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Entries from December 2009

Ideals or ideologies - open minds and mouths

December 31st, 2009 · 7 Comments

Madonna - Voices
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I have been reading the discussion on openness with great interest, and I wanted to capture a few of the thoughts the discussion has triggered for me.
Meanings
There seems to be some reluctance to pin down the meaning of the word open, George Siemens seeing it a word whose meaning has [...]

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Tags: Information Systems · Learning Technology

The Transformational Impact of Learning Technology

December 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Seated Statue
Originally uploaded by dougwoods
A writing project for Christmas and the New Year
Professors John Bourne, Martin Hall (@VCSalford on Twitter) and Mike Keppell are guest editing a Special Issue of ALT-J, entitled The Transformational Impact of Learning Technology more details of Call for Papers here.
This is such an important topic, and we are hoping for [...]

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Tags: Learning Technology