A week with an Android – well worth it.

I got an HTC "Hero" on 3 Mobile a week ago (early Christmas pressie from my beloved) and I am very pleased. There have been a few teething glitches and a few things I might do differently, but - well - wow! I have had Ericssons for more than 10 years so switching to a … Continue reading A week with an Android – well worth it.

If the Twitterverse isn’t fed from outside, it is just an echo chamber #pcthe

The question of whether you can rely on Twitter to filter your reading is problematic. Yes following 8,000 people (or however many) will probably serve to satisfy most information needs. I am sure that by some number (10? 100? 1000?) a Twitter follower will be deep into a long tail of duplication. The other 40,000,000 … Continue reading If the Twitterverse isn’t fed from outside, it is just an echo chamber #pcthe

US Government Cloud Computing strategy; where is the UK in this respect? #ssbr

The Federal Government will transform its Information Technology Infrastructure by virtualizing data centers, consolidating data centers and operations, and ultimately adopting a cloud-computing business model. via govcloud.ulitzer.com This article reports a Booz Allen Hamilton report on the cost model being used to drive US Govt data policies towards the adoption of "cloud computing" platforms. They … Continue reading US Government Cloud Computing strategy; where is the UK in this respect? #ssbr

Wi-Fi Direct: a step towards the mesh? via Slashdot

Wi-Fi Direct will connect at existing Wi-Fi speeds-- up to 250 mbps. Wi-Fi Direct devices will also be able to broadcast their availability and seek out other Wi-Fi Direct devices. via mobile.slashdot.org Some of you might have heard me witter on about widely distributed databases (e.g. bit torrent) and mesh networks (e.g. OLPC). I made … Continue reading Wi-Fi Direct: a step towards the mesh? via Slashdot

Mail lists and more open social software

Chris Rust sent me a link. He said: An Innocuous list you might want to give to the new staff course? Even better, you might get them to discuss adding their own?! Best wishes Chris --------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: TP Msg. #961 The Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes From: "Rick Reis" [deleted] Date: Tue, September … Continue reading Mail lists and more open social software

New lecturer’s work blog

There is a tradition of keeping "work blogs". Scott Wilson's workblog is a touchstone for this kind of online identity and presence. Scott writes a lot on identity and presence and education (and here and here). This is written in my workblog. I feed stuff into here from my Posterous account. I use Posterous to … Continue reading New lecturer’s work blog

Can a PeopleWeb be built on restricted vocabularies? @andypowe11

Andy Powell (@andypowe11) shared the text of Ramakrishnan & Tomkins (2007) "Toward a PeopleWeb". According to the authors, "Attentional metadata is increasingly sought after and is beginning to accumulate in significant volume, suggesting a paradigm shift - and simultaneously raising serious questions about user privacy." (63) A shift from what to what, I wonder? They … Continue reading Can a PeopleWeb be built on restricted vocabularies? @andypowe11

@eframework technical model: a key enabler of open education dialogue? #jiscssbr

e-framework.org The eFramework people have published their technical model here: http://www.e-framework.org/Resources/TechnicalModel/tabid/1008/Default.aspx The model depends on continuing feedback from the community. Their aim is to develop "... a common approach to the description of service-oriented design and analysis," and provide "... a neutral means to articulate the design of software services" in order "...to assist international … Continue reading @eframework technical model: a key enabler of open education dialogue? #jiscssbr

@morageyrie draws my attention to Higher Education Academy: EvidenceNet

EvidenceNet – which is to be a new repository for evidence in support of good teaching and learning practice, including resources, events and “networks” (in other words you can search EvidenceNet to find groups and organisations of interest). via sheensharing.wordpress.com Thanks to Sarah Currier for drawing my attention to Evidence net. This is to be … Continue reading @morageyrie draws my attention to Higher Education Academy: EvidenceNet