JISC Legal Information: Recording Lectures

JISC has issued a briefing paper relating to “Recording Lectures” [pdf]. The paper notes: “This guidance is for information only and is not intended to replace legal advice when faced with a risk decision”. A model consent form is included.

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GoNing, GoNing … Gone

The deadline for free Ning sites passed in July and any free Ning sites have to be upgraded to a paid plan by 20th August this year or risk deletion. The site eg-353.ning.com which I created for the HEFCW funded enhancement peer-support project is doomed unless I pay the $19.95…

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Free eBook: Emerging Technologies in Distance Education.

This new eBook from Athabasca University looks at a whole series of emerging technologies for distance education. Incidentally, it contains a Chapter by Rita Kop on the TRIO Project in DACE.The blurb for the book call it a ” one-stop knowledge resource, Emerging Technologies in Distance Education showcases the international…

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That iPad is looking even more expensive…..

India Express has a story about a tablet PC that the Indian Human Resource Development Ministry hope will eventually sell for just $10! Sketchy details so far but it look interesting. I wonder if BECTA could come up with something like that? Oh no, the just been abolished.

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Flipboard … killer app or more iHype?

I don’t have an iPad, but if I did, I’d be very interested in Flipboard. But I’ve gotta ask, why isn’t this a web app? Last time I looked, the web browser was still more ubiquitous than Apple’s new toy. Thanks to @AJCann for the link.

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Personal Learning Environments and Networks

Graham Atwell (@GrahamAtwell) has highlighted a sequence of video interviews recorded by Joyce Seitzinger (@catzpyjamasnz) at the recent (first?) Personal Learning Environments (PLE) conference recently held in Barcelona. The videos are part of her What My PLN Means to Me” project. The Three Letter Abbreviations PLE and PLN seem to…

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Changing the Learning Lab

Since the formation of SALT the question has arisen as to what sort of web presence it should have. A static information site? A community driven site? Part of the main university site? How does this debate impact on the Learning Lab? Should all learning and teaching support be in…

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Reflecting on Research Blog Readership

I thought it would be interesting to see how many people use RSS subscriptions for blogs in my research area. This means that my research blog (Looting Matters) has a solid core of readers in addition to those who visit it via the web or have the posts emailed to…

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