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I came across this recently. I agree with them all, but want to disagree with number 4. JISC Inform / Issue 33 / Future technologies | #jiscinform.   Tweet
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Livestreaming in Education. Some basic thoughts and ideas. Tweet
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Open Source Scottish Physics Textbooks Project. Tweet
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Study Suggests Many Professors Use Interactive Tools Ineffectively in Online Courses – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Tweet
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This might be of interest to my passing visitors: In this free lunchtime webinar organised by ALT with the support of the eLearning Network, Steve Harris and Scott Hewitt will take you through some key game mechanics and suggest how these can be used to meet the aims of serious games. This will include mechanics...
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It’s good to highlight these small stories, showing the inroads that online learning is making into other areas. This is an example of how it is being used to keep practitioners up to dat ewith their skills.   ‘E-course’ to help hospital staff assist alcohol users . Tweet
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Yesterday I found out that Twitter has been blocked in Edinburgh schools. Here’s yet another article on how Twitter can be used constructively in education. How are children supposed to learn about managing these social networking tools if they are blacklisted? Engaging Students with Twitter — THE Journal. Tweet
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What nice people they are at Kineo: their site is worth a visit in an idle moment. They have now produced a nifty app for your i/phone/pad/pod touch that contains a collection of sound advice on the benefits of elearning, how to improve your elearning resources and other elearning related stuff. Well worth a...
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A quick overview fro the Observer on the web in education. It could be a useful starting point for anyone who knows absolutely nothing about elearning. via Untangling the web: education | Technology | The Observer. Tweet
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I’ve been using this music notation software for my own purposes, off and on, recently, but it was after talking to my son that I realised I should tell more folk about it – especially if you are doing music at school. At my son’s school they use Sibelius for music. That’s fine, except...
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