PrintScrn is so 20th Century, don't you think, BlendEdders?
Well, last week we presented you with Snippy, a screen-capture utility that I can thoroughly recommend. Haven't used this one yet, but the ability to capture a scrolling window should be a boon - all those stacked IE toolbars, you lose half a page before it even loads!
They say: "FastStone Capture is a powerful, flexible and intuitive screen-capture utility. It allows you to capture anything on the screen including windows, objects, full screen, rectangle regions, freehand-selected regions and scrolling windows/web pages. It has innovative features such as a floating Capture Panel, hotkeys, resizing, cropping, text annotation, printing, e-mailing, screen magnifier and many more."
Without the added bonus of spyware & adware too. The portable version should fit onto that USB Flash Drive in your breast pocket.
Thanks to Phil Bradley for this one. Again.
http://www.faststone.org/
I could do that!
Thanks to the fine people at HR Magazine for pointing out to me where I have been going wrong over the years. EVP. Not TVP, which is the stuff that we soft veggies are supposed to eat but don't. EVP. Employee Value Proposition.
According to David Fairhurst, Vice President for People (sic) at McDonald’s Restaurants, "Potential employees tend to judge employers on shallow EVP attributes such as remuneration, location, perceived career opportunities and organisational stability. Current employees, on the other hand, look at much deeper and insightful attributes such as how respectfully they are treated, how well the jobs on offer match their own particular interest and the quality of immediate managers."
So there...too shallow I guess.
According to David Fairhurst, Vice President for People (sic) at McDonald’s Restaurants, "Potential employees tend to judge employers on shallow EVP attributes such as remuneration, location, perceived career opportunities and organisational stability. Current employees, on the other hand, look at much deeper and insightful attributes such as how respectfully they are treated, how well the jobs on offer match their own particular interest and the quality of immediate managers."
So there...too shallow I guess.
Still counting...
In the UK alone, around 1,000 million animals are slaughtered for food annually. That's 2.7 million a day, 112,500 an hour, 1,875 a minute, 31 per second.
In a lifetime the average UK meat-eater will consume up to 5000 animals.
March is Veggie Month. But hey, why bother? Why indeed? I'm certainly beginning to wonder why I do...
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/vegetarianism/ALL/568/
In a lifetime the average UK meat-eater will consume up to 5000 animals.
March is Veggie Month. But hey, why bother? Why indeed? I'm certainly beginning to wonder why I do...
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/vegetarianism/ALL/568/
It's a snip!
Cutting & pasting screen-grabs into your teaching notes / essays? Look no further than Snippy. No install, sits quietly in the system tray until you need it. They say:
How often have you carefully selected some text from a Web page and copied it to an email message? Snippy makes this a snap! Simply click on the little Snippy icon in the taskbar notification area, and mark out the region of the screen that you want to copy — that's it, you're done! The cut-out image will now be in your clipboard, and you can paste it in another application.
If you are cutting out a portion of an Internet Explorer window, the URL will also be copied to the clipboard; this makes it very convenient to select something interesting on a Web site and send it out in an email message.
http://www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/
Source: Phil Bradley (again), CILIP Update Internet Q&A
How often have you carefully selected some text from a Web page and copied it to an email message? Snippy makes this a snap! Simply click on the little Snippy icon in the taskbar notification area, and mark out the region of the screen that you want to copy — that's it, you're done! The cut-out image will now be in your clipboard, and you can paste it in another application.
If you are cutting out a portion of an Internet Explorer window, the URL will also be copied to the clipboard; this makes it very convenient to select something interesting on a Web site and send it out in an email message.
http://www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/
Source: Phil Bradley (again), CILIP Update Internet Q&A
Giveaway of the day
At last. A free lunch.
Giveaway of the Day offers a different, free piece of commercial software everyday. Download is free but limited to 24 hours. Check the Giveaway of the Day ticker box in the right-hand column of this site for what's available today.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
Source: Phil Bradley's Internet Q&A, CILIP Update
Giveaway of the Day offers a different, free piece of commercial software everyday. Download is free but limited to 24 hours. Check the Giveaway of the Day ticker box in the right-hand column of this site for what's available today.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
Source: Phil Bradley's Internet Q&A, CILIP Update
Google Earth 4
Google have just released version 4 of Google Earth.
Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
http://earth.google.com/earth.html
Source: Tips & Advice Internet
Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
- Fly to your house. Just type in an address, press Search, and you’ll zoom right in.
- Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.
- Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.
