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Course: Network Society: Social changes, organizations and citizens - Definitive programme via ICTlogy October 1st, 2008 at 11:52

A couple of months ago we already announced the course Network Society: Social changes, organizations and citizens. Finally, we have been able to set up the definitive programme for the course and all the details concerning its organization. The making of both the programme and the sponsorships has been quite an issue, but we believe that we, at last, succeeded in creating a valuable proposal for all those interested in the analysis of the changes that our society faces and the role of technology and culture in the whole set. There are circa 200 people attending the course and we hope it will become an opportunity to create (and shift towards the Net) an open and critical conversation about the so-called “network society”. Registration closes on Monday October 6th. The...

Announcement. Course: Network Society: Social changes, organizations and citizens via ICTlogy June 5th, 2008 at 12:08

I’m pleased to announce an event of which I’m part of the organizing committee, the course Network Society: Social changes, organizations and citizens, to take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 15 to 17 October de 2008. Some info about the course: Website of the course, with more information about the speakers, fees, registration, etc. Facebook Event There will be translation to and from Spanish and English PROGRAMME: NETWORK SOCIETY: SOCIAL CHANGES, ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS Day 1 - Wednesday 15 October Introduction 09h00 - 09h30 : Opening 09h30 - 10h30 : Juan Freire - Presentation of the course 10h30 - 11h00 : Café Citizenship in the Network Society Chairs: Marc López 11h00 - 12h30 : Carol Darr 12h30 - 14h00 : Tom Steinberg 14h00 - 16h00 : Lunch Organizations in the...

Analogue Teachers vs. Digital Students via ICTlogy May 22nd, 2008 at 11:41

(notes from the homonimous session at the bdigital Global Congress) Moderator: Begoña Gros Three main reports issued in 2007 in Spain about ICTs at Schools. The conclusions are more or less the same: everyone uses ICTs (teachers and students) but not at school. Ismael Peña-LópezDigital students, analogue institutions, teachers in extinction Jordi VivancosKnowledge and Learning Technologies, a transforming vision of ICT in Education The Educational sector (i.e. teachers) is one of the sectors with highest penetration in the use of ICTs. So, teachers are not analogue anymore. The design of the traditional syllabus did not make possible the introduction of ICTs in the educational programmes, especially the acquisition of digital competencies. This was solved (in Catalonia) in year 2006,...