Posts tagged revolution
“Please Turn Off the Internet. It Scares Us.”
The “ultimate gothic high tech figure”, Nicolas Sarkozy has put himself at the front of a Lost War: To Civilize the Internet. That’s right. The War on the Internet as we know it. What was it again that Bruce Sterling had said about him? You’re Nicolas Sarkozy, you’re brilliant, you’re poly-ethnic, you have no ideology….
Why One Reality Isn’t Enough Anymore
In the movie Inception, the character Mal says to her husband:“Admit it: you don’t believe in one reality anymore.” But, of course, it’s not really her, it’s only the projection of her, deep in a dream within a dream, within a dream. “Of course.” In the movie Suckerpunch, a girl in a mental alysum ventures…
Online Learning: A Small Revolution
Does Online Learning really work? Should I maybe try it? And what is this Learn Out Live thing? If you have ever asked yourself one of those questions, check this out … *drumroll* We have come up with a booklet that explains everything you need to know about us on just a few pages. So,…
A wink from the future…
“The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed” – William Gibson Few days after the volcano explosion in Iceland, followed by closing part of the European air space for flights, we can pull back and see that nothing bad happened. In a way the ash cloud made us focus on what we already…
The Net Generation’s Needs & Habits in the Focus of Media Literacy
Where last time I shared insights with you about the psychology of social media (yes, it was that post with the awfully long title), today I want to take a broader look at behavioral patterns and salient features of a generation deeply stewed in digital ways of life, which is also often referred to as…
The iPad, eLearning and the Evolution of Online Teaching
When Apple officially presented the iPad yesterday, it was for many a grand new opening into an exciting future. Especially struggling industries, like record companies, publishing houses, newspapers and magazines see in this new multi touch device a promising gateway for marketing by using the built-in stores where people can buy music, books, etc by…