- Save and share your searches and favorites.
http://earth.google.com/earth.html
Source: Tips & Advice Internet
Veterinary care
This site should be useful for those following animal care courses.
Vet Help Direct is designed and run by a qualified vet (member of the royal college of veterinary surgeons - MRCVS). It covers a range of health problems commonly experienced by dogs, cats & rabbits. Horses will shortly be added to the site.
By following a series of simple, step-by-step questions about your pet's symptoms, Vet Help Direct will offer you clear, professional guidance regarding how quickly you need to contact your vet.
Not as cuddly as Trudi the Vet but a lot more useful.
http://www.vethelpdirect.com/
Source: Tips & Advice Internet
Vet Help Direct is designed and run by a qualified vet (member of the royal college of veterinary surgeons - MRCVS). It covers a range of health problems commonly experienced by dogs, cats & rabbits. Horses will shortly be added to the site.
By following a series of simple, step-by-step questions about your pet's symptoms, Vet Help Direct will offer you clear, professional guidance regarding how quickly you need to contact your vet.
Not as cuddly as Trudi the Vet but a lot more useful.
http://www.vethelpdirect.com/
Source: Tips & Advice Internet
Buy your OU degree at...Tesco!
Forget swapping your Tesco vouchers for a bag of groceries. Now shoppers who diligently collect points using their loyalty cards can exchange them for a university degree.
A new partnership between the Open University and Tesco will sees shoppers able to pay for all or part of an OU course by exchanging Tesco Clubcard vouchers.
Tesco shoppers can receive four times the value of their collected vouchers, so for every £10 of vouchers shoppers will receive £40 towards the cost of their OU course.
http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=456
Source: JISC RSC Scotland S&W
A new partnership between the Open University and Tesco will sees shoppers able to pay for all or part of an OU course by exchanging Tesco Clubcard vouchers.
Tesco shoppers can receive four times the value of their collected vouchers, so for every £10 of vouchers shoppers will receive £40 towards the cost of their OU course.
http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=456
Source: JISC RSC Scotland S&W
It's the word
The Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary allows you to look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. You can produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net & learn how words associate.
Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node.
Its a dictionary! Its a thesaurus!
Great for writers, journalists, students, teachers, and artists.
The online dictionary is available wherever there’s an internet connection.
No membership required.
Visuwords™ uses Princeton University’s WordNet, an opensource database built by University students and language researchers. Combined with a visualization tool and user interface built from a combination of modern web technologies, Visuwords™ is available as a free resource to all patrons of the web.
http://www.visuwords.com/
Source: JISC RSC Scotland S&W
Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node.
Its a dictionary! Its a thesaurus!
Great for writers, journalists, students, teachers, and artists.
The online dictionary is available wherever there’s an internet connection.
No membership required.
Visuwords™ uses Princeton University’s WordNet, an opensource database built by University students and language researchers. Combined with a visualization tool and user interface built from a combination of modern web technologies, Visuwords™ is available as a free resource to all patrons of the web.
http://www.visuwords.com/
Source: JISC RSC Scotland S&W
e-Accessibility
E-Access Bulletin has a new website with interactive features using 'blogging' software to present news and comment from a range of analysts and practitioners in the accessibility field.
The ‘E-Access Blog’, is run by the team behind E-Access Bulletin on all issues relating to access to all new technologies by people with disabilities.
The blog aims to be fertile ground for discussion, news and a place to share your expertise on accessibility. A group of luminaries from the world of accessibility have been designated regular contributors to blog discussion.
http://www.headstar.com/eablive/
The ‘E-Access Blog’, is run by the team behind E-Access Bulletin on all issues relating to access to all new technologies by people with disabilities.
The blog aims to be fertile ground for discussion, news and a place to share your expertise on accessibility. A group of luminaries from the world of accessibility have been designated regular contributors to blog discussion.
http://www.headstar.com/eablive/
Stressed?
Speaking as a non-academic et ergo stress free, it was good to see that our academic colleagues have recourse to the following service:
The College and University Support Network (CUSN) was established by the Teacher Support Network, an independent charity with more than 100 years experience of helping teachers and lecturers improve their health and wellbeing.
CUSN provides free support services specifically for all staff working in adult, further and higher education. Supported by UCU, CUSN complements the work of the union offering information and advice, telephone counselling, online coaching and financial assistance. Please be assured that all our counsellors and coaches are fully qualified to ensure you get the quality of support you are entitled to.
