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November 17, 2008

Workshops on Learners’ Experience of e-Learning

November 17, 2008

In Their Qwn Words – Investigating the Learners’ Experience of e-Learning; What do we know? How do we know it?  What do we dare to find out?’A series of workshops to disseminate the findings from the second phase of the JISC Learner Experiences strand projects will begin on 9 December in Birmingham1, followed by workshops in London (20 January ...

From: Paul Bailey - Read more

November 16, 2008

Full Fat Feeds

November 16, 2008

It's great to see so many projects syndicating their web and blog content over to the site - it means that the community can share and connect in one handy place. Some of the feeds coming over are restricted however, meaning that people have to click through to the original site to view the entire post. I'd like to ...

From: Josie Fraser - Read more

November 15, 2008

Altered State online blended conference 27, 28 November

November 15, 2008

We are moving into the final phases of the U&I programme. This is our last online conference. Don't miss it! "Altered States" 27, 28 November 2008. What has changed: in your practice; in your project; in your institution; in your community?And a blended bonus: In conjunction with the outputs surgery being run by Lawrie and Alice Gugan, we are ...

From: George Roberts - Read more

November 14, 2008

Emerging Debate: Actor Networks and Connectivism

November 14, 2008

Frances Bell posted to Emerge noting the similarity between Actor Network Theory and Connectivism. I replied, "snap" because I, too (and many others: I claim no primacy), had noticed this. Frances' full post, "Is Connectivism a Learning Network" is here. I have replied to her and posted a discussion on Actor Network Theory. I fear we may be doing ...

From: George Roberts - Read more

November 12, 2008

Education 2.0? Designing the web for teaching and learning - publication

November 12, 2008

Teaching and Learning Research Programme (Technology Enhanced Learning)  Further to presentations given by Richard Noss (Director TLRP (TEL), London Knowledge Lab) at recent JISC programme meetings, I am pleased to announce that this ESRC/EPSRC funded research programme has published its first commentary:  Education 2.0? Designing the web for teaching and learning at: For more information about the JISC-TLRP ...

From: Paul Bailey - Read more

November 09, 2008

ALT-J Special Issue on Mobile and Contextual Learning

November 09, 2008

ALT-J have a call out for a special issue on mobile and contextual learning which will be relevant to some Emerge projects as we near the BR and dissemination phases. See ...

From: Rhona Sharpe - Read more

November 08, 2008

Herding cats

November 08, 2008

I was recently challenged with running a series of events inside Second Life for the JISC Innovating eLearning Conference. These were carefully paced to include a couple of orientation sessions for new avatars, a tour and an evening social event (a ‘fashion show’ as it turned out). For me, I was surprised to find that the biggest challenge ...

From: Steven Warburton - Read more

JISC Emerge terms and conditions and privacy policies amended

November 08, 2008

We have made minor amendments to the JISC Emerge terms and conditions and privacy policies. These are minor changes to take account of the recent benefits realisation activity and to make the Creative Commons License to and by JISC Emerge ...

From: George Roberts - Read more

November 06, 2008

eFramework Workshop

November 06, 2008

Lawrie organised a workshop for U&I projects on the eFramework, in London at the Hatton (etc Venues) on 29 October. Most U&I projects were represented. The workshop aimed to do three things: enable U&I Projects to produce outputs for the eFrameworkto help the eFramework team to validate its own elicitation processesto introduce participants to "Project X", the ...

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JISC Fashion Show .... you know you want it! Tonight (Thursday 6th) at 7pm in Second Life

November 06, 2008

Once again from a runway near you ... the catwalk event of the year. Dare you not be there?What: JISC innovating elearning conference social eveningWhere: Emerge Island 7pm UK time, 6/11/08  Bring big ...

From: Steven Warburton - Read more

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