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Today's communications platforms and the algorithms that power them have led to a radical change in how public discourse is conducted and public opinion formed.
Reptiles add socioeconomic value but when it comes to accessing detailed reference information about them, students and naturalists can face serious challenges.
Siri is sassy. But when does the tone of voice in digital help override usefulness?
In Turkey, Twitter has become a dangerous platform, with some seven people detained daily for posting anti-government messages.
A co-operative project that maps services in Dhaka shows how communities of citizens can be more than passive users of the digital platforms that increasingly shape our daily lives.
At a time of intolerable destruction, a Syrian architect looks ahead to the serious task of reconstruction.
Do students get better scores on a pen and paper test or on a computer-based test? It all depends on the student's mastery of the method.
Parents and teachers need to be aware of which types of feedback actually help students learn.
To successfully ride a disruptive technological wave will take more than simply adopting the technology.
How can we prepare children for a tech world while fighting the distractions it inevitably brings?
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Senior Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Technology Sydney
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W. K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information, University of Michigan
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Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow, Assessment, Evaluation and Student Learning, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Research Fellow, Digital Media, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Leadership and Innovation, Arizona State University
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Institute Associate, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, University of Cambridge
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Project Lead Ethics of Algorithms, Bertelsmann Stiftung
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Postdoctoral research associate, Université de Strasbourg
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Research Scientist, National Museums of Kenya
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Professor of Digital Communication, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
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Research Associate Professor and Associate Research Director for the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York
