David Murphy's Occasional Blog

‘The pen is mightier than the sword‘. In a curious twist, not just a few prominent persons have managed to prove this maxim by stabbing themselves with their own pens, leading to their demise, at least politically. This year has seen a swathe of European politicians being caught plagiarizing, typically in a doctoral thesis.

Yes, I know it’s corny, but when confronted with a nifty (or even ‘natty’) piece of work by someone named Natalie (and yes, she calls herself Natty), how could I resist the above title for this blog post?! As the title suggests, Natty has bravely created an online newspaper called Online And Distance Learning Weekly,

We live in a digital age – from the simple storage of information to transactions in your local supermarket, nearly everything is operated through electronic means. Technology has become ubiquitous, but is posing fresh challenges to traditional work practices.