By James Burke on
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
A Demos report funded by the JISC that looks at how technology is changing Universities as they become just one source among many for ideas, knowledge and innovation.
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By James Burke on
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Tech podcast This Week in Tech episode 197 had a really good discussion at the end about education and how pedagogy and the models of learning really need to change to cater to the students paying to go through the system.
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By James Burke on
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
I first came across these videos last summer but they still feel fresh and, to me, clearly illustrate what twitter can be to some people and the driving force of increasing followers!
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By James Burke on
Sunday, April 12, 2009
John in Fairfax provided this excellent scenario relating to his usage of technology discussed during Buzz out Loud episode 947
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By James Burke on
11 April 2009
An appropriate reputation system is essential for any application that has a community and aims to provide an insight into the reputation and authority of members within the community but where to start…
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By James Burke on
10 March 2009
This evening I listened in to the RSA Event - The Public Domain: enclosing the commons of the mind delivered by Professor James Boyle. In his new book The Public Domain, Professor James Boyle describes how our culture, science and economic welfare all depend on the delicate balance between those ideas that are controlled and those that are free, between intellectual property and the public domain —the realm of material that everyone is free to use and share without permission or fee.
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By James Burke on
Monday, March 09, 2009
Headup is a beta firefox addon that provides seamless access to relevant related content as you browse.
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By James Burke on
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Using Microsoft Deep Zoom Composer to present Gigapixel images via the web.
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By James Burke on
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Microsoft have been demonstrating Seadragon technology and Deep Zoom for a couple of years now primarily in the form of Photosynth; the latest concept tests from Microsoft Office Labs are really starting to show some potential for day to day use within the Office suite.
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By James Burke on
07 March 2009
CMS Watch have released a subway style map illustrating 100 CMS / Content Technology vendors with categories: Enterprise Content Management; Web Content Management; Enterprise Portal; Web Analytics; Search & Information Access; XML & Component Management; Social Software & Collaboration and Digital Assets Management.
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By James Burke on
Monday, December 22, 2008
As the term OER (Open Educational Resources) gains traction the definition of what makes an educational resource Open in terms of licensing is a mixed picture.
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By James Burke on
Thursday, December 11, 2008
An update on the Creative Commons project: ccLearn from the December email Newsletter
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By James Burke on
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Thinking Digital is in the final planning stages for May 2009 and their blog and twitter is worth a look at for updates as the programme and speaker list develops.
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By James Burke on
08 November 2008
Business models around Open Source Software have matured over the last 10 years generating significant revenues for those organisations that open up their intellectual property. This open source approach is now spreading into other areas where collaboration, peering, openness and sharing can bring tangible benefits to all participants.
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By James Burke on
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tag clouds may have become a little passe for websites but they offer lots of scope for written reports.
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