While I’ve been away with a virus (head rather than computer…) the winners of the Edublog 2007 awards have been announced. They are a great selection of blogs. I was intrigued by the “most influential blog post” which is the one by Karl Fisch back in 2006 which started the
Some interesting social software for learning: Ectohttp://www.ectolearning.com/Their blurb: “Ecto is a hosted, open networked Personal Learning Environment. Use Ecto to transform learning into an interactive, collaborative, and student centered activity. Ecto is the only learning management system built from the ground up on the principles and architecture of social software.”
OK, I’m trying to get my head round the changes that Gordon Brown has wrought in the people and agencies responsible for Education in the Government. John Denham is now the head of a new department – the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills, responsible for: Universities – teaching and