Because even poor quality learning that exploits people’s aspirations is better than nothing, right?
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helenbeetham.com helenbeetham.com
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Let’s put computers into slums and poor schools and people will pull themselves out of poverty
No doubt an extension of neoliberal ideologies.
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to peep through my fingers
What a nice image, as so much of what we perceive is mediated through what we touch - including the digital, as we hold phones, compose blog posts, and converse via web annotation all as acts of perception.
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whose interest and support has been deeply touching.
And you're very welcome Helen, it's a pleasure to collaborate with authors, in unique ways, while building community through conversation about such important issues. We greatly appreciate your willingness to play along!
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We're very thankful to Helen for agreeing to join us in reading and annotating her wonderful post during a Marginal Syllabus annotation flash mob on Wednesday, November 30th. Information about our Marginal Syllabus conversations can be found here.
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www.literacyworldwide.org www.literacyworldwide.org
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fraught with power dynamics
90% of Wikipedia editors self-identify as male. See Gender bias on Wikipedia.
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It means opening dialogue about why we write in public, to what end, and for whose benefit.
And getting meta, as with this annotatathon, by providing educators informal learning opportunities to discuss such issues.
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authentic
I'm curious what people in this annotatathon consider to be an authentic context...
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Why would you use it for advocacy? Who puts themselves at risk when they do so?
Yes, necessary to address power and privilege, whose voices are amplified and silenced by politicized platforms.
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