Yesterday I gave a presentation for George and Stephen's open course PLENK. You can see the recording of the session here. The slidedeck is below:
Research, technology & networks
I’ve been using Twitter for over two years. I’ve noticed a few things in that time:
- There’s no specific, agreed etiquette;
- One user’s potion is another user’s poison;
- Your tweeting technique WON’T be liked by everyone, no matter what you do.
Does this apply to Yammer too? Comments sought.
The lack of uptake of new technology by researchers
Yesterday I gave a presentation for George and Stephen's open course PLENK. You can see the recording of the session here. The slidedeck is below:
Research, technology & networks
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I am hoping this Elluminate recorded session will open some eyes. Martin makes sense to me.
Well I think differently!
I used to think that the “message” of e-learning could be sold to practitioners.
…We need to move away from excuses and obstacles, and move towards opportunities and solutions.
It’s not just about “not enough” staff development and training, it’s about practitioner taking responsibility for their own staff development, to seek out a community of practice, to build on their skills, share, collaborate and move forward. It isn’t enough now to rely on a single staff development day, week or event. Staff development is an activity that happens every day.
Hear, hear, James! My thoughts exactly.
Google announced today that, in celebration of the more than three million businesses using Google Apps and 30 million business and education users employing its collaboration tools, it would begin offering mobile editing functionality for Google Docs.
The announcement means that Android and iPad users can soon look forward to document editing on-the-move - a big step in mobile productivity.
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At long last one of my most major disappointments with the iPad is about to be fixed - I will be able to edit Google docs, yay!
RecentChangesCamp is an Open Space Technology format unconference focused on wikis. The conference is named after the "Recent changes" feature that is found in most wikis.[1] RecentChangesCamp follows an unconference model of being free to participants and an Open Space model in having a program that is determined onsite by participants.[2]
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A possible format for a Bond emerging technologies unconference?