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"There are clear discrepancies between the boundless nature of the
educational promises of social media, and the obvious bounded nature of its
use. We therefore need to take a step back from proclaiming what social
media =91is=92, =91will be=92 or =91should be=92. Any debate such as this m=
ust remain
mindful that we are still only a handful of years into what will undoubtedl=
y
prove to be a long history of the internet and education. As such, it is
surely too soon to appear super-confident or super-complacent of the
educational significance of these fast-changing technologies. Although many
of the arguments that can be advanced in support of this motion could well
=91come good=92 in the long term, for the time being we would be well-advis=
ed to
exercise patience, cautiousness and reflective restraint in how we discuss
the likely educational future of social media."

George

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Hi,<div><br></div><div>This morning I moderated a debate on the role of soc=
ial media in education at ED-MEDIA. A speaker arguing against social media&=
#39;s effectiveness, shared the following paper that may be of interest to =
list members:=A0<a href=3D"http://www.scribd.com/doc/33693537/The-education=
al-significance-of-social-media-a-critical-perspective">http://www.scribd.c=
om/doc/33693537/The-educational-significance-of-social-media-a-critical-per=
spective</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>From the paper:</div><div><br></div><div>&quot;There ar=
e clear discrepancies between the boundless nature
of the educational promises of social media, and the obvious bounded nature=
 of
its use. We therefore need to take a step back from proclaiming what social
media =91is=92, =91will be=92 or =91should be=92. Any debate such as this m=
ust remain
mindful that we are still only a handful of years into what will undoubtedl=
y
prove to be a long history of the internet and education. As such, it is su=
rely
too soon to appear super-confident or super-complacent of the educational
significance of these fast-changing technologies. Although many of the
arguments that can be advanced in support of this motion could well =91come=
 good=92
in the long term, for the time being we would be well-advised to exercise
patience, cautiousness and reflective restraint in how we discuss the likel=
y educational
future of social media.&quot;</div><div><br></div><div>George</div>

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