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It's got a lot of useful stuff on trans-national education, and, for those with an interest in e-learning, a big report is just out on the use of Web 2.0 in HE across five countries. Anyone who wants to access it needs to log in with username: qmul.ac.uk and password: concert . That log in is for anyone in QM, so do pass it on to colleagues who you feel might be interested.

Inspired to bookmark this from the grad attributes consultation in which one group had two members who were engaging in 'destructive group behaviours' (brought onto the straight and narrow eventually by a skilled facilitator) ... I have heard it suggested that if groups are being derailed by dominating or digressing types, it can be useful for the whole group to sit down and consider what kind of group member they are in order to limit their unhelpful behaviours and get the group working well again.

I missed out on the session today so I'm not sure of the context of this, I can imagine though! As an aside...this is a very interesting web site all round...I've just been watching a presentation on "How people learn" and it's interesting from the point of view of the subject matter and from the perspective of how the material has been made available. I know Giles is working hard trying to put together videos of some of our own academics talking about teaching and I look forward to seeing them!

Listening to a Webcast from the Open University on "The Net Generation" I'm struck again by how much time we spend trying to categorise and label technologies and usage of technology which are used innately by those who are the most active participants. It reminds me of David Attenborough, high on the African plain doing a softly worded piece to camera about the behaviour of the animals he's observing... all the while the animals in question are simply getting on with their own thing and merrily ignoring his insightful, considered words.

Bb buys Angel, another HE CMS (about 3rd in market in US after Bb and WebCT - that'll be second then as Bb bought WebCT ).

"you will be assimilated..."

Ignoring the headline (main story is better)...report due which considers affect/impact of web2.0 on learning and teaching.

The learning library

The UK Data Archive (UKDA) is a centre of expertise in data acquisition, preservation, dissemination and promotion and is curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK. Founded in 1967, it now houses several thousand datasets of interest to a wide range of researchers and provides resource discovery and support for secondary use of quantitative and qualitative data in research, learning and teaching. UKDA is a designated Place of Deposit by The National Archives allowing it to ingest and preserve public records. UKDA is based at the University of Essex in Colchester.

Interesting view on developing simple e-learning

Webauthoring for learning and assessment

This is a great post and it's great that it comes from an academic. In our sessions we do often get bogged down in the "but it's never as good as face to face" debates. I think it's partially because some people can only see e-learning as being all or nothing i.e. your course is online or it's not rather than considering areas of their teaching that might benefit from a bit of e.

Simulation based learning

New book on concept mapping and collaborative learning

Personal learning environment development

HEA's new site collecting together evidence related to teaching and learning in HE

Gym membership style model for lifelong learning/personal development. Membership fee, then able to go to any course. Details: http://explore.sunderland.ac.uk/

Useful overview including history of educational development etc

"Educational Research and Innovation Centre for Educational Research and Innovation This series of books from the OECD's Centre for Educational Research and Innovations provides the results of OECD work on innovation in education."