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"The aim of this small project is to create a map of virtual world based scientific research and educational initiatives at UK universities. The map is being created by Birmingham-based virtual world specialists Daden Limited as part of this year's British Science Festival hosted at Aston University in Birmingham.Virtual Worlds such as Second Life, where users can socialise and connect on-line are already being extensively used by UK Universities and other educational and research organisations - but it can be hard to find out what is going on, and where. It can hopefully become a lasting resource for UK Science which can live on beyond the 2010 British Science Festival.The map is, appropriately, presented as virtual map inside of Second Life where visitors will be able to click on map markers to gain further information on each project, and to be directly transported to the science project location.Users without access to Second Life, or running projects in other virtual worlds, are not excluded from the project. All information will be available through this micro-site, which includes a browser based version of the Second Life map, and lists of projects in other worlds."

"TRADITIONAL textbooks will be put on the endangered list next year as the University of Adelaide's Faculty of Science becomes the first tertiary institution to embrace a new approach to online learning." Ahh you need an iPad to do elearning in science, that's the problem.

Some of the assumptions and approaches to open science.

Includes diagram showing role of digital technology on science.

Google Doc templates for science and math teaching.  Aimed at secondary school, there may be examples that can be reworked for higher levels or used with bridging programmes.

Article on why open access is important. Has a long exploration of the for & against arguments in the comments.

Freemium model to support science teaching. Need to check if it is worthwhile and pass on.

Fabiana Kubke's blog including stuff on open access and open science.

"Science has always been based on a fundamental culture of openness.  The scientific community rewards individuals for sharing their discoveries through perpetual attribution, and the community benefits by through the ability to build on discoveries made by individuals.  Furthermore, scientific discoveries are not generally accepted until they have been verified or reproduced independently, which requires open communication."

Go Apple - The University of Adelaide intends to replace undergraduate science textbooks with iPad versions from next year onwards.

Interesting article on plagiarism in computer science, with a suggestion that this is the fault of teaching design and that students are just playing the game.

"Our first year Biological Sciences students have just completed their key skills course. This consists of two modules, one delivered in Term 1 (scientific literature databases, Google Reader & RSS, intellectual property, Google Docs collaborative writing,..."

Over 20,000 free science video lectures from first class universities around the globe (English only).

Write Reports in Science & Engineering. A guide for HE students, desined at Sydney and NSW Unis.

Project management for the science lab. Looks good. Need scientists to try out!

Using food as an analogy for the Internet & copyright and academic publishing houses.

Lincoln University becomes the 1st NZ university to declare an Open Access policy.

An OER site of video lectures, mainly focussed on science although spreading wider. European based but with contributions from the usual suspects (MIT etc)