Paperight and Riso Africa empower schools to print their own textbooks??

I don't believe that this is empowerment at all. Having sat though the awful sales pitch from RISO at the African Education Week Conference in June, we now see an attempt to embed the practice of photocopying into schools in a way which just promulgates the status quo and becomes a barrier to the digital revolution. Just like I said in my post about the conference sessions.

Why not use the costs associated with this outdated technology to fund mobile technology. It doesn't need to be big 1:1 schemes, but anything which prevents this type of situation and breaks the text-book cycle and indeed, the reliance on printed materials has to be progress.

Paperight and Riso Africa empower schools to print their own textbooks | The Paperight Blog

Disruption: Silicon Valley's Worst Buzzword

Is this really becoming one of those overused buzzwords in education?  I've always been a big fan of Clayton Christensen's book and his concept of disruptive technology because it made absolute sense to me. To be honest, I don't think I'm ready to let go just yet...especially as we are in the midst of a seismic disruption in education. This of course is the mobile devices revolution which is causing disruption to so many entrenched practices which truly should have been left behind in the twentieth century.

What do you think? Is it another candidate for the education buzzword bingo card?

Disruption: Silicon Valley's Worst Buzzword | New Republic

HMV Twitter fail offers lessons in corporate communications

This story, about the demise of one of the UK's most iconic high street shopping brands is a perfect example of what can go wrong with a brand on social media. Brand reputation is increasingly becoming such an important strand of the customer service/relations part of any business in this day and age of the online presence. It's incredibly important to protect your business reputation and you should consider expert advice on how to do this on the social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, FourSquare and Yelp,as well as consumer forums such as Hello Peter and Complaint's Board.

HMV Twitter fail offers lessons in corporate comms | Opinion | Marketing Week

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