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Social Media in Learning examples

Julia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:40:27 +0000

More » Last updated: 09 November 2009 100+ ways to use social media for learning I am constantly being asked, by those new to social media, for specific [...]

7 Things You Should Know About… | EDUCAUSE

Julia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:20:14 +0000

More » The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI’s) 7 Things You Should Know About... series provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices. Each brief focuses on a single technology or practice and describes: What it is How it works Where it is going Why it matters to teaching [...]

Why Slideshare Is An Uber Cool Way To Reach Out To Your Customers / Audience

Julia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:26:14 +0000

More » In our last post we talked about how you need to be willing to experiment with different types of content and see what works before you know what kind of content marketing mix works best for you. Presentations have always been a popular part [...]

Uncovering Steve Jobs’ Presentation Secrets – BusinessWeek

Julia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:10:57 +0000

More » By Carmine Gallo View Slide Show The Apple music event of Sept. 9, 2009, marked the return of the world’s greatest corporate storyteller. For more than three decades, Apple (AAPL) co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has raised product launches to an art form. In my new [...]

Canolfan Adnoddau Dysgu Learning Resources Centre: First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Julia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:34:57 +0000

More » The First World War Poetry Digital Archive is an online repository of over 7000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research. The heart of the archive consists of collections of highly valued primary material from major poets of [...]

JISC Innovating e-Learning 2009 Online Conference

Julia — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:37:38 +0000

More »Thriving, not just surviving! Themes for Innovating e-Learning 2009 reflect the challenges facing further and higher education in the 21st century and explore the increased options offered by technology for meeting those challenges. Book your place now1 The fourth JISC international online conference: Follow the conference on Twitter [...]

JISC Innovating e-Learning 2009 Online Conference

Julia — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:34:16 +0000

More »JISC Innovating e-Learning 2009 Online Conference Thriving, not just surviving! Themes for Innovating e-Learning 2009 reflect the challenges facing further and higher education in the 21st century and explore the increased options offered by technology for meeting those challenges. Book your place now1 The fourth JISC international online conference Follow the [...]

Higher Ambitions – Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Julia — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:50:40 +0000

More » The higher education blueprint, Higher Ambitions, sets out a course for how universities can remain world class, providing the nation with the high level skills needed to remain competitive, while continuing to attract the brightest students and researchers. Higher Ambitions – Executive Summary 1.7MB Higher Ambitions – [...]

Q&A: The new framework for Higher Education | Education | guardian.co.uk

Julia — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:10 +0000

More » What is the review? The unimaginatively titled “new framework for higher education” is a 10-15 year strategy outlining Labour’s future direction for universities. It is an attempt to modernise the sector, to make it working with the government’s agenda of digging the country out of [...]

E-Government Bulletin Live » Blog Archive » Obama and Gates Set To Launch Global Portal for Social Change

Julia — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:51:52 +0000

More » A global, multilingual web portal allowing people to collaborate on social projects such as building schools, campaigning against pollution or helping disaster victims, is set to be launched by President Barack Obama and Microsoft founder Bill Gates at the UN Climate Change conference in [...]

BBC – dot.life: Orange’s ‘unlimited’ iPhone

Julia — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:04:10 +0000

More » Remember the price war that was supposed to break out once O2 lost its exclusive contract to sell the iPhone in Britain? Well, the price plans that Orange has published for the phone show little sign of an eagerness for hand-to-hand combat. Apart from an entry-level [...]

Google’s Eric Schmidt on What the Web Will Look Like in 5 Years

Julia — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:50:01 +0000

More » via readwriteweb.com Posted via web from Ffynnonweb Foibles url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/11/01/googles-eric-schmidt-on-what-the-web-will-look-like-in-5-years/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

10 Twitter Lists You Should Follow

Julia — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:05:41 +0000

More » Twitter Lists are exciting because curation of dynamic sources is exciting. This is a particularly accessible way to do what syndication geeks have been thrilled by for years. Here are some of our favorite curated lists we’ve found so far. We offer some [...]

Super Teacher Tools

Julia — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:31:43 +0000

More » via superteachertools.com these all look like fun Posted via web from Ffynnonweb Foibles url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/31/super-teacher-tools/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Some thoughts on Twitter vs. Facebook Status Updates

Julia — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:12:23 +0000

More » The functional act of constructing a tweet or a status update is very similar. Produce text in roughly 140 characters or less inside a single line text box and click a button. Voila! Even the stream based ways in which the [...]

★ Herd Mentality

Julia — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:18:04 +0000

More » Herd Mentality Friday, 23 October 2009 Conformity is a powerful instinct. There’s safety in numbers. You have to be different to be better, but different is scary. So of course there’s some degree of herd mentality in every industry. But I think it’s more pronounced, to a [...]

