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Account of a copyright agreement between 2 Canadian Unis and a licensing agency which increases the cost per student 8-fold and breaks ranks with other Canadian unis.  Troubling developments.

NZ Unis Academic Audit Unit reports on all NZ unis.

PBRF and what unis do to get good scores.

The Scottish iPad study by Hull Uni. Link to full report. http://www2.hull.ac.uk/ifl/ipadresearchinschools.aspx

New MOOC portal at Uni Amsterdam.

'Mooc' that's offering Uni credit for US$440

Coursera - to offer on campus courses and partner with 'not top class' unis' shock.

Encouraging open access deposit at Uni Columbia

Infographic on ToS for Google Apps at NCS Uni.

Info page about Google Apps at NCS Uni. Useful layout.

Oxford Uni and their temporary block on Google Docs because of Forms being used for phishing.

The first OERu course launches run from Uni Southern Queensland.

Resource from students at McGill Uni regarding copyright and open access materials.

Report on plagiarism in NZ unis. Suggests to me big differences in identifying and reporting.

Media and social media ban at Chicago State Uni. Only PR people allowed to use!

Start of a project at Bolton Uni to data warehouse with Linked Data components.

Why Uni home pages don't work.

eportfolio stuff from Warwick Uni

Article from John Egenes at Otago Uni on remix culture. "The internet and our digital convergence are rapidly transforming long-held views regarding the traditional relationship between performer and audience ("creator" / "consumer"). This change is giving a new voice to the audience, literally bringing them into the mix. With unprecedented access to the creative process, and with an audience for their creations, consumers of music are also its producers, and are reshaping concepts of creativity, individuality, and intellectual property. This paper examines fundamental shifts in the way the "Folk Process" works within this context. Remix culture, once a bastion of beat-driven dance mashups, is expanding to include all styles of music, film, theatre and art. I will argue that its long-term significance lies in the notion that it blurs lines between the traditionally separate roles of creator and consumer, and challenges long-held concepts of intellectual property and copyright. Over the protests of many traditional folk musicians and devotees, folk music is entering this new digital arena, where the Folk Process is changing from gradual to immediate, from slow to rapid, adapting to fit the new digital paradigm."

Part of the MSc in elearning ate Edinburgh Uni.