Pity most of them lack the nous to access this information!
http://www.cusn.info/
The College and University Support Network (CUSN) was established by the Teacher Support Network, an independent charity with more than 100 years experience of helping teachers and lecturers improve their health and wellbeing.
CUSN provides free support services specifically for all staff working in adult, further and higher education. Supported by UCU, CUSN complements the work of the union offering information and advice, telephone counselling, online coaching and financial assistance. Please be assured that all our counsellors and coaches are fully qualified to ensure you get the quality of support you are entitled to.
Pity most of them lack the nous to access this information!
http://www.cusn.info/
Who dares weeps?
You must live feverishly in a library. Colleges are not going to do any good unless you are raised and live in a library everyday of your life.
Cited in Writer's Digest, February 1976, p25
Ray Douglas BRADBURY (1920- )
The richest minds need not large libraries.
Table Talk. Bk. I. Learning - Books.
Amos Bronson ALCOTT
And the winner is...?
...24 hours later. Surprisingly enough, come on down Ray Bradbury. Little victories. So sweet.
Cited in Writer's Digest, February 1976, p25
Ray Douglas BRADBURY (1920- )
The richest minds need not large libraries.
Table Talk. Bk. I. Learning - Books.
Amos Bronson ALCOTT
And the winner is...?
...24 hours later. Surprisingly enough, come on down Ray Bradbury. Little victories. So sweet.
No man is...
Time was that the ILPSxxxx on that pink / latterly palm-treed label was a guarantee of quality. Yeah, Island Records. Still got the vinyl. Now you can pick the re-issued, digitally re-mastered compact discs for a £5 if you shop around. Trouble is that, like Rod Stewart, it died round about 1975. Spooky Tooth? Yeah! Robert Palmer? I'd rather not thank you.
So in tribute to those halcyon days, a few select (mostly official) websites of the contenders.
Just whiling away another lunch hour...
So in tribute to those halcyon days, a few select (mostly official) websites of the contenders.
Just whiling away another lunch hour...
- Bumpers [sampler] (http://www.oatridge.co.uk/bumpers.htm) Burghead? Deeply unsettling...
- John Martyn (http://www.johnmartyn.com/)
- Richard Thompson (http://www.richardthompson-music.com/)
- Fairport Convention (http://www.fairportconvention.com/)
- Nick Drake (http://www.brytermusic.com/) Unsettling...
- Jethro Tull (http://www.j-tull.com/)
- Spooky Tooth (http://www.spookytooth.sk/index.html)
- Mott the Hoople (http://www.hunter-mott.com/)
- Steve Winwood (http://stevewinwood.com/)
- Cat Stevens (http://catstevens.com/)
- Free (http://www.allrightnow.com/fws/index.html)
- Jimmy Cliff (http://www.jimmycliff.com/v-css/home/)
- Blodwyn Pig (http://www.squirrelmusic.com/)
- King Crimson (http://www.king-crimson.com/)
- Renaissance (http://www.nlightsweb.com/)
- Sandy Denny (http://www.sandydenny.co.uk/)
- Amazing Blondel (http://www.amazingblondel.com/)
- Tir Na Nog (http://www.myspace.com/tirnanogduo)
- ELP (mmm?) (http://www.emersonlakepalmer.com/)
- Incredible String Band (http://www.theincrediblestringband.com/)
- Spencer Davis Group (http://www.spencer-davis-group.com/)
That'll keep us going for a while...
PostScript: Island Records @ Britannica Online
Ouch!
Can't say that I've come across this offering from the BBC before:
"Ouch is a website from the BBC. Its aim is to reflect the lives of disabled people right here and now in the third millennium.
It's not a help and support site. If we were to give it a label, it would probably be closest to lifestyle. We pride ourselves on not being a resource for useful information, though I'm sure you'll find most things you're looking for here. There are many help and support sites out there that do a fantastic job, far better than we could, so we in the BBC's Learning & Interacitve department felt it would be good to do something completely different.
We're about personal stuff, minutiae of everyday life and that fantastic dark sense of humour and inevitable cynicism that we disabled people tend to have. Oh, and we don't shy away from subjects that other people might be a bit wary of."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/
"Ouch is a website from the BBC. Its aim is to reflect the lives of disabled people right here and now in the third millennium.
It's not a help and support site. If we were to give it a label, it would probably be closest to lifestyle. We pride ourselves on not being a resource for useful information, though I'm sure you'll find most things you're looking for here. There are many help and support sites out there that do a fantastic job, far better than we could, so we in the BBC's Learning & Interacitve department felt it would be good to do something completely different.
