How do academics use Twitter?
There are a number of different social media sites available, some of which are aimed directly at academics, such as Academia.edu. However, Twitter has proven to be the most popular, …
Course: The Online Educator: People and Pedagogy
Who are Visitors and Residents?
In the video, Dave White explains the Visitors and Residents concept, the reasoning behind it, and how it can map technology use. In the next activity you will draw on …
Introducing Visitors and Residents
Marc Prensky (2001) coined the term ‘digital natives’ to describe a younger generation who were immersed in technology when entering education. They had a different understanding of and relationship with …
What is important about online identity?
I’m Professor Martin Weller. I’ve written a lot about online identity in my blog, The Ed Techie over the years. My own online identity is very much shaped by that …
Who are the students of the future?
Welcome to The Online Educator: people and pedagogy. I’m Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman – an academic with The Open University (OU). In the first three weeks of this course I’ll be …
