A Week in the Life of Graham McElearney Graham McElearney is a Learning Technologist at The University of Sheffield, and deputy Editor of ALT-N Monday After a blissful weekend spent in my recently acquired caravan in the middle of the nearby Peak District, I have the first couple of hours of Monday without any meetings […] View Article
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1 CommentHarnessing technology to boost productivity in most areas of the economy has relied on dynamic, profit-driven companies to create change. Teachable’s market for educational content is an example of how this kind of entrepreneurialism can transform education, boosting educational outcomes even while budgets are limited. View Article
Leave a commentGraham McElearney reports from the first meeting of the White Rose Learning Technologists’ group: a new informal network of learning technologists in the Yorkshire and Humberside region. View Article
Leave a commentLjubojevic and Laurillard use the recent HEFCE Online Learning Task Force recommendations as the road map for a tour of the outputs of the Learning Design Support Environment (LDSE) research project. View Article
Leave a commentAfter its announcement in 2005 the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project and its promise to deliver a “$100 laptop” to children in the developing world quickly became a hotly debated topic. This article will look at three ongoing OLPC projects in Latin America. View Article
Leave a commentIn 2008 the idea of a joint current research information system (CRIS) for Dutch higher education and research was first informally launched. Over two years of discussion, exploration, demonstration, comparison and specification followed until almost 30 higher education institutions signed up for a European tender. View Article
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Martin Hamilton reflects on guug11, the Google Apps for Education UK User Group event which took place on February 15th… View Article
4 CommentsI’m Professor of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) at the University of West England (UWE), and lead up the e-learning Development Unit (ELDU) and the new Education Innovation Centre. This looks like being an interesting week, but then they all are. It’s such a busy time in TEL at UWE at the moment View Article
Leave a commentI have just come back from Lille, my home town, as I spent the weekend with my family. Actually, they live a few miles away, but it was nice to see them, as well as fields, wildlife and cows. Well, I am back in London now and I must say that I have missed it as well. View Article
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