Wordle … and a time for Change
I note that the BBC has generated a Wordle image for Barack Obama’s inaugural speech.
BETT 2009:
Once again it’s time for the BETT Show. The self-styled “largest educational technology show in the world.” For the first hour or so I wondered what on earth I was doing there as I heard one salesman after another explain how their product is loved by students, will improve their…
Do you want to be friends?
We’ve added a couple of widgets from Google Friends Connect. Friends Connect has various social networking widgets that can be added to any web site with the idea, according to Google, that “Google Friend Connect means more people engaging more deeply…… with each other.” You’ll need a Google account to…
Web 2.0 and Archaeology
Chuck E. Jones on Ancient World Bloggers has discussed “Web 2.0 and Beyond: New Tools for Archaeological Collaboration and Communication“. The presentations from Web 2.0 and Beyond: New Tools for Archaeological Collaboration and Communication (Vancouver, March 26-30, 2008) are now online. There are short abstracts of the presentations.
User-centred design for educational equality?
How can we ensure e-learning projects are actually worthwhile? Futurelab presentation at ALT-C by Lyndsay Grant on user-centred design. More detail here.
Connectivism?
A Commoncraft style video on connectivism. I found this here http://wishfulthinkinginmedicaleducation.blogspot.com/ which is the blog of a Clinical Lecturer in Cardifff University who joined the Learning Lab Delicious network
Digital Student
The Education Guardian today published a supplement in association with JISC called Digital Student. Discussing technology in further and higher education, it looks like it should be required reading for all in the Learning Lab community. Headline topics include Academia Tackles the Future, Second Life for Teaching? and ‘Building a…
Thanks for the Free Software!
Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the USA and in celebration Gina Trapani at LifeHacker published a top 50(ish) list of free tools. I thought the article “Thanksgiving: Free Software We’re Most Thankful For” was worth sharing with the Learning Lab Community as I’m thankful for quite a few of these myself!
Second Life and Travel
BBC Radio 4’s Traveller’s Tree (17 November 2008) had an interesting comment about ‘Second Life’ and the future of the future. The discussion revolved around ‘virtual holidays’.
Wordle and "Obamalogical Studies"
Last week I drew attention to the use of Wordle. Today’s Times (‘Obamalogical Studies’, November 12, 2008) carries a Wordle image of words used by President-elect Obama in recent speeches, and the hopes for the Obama presidency sent in by readers of the Times. Here is the analysis of Obama’s…