We're about personal stuff, minutiae of everyday life and that fantastic dark sense of humour and inevitable cynicism that we disabled people tend to have. Oh, and we don't shy away from subjects that other people might be a bit wary of."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/
New Internet tutorials
Two new internet tutorials relevant to the college have been added to the Intute Virtual Training Suite (q.v.)
- Internet for Veterinary Medicine (http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/vet/)
- Internet for Health and Social Care (http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/health/)
Source: Intute
Open Access Journals
Firstly (before we lose the attention of the non-geeks):
Open J-Gate is an electronic gateway to global journal literature in open access domain. Launched in 2006, Open J-Gate provides seamless access to millions of journal articles available online. Open J-Gate is also a database of journal literature, indexed from 3000+ open access journals, with links to full text at Publisher sites.
http://www.openjgate.org/
March 2nd 2007: Sorry! Just noticed original ling was wrong! Bad PE.
Thenly, 5 open-access journals which should be of interest to our erudite Computing community:
Open J-Gate is an electronic gateway to global journal literature in open access domain. Launched in 2006, Open J-Gate provides seamless access to millions of journal articles available online. Open J-Gate is also a database of journal literature, indexed from 3000+ open access journals, with links to full text at Publisher sites.
http://www.openjgate.org/
March 2nd 2007: Sorry! Just noticed original ling was wrong! Bad PE.
Thenly, 5 open-access journals which should be of interest to our erudite Computing community:
- Journal of Communications (http://www.academypublisher.com/jcm/)
- Journal of Computers (http://www.academypublisher.com/jcp/)
- Journal of Multimedia (http://www.academypublisher.com/jmm/)
- Journal of Networks (http://www.academypublisher.com/jnw/)
- Journal of Software (http://www.academypublisher.com/jsw/)
Source: Intute
Nobody does it better
2 new websites from the BBC. At least they're new to the Engineer.
- My Web, My Way. This site explains the many ways you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to make the web more accessible for you.
- ComputerTutor 2. Computer Tutor 2 is for people who would like to know more about email, digital cameras, making cards and CDs, and other common computer activities. Computer Tutor 2 takes two to three hours to complete, but can easily be broken up into shorter sessions by using the bookmark feature.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/computertutortwo/
Nota Bene: The licence fee is worth every penny, death-stalking crumbly-man.
Understanding Islam
The Partisans of Ali: A History of Shia Faith and Politics is a 5 part series from National Public Radio (think BBC) in the USA. The series looks "at the origins of the Sunni-Shia split in Islam, the religious and historical differences, how Iran became Shiite, and how conflicts involving Shiism have made an impact beyond the Middle East." Discusses origins, key individuals, and related topics. Includes a chronology, map, and bibliography.
Worthwhile reading / listening / watching for all, especially for you, that man, on the Clapham omnibus.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7346199
Source: Librarians' Internet Index
Worthwhile reading / listening / watching for all, especially for you, that man, on the Clapham omnibus.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7346199
Source: Librarians' Internet Index
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
Are you employed as a Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-maid, Butler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and under house-maids, Lady’s-maid, Maid-of-all-work, Laundry-maid, Nurse and nurse-maid, Monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc?
Or thinking about becoming a Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-maid, Butler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and under house-maids, Lady’s-maid, Maid-of-all-work, Laundry-maid, Nurse and nurse-maid, Monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc?
Then this one's for you...
This is the electronic version of the book that was originally published by Isabella Beeton in 24 monthly parts in 1859-1861.
From the University of Adelaide Library.
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/beeton/isabella/household/
Or thinking about becoming a Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-maid, Butler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and under house-maids, Lady’s-maid, Maid-of-all-work, Laundry-maid, Nurse and nurse-maid, Monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc?
Then this one's for you...
This is the electronic version of the book that was originally published by Isabella Beeton in 24 monthly parts in 1859-1861.
From the University of Adelaide Library.
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/beeton/isabella/household/
More Media Studies
Newsbiscuit - the news before it happens. No mean boast but totally justified IMHO.
Try these recent headlines:
At least as accurate as the Mail & Express.
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/
Try these recent headlines:
- British labour market flooded by workers from Narnia;
- Dyslexic child ‘was stupid as well’;
- EU rule that Germany must have shorter nouns;
- Government slammed for ‘snowman skills shortage’;
- Internet to close for essential maintenance work.
