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Learning Camp is a new kind of learning technology conference, the first of which will take place in London in the summer of 2010.

Jaron Lanier, author of 'You Are Not A Gadget' and the coiner of the term 'Digital Maoism' talks with Aleks Krotoski (of Virtual Revolution Fame) about the impact of "social media" on wider society

In spite of all the answers the internet has given us, its full potential to transform our lives remains the great unknown. Here are the nine key steps to understanding the most powerful tool of our age - and where it's taking us

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A University of Oxford academic is setting up an award to recognise misrepresentations of research in the press. Dorothy Bishop, professor of developmental neuropsychology at Oxford, announced the Orwellian Prize for Journalistic Misrepresentation on her

This booklet illustrates how research and scholarship in the social sciences and humanities, nurtured and led by Britain's world-class universities, contribute to the cultural, social and economic health, wealth and reputation of the UK. It shows the publ

Enrol now for the "WIkiEducator Gives Back" free online workshop - 21 July - 4 August 2010. This free wiki workshop is presented online over 10 working days and requires approximately 15 - 20 minutes per day. The course is presented asynchronously -- so

This map shows all trains on the London Underground network. The yellow pins are stations (click for a local map of that station), the red pins trains. The trains move in approximately real time.

Sick of making BORING two dimensional movies? Watch this episode to learn how to shoot and edit 3D video and even build a rig just for 3D movie making.

Nine guides written on technology enhanced learning initially by the authors listed below. Nearly all are current or recent members of the ALT Research Committee.

In the last several years, many observers of education and learning have been stunned by the abundance of information online, the ever-faster findability of answers, and the productivity of online "crowds," which have created information resources like Wi

"When, many years again pre-internet days, I was a student at Swansea University, it was always possible to buy an essay in a bar."

The Open University is claiming a world record for the number of iTunes downloads - as the first to reach 20 million.

Whenever using free web services it is important to make regular backups in case the service suddenly becomes unavailable. This screencast looks at the simple steps required to backup a delicious account which should be done on a monthly/yearly basis, de

Academics cannot agree on what constitutes plagiarism, according to new research. A study by Diane Pecorari, senior lecturer in the School of Education at Malardalen University, Sweden, asked a sample of scholars to assess five plagiarised texts. It ident

With Mocksup you can upload website mockups and customize their background and alignment to make them look more like real pages. You can also link mockups together to give the feel of a real working site.

This is an online learning environment dedicated for educators and students to learn how to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context.