Edit: March 10/14 Here is another set from the BBC on designing for learning found via AConventional. Site Admin | Full Circle Phone: 206-517-4754 | nancyw at fullcirc dot com | WordPress Theme This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 First a disclaimer. don’t tell them why. Boo hoo! MORE >>

Slow, cumbersome, or just stupid and not monitoring social media for stories (BBC is vindicated)? My arrest gave me a unique vantage point on the risks and rewards of citizen journalists, those non-professionals who capture stories (usually without pay) using videos and images via portable technology like a cell phone camera. On Sept. MORE >>

As the BBC tells it’s journos to start using social media as a primary source – or leave journalism – what are the repercussions in social spaces? As more trained journalists move into the amateur blogging space, what are the fundamental differences in the blogging style between the two? Some generalisations. Two extremes. MORE >>

recent BBC article cited a great example of a young woman with cystic fibrosis (CF). One or two sentences into his phone call, the parent interrupted saying: "You don't need to go any further, doctor. Doctors already buy smart phones. by Janice Pearson, moderator and community manager at eModeration. However, it goes further. MORE >>

Jon Barker reports: The BBC is abuzz with Obamamania. In the past, the BBC has rarely communicated with staff outside the traditional corporate communication channels. The BBC has a reputation for being a forward thinking organisation and it is full of highly creative people,” says Phil Edwards, manager of Gateway. MORE >>