At least as accurate as the Mail & Express.
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/
Media Studies for Dummies
Hey! We all know that that degree in media / cultural studies is way more difficult than those bozos from the Daily Mail & the Guardian would have their readers believe. I mean...
Fear not. Help is at hand. The distilled essence of many cinema meisterwerks can be found at Angry Alien. We'll always have parrots. And rabbits.
http://www.angryalien.com
- Lost captures the zeitgeist. Discuss.
- Write (if you can) 150 words on Rocky Balboa as Everyman.
- Colour in this picture of Raymond Williams' cat.
Fear not. Help is at hand. The distilled essence of many cinema meisterwerks can be found at Angry Alien. We'll always have parrots. And rabbits.
http://www.angryalien.com
New Oxford Reference titles for 2007
Just added to the Oxford Reference online collection (link in the menu to your right):
- The Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
- The Oxford Dictionary of Genetics
- The Oxford Companion to Ships & The Sea
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mammals
New editions of previously available titles:
- Oxford Dictionary of World History
- The Oxford Dictionary of Statistics
- The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine
Easy access. No password from inside the college. Why do I know that more Van der Graaf Generator fans will read this than RKC worthies?
Pain In The Tech
Site I've found to be very useful - doesn't always deliver but recommended nonetheless.
Pain in the Tech delivers technology tips, tutorials, reviews of useful software and industry leading hardware, packaged neatly into paged articles, sortable and searchable by category and author. Articles are researched, consider alternative solutions, do not “re-blog” existing content (sorry, people, I do: PE), are accompanied by screenshots, videos, screencasts, and are actively moderated by their authors. Authors will generally respond to feedback from visitors, so please feel free to start a discussion around the topic of an article.
http://paininthetech.com/
Another techie (but very different) site can be found at http://observations.biz/. The Radio Ham, Paisley, I hate .pdf rants. What more do you need? Thanks Big Al Copland!
Pain in the Tech delivers technology tips, tutorials, reviews of useful software and industry leading hardware, packaged neatly into paged articles, sortable and searchable by category and author. Articles are researched, consider alternative solutions, do not “re-blog” existing content (sorry, people, I do: PE), are accompanied by screenshots, videos, screencasts, and are actively moderated by their authors. Authors will generally respond to feedback from visitors, so please feel free to start a discussion around the topic of an article.
http://paininthetech.com/
Another techie (but very different) site can be found at http://observations.biz/. The Radio Ham, Paisley, I hate .pdf rants. What more do you need? Thanks Big Al Copland!
BSL for ICT
Working with deaf students? A British Sign Language ICT Dictionary is now Online.
This excellent dictionary contains approximately 1500 signs covering concepts related to technology such as data representation, hardware, Internet, managing data, programming, security, software and systems design.
Access at: http://www.qiaresources4ict.net
Previous BSL dictionaries for Science, Engineering & the Arts can be found at:
http://www.engineeringsigns.ac.uk
http://www.sciencesigns.ac.uk
http://www.artsigns.ac.uk
Source: JISC RSC
This excellent dictionary contains approximately 1500 signs covering concepts related to technology such as data representation, hardware, Internet, managing data, programming, security, software and systems design.
Access at: http://www.qiaresources4ict.net
Previous BSL dictionaries for Science, Engineering & the Arts can be found at:
http://www.engineeringsigns.ac.uk
http://www.sciencesigns.ac.uk
http://www.artsigns.ac.uk
Source: JISC RSC
"They're calling my son ineducable"
Article in today's Education Guardian which does not require further comment. Yeah, I know that this is in England and it could never happen here...
http://education.guardian.co.uk/further/story/0,,2006354,00.html
http://education.guardian.co.uk/further/story/0,,2006354,00.html
Travelling people?
biz/ed have produced page of resources for BTEC Travel & Tourism educators. I'm sure that they will be of use to a wider T&T audience.
The resources include lesson plan/s, presentations to introduce a topic area on PowerPoint and activities designed to support the lesson and stimulate student learning.
Each resource can be used together or as a stand alone - for example, the activities can be used for homework. New resources for BTEC will be produced every three weeks during term time - a plan for the topics to be covered is available. Can even be accessed from the piste - we know you can do it!
http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/tourism/index.htm
Source: Intute
The resources include lesson plan/s, presentations to introduce a topic area on PowerPoint and activities designed to support the lesson and stimulate student learning.
