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The question persists and indeed grows whether the computer will make it easier or harder for human beings to know who they really are, to identify their real problems, to respond more fully to beauty, to place adequate value on life, and to make their world safer than it now is. Norman Cousins ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2010/02/05/being-human-in-2020/
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While what seems like 95% of internet users are commenting and tweeting about the iPad, why not spend some time today commenting on submissions to the 2010 Digital Media and Learning competition instead? The DML competition is designed to find and inspire the most novel uses of new media in support ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2010/01/28/digital-media-and-learning-competition/
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21st century teaching - How are you doing? Your students are already using technology as part of their daily lives (have a go at the 21st century learning quiz designed with the help of pupils in the BSF programme in Blackburn and Darwin) and increasingly expect to use it for learning ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2010/01/26/are-you-a-21st-century-teacher/
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Mobile computing, Open content, Augmented Reality, electronic books, gesture computing, visual data analysis all within 3 years? Impact on education? How long? http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/CSD5810.pdf --------------------------------- http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2010/01/15/2010-horizon-report/
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“When we first acquired a 3D printer it was completely liberating. As engineers, we could have an idea, create it on screen and then hold it in our hands. It allowed us to do so much more and to imagine so much more”. Dr Adrian Bowyer, University of Bath While 3D televisions ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2010/01/14/learning-in-3d/
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[caption id="attachment_840" align="alignright" width="199" caption="Debbie Forster, e-skills UK"] [/caption] Why VITAL is so vital to avoid a “crisis of relevance” in Education At a recent conference the new Vice Chancellor of the Open University alerted delegates to what he described as a growing “crisis of relevance” in our schools and colleges. ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2010/01/07/teacher-skills-vital-to-avoid-crisis-of-relevance/
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Global technological advances usually take some time to dribble down into the education system. This time lag creates what what Martin Bean, Vice Chancellor of Open University, recently described as "the crisis of relevance facing education" In this BBC World Service broadcast of review of 2009 and forecast for 2010 Mark ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2010/01/05/2010-predictions-from-mark-anderson/
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As part of Futurelab's Greater Expectations project we are currently developing a web resource called 'Infocow - Social search for stufff that matters'.  We are finalising the branding for the site and are eager to get the views of young people aged 13-19 on the shortlist of designs. As a result ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2010/01/05/branding-competition/
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A new website from comic masters Clickwheel is bringing comic creation to the masses. Comicbrush allows users to create, publish and share comics. Using your own artwork or stock artwork and comic backgrounds from the site, users can quickly and simply create comic narratives to publish online. The site has ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/12/22/create-a-comic-this-christmas/
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I hope all readers of Flux and all my fellow bloggers have a great xmas and a technology enhanced 2010. Plenty of things to report from the Learning Technologies World Forum, BETT and Learning Technologies in January: http://www.latwf.org/ http://www.bettshow.com/ http://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/ ----------------- http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/12/22/happy-xmas/