librarians as innovators
Why should HE and FE librarians attend the JISC online conference Bringing innovation to life: From adversity comes opportunity The conference is totally online and takes place over 4 days from 23rd to 26th November 2010. When I qualified as a librarian way back in 1984 we had to access the internet through dialog and gopher! Librarians I've worked with [...]
Disability hate crime
How hard to write about something so brutal and horrific. Whenever I am confronted with a news item about this I get upset and angry in equal amounts and it's not just because my son has a disability. I am absolutely shocked that this kind of crime and abuse is tolerated. From the teacher who allows a bit of teasing [...]
the style…
betty has style... and so does my new blog. I've just amalgamated one of my websites (the one I use for my consultancy work at this address) and my blog which used to be called being and nothingness. I have a soft spot for that blog as it has taken me through a significant phase of my (and my family's) [...]
two sides to every story
>a youtube photo montage published a long time ago but lost in the transfer to wordpress so posted again for completeness... it isn't going to change the world but hell - someone might see it and think just a little bit longer... it has had plenty of viewings and some good responses. it still makes me cry two years later.
immitation of life
Most people are horrified when I tell them that my son does most of his socialising with his peers over the internet. They are worried because he doesn't go to school and 'get' socialised there (we do home learning - see early blog post to find out why) I think there are a few assumptions underlying these worries. One assumption [...]
how to be an e-learning expert
It's never been easier to reinvent yourself as an e-learning expert. Just by following the few simple steps below you too could be an expert within weeks. The only proviso I would give is that in order to achieve this you must be SHAMELESS. 1. Don't worry if you have no experience of teaching - we're all learners after all. [...]
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