Each resource can be used together or as a stand alone - for example, the activities can be used for homework. New resources for BTEC will be produced every three weeks during term time - a plan for the topics to be covered is available. Can even be accessed from the piste - we know you can do it!
http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/tourism/index.htm
Source: Intute
E.A.SY Project
The E.A.SY Project or the European Agency for EASY access to virtual campus, is an EU funded project seeking to promote virtual mobility of students as an alternative to physical mobility. It is looking at the use of elearning, eadministration and other forms of educational technology across a number of European universities, by sharing best practice, surveying students and producing evaluation criteria for the future. Users can find out more about the various members of the consortium, take part in the online survey and view further details abou the work of the project from the website.
http://www.easy-elearning.net/
Source: Intute
http://www.easy-elearning.net/
Source: Intute
The Cademy
Working towards inclusion? Then this site will have something to offer...
Notschool.net is a national, Internet based ‘Virtual Online Community’ offering an alternative to traditional education for young people who, for a variety of reasons, can no longer cope with school or with complementary provisions such as home tutoring or specialist units.
Notschool.net is a last resort for young people disengaged from classroom learning because of illness, pregnancy, bullying, phobia, travelling, reluctance to learn, disaffection, exclusion, statemented.
With over seven years solid performance, Notschool.net is a mainstream provision; successfully demonstrating that young people for whom ‘school does not fit’ can renew their confidence in learning and gain certificates that recognise their progress.
http://www.thecademy.net/thecademy.net/
Notschool.net is a national, Internet based ‘Virtual Online Community’ offering an alternative to traditional education for young people who, for a variety of reasons, can no longer cope with school or with complementary provisions such as home tutoring or specialist units.
Notschool.net is a last resort for young people disengaged from classroom learning because of illness, pregnancy, bullying, phobia, travelling, reluctance to learn, disaffection, exclusion, statemented.
With over seven years solid performance, Notschool.net is a mainstream provision; successfully demonstrating that young people for whom ‘school does not fit’ can renew their confidence in learning and gain certificates that recognise their progress.
http://www.thecademy.net/thecademy.net/
Innovate?
Innovate!
New issue of Innovate, the journal of online education, has just been published. This issue provides articles that address online assessment and effective course design, the value of e-portfolios as dynamic records of academic and professional development, and the creative use of synchronous communication tools for online tutorials.
http://www.innovateonline.info/
New issue of Innovate, the journal of online education, has just been published. This issue provides articles that address online assessment and effective course design, the value of e-portfolios as dynamic records of academic and professional development, and the creative use of synchronous communication tools for online tutorials.
http://www.innovateonline.info/
Plagerism rife in Further Education
It has come to our notice that plagerism has become a major problem in Scottish colleges. It is time for all people involved in the policing of our educational system to come to the aid of the party. Plagerism must be stamped out now! The tidal wave of plagerism will swamp our campuses. A quick search of Google will show how far this plagerism plague (of mixed metaphors) has already spread, even unto hallowed halls of American academia. Plagerism is a global threat, not a suburban myth. Act now to stamp out plagerism for ever!
Plagiarism: [From Latin plagiarius a kidnapper, literary thief]. The appropriation of someone's artistic, musical, or literary work for personal ends.
Source: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. Ed. Tom McArthur. Oxford University Press, 1998. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t29.e953
Well, at least I cited it properly...
Plagiarism: [From Latin plagiarius a kidnapper, literary thief]. The appropriation of someone's artistic, musical, or literary work for personal ends.
Source: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. Ed. Tom McArthur. Oxford University Press, 1998. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t29.e953
Well, at least I cited it properly...
Fàilte! Air Splaoid! goes live
If, like me, you come from a Highland family where Gaelic skipped a generation, help may be at hand. (That is if we give ourselves a big collective boot up the backside).
Air Splaoid! is an online Gaelic course launched to coincide with Highland 2007, the year when Scotland celebrates Highland culture.
Air Splaoid! gives you the chance to take part in a virtual tour attending different events during Highland 2007. On-line there will be a year-long Gaelic course consisting of twelve lessons packed with fun, games and brilliant animations.
No excuses now!
http://www.airsplaoid.co.uk/
Air Splaoid! is an online Gaelic course launched to coincide with Highland 2007, the year when Scotland celebrates Highland culture.
Air Splaoid! gives you the chance to take part in a virtual tour attending different events during Highland 2007. On-line there will be a year-long Gaelic course consisting of twelve lessons packed with fun, games and brilliant animations.
No excuses now!
http://www.airsplaoid.co.uk/
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