Dickens’ tale circa 1135 and other massive errors. Google Book Search’s mistakes provoke questions …
TimesHiger Ed. http://tinyurl.com/lm3kxl
“Professor Nunberg was even more outspoken in a blog posted on 29 August. With Google likely to become “the universal library for a long time to come”, scholars need good metadata. Unfortunately, Google’s information is “a train wreck: a mish-mash wrapped in a muddle wrapped in a mess”. “
For anyone with an interest in the practical challenges of delivering effective e-
assessment, please consider attending UCISA’s one-day event (E-Assessment:
Making IT work) at the University of Bradford on 4th November.
Keynote addresses will focus on the development of policy on e-assessment
practices, as well as the lessons learned from implementing thin-client
technology.
Discussion groups will be addressing the following topics:
• joining up assessment practice across an institution, addressing key
relationships and processes, as well as challenges in delivering effective high
stakes summative e-assessment;
• classroom set-ups for summative e-assessment (large scale);
• role of support staff in supporting summative e-assessment;
• role of the VLE and associated learning systems in supporting
summative e-assessment;
• development of regulations to manage summative e-assessment
activities.
The programme, speakers and booking details are available at:
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/ssg/asg/Events/2009/eAssessment.aspx
via HELF list
The VLE is Dead: the movie http://bit.ly/zvGs8. (RT @josiefraser)
Above link is for the recording made of the VLE is Dead Symposium at ALT-C 2009: http://altc2009.alt.ac.uk/talks/show/6776
#altc2009
See also blogs:
http://www.pontydysgu.org/2009/08/the-vle-is-dead/comment-page-1/
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2009/06/another-nail-in-coffin.html
The Higher Education Academy and JISC welcome the publication (on Tuesday
12 May) of the HE in a Web 2.0 World report, which looks at the projected
future trends in the use of technology in higher education.
A committee of inquiry was set up after discussions between the Academy
and JISC examined the online experiences of young people currently
entering higher education, and how this impacts on their studies.
Findings from the report show that students typically spend four hours a
day online, a figure that looks set to rise as teenagers make increasing
use of Web 2.0 technology in their daily lives. One of the challenges for
the higher education sector is therefore to ensure that staff can keep
pace with the advancing technology which many of their students rely on
every day, using the technology to enhance the student learning
experience.
David Sadler, Director of Networks at the Academy, said: “This report
provides a valuable insight into the knowledge and experience our students
have of social web technologies.
“The Academy already undertakes significant work to enhance the student
learning experience through the use of Web 2.0, and we work closely with
institutions and their individual staff members to identify and share the
most effective practice in its use.”
Through their collaborative work, the Academy and JISC will continue to
support HEI staff in their use of Web 2.0 technology, to help them become
proficient users of a range of appropriate technologies.
Dr Malcolm Read, executive secretary JISC, said: “This report highlights
what needs to be done to maintain the UK’s position at the forefront of
higher education. JISC will continue to deliver a world-class
infrastructure to support the use of web 2.0 technologies giving access to
over 18 million people across education to secure online resources.
“We will also build upon our work in giving training, advice and guidance
on how learners and academics can re-use and re-purpose online content
freely while respecting and recognising intellectual property rights - all
of which will help to develop a digital and knowledge based economy.”
see http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/documents/heweb2.aspx
