Thursday, 28 June 2007
A proper list !!
I guess that when I titled this blog Paul's Web2.0 list I had something in mind like the excellent list at http://mashable.com/2007/06/21/online-productivity-toolbox/ but tailored to the library environment locally. Mashable.com would be the site I would continue using if I was only allowed one
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Still working away
Gosh. Cannot believe it's been a week and a half since I got back from the EDEN conference in Napoli. I've been hanging on hoping that I might receive a photo of me speaking from a Swedish delegate but nothing so far.....
Anyway, now that our Year 11 sessions are over for a while it's mostly been meetings and the JISC Emerge online conference instead. There have been a number of useful reports published recently such as that by Future Lab on the Digital Divide and some stimulating discussion on shifting user social networking preferences such on the Skrentablog
Anyway, now that our Year 11 sessions are over for a while it's mostly been meetings and the JISC Emerge online conference instead. There have been a number of useful reports published recently such as that by Future Lab on the Digital Divide and some stimulating discussion on shifting user social networking preferences such on the Skrentablog
Friday, 8 June 2007
Events
Have spent a lot of this week online for the Emerge event. A lot of useful ideas and some good contacts.
Next week I will be in Naples for the EDEN Conference. Aside from presenting a paper on our work in the Tees Valley, finding like-minded contacts across Europe will be important.
Next week I will be in Naples for the EDEN Conference. Aside from presenting a paper on our work in the Tees Valley, finding like-minded contacts across Europe will be important.
Friday, 25 May 2007
Quiet again
Well we've been beavering away even if it doesn't appear so from this blog !
The latest JISC Capital Bid is due in on 21st June and assessing a possible bid theme has taken some time. Also there have been a lot of activities for JISC Emerge.
The very very last of this year's MLA North East / Aimhigher-sponsored Year 11s are evaluating MySpace/Bebo/Facebook. We have done this before a number of times but it's always a successful activity and increases our experience of evaluation. We've been increasing our use of the JISC UIDM development model and evaluation was an area of UIDM that our staff focus groups identified for enhancement.
The last cohort of Redcar College students still didn't like Second Life as an MUVE !!
The Web Messenger Olympics went really well. KoolIM won again but only narrowly from ILoveIM and then Meebo and then eBuddy. In the 'desktop' event radiusIM beat goowy and Mabber
We are VERY pleased that Brian Kelly is likely to be 'officially' inputting more to the MLA North East 'project' that will help libraries to identify the possibilities of Web 2.o and to give them support on explaining the facts and myths on risks.
We're still looking for a partner for some more trial ThinkFree collaborative use
The latest JISC Capital Bid is due in on 21st June and assessing a possible bid theme has taken some time. Also there have been a lot of activities for JISC Emerge.
The very very last of this year's MLA North East / Aimhigher-sponsored Year 11s are evaluating MySpace/Bebo/Facebook. We have done this before a number of times but it's always a successful activity and increases our experience of evaluation. We've been increasing our use of the JISC UIDM development model and evaluation was an area of UIDM that our staff focus groups identified for enhancement.
The last cohort of Redcar College students still didn't like Second Life as an MUVE !!
The Web Messenger Olympics went really well. KoolIM won again but only narrowly from ILoveIM and then Meebo and then eBuddy. In the 'desktop' event radiusIM beat goowy and Mabber
We are VERY pleased that Brian Kelly is likely to be 'officially' inputting more to the MLA North East 'project' that will help libraries to identify the possibilities of Web 2.o and to give them support on explaining the facts and myths on risks.
We're still looking for a partner for some more trial ThinkFree collaborative use
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Various bids & directions
Well, this blog was originally intended as a sort of list of current recommended Web 2.0 services/tools and a place for telling NE England partners about new / cool services and tools (something like http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/top-25-web20-productivity-apps or http://twopointoh.co.uk/2007/04/22/26-new-web-20-start-ups-another-web-20-showcase/) . Things have changed a lot since then with the promising idea of a MLA North East initiative and our JISC Emerge work that has strengthened our knowledge of evaluation.
We still believe there is the need on the ground for a 'branded set' of evaluated Web 2.0 sources backed by our own tested instructional material and by buddies who can help you get started and keep you going.
We still believe there is the need on the ground for a 'branded set' of evaluated Web 2.0 sources backed by our own tested instructional material and by buddies who can help you get started and keep you going.
Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Working away
Last week was busy on quite a few Web2.0ish fronts here. I must find an image of 'script writer throwing scrumpled up pieces of paper over shoulder' as we try to write final draft of report for MLA North East. The Librarian in Black blog entry on talking to IT people about IM is another useful piece to stimulate us.
I've been part of two inter-related grants (with Redcar & Cleveland College) from Foundation Degree Forward and HEA/JISC on student skills. We used 'academic writing' as the pilot skill and it may be that this fits in well with the new Emerge community on academic writing.
I've been part of two inter-related grants (with Redcar & Cleveland College) from Foundation Degree Forward and HEA/JISC on student skills. We used 'academic writing' as the pilot skill and it may be that this fits in well with the new Emerge community on academic writing.
Monday, 30 April 2007
Lee and Tom
Lee Hardman and Tom Mannering (shown in the photo Tom left Lee right) recently led two focus groups of Year 11s who identified themselves as chavs. This was the 16th and final Aimhigher-funded cohort. Lee and Tom will be the faces on forthcoming leaflets too.
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