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OER Programme Technical Requirements

By Lorna | February 3, 2009

Following the experimental nature of the HEFCE / Academy / JISC Open Educational Resources call JISC are adopting a somewhat experimental approach to technical infrastructure for this programme. Although the ultimate aim of the OER Programme is to change process and practice at the institutional level the catalyst for making this happen is opening [...]

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“The Semantic Web hasn’t failed, it just hasn’t succeeded enough”

By Lorna | November 16, 2007

- A summary of position papers for the Semantic Technologies for Teaching and Learning Session of the JISC CETIS Conference 2007.
Earlier in August when Phil and I decided to plan a session on Semantic Technologies for Teaching and Learning for this years JISC CETIS Conference we had no real idea how much interest there [...]

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Semantic technologies for teaching and learning?

By Lorna | August 10, 2007

As part of this years forthcoming JISC CETIS conference Phil and I are proposing to run a half day “brainstorm session on semantic technologies and their use, or not, in the teaching and learning space. I should add that I know very little about semantic technology developments and this is one reason Im keen [...]

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A few random quotes from Global Governance Conference

By Lorna | March 23, 2007

Some random quotes from the SCORM Global Governance Conference held in London earlier this week:
….learing content revolution….intervention objects….educational heritages….international consensus is a key value….the role of leaders is to define reality….knowledge drives the value equation….contact with the real world is a sobering experience….users are an excellent sanity check….industry led voluntary standards are better than imposed [...]

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