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Aisha Walker

Thinking onscreen

2 July 2014
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Ethics and internet research

Facebook has been accused of a breach of research ethics because it did not obtain consent for its study into the emotional effects of manipulating user newsfeeds.  The overall terms and conditions for Facebook include the statement that information may … Continue reading

20 February 2014
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Misleading Metaphors

I have written elsewhere about White and Le Cornu’s (2011) metaphor of digital residents and visitors. The metaphor is reiterated by people such as Gavin Dudeney (for example http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/seminars/digital-literacy) and is used to categorise people into two groups: those who … Continue reading

6 December 2013
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The ‘PowerPoint’ paradigm

 At a recent conference I asked casually “how can we escape the tyranny of PowerPoint?” and the answer I received was “Well, you tried… with Prezi”.  However, the question wasn’t about PowerPoint per se but about the ubiquity of presentation … Continue reading