There’s an interesting viewpoint from Andy Powell at Eduserv on the recent breakdown of negotiations between JISC and Eduserv about funding of the Athens-Shibboleth Gateways.I must admit that I hadn’t realised that the change from Athens to Shibboleth was so imminent.Athens has been the authentication method for access to academic
One is allowed to blow one’s own trumpet occasionally, yes? Here is some of the feedback from my last writing course… “Though I am a published writer (I have an anthology of Short Stories in my name) I must say I have benefitted from the Season Of Inspiration course in
An H2O Playlist is a shared list of readings and other content about a topic of intellectual interest. It’s a way to group and exchange useful links to information – online and offline.Developed at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, it claims to represent a
Sunday, January 20, 2008 A retail website that grabs your attention! What an imaginative retail website this is … check it out … even in Dutch in makes people think! I’ve seen threads discussing this site on forums entirely unconnected with their market – and those in the know (presumably
I repeated on the BBC website my blog post yesterday about the summer-born starting school. They published it at the top of the comment list. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7178969.stm
The Learning Futures conference at the University of Leicester this year, run by the Beyond Distance Research Alliance (BDRA) had the theme Beyond the Campus. Here are some first thoughts: Tony Bates emphasised that the most effective model for implementing e-learning in an institution was not a top-down edict (although
There have been new warnings about a stealthy Windows virus that hides itself deep within Windows on your computer. Once installed it gives malicious users control of your computer and they can, for example, instal key loggers to capture your usernames and passwords, crdit card details etc., including login details
BBC News is reporting today about the problems faced by summer-born youngsters at school. Ed Balls , the current schools secretary, launching a review of the primary school curriculum in England, wants greater flexibility for parents in when their children start school, so that it won’t necessarily be the case,
Helping your potential customers to connect with other people can pay dividends in many ways. You can help them to make the decision to buy your products by providing an environment conducive to persuasion. Research shows that people are most likely to make a decision if they are allowed to
I think I’ve solved a problem here that a lot of Moodle users may be having. Duplicating or copying resources and items within a Moodle course has been difficult. Here’s how to use a topic template to duplicate items in topics within your course. (It’s a workaround – I suspect