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Topic 5: Access to online materials

Open access to online materials for all ā€“ utopian dream or unstoppable force? Please read these notes and check out the links below, before preparing and posting your answer to the set question. This document should be regarded as just the start of the discussion, which is then developed over the next two days through the conversations themselves and sharing of further relevant links. Continue reading →

Topic 4: ethical debates

Please read these notes and check out the links below, before preparing and posting your answer to the set question. This document should be regarded as just the start of the discussion, which are then developed through the conversations themselves and the sharing of further relevant links. These articles are intended to give you a flavour of the topic, and get you started on answering the Topic 4 set question below. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Building your Professional Digital Profile

Please read these notes and check out the link, before preparing and posting your answer to the set question. This document should be regarded as just the start of the discussion, which we all then develop through the conversations themselves and the sharing of further relevant links. It is intended to give you a flavour of the challenges and opportunities in managing your professional online identity, and get you started on answering the Topic 3 set question below. Continue reading →

Topic 2: online identity, privacy and security

Please read these brief notes and check out the links, before preparing and posting your answer to the set question. This document should be regarded as just the start of the discussions, which are then developed through the conversations themselves and the sharing of further relevant links. These articles are intended to give you a flavour of the challenges and opportunities in managing your online identity, and get you started on answering the Topic 2 set question below. Continue reading →

Using images in blogposts

Screenshot of the landing page for the website Photopin Services such as Photopin allow you to search for photos that can be used freely, but even then, in most cases you are required to attribute the image to the author in your blog post where you use it. Once you find the image that you like on Photopin, when you go to download it, the code for attribution appears. Copy this and paste it with the image. Continue reading →