"Letters from the Edge: Keep Calm and Carry On" @jamesclay #jiscel10 #uksnow

November 25, 2010January 23, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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Below is a blog entry written by James Clay for the currently ongoing #JISCEL10 conference, drawing upon a title I suggested for our talk at #PELC10 (Keep Calm and Carry On - my PhD research included this topic). As we are running into another freezing cold snap, the issues we…

The iPad – A Game Changer for E-Learning? // Graham Brown-Martin // #jiscel10

November 25, 2010January 23, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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The article by Graham Brown Martin prepared for the #jiscel10 conference is fascinating, particularly having reviewed one recently, and finding that others want to use it, but because of the way iTunes works, it has been personalised to me, and I don't particularly want people being able to use my…

Are Universities Ripe for Transition?

November 23, 2010January 23, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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Is human-time running into its hourglass? Or worse, is the hourglass broken and the sand rapidly spilling out? Instead of finally facing up to what is fundamentally wrong with our global society, the picture since Copenhagen (or is it the collapse of Lehmann bros.?), seems to be one where our…

FarmVille: they reap what you sow

November 23, 2010January 23, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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There can be no more elegant example of the alienation of the modern workplace than the fact that hundreds of millions of employees across the globe spend their lunch hours pretending to be farmers on the internet. With all the breathtaking and transformative power of the web at their fingertips,…

My Thinking & Preparation for #jiscel10 podcast

November 19, 2010January 24, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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Hear the full podcast. What have you got from attending previous JISC Online Conferences? What has been the impact on your practice or institution. Last year I’d only been in role for a few weeks. Prior to gaining the role as Blended Learning Fellow at the University of Winchester I’d…

Letters from the Edge, Podcast with @jamesclay for #jiscel10

November 18, 2010January 23, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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Next week is the JISC Online conference. This week it's already started the material is online, and I'm looking forward to engaging shortly. This morning I had a chat with James Clay, the conference blogger, and it's already online: Listen to the full interview Original Source (probably requires a login)…

Bringing Innovation to Life: from adversity comes opportunity #jiscel10

November 1, 2010January 23, 2016 by Digital Fingerprint

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23rd - 26th November 2010 I'll be a 'super-user' at this event! How are colleges and universities going to change in light of recent policy announcements? How do we sustain the investment in technology-enhanced learning in the current climate? Do we know what students really want in relation to…