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December 2007

December 04, 2007

Emerge is growing: be a part of the project team

December 04, 2007

As the successful projects are informed of the results of the bidding, the Emerge project team is recruiting a "Research and Dissemination Manager". Reporting to me, and working closely with all project team members and the wider community of practice we need someone to take an active, hands-on role in encouraging contributions from all community members at all levels, ...

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December 12, 2007

Emerge: What's it all about? Part 1

December 12, 2007

Emerge was recruiting. I wrote about it here. People say that it is hard to explain what Emerge is about: even this doesn't do it justice. Emerge is the name (it is not an acronym) of the support project for the JISC Users and Innovation (U&I) Programme.Already that statement is dense. Add to it my assertion that the U&I ...

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Welcome to Emerge and the U&I Programme

December 12, 2007

Welcome, new project teams Lawrie has informed all the bidders into the U&I funding round of the outcomes of the selection process. It was not easy for any of us involved but if one of the aims of the programme has been to produce high quality bids then (pace formal evaluation) this has been a great success. From ...

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December 13, 2007

Emerge: What's it all about? Part 2

December 13, 2007

For people who are new to the U&I Programme and Emerge Project or thinking about joining the project team, I have been writing a number of orientation posts. The recruiting announcement is here, the first "What's it all about?" post is here, and my welcome to new teams is here. (There is also a presentation on SlideShare).In my first ...

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Credit where due and congrats to the IWR Information Professional of the Year

December 13, 2007

Love 'em or otherwise, we are all familiar with Brian Kelly's regular syndicated comments that appear on these pages. Modesty didn't prevent him from syndicating this one, but, credit where due. Congratulations, Brian, on your award as "Information Professional of the Year". ...

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December 20, 2007

Elgg and the Emerge Platform

December 20, 2007

Some of you may have caught wind of the changes at Eduspaces, the public Elgg community (e.g. on Stephen Downes' web here, which cites Graham Attwell here) that was hosted by Curverider. As you know the Emerge platform is based on Elgg and Curverider is the company that leads the Elgg development. Elgg is the only (afaik) open source ...

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December 21, 2007

Future funding opportunities from the JISC

December 21, 2007

Now, this is helpful: JISC roadmap of funding opportunities for 2008 (January–Summer 2008). Thank you to Rowin Young of CETIS for the announcement. "This information has been put together to provide the community with information about future calls for funding, either through JISC Circulars issued to HE/FE institutions or more open invitations to tender published on JISC's ...

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