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October 10, 2008

QR codes, SMS and class evaluation.

October 10, 2008

I recently read Susono and Shimomura (2006) ( ) who’d used QR codes in formative class assessment. This got me thinking about their potential use in end of class / unit evaluations. So given ...

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MUVEnation programme opens for participants

October 10, 2008

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } MUVEnation - the course, originally uploaded by StevenW Bohm. After several months of hard work the EU funded MUVEnation programme opens its doors to participants. The course - ‘Teaching and learning with MUVEs’ - is a free one year postgraduate programme, delivered online, ...

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using Twitter in education - what the mlearn audience thought

October 10, 2008

I recently presented at mLearn08 about the potential use of Twitter in Teaching and Learning based on a survey I did quite a while ago (slides: ...

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Virtual spaces, Second lives: what are the potential educational benefits of MUVEs

October 10, 2008

from: stevenw 1 hour agoFor the JISC Innovating e-learning conference November 2008 - jisc muve secondlife education jiscel08 ...

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e-book: Opening Up Education

October 10, 2008

Ian Dolphin just tweeted that "Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge" Edited by Toru Iiyoshi and M. S. Vijay Kumar Foreword by John Seely Brown is now freely available as an e-book at ...

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To Blog or micro Blog, that is the query

October 10, 2008

I have watched and contributed to, Twitter now for something like six months. I admit that I have got a bit addicted. I have developed a ‘habit’ of checking Twitter when ever I read my email. I do not use it on mobile devices; apart from my phone I have none! I only watch/follow about 50 people, to follow ...

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Open up!

October 10, 2008

Jonathan Gray’s been busy. Open Knowledge Foundation is hosting two THREE interesting events in November: Workshop on Finding and Re-using Public Information , Saturday 1st November 2008, 1030-1600, London Knowledge Lab The UK Government produces and distributes a vast amount of documents and datasets - from national statistics to environmental information, from socio-economic data to legal material. Recent ...

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October 09, 2008

Watching the paint dry

October 09, 2008

It's been a busy day teaching with two of my BA groups having a stab at creating their first blogs here at the University of Plymouth. I have shown them how to integrate these into a Wetpaint wiki (probably the best of the bunch at the moment for functionality, ease of use and ad-free response). 'Watching the paint ...

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October 08, 2008

Engineering the Space for learning

October 08, 2008

The more I think about learning the more I get drawn to the idea that there is a need for space; space to allow the learner to focus and concentrate; space that allows them to develop their independent learning skills; space and freedom to be creative; space and time to collaborate and work with others. Simply the space to ...

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Organisational structure, metadata and resource discovery

October 08, 2008

In terms of the organisational structure and metadata for our repository we must consider that: Resources must be discoverable both internally (i.e. within intraLibrary itself) and, where appropriate, by external systems e.g. search engines Visitors to the repository must be able to browse repository content in an intuitive manner. These requirements are related and can be fully realised ...

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