by Derek Law | Mar 15, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
By Derek Law, University of Strathclyde This title is a slight paraphrase of lyrics from the Foo Fighters great song “My Hero” recorded in the mid-1990s. The lyricist Dave Grohl wrote it in admiration of the hard work and perseverance of ordinary people. The song is... by Derek Law | Jun 16, 2022 | Blog Posts, In the Spotlight
By Derek Law, Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde One of the very few benefits of Covid-19 is that I have been using my local public library much more and using serendipity wandering round the shelves to find new things to read. On a recent visit I came... by Derek Law | Apr 20, 2022 | Blog Posts, In the Spotlight
By Derek Law, Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde In the years before Covid, when one attended the Charleston Conference in person, one of the joyful ways of relaxing from the intensity of the conference itself was to visit the wonderful local bookshops. My... by Derek Law | Mar 16, 2022 | Blog Posts, In the Spotlight
By Derek Law, Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde By a neat coincidence, January saw the publication of two major reports about digital literacy. No great surprises in them, but some intriguing statistics and an implicit recognition of the importance of... by Derek Law | Jan 26, 2022 | Blog Posts, In the Spotlight
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