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August 22, 2008
As we approach the conference season...
August 22, 2008
A few weeks ago I posted a request for ideas about 'surviving conferences' and asked for tips about getting the most out of conferences as a delegate (there is already a plethora of conference organiser material). The response was excellent and I received lots of great ideas. I am looking at a printed version (in a small booklet form) but ...
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August 19, 2008
e-Framework workshop
August 19, 2008
You will be aware that the Programme will be making significant contributions to the e-framework through the work that you are doing, and that you all committed to supporting this activity within your Bids and project plans. In order to help this process as much as possible we will be providing a workshop on ...
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August 01, 2008
Altered States: Emerging practices and places
August 01, 2008
I'm pleased to be able to announce themes, formats and dates for the next Emerge Online conference. Taking place in the week of CETIS's conference on Learning, Teaching and the Institution, Emerge's Altered States conference will explore the complex relationships between practitioners, innovation and institutions. Emerge members are invited to contribute their experiences, perspectives and ideas to a range ...
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July 25, 2008
Open Source Social Software
July 25, 2008
This week, a bunch of us from the Emerge project were invited to contribute to the OSS Watch expert workshop on profiling communities. I was asked to present, and as part of my talk looked at the current state of Open Source social networking platforms and tools. I'm hoping to follow up with an evaluation matrix of the ...
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July 22, 2008
F-ALT
July 22, 2008
This years ALT-C Edublogger meetup will be taking place after the Emerge reception & dinner, in it's usual slot on Tuesday night. Really excitingly, it's taking part in this years fringe event - the first (and maybe only?) ever F-ALT: F-ALT is the seriously fun & participant led alternative to more traditionally formatted conference session, and, taking a ...
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July 15, 2008
Telling (digital) Stories
July 15, 2008
One of my favorite sessions at the last Emerge online conference, Exploring User 2.0 was the hands-on closing session on Digital Storytelling. John Sandars invited us to upload a single image "that represents your feelings about engaging with web 2.0 technologies" prior to the session, and we talked through 12 submitted pictures. The session was very lively, thought provoking and ...
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July 08, 2008
JISC Digitisation Blog: Is academia ready for Web 2.0?
July 08, 2008
A really interesting post from the JISC digitisation team this morning over at: It concludes:Social networking features are perceivedas primarily for pleasure rather than for work Content is still king: to be a truly useful research tool, students and lecturers need to know that a resource has been created for them and has scholarly merit, and reliable and ...
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July 07, 2008
One for your Diary
July 07, 2008
Following a few questions about the e-framework. I've now organised an e-framework workshop for 29th October 2008. This will be a very practical session, focusing on outputs and how to fulfil your commitment to contribute to the e-framework (as agreed in the bids and subsequent T&C of grant). The venue will be London and I hope to have further ...
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June 16, 2008
Microblogging - lots of it!
June 16, 2008
| View | Upload your own It's great to see that microblogging is being integrated into our next conference - and also right here on site!Microblogging and mobile site Twitter is one of the platforms that's being used in our forthcoming conference, Exploring User 2.0: the shape of the future user. If you haven't previously used Twitter, support ...
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June 03, 2008
Upcoming
June 03, 2008
It's a grey and dreary day here, so it's great to be able to swing by the Emerge site and see how things are moving forward. Things are noticeably more lively than usual over here, and it's great to see so many members sharing resources, information, news and asking important questions. If your project isn't bringing it's off site ...
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