Swansea Academy of Learning and Teaching

Here's one for all you lovers of futuristic interfaces. An interactive hardware company called Displax has begun marketing Skin, a paper-thin, flexible film that would transform any non-metal surface into an interactive touchscreen.

Research is like a voyage-it takes planning, a curious mind, an adventurous spirit, an awareness of your final destination, and perseverance, even when the road ahead looks rocky. At times it can be exhilarating-when you discover something new. At times i

"Within the Welsh Assembly Government, Internet Explorer 6 (to be replaced by Internet Explorer 8 later this year) is the corporate tool which staff have access to"

A new European-funded initiative is advocating an entirely new system of science publishing, in which scientists avoid the hassles of traditional peer review by taking a quietly radical step: post their results on their websites.

"Whether you're a student looking for supplemental learning or you're in the workforce but thirsty for knowledge, you don't have to drop thousands of dollars in tuition to enjoy a top-notch education from some of the best schools in the world."

"The folks at Educause have put together a new "7 Things" guide, covering 7 Things You Should Know About Assessing Online Team-Based Learning."

This paper presents a summary of literature and main issues relating to the impact of social networks in Higher Education in the UK, with particular emphasis upon students' communication and engagement with faculty via social network sites. The review wil

This one day workshop focuses on the effective use of digital media online including the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). During the workshop attendees will discover how to improve their presentation resources, know when and how digital media can be us

Rivals to the iPad have been unveiled as the IFA tech show gets underway in Berlin. Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100 run on the Android 2.2 operating system

Effective Assessment in a Digital Age complements Effective Practice in a Digital Age1, the 2009 JISC guide to learning and teaching with technology, and Effective practice with e-Assessment2 (JISC 2007) by focusing on the potential enhancement to assessm

Facebook wants to trademark the word "face." The social networker which connects more than 500 million users has already shown how we can all live together as one big happy set of FBF's by forcing other sites to drop "book" from their names, and now, in a

Academics are being invited to take part in a research project that is investigating the ways in which academics represent, share and change their teaching practices.

Things go wrong. So it's always best to be prepared when they do.

Anthologize is a free, open-source, plugin that transforms WordPress 3.0 into a platform for publishing electronic texts. Grab posts from your WordPress blog, import feeds from external sites, or create new content directly within Anthologize. Then outlin

Last week, twelve scholars came together at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University to participate in the inaugural One Week, One Tool program. Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, their mandate was to build some

Bibliography from the University of Greenwich SEEL project report

The headline on the YouTube video clip of Karl Walling's lecture in May says simply: US Naval War College Professor Advocates Rape. As a result of some of the comments in the clip, the Naval War College placed Walling, a professor of strategy and policy,

Opensource alternative to to the now Blackboard owned Elluminate and Wimba Collaborate