Struggling with Facebook Noise to Signal Ratio

Julia — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:03:19 +0000

More » via feedproxy.google.com This is so true. The trouble is IF you hide your friends because of these incessant games updates you can also hide the useful interesting stuff they post as well. Posted via web from Ffynnonweb Foibles [...]

Engaging developers in Open Source projects

Julia — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:50:17 +0000

More » October 12, 2009 Engaging developers in Open Source projects Last Friday I attended a workshop hosted by OSS Watch on Engaging Developers with Open Source Projects. The workshop offered several different perspectives on Open Source projects – from an OSS project, from a project [...]

A people’s history of the internet: from Arpanet in 1969 to today | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Julia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:49:31 +0000

More » via guardian.co.uk Fascinating stuff!! Posted via web from Ffynnonweb Foibles url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/23/a-peoples-history-of-the-internet-from-arpanet-in-1969-to-today-technology-guardian-co-uk/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Windows 7 is launched!

Julia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:41:11 +0000

More »Its Final: Windows 7 is here! Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave this past year you probably know that today is the official market launch of Windows 7. While Windows 7 has been available to commercial customers since July, this milestone marks the point [...]

University students need to be more demanding, says Mandelson | Education | guardian.co.uk

Julia — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:38:28 +0000

More » Lord Mandelson said the quality of teaching in universities will become more important. Photograph: Martin Argles University students should become more “picky” and “demanding” of their lecturers and courses, the business secretary Lord Mandelson said today. Mandelson said students, as “consumers of the higher [...]

Social Media Guidelines 2009

Julia — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:28:16 +0000

More » via sapweb20.com Very helpful set of social media guidelines produced by one company (SAP) and shared with the community. Perhaps your own organisation needs to develop social media guidelines/policies? This could give you a framework to make a start. Posted via web [...]

Free Powerpoint Twitter Tools – Social Media In Learning

Julia — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:16:39 +0000

More » via janeknight.typepad.com Thanks to Helen at Swansea Learning Lab for alerting me to this post. Posted via web from SWW TEL Picks url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/20/free-powerpoint-twitter-tools-social-media-in-learning/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Let’s Take This Just One Step Further Google

Julia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:53:11 +0000

More » Let’s Take This Just One Step Further Google by Jesse Stay I think I speak for all developers when I say that having to develop for IE browsers sucks. Internet Explorer, unfortunately still the most widely used browser on the internet, has failed the development community [...]

Plagiarism Road Map

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:51:59 +0000

More » Download the Plagiarism Road Map [PDF] Although practised for hundreds of years, the problem of plagiarism has become a much-debated topic in education. Advances in technology have been proposed as the main reason for a suspected increase in the incidence of plagiarism, but there are [...]

Is Information Literacy “the new black”??

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:49:11 +0000

More » IL & Higher Education Where does information literacy fit in within Higher Education? The term “information literacy” is widely accepted in Higher Education (HE). Initially the term “information skills” was used, however, this was felt to be too mechanistic and [...]

CLEX: Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:48:38 +0000

More » Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World Introduction Supported by the principal bodies and agencies in UK post-compulsory education, the Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience (CLEX) was set up in February 2008 to conduct an independent inquiry into the strategic and policy implications [...]

CLEX: Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:47:36 +0000

Is Information Literacy “the new black”??

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:45:09 +0000

5 Ways Social Media is Changing Our Daily Lives

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:21:14 +0000

More » via mashable.com Glad it is not just me who has become a veritable social media junkie – there are an awful ot of us about, it would seem! Posted via web from SWW TEL Picks url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/18/5-ways-social-media-is-changing-our-daily-lives/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Beyond RSS – Four sites that can tell you what you want to read

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:21:07 +0000

More » When it comes to keeping up with blogs and other websites, a common complaint is information overload. Even if you subscribe to receive site updates through an RSS reader, it’s easy to wind up with more items in your reader than you have time [...]

WWD Screencast: Cluster Tabs Firefox Add-on

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:19:18 +0000

More » via webworkerdaily.com Trying out this new Firefox add-on Posted via web from Ffynnonweb Foibles url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/18/wwd-screencast-cluster-tabs-firefox-add-on/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

A Big Week For The Mobile Web

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:06:59 +0000

More » When I use the word “mobile web”, I am not referring to the web running in mobile browsers, although I understand that is what the words have come to mean. I believe that mobile devices are bringing web services into our pockets and purses, [...]

NZ Interface Magazine | If you can’t use technology get out of teaching!

Julia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:04:35 +0000

More » Teachers should focus on information and learning, not on the technology and simply getting ICT into their classrooms, believes David Warlick. How is ICT changing what teachers can do?Technology has done a lot but what’s really impacting on teachers is how information is changing. A [...]

