Month: March 2010

Google Wave Update: Latest Developments and New Applications

It has been noticeable that mentions of Google Wave have dropped off as the year has progressed. Whilst Google’s Buzz has been catching the headlines, the Wave Team are still quietly working away tweaking both the core code and functionality of this application. Two of the biggest changes have been the inclusion of  ‘read-only and […]

What I’ve starred this week: March 16, 2010

Here's some posts which have caught my attention this week: JISC Legal e-Safety Webcast now available online – March 15, 2010 Future Internet, Vol. 1, Pages 59-87: Mashups: A Literature Review and Classification Framework – December 22, 2009 What might cuts really mean for higher ed – March 11, 2010 Students swear by module of […]

Updating a Google Calendar and Google Site from a Google Spreadsheet (the beginnings of an event booking system)

Update: New version is posted here The best Google Spreadsheet Event Manager (w/h Sites, Contact, Calendar integration) ever, ever, ever I’m going to start this most with a small homage to Tony Hirst. Tony has the honour of posting the first ever comment on this blog and ever since I’ve been an avid follower of his […]

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What I’ve starred this week: March 9, 2010

Here's some posts which have caught my attention this week: BBC News – Mapping the growth of the internet – March 8, 2010 Tablets, Moodle, and Teachers – March 8, 2010 Education secretary rules out tuition fees and calls for debate on cuts – Herald Scotland | News | Education – March 8, 2010 Google […]

NSSE Survey: Enhancement of student engagement and high impact activities (aka the big beasty approach)

The 2nd and 3rd of March saw the 7th annual Enhancement Themes conference. As with the past two year I was a delegate at this event, but this time in the slightly different role of one of the exhibitors. In between showcasing some of the JISC wares I managed to slip into some of the […]

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Event: Joint PDP Forum/e-Portfolio Forum Meeting – Supporting Transitions, 16th March 2010, Glasgow

The next meeting of the e-Portfolio Forum will be a joint meeting with the Scottish PDP Forum (co-ordinated by the Higher Education Academy, Centre for Recording Achievement and QAA Scotland). The meeting is titled “Supporting Transitions” and will look at how e-portfolios and PDP can help students making the transition into and from schools, colleges […]

Adding a New Dimension to Fieldwork: TED Augmented-reality Mapping with Microsoft’s Bing Maps

In a September ‘08 edition of RSC NewsFeed we highlighted the launch of Microsoft’s Photosynth technology which lets you build three-dimensional representations of places and objects using a series of digital images. One of the original developers from this project recently demonstrated how this technology was being integrated in Microsoft’s Bing Maps. The video below […]

JISC RSC ‘mashed’ the BBC iPlayer

“Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning” this is the strap-line for the JISC Regional Support Centres and you can see its influence in all the work we do to support the sector from projects like EduApps, to advice like creating accessible e-book for free and to events like ‘Stepping into the Future’ which is looking […]

What I’ve starred this week: March 2, 2010

Here's some posts which have caught my attention this week: Podcasts: enhancing or replacing normal lectures? – February 25, 2010 HEA cuts threaten future of subject centres – February 25, 2010 Google Buzz Boosts Sharing On Google Reader By 35 Percent – February 24, 2010 10 Essential Chrome Extensions for Web Developers – February 24, […]

RSC-MP3: HE Update Feb 2010: Interview with Ian Hart

This month Kevin interviewed Ian Hart, the Director of Schools and Colleges Partnerships for the University of Wolverhampton. This role has enabled Ian to set up a number of collaborative partnerships across the area to enable effective networking of teaching professionals. These collaborative partnerships are enhancing the design and delivery of common courses and staff […]

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