MEDIAWARx on edX

'Global Media, War, and Technology', is a free, open, online course (MOOC), produced by EdX & the University of Queensland & convened by Dr Sebastian Kaempf

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Ready to kick start your 2022 quest for knowledge with an interactive deep dive into the world of infotech, conflict & politics? The new round of our successful MOOC will launch on 8 February - and you can sign up for free already: https://t.co/rSqzMshXJF @UQ_News @uqITaLI

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Welcome Kwame Eshun as the new Teaching Assistant for our @MEDIAWARx! We're glad to have you on board!
For more info on the new MOOC round starting 8 Feb 2022: https://t.co/rSqzMsz0LF @uqITaLI @UQxCourses @POLSISEngage

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Thank you @DougallAB for having been a friendly, diligent, perceptive TA in our MOOC! We'll be missing you but you'll always remain part of our @UQxCourses team. All the best for what's coming next.
For more info on the new MOOC round starting 8 Feb 2022: https://t.co/rSqzMshXJF

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Episode 34: You Sexy Hacktivist MOOCer, with Sebastian Kaempf https://t.co/tQ7FU4ryjj

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Find out more about our MOOC in this podcast episode between MOOC convener @SebKaempf and @occupyirtheory podcast host @nicholaskiersey:

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Episode 34: You Sexy Hacktivist MOOCer, with Sebastian Kaempf https://t.co/tQ7FU4ryjj

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Relates to topic 6 in our MOOC: Microsoft wins US army contract for augmented reality headsets worth up to $21.9bn https://t.co/0izu3odngL

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Welcome @DougallAB as our new #MediaWarx course moderator. Andrew is a PhD candidate @POLSISEngage at the @UQ_News, where he researches & teaches the politics of global media. He holds degrees in international politics & history from the unis of Cambridge & Edinburgh. @UQxCourses

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For 2.5 years, @KyeAllen6 navigated our MOOC as course moderator: diligent, perceptive, always helping learners & fostering important debates. As Kye is steps down from his role, we'd like to thank him for all his great work & wish him all the best finishing his MPhil at Oxford.

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Find out about the oligopolization of Western media in
@MEDIAWARx, our free, online & self-paced course. Running now: https://t.co/rSqzMsz0LF @UQxCourses @edXOnline @HASSUQ @UQ_News

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Our MOOC leaders, @SebKaempf & @cfinn14, provide insight into the learning design of our course and encourage more nuanced reflections about teaching international relations through this new format: https://t.co/x45xyYv5cq @UQxCourses @HASSUQ @edXOnline @UQ_News @isanet

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Due to popular demand, we decided to extend the current run of our #MOOC until 15 December 2021. Please join us - it's free and eye-opening: https://t.co/c7JQdSCLJb @UQxCourses @edXOnline @UQ_News

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Many congratulations to @aneesha for winning @UQ_News award for excellence in innovation. Aneesha has been behind many of the amazing tech features of our MOOC - a superstar who works tirelessly behind the scenes! To view more: https://t.co/2EW5cwZGOS @uqITaLI @UQxCourses

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We have decided to extend the running period of the current MOOC edition to 21 March 2021. If you know of anyone interested in our course, please let them know. It's free, its online, it's open to anyone with an internet connection: https://t.co/c7JQdSCLJb @UQ_News @uqITaLI

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If this is of interest, check out our free and online course: https://t.co/c7JQdSCLJb @HASSUQ @UQxCourses @UQ_News

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Great to discuss visual methods in @svpercy‘s @POLSISEngage honours class this week. If you are interested in the topic, here a video discussion that @emma_hutchison and I had a couple of years ago with @SebKaempf for his fantastic MOOC @MEDIAWARx. https://t.co/c7JVOdMHK3

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We are excited to see over 2,100 learners from 115 countries currently doing our course. This round is open until December 2020, so please join us. It's free, flexible, online, and ultimately eye-opening: https://t.co/rSqzMsz0LF @UQxCourses @HASSUQ @uqyoungalumni @uqalumni

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Behind the scenes: tribute to Karsten Krause, who is the amazing filmmaker behind all the on-site shoots and interviews, the result of him traveling with @SebKaempf for 1 month, through 14 locations, and conducting 25 interviews for our MOOC: https://t.co/rSqzMsz0LF @HASSUQ

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Our convener @SebKaempf is the co-producer of 'Theaters of Command', a new film doco about the US military's influence in Hollywood (a topic we touch on in topic 6 of our MOOC) that will be released in mid 2020. Here is the trailer: https://t.co/fQrAuaAulp

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Ever wondered about the Pentagon's role in film and TV productions? Get insights right from the source: Phil Strub, former Head of the Pentagon's Entertainment Liaison Office, speaking candidly in 'MediaWarX', our free, online course. Running now: https://t.co/rSqzMsz0LF @HASSUQ

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Acc to @RonDeibert, 9/11 severely impacted on how governments looked at surveillance. Is the current #Covid_19 crisis another 9/11 in the world of surveillance? To learn and debate these questions, check out @MEDIAWARx, our free, online, self-paced course: https://t.co/rSqzMshpU7

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@phillipsflo @rgizbert1 @AJListeningPost You guys are doing an incredible and ultimately very important job! And you provide a perspective that is largely missing. Stay safe and healthy!