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September 07, 2008

Punk it up

September 07, 2008

I'm getting ready for the 310 mile drive up to Leeds tomorrow to participate in ALT-C 2008. I'm going to be speaking in the main conference about some of the research we have been doing in Plymouth on wikis in teacher education. I'm also speaking in the fringe event F-ALT entitled WTF Edupunk, where I will try to show ...

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September 05, 2008

4th ALT-C Edubloggers meetup

September 05, 2008

Really looking forward to our fourth ALT-C Edublogger meetup next week, taking place at Leeds Student Union Mine Bar, 19.30 onwards. The Alt-C evening meal (for those who are attending the conference & have signed up for it) is served in the adjacent Refectory building, and as usual will provide a handy initial meeting point for some of ...

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September 03, 2008

Emerging Sounds of the Bazaar - Internet Radio - Live from ALT C in Leeds

September 03, 2008

Its September. Its conference season. Its ALT C. Can't afford the fees? Paper rejected? Tied up in pre-term preparations? Never mind - Sounds of the Bazaar is going out on the road to bring you the highlights of what is happening in ed tech, teaching and learning. And we start off with our first LIVE broadcast next Tuesday 9 ...

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Digital Divide slam invite

September 03, 2008

I'm off to ALT-C next week, along with most of the UKs edtechs and learning technologists. I'll be pretty busy, supporting the 4th annual ALT-C Edublogger meetup, helping host the Emerge reception & live radio broadcast, and contributing to the F-ALT fringe activities. I'm really excited to be teaming up again with with Frances Bell, Helen Keegan and ...

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September 02, 2008

What has the Open Habitat project been doing?

September 02, 2008

As phase 1 of the Open Habitat project draws to a close it is time to take stock. We have run our ‘Multi-User Virtual Environments’ pilots with Art & Design and Philosophy students, gathered our data and are a long way through the process of making sense of it. Concepts are starting to cluster and hypothesis to be tested ...

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August 20, 2008

Better TAG management

August 20, 2008

Some enhancements, bug fixes, and qualitative functionality for a better TAG management.Adding or Editing a BLOG The core changes are when 'Adding' or 'Editing' a BLOG post. A 'personal' TAG cloud containing every TAG that a user used in BLOGs are shown allowing a quick-click selection, plus when typing a new TAG it shows a list of site wide TAGs ...

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August 19, 2008

A Demo of WiZiQ

August 19, 2008

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August 15, 2008

Post at Leeds

August 15, 2008

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS STAFF AND DEPARTMENTAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT (SDDU) SENIOR ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (full-time) University Grade 8   Job Ref 212049 Closing date Wednesday 17 September 2008.  Interviews Friday 17 October 2008. Full details at Outline information below. Working closely with key stakeholders across the University, including academic and professional staff from all nine faculties and a range ...

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August 06, 2008

ARGs - and the rest - covered in Guardian Technology

August 06, 2008

OK, I'll catch up one day. If you missed the Guardian's Technology section on 24 July 2008, it might have been a review - from a slightly different perspective - of what U&I and Emerge are doing. The issue covered: Twitter search (the acquisition of Summize), ARGs, Skype, public data re-use policy, location-based services. And, there was a link ...

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August 04, 2008

ALT-C booking deadline 15 August

August 04, 2008

ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide, 9-11 September 2008, Leeds, UKBookings close Friday, 15th August 2008 – book soon to confirm your place!This conference will explore and extend the debate over the digital divide, providing an opportunity to develop both thinking and practice. The premise to be explored in the conference is that the digital divide is multidimensional, rather ...

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