Children’s Information – Who Cares? By Maarten Sprenger

By Miriam Rasch, February 13, 2014

‘For children searching the internet is like riding a roller coaster in an amusement park. How to choose one’s own route and get useful hits when searching? How to avoid delay and distraction? How to distinguish between nonsense and reliable resources? It’s hard for adults, but even harder for children.’ Children’s Information – Who Cares? [...]

Geert Lovink talks to Maarten Sprenger

By Catalina Iorga, November 11, 2013

Short interview with Maarten Sprenger from network cultures on Vimeo. The fifth session of Society of the Query #2, ‘Search in Context‘ ended with a conversation between Geert Lovink and Maarten Sprenger, the author of a recently published book for children and adults about searching for valuable information online, who also has extensive experience in [...]

Simon Knight on the Epistemic Context of Search & Assessment

By Maya Livio, November 11, 2013

Short interview with Simon Knight from network cultures on Vimeo. On day two of the Society of the Query conference, Simon Knight introduced his analysis of the search engine as an epistemic tool by outlining the latest policy changes in the Danish school system. After a recent pilot study (outlined here), Denmark has now rolled [...]

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Children’s Information – Who Cares? By Maarten Sprenger

Geert Lovink talks to Maarten Sprenger

Simon Knight on the Epistemic Context of Search & Assessment