Bill Caraher of the University of North Dakota always has something interesting to say about the process of blogging. After running an academic blog (“The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World”) for two years he reflects on its value: Audience. Blogging as Professional and Social Networking. People read blogs. Content and…
David Berry has drawn my attention to the World Digital Library produced by UNESCO. The aims are provided: The principal objectives of the WDL are to: Promote international and intercultural understanding; Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet; Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences;…
Archaeologist William Caraher of the University of North Dakota has written an interesting piece about the elements of blogging (“How to write for the Pyla-Kousopetria Archaeological Project Blog: A Primer in Archaeological Blogging“, April 20, 2009). The various PKAP blogs are among the most unique aspects of our project. Our…
Chris Jobling has reminded us of the range of meanings for e-learning: electronic, enhanced, excellence. The next challenge is take these strands and turn then into r-learning — research-led teaching. How can we use e-tools (amongst others!) to introduce our students to current debates and issues in our respective research…
I just attended the School of Engineering’s Learning and Teaching committee to report on the last two meetings of the e-Learning Committee and the outcomes of the HEFCW Benchmarking exercise. At the end of my report, I was asked the following question (only partly in jest I think): “What is…
It’s Ada Lovelace Day today and spurred on by Sue Charman-Anderson thousands have signed a pledge to post today about women who have made an impact in technology. The Guardian is supporting this effort and items are expected on the BBC News Channel at around 8.20 pm today. My rather…
A press release about the HEFCW-funded e-Learning projects has been issued. Professor Alan Speight, Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for the student experience and academic quality enhancement at Swansea University, said: “Our challenge now is to expand our e-Learning provision and to develop transferable technologies that can be applied across the full…
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I’m sure I’ll not be the only one, but let me add my congratulations to Sir Tim and his wonderful, annoying, ubiquitous invention. Happy 20th Birthday, World Wide Web via Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day by Jane Hart on 3/13/09 Scientific American has a great feature on…
So I subscribed to posterous.com (just by sending an email to post@posterous.com) and now I can post to the Learning Lab Community blog, Fresh and Crispy, Twitter and Flickr all at the same time … by email! And as I’m doing this at 12.42 am, I’ve obviously got a bad…
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