Black on blocking video, and learning too.

At last, a senior eduction figure prepared to call  institutional internet blocking for what it is: a serious threat to learning. Greg Black, CEO of education.au, in this brief video submission to an OECD conference in Korea states bluntly that most school staff and students are not able to see this video: because many systems and institutions routinely block video sharing sites.

An incredibly broad range of sites are blocked in schools systems. Wikis, image sharing, discussion - some of the best Web 2.0 tools for learning. Have the blocking police heard that daily newspapers have little personal advertisements that look suspiciously like prostitution. Ban the newspapers!

Tags: internet digital literacy safety
Posted at 10:46AM Jun 17, 2008 by John Travers  |