Did anyone else notice how friendly and transparent Twitters T&C's were compared with Facebook which essentially said "If you don't agree please do not use our service!" Massive respect to Twitter for being more ethical and responsible.
An inspirational talk and something that we should all be putting more consideration into without delay. This is the HOT topic of 2018 x.com/tristanharris/status/8…
That time when Chris Anderson invited me to speak at TED 4 days before, and I put a talk together in 3 days. Excited to release this today! x.com/TEDTalks/status/890237…
7 years ago @daltonconley wrote an article saying kids brains were getting re-wired: content.time.com/time/magazi… nowadays there is little change except it's starting form an earlier age. This graph show how many minutes 2-18 years spend on netflix daily. 15x that of playing outdoors.
This level of creativity and commitment made us at the office smile today: pos.li/29gp03. Even if this is a harsh reality for some of us to accept, you've got to admire the students involved in making it!
What position on this mini-social-map best represents you at school or work? AND would your friends agree. Is your online persona in the same location?
Teachers, departments, sports clubs, student societies and every other branch of university communication, do things differently. How are students expected to make informed decisions? Is social media supporting or inhibiting informed decision making?
In the world of free social media, attention and persuasion are the currencies, and user-addiction is the engine that drives revenue. Should educational establishments be using these tools to communicate to students? Yes/No?
LOOPD raising awareness of the importance of developing our online communities. They’re not only the engagement tickets students want, but they give administrators the analytics to increase retention too!! Please get in touch!! @loopdlife
Is the ed-tech community over excited about AI & VR in an era of technology misuse & data abuse? Are they not just susceptible to the same problems? Should IT budgets instead spend on teaching kids how to use technology safely & how to ask the right questions about personal data?