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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Oct 17 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this issue of Media Literacy Digest, open education advocate George Siemens, reports on this week most interesting breakthroughs, events, new media technologies and on the social impact these have on society, work and learning. 

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Oct 10 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in finding out the key media trends, the events and the new communication technologies that are shaping your future, in this issue of Media Literacy Digest, open education advocate George Siemens, takes you to places, people and new resources to help you make greater sense of this fast changing panorama.

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Oct 03 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this issue of Media Literacy Digest, open education advocate George Siemens, explores and reports on new fascinating stories and insights converging around communication technologies and their impact on learning, work and society.

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Heading To Athabasca University &#8211; I have accepted a position with Athabasca University and, as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Sep 26 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this weekly Media Literacy Digest, open education and connectivism advocate George Siemens, takes you to news and stories on emergent media, technology and learning that can help you make greater sense of the revolutionary changes taking place all around you.

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Google &#8211; Chrome Frame is a service that runs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fundamental Shift In How We Communicate: George Siemens, Twitter And The Real-Time Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are Twitter and the real-time web a fundamental shift in how we communicate? Or is the real-time web just a fad?

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Sep 19 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this weekly Media Literacy Digest, open education advocate George Siemens, explores and reports about emergent media, learning, education and on the future impact that new technologies may have on society.

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Untangling The Web &#8211; Why do two people share information with each other? What impact does a connection (social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Sept 12 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this weekly Media Literacy Digest, open education advocate George Siemens, reports on emergent media and technology issues and on the future impact that these new technologies may have on the way you work, learn and interact with others.

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Reorganizing For The Online Environment &#8211;  Many institutions are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Sep 05 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this weekly Media Literacy Digest, open education advocate George Siemens, shares his latest insights, discoveries and doubts on the impact that information and communication technologies have on our society and work.

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Struggling For a Metaphor of Change &#8211; I am trying to find a metaphor of change that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Aug 29 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this weekly Media Literacy Digest, media expert George Siemens shares pointers and resources to help you make sense of how new media technologies are changing the world around you.

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How Do Organizations Respond To Emerging Technologies? &#8211; Businesses, schools, and universities are having difficulty responding to emerging technologies.
Radicalization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Professional Web Publisher SuperGuide: POP Becomes An Online Learning Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Aug 22 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this issue of MasterNewMedia weekly media literacy digest, open education advocate George Siemens, explores issues in technology and education that directly influence the way we work and think about our future.

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Location &#8211; The prominence of mobile devices is raising the profile of location-aware programs.
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Aug 15 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this weekly media literacy digest, open education advocate George Siemens shares key media and technology stories that directly affect your media, your work and and society as a whole. 

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More Enterprise Social Software Strategies: Issues to consider in your enterprise’s internal social software policy. 
No More Albums [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future Of News: The Newsmaster Role As Seen By Gerd Leonhard, George Siemens And Nancy White</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How important is going to be the role of the &#8220;newsmaster&#8220; in the future? Is this network middle layer of human filterers and scanners actually emerging? What about serious business talk: Could the newsmastering practice ever become a professionally sustainable role? And what is its value? 

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Aug 8 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this weekly media literacy digest, educational technologies expert George Siemens takes you to breaking news and stories that directly affect media, education and society as a whole. 

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Future Knowledge Ecosystems: The Next Twenty Years of Technology-Led Economic Development &#8211; A report concerned with the future of “self-contained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Aug 1 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; July 25 09</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media literacy is a critical skill that aims to increase the understanding of how mass media produce meaning and construct reality. In a world where knowledge is increasingly distributed and technological developments are shaping new educational paradigms, the ability to filter relevant information is not to take for granted. 

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; July 18 09</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As new and old media pervade so many aspects of our lives, it is very important that everyone learns to decode and interpret messages and images and to ask critical questions about who is creating them and for what purpose. 

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; July 11 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging technologies, the global economy and the Internet are changing what it means to be literate. As digital communications transform the quantity, range and speed of information and exchanges in our lives, increasingly, the ability to interpret and create media becomes a form of literacy as basic as reading and writing.

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; July 4 09</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media literacy is about asking pertinent questions about what&#8217;s there, and noticing what&#8217;s not there. And it&#8217;s the instinct to question what lies behind media productions &#8211; the motives, the money, the values and the ownership &#8211; and to be aware of how these factors influence content (Source: TeacherInfo)

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Jun 27 09</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media Literacy moves from recognising and comprehending information to the higher order critical thinking skills such as questioning, analysing and evaluating that information. (Source: OFcom)

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Jun 20 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media Literacy: Activities for independent communication via media in an information society, and the technologies and knowledge that support these activities (Source: digitalstorytelling)

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Jun 13 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media literacy is the ability to analyze and evaluate the media to which we are exposed; it is a complex subject. Although most of us suffer from sensory over-stimulation from media, most do not have the time, or do not take the time, to analyze the consequences of this exposure. (Source: University of New Mexico)

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Jun 6 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Media literacy is an expanded conceptualization of literacy. By transforming the process of media consumption into an active and critical process, people gain greater awareness of the potential for misrepresentation and manipulation, and understand the role of mass media and participatory media in constructing views of reality.&#8221; (Source: Wikipedia)

