Slides from my keynote presentation at the DesireToLearn Fusion conference in Boston, MA, on July 17, 2013. You can download the .key (Keynote) file at https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzmw3pccuugu7aq/D2L.key ... feel free to reuse/remix under the CC-NC/ATT/SA license.
A video of this presentation is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF2Xj48iRhw
Identity, Networks, and Connected LearningAlec Couros
Slides from my keynote presentation at the DesireToLearn Fusion conference in Boston, MA, on July 17, 2013. You can download the .key (Keynote) file at https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzmw3pccuugu7aq/D2L.key ... feel free to reuse/remix under the CC-NC/ATT/SA license.
A video of this presentation is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF2Xj48iRhw
The presentation is aimed at students who are thinking of a career in teaching in Scotland. It offers an overview of the teaching profession at both Primary and Secondary school level. In addition it will outline the nature of Teacher Education training courses as well as academic entry requirements, the application and interview process and current employment prospects.
In 2012 Sam suffered a masive stroke which affected his mobility and language. His wife Camilla describes how they have managed to carry on sailing their yacht, and offers some thoughts to others who may be struggling with illness or disability but really want to keep on sailing.
घरेलु बालश्रम परिचय
विश्वमा २४ करोडभन्दा बढी बालबालिकाहरू श्रममा संलग्न रहेको तितो यथार्थभित्र बाँचिरहेका हाम्रा बालबालिकाहरूको भविष्य र त्यसले झल्काउने हाम्रो समाजको वर्तमान तथा भविष्य दुवै अत्यन्तै गम्भीर र चिन्ताजनक देखिन्छ । हाम्रो देशमा पनि बीस लाखभन्दा बढी बालबालिकाहरू श्रममा संलग्न रहेका छन् जसमध्ये १ लाख २७ हजार बालबालिकाहरू निकृष्ट प्रकारको बालश्रममा संलग्न रही आफ्नो जीवन यापन गरिरहेका छन् । यसरी निकृष्ट बाल श्रममा संलग्न हुन बाध्य भएका बालबालिकाहरूमा सर्वाधिक संख्या घरेलु बालश्रमिकहरूको रहेको छ । अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय श्रम संगठनको तथ्याङ्कअनुसार नेपालका सहरी क्षेत्रमा मात्र ५५ हजारभन्दा बढी बालबालिकाहरू घरेलु श्रममा संलग्न रहेका छन् । घरेलु श्रममा संलग्न बालबालिकाहरू विभिन्नखाले हिंसा, शोषण तथा दुव्र्यवहारहरू खप्न बाध्य भइरहेका छन् र पनि यस्तो अवस्थामा थोरै मात्र संघसंस्था तथा सरकारी निकायहरूले यस क्षेत्रलाई आवश्यक मात्रामा ध्यान पुर्याउन सकिरहेको देखिँदैन भने भइरहेका प्रयासहरूमा पनि कमी कमजोरीहरू देखिन्छन् ।
यही करु ालार्इ मध्यनजर गर्दै सिविसले घरेलु बालश्रम र हस्तक्षेपका उपायहरू विषयभित्र विभिन्न कार्यि नर्दिेशकाहरू तयार गरकेा छ र त्यसै अन्तगर्त याे ”घरेलु बालश्रम परिचय” पुस्तक यहाँहरूमाझ प्रस्तुत गर्न पाउँदा हामीलाई अत्यन्तै खुसी लागेको छ ।
The connecting machine. Librarians' mission after the Fourth revolutionMatilde Fontanin
Presentation given at the IFLA Reference and Information Services Section virtual event: Enabling information ethics in a technologically saturated world - 7 Oct 2020 -
https://www.ifla.org/ES/node/93288
We are made of information, it shapes our lives and reality. After the Fourth revolution (Floridi, 2014) our self is moulded also by data, much involuntarily generated when we use technology.
The ethical issues involved in information sharing and using affect its evaluation, fair use, privacy, openness. Educating users to awareness has always been a mission of the Reference and Information services librarians, pursuing the goal of fostering an informed and active citizenship also envisioned by the Millennium Development Goals and the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy strategy.
The same technology generating information can help govern it, disclose science to citizens, foster social justice, yet it also stimulates the spread of fake news and misinformation.
Machines do not act of their own will, they must be governed to guarantee a Human use of human beings (Wiener, 1950), this demands a multidisciplinary effort, as Wiener demonstrated.
Raising citizens’ awareness on the way algorithms work requires bridging differences in mathematicians, computer scientists, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, economists and more: librarians and digital humanists could step in as connectors.
