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RT @googlechrome: ChromeVox, a screen reader in Chrome, brings visually impaired users new levels of web access: http://t.co/oulGKt5j #yam

Account of difficulty with Open Access and misunderstanding / misreporting. Not an argument to stop OA but a plea to make the OA change now mean something to readers.

"Sophie: redefines the notion of a book to include rich media, reader feedback & conversation within a networked environment." Something for the test server?

"The Higher Education Academy published the book Transforming Higher Education Through Technology Enhanced Learning in December 2009. Although the book has its genesis in the e-learning Benchmarking & Pathfinder Programme led by the Higher Education Academy from 2005-2008 readers will find that the book contains a thought-provoking edited collection which offers far more than a straightforward account of outcomes of one national programme; you will find that it is both broad in scope and reflective in tone"

James Boyle introduces readers to the idea of the public domain and describes how it is being tragically eroded by our current copyright, patent, and trademark laws

Ahh so this is the future of RSS readers, but I hate paper.li Agree that Scoop.it is one to watch.

team launching a collaborative story (starting on Thursday 8 September) written in real time with readers following the story as it moves from blog to blog.

WikiReader - Mobile device with all Wikipedia english language articles. Works offline but can be updated with current content. Simple and cheap.

"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,..."

A study of how University of Washington graduate students integrated an Amazon Kindle DX into their course reading provides the first long-term investigation of e-readers in higher education.

Warners take down films from site that are there legally and have nothing to do with Warners.

"Over at Wired I found a great article on the ability of authors to self-publish their own books directly to the Sony eReader."

"The $139 Kindle is a game changer. 2011 will be the year that the traditional paper coursepack (finally) disappears, to be replaced by a default digital version with the option to print on demand. And if things go right, the Kindle should be the dominant coursepack delivery platform."

"A few changes in my professional profile at UBC in recent weeks… My old Office of Learning Technology has merged with the former Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth to become the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology." So maybe we're just following UBCs lead?

Social e-books - what will they think of next :)

How to set up a group in G Apps.

Good article on the emergence of e-textbooks in education and the affordances they offer.

Great how-to on managing Acrobat files with free online tools.

"The question I'd ask: is the money that mass-marketing colleges are spending on marketing themselves and scaling themselves well spent? Are they organizing for changing lives or for ranking high? Does NYU have to get so much bigger? Why?"