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Entries from February 2007

So busy I think I’ll explode

February 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

This week I am very busy and really struggling to finish a paper for the ALT deadline tomorrow 2300…. But I have joined in the explode fun and games.
As usual, I struggle to make sense of the geography, but I am getting there.? Here is an image of my comment wall.

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If ou wnat to join [...]

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Tags: Fun · Stuff · knowandnetwork

Web 2.0 and Dynamic Personalisation

February 16th, 2007 · No Comments

I am currently writing about Theorising ‘Web 2.0′ (initially in education but will broaden later). Obviously I started with the O’Reilly definition (that has a very interesting starting point) and am using that to critique whether or not there is a clear boundary around What is and is not Web 2.0?

Erik Schonfeld used the categories [...]

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Tags: Information Systems · Learning Technology

The Irony of Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us?

February 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Have you seen this beautiful video?
I first saw this on Nancy White’s blog where I had an interesting little dialogue with her. I was bowled over when I watched the video by its elegance and simplicity.? Then it occurred to me - What would I see with a screen reader?? I should soon have the [...]

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Tags: Information Systems · Learning Technology

More about Know and Network

February 7th, 2007 · No Comments

KAN Flyer
Here is the text from the Know and Network project flyer - feel free to circulate this, as long you include contact details.?
The KAN (Know and Network): women in IT project, funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) under the HE ESF Objective 3: Solutions to gender discrimination, is a twelve month project that [...]

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Tags: gender