The factoid, from the June Harper’s Index, sent my blood pressure north and my fingers to the keyboard:
Amount of federal money that went to National Public Radio in 2010: $2.7 million
To Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University: $446 million
WTH?
Category Archives: Education
Teaching Journalism Using Today’s Tools
Those of us immersed in the real-time web like Twitter and Facebook are aware of the impact these tools are having on dissemination of information about breaking news — real (Egypt, Japan) and fake (various false celebrity deaths).
This week, Robert Quigley (Facebook, Twitter), the social media editor for the Austin Statesman, had students at the University of Texas re-imagine the JFK assassination. What would it be like in this age of smartphones, Twitter and Facebook? Continue reading
Amping The Mind
While many of my peers were breathlessly following the Apple iPad2 announcement, I was online with Howard Rheingold (@hrheingold) and a host of other educators and thinkers from around the world. The occasion was session one of Howard’s MindAmplifier class.
Ah, the experience of being back in the learner’s seat!
A reminder that every teacher would probably benefit from putting herself in a situation where she is not all-knowing. This nudge came to me as I struggled with my bluetooth headset, which failed to work, and then my login, which also failed to work, initially. Both speedbumps had me fall a little behind everyone else. It was a good reminder about pacing — something that I think that I’m aware of but …
Internet Use Correlates With Engagement For High School Students
[R]ecent findings from a longitudinal study of high school age students [suggests] that youth who pursue their Interests online are more likely to be engaged in civic issues.
via readwriteweb.com
Note that I have significantly changed the headline that accompanied this RRW story. The original (emphasis added):
Study Finds the Internet Makes Youth More Engaged Citizens
The use of “make” as the verb is telling: it suggests that correlation (those who use the Internet more are also more civicly active) is equivalent to causation: that is a fallacy. Moreover, this phrasing implies a lack of agency on the part of the human: the force of the Internet is so powerful as to cause a change in human behavior in the analog world! Continue reading
7 Blogs That Digital Media Thinkers Should Be Reading
We’re all pressed for time, with demands of work, friends and family; and some of us have the additional pressure of school. Think of this as a cheat sheet of blogs that will help you “think different” about the world of digital media. You won’t find the usual suspects (TechCrunch, Mashable, ReadWriteWeb, etc) and I don’t consider this a “best of” kinda post. Instead, it’s a reach-out-beyond your current thinking set of resources.
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