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Frances Bell

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Open Access is a piece for cake for Research in Learning Technology

Research in Learning Technology , the journal for the Association for Learning Technology, is going Open Access from January 2012 (with Rhona Sharpe, I am co-editor of the journal). ALT’s plans for Open Access publishing have developed over several years, and we are very keen that this move can extend the impact of the journal…

Jargon at JISC Innovating e-Learning 2011 Online Conference

CCL Kevin Spencer at http://www.flickr.com/photos/vek/4997286231/ The issue of jargon came up at the JISC online conference more than once today. This was my first involvement at the conference, and I was asked to contribute to 2 sessions on digital literacies. Despite many other commitments and a stinking cold, I enjoyed both sessions that seemed to…

Comment for Kevin Stranack

I just tried (twice) to post a comment on Kevin Stranack’s blog but failed twice. His post is at http://stranack.ca/2011/09/25/transitioning-journals-to-open/ My comments was: Already we have a connection Kevin. I am co-editor of Research in Learning technology – journal for Association Learning Technology that will be Open Access from Jan 1 2012. ALT’s Chief Exec…

Orienting myself to the Change 11 MOOC

I have signed up to the Change11 MOOC and feeling a little bit wary as day job is intensely busy and I am not sure I can make the commitment. Of course, the reason that I have signed up is that I had such an interesting experience at CCK08 (and a few interesting moments at…

An informations systems perspective on learning technologies

I had to prepare a short contribution(it’s under two minutes) to our Research Awayday -I’d love to hear any comments http://www.screenr.com/embed/Leps

A political joke from Steven Lukes

Five citizens of the Reich were sitting in a railway waiting room. One of them sighed, another clasped his head in his hands, the third one groaned loudly and the fourth sat with tears streaming down his face. The fifth one looked at them, and shook his head. ‘Be careful , gentlemen. It’s not wise…

What can’t we say? What don’t we say?

At our ALT-C 2011 Symposium tomorrow The Paradox of Openness: The High Costs of Giving Josie Fraser, Helen Keegan Richard Hall and I will speak briefly about different aspects of openness and online in relation to education and learning, in order to open up discussion amongst participants. We are also keen to extend dialogue beyond the conference…