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November 20, 2008

Sounds of the Bazaar Radio show - Into the Dragons Den

November 20, 2008

Next Monday we break new ground with our Sounds of the Bazaar radio show. We are producing a special issue of Emerging Sound of the Bazaar entitled 'Into the Dragons Den'. The programme is a fly on the wall special following the progress of a Dragons Den session organised by Emerge. The show goes out at 19.00 UK ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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What’s in it for them?

November 12, 2008

An interesting discussion at the Repository Day on Monday with one of our X-stream (VLE) team leaders. His question to us could we give him a 10-word summary of the benefits the Repository would bring to an average overworked academic. For the research side it is fairly cut and dried. Research assessment is in future ...

From: Streamline - Read more

November 11, 2008

Connectivism MOOC sparks a critique- Actor-network theory vs Connectivism - seconds out!

November 11, 2008

The Connectivism MOOC with 2200+ students has been running for the last 9 weeks.  I have been participating but not doing the official assignments ;-)  This has been a fantastic learning experience - demanding, frustrating, provoking and above all social. My main motive for participation was to pursue an idea I have had for about 18 months about a ...

From: Frances Bell - Read more

November 10, 2008

Repository Tools Taster Day

November 10, 2008

Today the Streamline project final got to show of the Metadata prototype to none-project members. As part of a joint taster session with the Repostory and PERsONA projects, we invited members of LeedsMet staff to enjoy a presentation and get hands on with various tools. Over the course of the day various groups were entertained ...

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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

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