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I-camp report on using social software in HE

I haven't read this yet but it looks interesing!

Handbook from the iCamp project giving practical advice on using social software in Higher Education.

Web site for alternatives to software

This is a very interesting study done by Andrea Lunsford at Stanford which suggests that the rise of social software has had a positive effect on students' writing. Interesting to read some of the things the students valued about their participation in the study - peer feedback, detailed editing-style commentary on their scripts & so on.

Customer relations management software for HE

Review of videoconferencing options from Iowa State. Connected pages (links at bottom) have more detail on software options etc.

I found this a while ago. It's interesting but I don't actually think it's that good a report, it doesn't compare things consistently. It does have a nice section on guidelines for running a session in a virtual classroom. We should probably write our own ESD 'virtual classroom' review and this report would provide a good starting point for putting together some criteria to review against.

A review of 'virtual classroom' software done by a company called Kineo.

Oh, just thought, we could probably use Jane Hart's tool list to put together the list of tools to review.

Software created at QM bty the digital music people in EECS

This is a long presentation - but the middle bit is an exercise which can be skipped - about the problems of sharing good practice in education - well worth watching given that a lot of what we do is that.

At last...I found the link I was looking for. I started to watch this and got drawn into the fact that it was done with the Echo360 system that we use. It looks like a different version of the system though. I've always wondered how worthwhile video is in these cases but I found myself quite liking the video. Maybe that's because I'm a "distance learner". Perhaps video isn't as necessary for people who were at the presentation and are using this for review?

I've watched most of it so far. I also really appreciate the video - I think the inclusion of it does help you feel more like you are part of a human group. Now, I'd also appreciate the other delivery methods echo does (e.g. ipod) for reviewing something, but it is good to have options to tailor to the individual. I also like the (new?) possibility of switching the layout so that the video is the 'larger' screen some (but not all) of the time. Mostly comments on the software, but the talk was interesting too!

This is a really good example of a pretty light touch ePortfolio 'system'. It's actually not an ePortfolio system at all!

I think this is a good example of not only a light-touch approach to ePortfolios but also a more enlightened approach to web publishing in general.

Yes - and nice to see their blogs being used - was looking at some PhD students portfolio's. (Warwick gave all students blogs a couple of years ago risky but looks as if it is paying off, nice blot software used). Raises the issue about public access - but I guess we are getting more relaxed about that?

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..."