Dr Noreen DunnettI’m over on Threads now and getting more engagement so hope to see some new f my followers from here over there! #UoE #MSCDE @[email protected]
Michael GallagherSome good articles in this special issue on 'Expanding the Boundaries of Digital Inclusion: Perspectives From Network Peripheries and Non-Adopters', including one from my #Makerere colleagues and I on #digital inclusion for #refugees in #Uganda. All open access. https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/issue/view/357 #digitaleducation #mscde
Not an easy read but worthwhile. 'Pluriversal Horizons: Notes for an Onto-epistemic Reorientation of #Technology' #edtech #digital #education #mscde https://audir.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/For-Incomputable-Earth-Escobar-Osterweil-Sharma-CLEAN-FINAL-single-space-1.pdf
Had a lovely chat with @weblearning yesterday running the gamut on all things #digital #education: non-institutional affiliations, balance between #open #technology and proprietary tech, #oer, the #Southafrica context, #postdigital #privilege, and examples of social publishing (African Storybook and more). Really enjoyed it Derek as did the students on the #mscde at #Edinburgh. Thanks so much: https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/1_5je9qg2u
DE Discussions: Derek Moore of Weblearning on South African context, and working in the in-between spaces of digital education
In this session, we were joined by Derek Moore of Weblearning, a South African digital education consultancy that was started in 2003 and whose preference is to author, adapt, adopt, remix and reuse available, accessible and openly licensed education resources. In this session, we will explore the spaces in which Derek works, in South Africa and beyond. Particularly relevant discussion for those working in the in-between spaces of digital education outside strict institutional affiliations.
Seshu nu per ānkh: The Ancient Kemetian Genesis of Digital Communication. A discussion of the Ancient Egyptian genesis of technology (i.e., the exchange of information in signal or symbolic form), zero, and binary code. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-42404-6_1 #edtech #Egypt #Africa #digital #technology #mscde
A community to be exploited and exhausted: expressions of alienation in #highereducation https://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-14-4 #SouthAfrica #mscde
One of my current students on #mscde (MSc in Digital Education) at #Edinburgh: https://mastercardfdn.org/ripples-of-impact-docuseries-faith-kipkemboi/. She is exceptional and an absolute joy to teach. 'Founder of Cactus Mama, a telemental health program that provides women in rural Kenya with health services during and after their pregnancy. Through Cactus Mama, Faith developed BridgeMe Mobile and Web App, platforms that connect clients to teletherapy, person-centered, affordable, and quality care.' #kenya
Meta sued for $2bn over #Ethiopia violence https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63938628 #mscde #digital
Cool that the University of #Edinburgh (specifically EFI, Creative Informatics and CDCS) is collaborating with #Flickr on their 100 year plan. https://www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/events/flickr-foundations-100-year-plan #mscde #digital #education #futures
Higher Education Futures: 8 scenarios, 8 tarot cards, and 8 short stories developed by @sbayne @jaross and me: https://www.de.ed.ac.uk/news/higher-education-futures-8-scenarios-8-tarot-cards-and-8-short-stories #mscde #digital #education #edtech
