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What I've starred this week: November 3, 2009

Here's some posts which have caught my attention this week: Los Angeles City Council hesitates [not any more it doesn't – see below] over switching from Novel (presumably Groupwise) to Google Apps. (Thanks to David Jennings – http://tinyurl.com/2jc8tb – for this link.) – October 25, 2009 Pencils and Pixels: Publishing OERs using WordPress (and EPrints) […]

RSC-MP3: HE Update Oct 09

Welcome to our second episode of RSC-MP3 for this academic year. RSC-MP3 is a monthly audio podcast highlighting some Higher Education focused e-learning news, interviews and resources brought to you by Kevin Brace (JISC RSC West Midlands) and Martin Hawksey (JISC RSC Scotland North and East). As ever we have summarised links to the various […]

RSC-MP3: HE Update Oct 09 – Interview with Stuart Chadwick (Kineo)

This month Kevin interviewed Stuart Chadwick (Solutions Consultant) at Kineo. This interview provides an insight into how commercial companies are utilising, supporting and embracing open source applications and resources. As part of this interview Stuart explains how concepts like 360-degree feedback and rapid e-learning can be used in academia. Interview with Stuart Chadwick [podcast]https://hawksey.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/kineo-interview.mp3[/podcast] Download […]

HE oddments from RSC NewsFeed

The RSCs in Scotland publish a fortnightly electronic newsletter, RSC NewsFeed, to keep the FE and HE community informed about the latest ICT-related news, events and resources. Our editor, Hugh Daily, does a stirling job in rallying us all to make contributions. For the edition published however Hugh was away so I made a concerted […]

Event: Scottish e-Portfolio Forum, 3rd December 2009

The next Scottish e-Portfolio Forum will be held on the 3rd December 2009 at the offices of RSC Scotland South & West (Todd Campus). Delegates representing learning providers from all over Scotland will be in attendance so it will be a great opportunity to compare notes, experiences and ideas from like minded professionals. The meeting […]

Software Developer at UHI wins prize in JISC MOSAIC Developer Competition

Alistair Young, Senior Software Developer at UHI, has won a prize in JISC MOSAIC Developer Competition. The competition, which attracted international attention, was established to investigate how user data can be used. Balviar Notay from the JISC Environment Team said, “the MOSAIC project is investigating the possibilities for data covering user activity such as book […]

International University of the People

The Guardian recently published an article (An online university – with no fees) on the creation of the International University of the People (UoPeople). This is a virtual institution established to give students who wouldn’t traditional contemplate university study, because of financial, geographic or personal reasons, the opportunity to gain a higher education. UoPeople has […]

JISC Celebrates 15 years of Open Access

As part of International Open Access Week (October 19 – 23, 2009) JISC is today launching a definitive guide to its 15 years of work in Open Access, tracking the changes in UK policy, opinions and what the future will look like. The guide has been created to showcase the work JISC has achieved for […]

Moodle Cool Course Competition

Moodle.org are looking for entries to this year’s Cool Course Competition. The competition has five categories including: best application of Moodle activities; best use of media; and examples from tertiary education. Entry is open until 19th December 2009 and there are various prizes to be won. Click her to visit The Cool Course Competition for […]

Virtual Paramedic Training Honoured by JISC Times Higher Education Award

A project which trains paramedic students online through real-life scenarios has won JISC’s outstanding ICT initiative award at the Times Higher Awards, owing to its potential implications for other universities. Emily Conradi, project manager at St George’s University London and award winner said: “The online environment evolved from issues that St George’s tutors were having […]

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