Can anybody hear me?
I came across this post by Steve Wheeler last night – “Can anybody hear me?” – and really felt for him. We’ve all been in the situation he found himself in at some time or another; technology fails us...
View ArticlePublicly available University Lectures
For a while now I’ve been helping several of the academic staff in the Business School to record their lectures. We’ve used a variety of systems ranging from; Camcorder recording and PowerPoint slides,...
View ArticleEdupunks Unite?
I’ve been taking a very meandering course through reading and searching on the web recently, and I keep bumping into a really old phrase … “edupunk”. From the origins (I believe) in the whole...
View ArticleOpening paragraph is important
This has to be the best opening paragraph to a book I’ve ever read: “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” Neuromancer, by William Gibson This is a book I’ve...
View ArticleThe students have spoken
“A new study of U.S. college students asked them what they think education will look like in the years to come. What they had to say could affect your association’s meetings and education strategy...
View ArticleBig Data, Learning Analytics, and the Learners
Big Data is the new buzzword. It’s not ‘big’ enough to topple MOOC from the lips of educatros, but it is becoming a topic that is being talked about more and more. Firstly, what’s the difference...
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