digital humanities

Found this an interesting read (albeit a year old). Digital humanities was not a term i'd really come across but the ideas link to those of ideas of learning as being social and connected. Is worth a look..

What Is Digital Humanities and What’s it Doing in the Library?

by Micah Vandegrift

http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2012/dhandthelib/

http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2012/dhandthelib/

Comprehending the Digital Humanities – from Elijah Meeks at Stanford. Where’s the library?

connected learning? Is it possible

I thought this was an interesting premise - or goal for the future of education. Its exciting ...but technology changes so fast and today's connection trends may be different tomorrow - think my space to facebook, or tumblr to instagram, some suggest that twitter may not be relevant in 3 years. But whatever the interface connectivity is here and if we want to remain relevant then we need to integrate and tap into student's interests and preferred ways of connecting and communicating.


access this and more at Connected Learning Infographic | Connected Learning