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@kontar81

@kontar81

From: Man at the Airport

This chapter describes Al Kontar’s plight: no visa, no way home, and no way out of the airport in Kuala Lumpur. He turned to social media to share his story and seek help. 19 $1.90 Add
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Learning, Play, and Parenting

Learning, Play, and Parenting

Conflicting Needs in a Busy, Busy World

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

With a little walk through history, and a little more developmental theory, I will explore larger cultural shifts in parenting and family systems, expand on the blurred lines of learning and … 22 $2.20 Add
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Leaving Syria

Leaving Syria

From: Man at the Airport

In this chapter, the author describes his experiences as a law student in Syria, and his first international trip to Abu Dhabi. 5 $0.50 Add
Man at the Airport

Man at the Airport

How Social Media Saved My Life: One Syrian's Story

Man at the Airport explores what it means to be a Syrian, an “illegal” and a refugee. More broadly, it examines the power of social media to amplify individual voices and facilitate … 232 View
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O Canada

O Canada

From: Man at the Airport

In the final chapter, Al Kontar writes about his experiences in British Columbia, and his Operation#NotForgotten campaign to aid refugess trapped on Manus and Nauru. 10 $1.00 Add
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Of Games and Gaming

Of Games and Gaming

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

I am going to go a bit deeper exploring the specifics of the supposed benefits of gaming as they relate to learning. Within this I’m going to put a microscope over some of the gaming … 17 $1.70 Add
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Of Systems and Process

Of Systems and Process

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

We want to teach children not only how to use technologies, but how to choose technologies, and how to make them. We also want to teach them the caveats including biological hijacking and … 24 $2.40 Add
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On the (Information) Highway: So Is This a Journey or What?

On the (Information) Highway: So Is This a Journey or What?

From: Cyberidentities

As we go from the bound and bounded book to the technologies that give us hypertext, we move from containment to expansion. The debate about what we call postmodernism focuses on that alteration. … 8 $1.12 Add
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Our Future Our Selves

Our Future Our Selves

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

I want to close this book by coming full circle back to what I feel are our most urgent issues: First and foremost are our collective children; the next generations and how we individually and … 14 $1.40 Add
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Policy-Making and the Value of Electronic Forms of Public Debate: Underpinning, Assumptions and First Experiences

Policy-Making and the Value of Electronic Forms of Public Debate: Underpinning, Assumptions and First Experiences

From: Cyberidentities

This article investigates the potential value of electronic forms of public debate in policy processes. Thereby, its scope is limited to those forms of debate which are purposefully initiated by … 11 $1.54 Add
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Prologue
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Prologue

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

Prologue 9 $0.90 Add
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Québécois Policy and the Development of the Information Highway

Québécois Policy and the Development of the Information Highway

From: Cyberidentities

The purpose of this article is to describe the Quebec government’s position with regard to the Internet. 4 $0.56 Add
Reset

Reset

Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society

In the 2020 CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author and renowned technology and security expert Ronald J. Deibert exposes the disturbing influence and impact of the internet on politics, the … 339 View
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Retreat, Reform, Restraint

Retreat, Reform, Restraint

From: Reset

In the final chapter, the author turns to the question “What is to be done?” The negative implications of social media are increasingly acknowledged and well documented. But what to … 68 $6.80 Add
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River of Madness

River of Madness

From: Man at the Airport

This chapter describes the author’s time in jail for overstaying his work visa, the death of his father, and his deportation to Kuala Lumpur. 30 $3.00 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part A

Sex and Sexuality Part A

Adult Play

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

What I am concerned about are the changes in our attitudes and our desires that go far beyond the frameworks of curiosity and a bit of fun. The central issue once again concerns … 15 $1.50 Add