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The Digital Divide, International DE and Transmedia

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Dec 17, 2011
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While I’ve talked about this in more private settings, I’ve decided to openly post this topic regarding  the digital divide and the concept of trans-media. This was brought up when the subject of International distance education is brought up and understandable skepticism about digital technology and Utopian solutions. International and rural education always bring up the very real concept of ...

Learning Empathy in Culturally Historical Contexts
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Learning Empathy in Culturally Historical Contexts

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Nov 14, 2011
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By now, it’s been years since Susanna Ruiz’s Darfur is Dying game has been developed where the participants need to take on the role  of the refugee within an encampment in Africa to learn empathy of the difficulty, and the skills of cooperation (which included points for contacting the government) as a way to gain ...