A little light reading – Educause – 7 things you should know

  • Dec 23rd, 2012
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    Here are a couple of educause updates. These are part of the excellent seven things you should know series, published monthly by Educause. The latest two are: 7 Things you should know about microlectures – http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-microlectures 7 Things you should know about group texting – http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-group-texting Educause has a number of interesting libraries that are [...]

    OMG… Please do not do this.

  • Jun 30th, 2012
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    I have just had this article past to me by a colleague in the US – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/texas-republican-party-2012-platform-education_n_1632097.html. When I first saw it and read it I though this was a joke, but unfortunately it is not, this is the education manifesto of the Repulican party, in the Very republican state of Texas. The key points [...]

    Evolution of the textbook

  • May 29th, 2012
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    Educause has just released their latest Seven things presentation. This particular release and update is “Seven things you should know about the evolution of the textbook“. To keep in them this publication is available in pdf and ePub formats. They detail the changes that are now available in the electronic format compared to the traditional [...]