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; May 30 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 09:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media literacy is an expanded information and communication skill that is responsive to the changing nature of information in our society. It addresses the skills students need to be taught in school, the competencies citizens must have as we consume information in our homes and living rooms, and the abilities workers must have as we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; May 23 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media literacy builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and self-expression necessary for citizens of a democracy. (Source: Center for Media Literacy)

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; May 16 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 09:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media Literacy is about asking pertinent questions about what&#8217;s there, and noticing what&#8217;s not there. And it&#8217;s the instinct to question what lies behind media productions &#8211; the motives, the money, the values and the ownership &#8211; and to be aware of how these factors influence content. (Source: Media Awareness Network)

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; May 9 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media literacy is the process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres and forms. It uses an inquiry-based instructional model that encourages people to ask questions about what they watch, see, and read. (Source: Wikipedia)

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; May 2 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 12:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Media Literacy? Media literacy is the ability to bring critical thinking skills and about asking pertinent questions about what&#8217;s there, and noticing what&#8217;s not there. And it&#8217;s the instinct to question what lies behind media productions &#8211; the motives, the money, the values and the ownership— and to be aware of how these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Apr 25 09</title>
		<link>http://www.hobgit.com/media-literacy-making-sense-of-new-technologies-and-media-by-george-siemens-apr-25-09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week Media Literacy Digest: the social value of new media, the information cycle, a nice presentation tool, and the real help we get from technology as human beings.

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While the information cycle (the process whereby information is produced, validated, shared and re-created in other forms) has more or less stayed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Visual Search Engines: The Most Interesting Ways To Visually Explore Search Engine Results</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking into innovative ways to browse and explore search engine results, visual search engines may provide exactly what you have been looking for. Instead of long lists of page titles and URLs, visual search engines deliver visually rich maps of content results, often utilizing also size, color and positioning to communicate at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future Learning Environments: Key Trends And Highlights From George Siemens&#8217; Media Literacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How is the educational landscape going to change in the near future? Which are the key trends and new directions which are going to influence the most we study, research and learn?

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		<title>Personal Learning Environments: Best Resources From George Siemens Media Literacy Digest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personal Learning Environments are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. PLEs allow learners to be in control of their own learning process by setting goals, allowing the exchange of ideas with peers, and generally helping to manage one&#8217;s own learning content on an individual basis.

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Apr 11 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week Media Literacy Digest: data visualization, advances in robotics technology, alternative approaches in education, the future of academic courses and the newspaper crisis.

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If from one hand newspapers want to ride the online business opportunities available to them, while spreading their content to a wider readership, on the other hand they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Apr 4 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright issues, the online collaboration tools map, visual search engines, and the crisis of newspapers are just some of the fascinating topics of this new issue of Media Literacy Digest by George Siemens.

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The pointers about copyright are particularly worth mentioning. Intellectual property is a serious issue in Web 2.0 era. Each time you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Mar 28 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New ways of consuming news, information visualization, age differences in Internet adoption, and the failure of traditional advertising on the Web, are just some of the hot topics George Siemens navigates through in this Media Literacy Digest issue.

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The information cycle &#8211; creation, dissemination, validation, sharing, re-creation &#8211; has been altered. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AdSense Problems And The Economic Crisis: Guide To Making Sense Of Lost Online AdSense Revenues</title>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Mar 22 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social networking sites, e-portfolios, the value of online meetings, and the crisis of newspapers are just some of the hot topics inside this week George Siemens&#8216; Media Literacy Digest.

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Impression management is the process through which people try to control the impressions other people form of them. (Source: Wikipedia)
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Mar 14 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of mashups in learning, serialized feeds, the value of lectures, and crowdsourcing are just some of the topics George Siemens explores in this new issue of the Media Literacy Digest.

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The idea of serialized feeds, explored with Stephen Downes, is a fascinating one, and a potentially useful one in the delivery of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Mar 7 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are trying to keep yourself informed about the subtle transformations happening and slowly affecting your work and the way you exchange and communicate with others, this short, weekly new media report may contain some interesting news for you. Check it out.

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Feb 28 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The impact that learning environments will have on the way we work, Internet freedom, and the future of libraries are just some of the hot topics inside this week Media Literacy Digest.

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Feb 21 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A networked-view of the world, the importance of good visuals and the need for rethinking how organizations can adapt to the disruptive changes brought by Web 2.0 technologies, are just some of the interesting topics that George Siemens explores in this issue of Media Literacy Digest.

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		<title>Online Key Performance Indicators: Select And Identify Your Strategic KPI To Measure Your Website Progress</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know there&#8217;s an easy way to check how your web site is doing? Choosing some key performance indicators is a great strategy to measure the performance of your online business and spot those areas where you need to make improvements.

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		<title>Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens &#8211; Feb 14 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Location-based learning, flexibility in education, and changing paradigms in society are just some of the pointers which George Siemens explores in this weekly issue of Media Literacy Digest.

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Among the hot topics and issues covered in this week digest, the relationship between geographic location and success. Does it really matter to live and [...]]]></description>
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