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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Selwyn, Neil – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
The generation and processing of data through digital technologies is an integral element of contemporary society, as reflected in recent debates over online data privacy, "Big Data" and the rise of data mining and analytics in business, science and government. This paper outlines the significance of digital data within education,…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Research
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Selwyn, Neil – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Social networking sites such as "Facebook" and "MySpace" have been subject to much recent debate within the educational community. Whilst growing numbers of educators celebrate the potential of social networking to (re)engage learners with their studies, others fear that such applications compromise and disrupt young people's engagement with…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Role Conflict, Foreign Countries, Social Networks