The successful organizations of the future, be they states, corporations, communities, or collectives, will be radically open. Radically, unlike anything we’ve seen today. The future of computing will be about the absence of computers as we know them. The step away from the desktop model of interaction will be the first down a long road of abandoning the ideas we’ve come to take for granted. First, the desktop will go. Then, the web.
British Universities have world-class reputations and they are vital to our social and economic future. But they are in a tight spot. The huge public investment that sustained much of the sector is in jeopardy and the current way of working is not sustainable. Some are predicting the end of the university as we have known it. The Edgeless University argues that this can be a moment of rebirth for universities. Technology is changing universities as they become just one source among many for ideas, knowledge and innovation. But online tools and open access also offer the means for their survival. Their expertise and value is needed more than ever to validate and support learning and research.
The Portable Document Format (PDF) developed by Adobe can be made accessible, but it very much depends on how the original document is designed. If it is a poster created in a publishing application, scanned or saved from a Word document and locked down for copyright reasons then saved as PDF, it is liable to act in the same way as a picture. This means the text cannot be read by a screen reader or adapted for easier reading. It is appreciated that the concept of the PDF is to ensure that printed or saved versions of a document remain as the author intends, but there are ways to help the reader who uses assistive technologies or requires different formats of the text and graphics.
What are the questions we need to answer to understand the needs and demands of future learners? Particularly in relation to the use of technology and the implications that has for education. List them here.
"I own the collection of comments on my blog, and you own the comments you've placed on my blog and all others. I should be able to back up a complete set of comments on my blog, and also back up a copy of all comments I've placed on all blogs."
Adobe AIR app that lets you display items in your RSS feeds in a scrolling ticker on any edge of your screen. Not for the faint of heart or the information averse.
Free transfer for files up to 2GB for free, password files, customize how many times each file can be downloaded and how many days it will be available, ZIP and encrypt multiple files.
Nickelodeon will increase the interactivity on its Neopets site through a new virtual world called World of Neopia, as well as a virtual world based on SpongeBob SquarePants.
The deal aims to provide students with web space free from the restrictions of the university, 500MB of webspace and a bandwidth allocation of 2GB per month.
A new web portal (rather 1990's no?) for the UK Higher Education Academy's 24 subject centres has been branded a "mammoth waste of money". Too right. What is HEA for?
The Asus EEE PC on my knee combines Linux software with an Intel Celeron Mobile Processor to produce an extraordinary laptop which weighs less than 1 kg, starts up in 12 seconds and shuts down in five.
Disruptive technologies, pedagogical innovation: What's new: Findings from an in-depth study of students use and perception of technology. Computers & Education 2008 50 (2): 511-524.
"The smart thing to be doing online these days is tumblelogging, which is to weblogs what text messages are to email - short, to the point, and direct."
APML allows users to share their own personal Attention Profile in much the same way that OPML allows the exchange of reading lists between News Readers.
Despite growing demand for university education worldwide, and society’s increasing desire, directly and through government agency, for increased value for privately and publicly-expended educational funds, the manner in which most universities conduct
Screencasts can be used to supplement teaching materials and can also be prepared in response to student email queries, then saved and sent to other students with the same question. Screencasts can be applicable across all disciplines for online learners.
Reader's friend list comes from the list of people you can chat with on Google Talk or Gmail chat. To invite friends to see your Reader shared items, simply invite them to chat. To remove them, delete them from your Gmail contacts, or from your Talk list.
The Ofcom Consumer Panel says there needed to be a code of practice so broadband customers get proper information about speeds, and that the Advertising Standards Authority should look at how companies advertise broadband speeds.
Key findings: The research shows that they will bring inherent expectations for ICT with them, display instinctive preferences for technology when presented, and be able to evaluate any new technology they may meet at university.
I don't like the term digital native. It's not that there aren't generational differences or that there isn't something in the concept: it's more that it strikes me of being a horrible simplification of what is actually going on.
Information about all landline and mobile phone calls made in the UK will be logged and stored for a year under new laws. Data about calls made and received will be available to 652 public bodies.
Millions in the UK are already registered with Facebook, or similar social networking tools such as MySpace, Bebo and Friendster, to conduct part of their private lives online, and it's growing at a huge rate.