SurveyMonkey.com – Powerful tool for creating web surveys.

Julia — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:30:35 +0000

More » via surveymonkey.com I have not tried this yet but it looks useful. Has anyone else used it? If so what do you think? Posted via web from SWW TEL Picks url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/16/surveymonkey-com-powerful-tool-for-creating-web-surveys/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Apple Learning Interchange – iPod touch. Touching student lives in the classroom.

Julia — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:09:35 +0000

More » via edcommunity.apple.com Posted via web from SWW TEL Picks url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/14/apple-learning-interchange-ipod-touch-touching-student-lives-in-the-classroom/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

What Browser?

Julia — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:06:01 +0000

More » via whatbrowser.org Ok so you probably know eactly what a browser is and will have made an informed choice as to the one you are using right now (unless constrained by policies at work). Ask your friends and family (you know – the ones who [...]

BBC – dot.life: Steve Jobs: Teenage hero?

Julia — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:44:12 +0000

More » You would think most 12-17 year-olds would be getting hot under the collar over the Jonas Brothers or Miley Cyrus. Not so. It seems the wayward youth of today has given that honour to a golden oldie – Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. A survey by Junior [...]

Share Folders in Google Docs

Julia — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:08:48 +0000

More » Google Docs has a new interface and an important new feature: sharing folders. You can now share folders with your contacts and even make some of your folders public. If you allow anyone to view or edit a folder, Google generates a publicly accessible [...]

Amazing Autumn Forests (15 photos)

Julia — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:42:59 +0000

More » via mymodernmet.com Some beautiful photos to brighten your day if sitting in a office Posted via web from Ffynnonweb Foibles url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/11/amazing-autumn-forests-15-photos/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Phil Kotler explains Marketing 3.0 in one slide

Julia — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:16:36 +0000

More » via holykaw.alltop.com One for the business student perhaps? Posted via web from SWW TEL Picks url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/11/phil-kotler-explains-marketing-3-0-in-one-slide/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Technology Explained: How Does Wireless Internet Work?

Julia — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:51:59 +0000

More » Technology Explained: How Does Wireless Internet Work? By Guy McDowell In my role supporting SCADA units in the field, I’ve often been asked how does Wireless Internet work. I usually answer with the question, “Which kind of wireless Internet?” Some people say that WiFi is wireless [...]

Technology Explained: How Does a Router Work?

Julia — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:48:16 +0000

More » Technology Explained: How Does a Router Work? Oct. 10th, 2009 By Guy McDowell Lately, the Technology Explained articles have talked about the Internet and communications in general. This article will add to that series by explaining a very important piece of equipment – the router. In order [...]

louisgray.com: Why Would I Say to “Stop Talking About Social Media”?

Julia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:19:52 +0000

More » Two weeks ago, the second in a pair of guest blog posts from me for Brian Solis’ PR 2.0 site suggested that people should “stop talking about social media and go do it already”. For those of you who know me, and this blog, [...]

Custom News Brought to Me Daily by My Friends Courtesy of Twitter Times

Julia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:05:52 +0000

More » via feedproxy.google.com Posted via web from Ffynnonweb Foibles url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/08/custom-news-brought-to-me-daily-by-my-friends-courtesy-of-twitter-times/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Is Google giving Gmail back to the UK? (UPDATE: Yes, it is)

Julia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:44:13 +0000

More » Is Google giving Gmail back to the UK? (UPDATE: Yes, it is) 21 comments By Martin Bryant on September 21, 2009 UPDATED: See below. Four years ago, in October 2005, Google voluntarily renamed its Gmail service as ‘Google Mail’ in the UK. [...]

iLearning with iTunesU? RSC Wales Teaching and Learning Blog

Julia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:40:14 +0000

More » At last weeks FOTE09 event I heard about Oxford University’s experiences of using iTunes U during Peter Robinson’s presentation ‘A Pocket University: Open Content and Mobile Technology’. “But what is iTunes U?” I hear (some of) you cry … as I did the first [...]

FOTE 2009: A Pocket University

Julia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:37:21 +0000

More » via fote-conference.com I hope we can develop this in our University soon! Posted via web from SWW TEL Picks url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/08/fote-2009-a-pocket-university/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';

Future of Technology in Education – RSC Wales Teaching and Learning Blog

Julia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:32:47 +0000

More » Last week I attended (along with Justin from the RSC) the Future of Technology in Education 2009 event in London. It was one of those events where there were so many speakers and so much was said that there is far too much to [...]

Edge Special 300th Edition

Julia — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:00:45 +0000

More » via edge.org Edge brings a little bit of culture into our lives Posted via web from Ffynnonweb Foibles url='http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/10/04/edge-special-300th-edition/';size='small';username='juliadesigns';