In 1948, upon reviewing Wiener’s Cybernetics, Dominique Dubarle provocatively advocated the advent of a “machine à gouverner”, which might do better than inept politicians. Nowadays, society is facing the problem of self-driving cars: for the first time in history, a “Moral machine” (Awad et al., 2019) will be enabled to decide on people’s lives. Some lessons could be learnt from the interdisciplinary approach of the past.
This paper will review literature, consider recent facts and offer some proposals for the renewed ethical commitment of the digital humanist and the librarian facing new technologies and bearing in mind the IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and other Information Workers.
Presented at GaCOMO15 by Holly Heitman, Kathryn Greer, Richard Horah.
Presentation explores the characteristics and stereotypes of the different generations, consider the implications of embracing a multi-generational workplace, and propose strategies for successful teambuilding, training, and management.
Kim Solez Singularity explained and promoted fall 2016Kim Solez ,
Dr. Kim Solez presents "The Singularity Explained and Promoted" September 6, 2016 in the Technology and Future of Medicine course LABMP 590 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Copyright (c) 2016, JustMachines Inc.
The information network created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 to connect people to knowledge has become an important place to navigate who and what we know, as well as who we think we are. But how much of a revolution is it? This lecture will trace some of the most important developments in social uses of information technologies in order to ultimately argue that the Web does offer unprecedented opportunities to access information and galvanise communities of practice, but that the impact of this new medium will reflect an evolution rather than a revolution of communication practices.
History of social media from 1970 to present day. Includes information about Robert Metcalfe and the invention of ethernet, innovation and technology adoption cycles, social media interaction, Steve Wozniak, Google, The Huffington Post, Steve Jobs, and an introduction to Internet.org (If anyone is involved with internet.org and sees this post, please email me at susanchesley@gmail.com as I'm very interested in learning more about this initiative.) Slides also include excellent Saved by the Bell Zack Morris 90s cell phone references.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
5. Elizabeth Eisenstein
American historian
Printing
Press displaced by
the pulpit
Privacy of reading at
home
Eisenstein, Elizabeth. “The Rise of the Reading Public.” Communication in History:Technology, Culture,
Society. Ed. Paul Heyer. Allyn & Bacon, Inc., 1997. 212. Print.
6. Marshall McLuhan
Media theorist
Technologies are an extension of us
Extensions of our senses
Allow us to see, hear, feel, but at a price
McLuhan, Eric. “FAQs - Marshall McLuhan.” The Official Site of Marshall McLuhan.Web. 10 April 2010.
7. Clifford Stoll
“What’s missing from this electronic wonderland? Human
contact.Discount the fawning techno-burble about virtual
communities.Computers and networks isolate us from one
another.”
-Clifford Stoll, in “Why Web Won’t Be Nirvana”
Stoll, Clifford. “Why Web Won’t Be Nirvana.” Newsweek. 27 Feb. 1995. http://www.newsweek.com/id/106554/.
10 April 2010.
8. Clifford Stoll
Distrust of the Internet
“Isolated by the Internet”
Social outcasts
Acceptance
Stoll, Clifford. “Why Web Won’t Be Nirvana.” Newsweek. 27 Feb. 1995. http://www.newsweek.com/id/106554/.
10 April 2010.
9. Michael Wesch
Social media
“Networked indivisualism”
“Context collapse”
“Connection without constraint”
Mwesch. “An anthropological introduction to YouTube.”Digital Ethnography: mwesch’s Channel. YouTube,
26 July 2008. http://www.youtube.com/user/mwesch. 20 April 2010.
10. Technological Isolation
Syndrome
Professor Tony McEnery
– Lancaster University
Harmful to today’s youth
Loss of verbal skills
Decrease in vocabulary
Stuart, Keith. “Modern teenagers are practically mute. Videogames to blame.”Games Blog. Guardian.co.uk.
13 Dec. 2006. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2006/dec/13/modernteenager. 19 March 2010.
11. Technologies that Isolate
Video games
Cell phones
The Internet
– Virtual reality
– Joseph Tecce
– Avatars
Hudson, Joanne. “Virtual reality's lonely lifestyle; in a society where so much emphasis is placed on mass communication, it
seems surprising that loneliness has become a major ailment afflicting many Americans.” BNET (2002).
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_19_18/ai_87024945/. 17 April 2010.
12. Examples in Real Life
Avoidance uses
Self-checkout lanes
Video Games
Food Court
13. Examples in the Media
Found in Movies
– Up in the Air
– Avatar
14. The Future of Technological
Isolation
Professor David Carlson, UF
Everything will be digital
Digitized refrigerators, keys, etc.
15. Conclusion
“Technology is a knack of so arranging the world so
that we don’t have to experience it.”
-Max Frisch
