Stanford University Program on Liberation Technology

Lying at the intersection of social science, computer science, and engineering, the Program on Liberation Technology seeks to understand how information technology can be used to defend human rights, improve governance, empower the poor, promote economic development, and pursue a variety of other social goods. The Program will examine technical, legal, political, and social obstacles … Continue reading Stanford University Program on Liberation Technology

From community folksonomy to epistemology in a few clicks via @psychemedia http://bit.ly/a9aETq #altc2010

Possibly the most useful post (ever?), showing how using Twitter can delineate communities of interest and lead from ephemeral and transitory utterances to more stable representations of (still dynamic) useful knowledge http://bit.ly/a9aETqIt does, of course depend on people using conventions (Twitter hashtags) consistently. The rebels at ALT-C who resented the waste of three characters and … Continue reading From community folksonomy to epistemology in a few clicks via @psychemedia http://bit.ly/a9aETq #altc2010

Course Leader’s Blog

As we get ready for the academic year 2010-11, I am preparing our Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education. This involves: updating the Handbook for this instance of the course for the last time. We will be revalidating a new PCTHE for 2011-12; updating the VLE (Brookes Virtual/Blackboard) and Wiki (Confluence). There are … Continue reading Course Leader’s Blog

Cranfield University L&T conference: realising the promise of e-assessment

Here at Cranfield University in deepest Bedfordshire, with no phone signal (3 network) or access to the campus wifi network; no Eduroam, so no live tweeting (lucky you). However there is a "graphic recorder" who will be sketching the event and posting the drawings on a large white board (pic to follow). Professor David Stephenson … Continue reading Cranfield University L&T conference: realising the promise of e-assessment

A comment on the new NHS GP commissioning plans: “bonkers”

Alison Chisholm wrote her PhD on the transition from Primary Care Groups (PCGs) to Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and worked for the Picker Institute for four years. I sought her views on the ConDem proposals for NHS commissioning. She writes (and I post with permission): Well I've not had my finger on the pulse very … Continue reading A comment on the new NHS GP commissioning plans: “bonkers”

How many warnings do we need? via @HallyMk1 RT @courosa http://is.gd/ddwMc

In light of the Gulf oil well catastrophe and the financial services collapse, I am reminded of the joke about a true believer (TB).Neighbour comes up says, "Ain't you heard the news? Big flood coming. Better get to high ground for safety." TB says, "My faith in god will keep me safe."As the waters begin … Continue reading How many warnings do we need? via @HallyMk1 RT @courosa http://is.gd/ddwMc

Federated walled gardens – do they offer a way to appropriate the online privacy? @downes @benwerd

More thoughts arising from Stephen Downes digest of the current Facebook privacy brouhaha (http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?post=52445). Ben Werdmuller von Elgg suggests that certain kinds of organisation: educational, corporate/commercial, and probably - implicitly - military/security are walled gardens which nevertheless require - or strongly desire - the social networking functionality of systems like Facebook. But, they also require … Continue reading Federated walled gardens – do they offer a way to appropriate the online privacy? @downes @benwerd