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June 2007

June 01, 2007

Speed Read

June 01, 2007

This community (not surprisingly) is an active one.  Great!  But it does mean there's a lot to read and a lot of points of contact to monitor.   I am on holiday next week and likely to be at least partially out of touch. Evidence from students suggests that a pile of un-accessed postings on blogs and discussions is intimidating - ...

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June 10, 2007

Ppphhheewww!

June 10, 2007

Back from Majorca. Tanned (a bit).  Fit (a bit less).  Thought I'd catch up. the online days looked to have been fun ... but I get the impression that I'm not running fast enough to keep up (never mind, raise a barn).  Is this how students feel ... and if so, how do they address the problem.  Perhaps I'll ...

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June 19, 2007

Help wanted - apply within!

June 19, 2007

I am currently doing some work with an FE college .... and trying to establish whether the difference in the age/level of learners makes a difference to their expectations of, and use of, e-learning.  My experience, so far, of the academic staff is that their expectations and use are as varied as in the HE community.  Anyone have any ...

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June 30, 2007

Priorities!

June 30, 2007

I'm a School Governor and last week was involved in the appointment of a new Head Teacher .. gruelling and the reaon for my lack of involvement here!  As part of the process each candidate talked to a group of students - one from each year group ... about technology, bullying, homework, etc.  When asked about the use of ...

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