Greetings from the ANU where I am in a discussion of “Blended learning: Uncovering its transformative potential in higher education” by D. Randy Garrison and Heather Kanuka (2003). On the other end of a video link the the University of South Australia. What strikes me about this and many other papers on blended and e-learningRead… Read more »
There’s a great free virtual event coming up in a few weeks that might be of interest. It’s called The Riders on the Storm International Summit and it’s “a free virtual event providing practical advice for facilitators, coaches and professionals.” The conference is “a week-long event taking place from 28 February to 4 March 2011.Read… Read more »
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A memorial service for Australian computer pioneer Professor John Bennett AO will be held at the University of Sydney, 24 February 2011. Please register your attendance by 18 February 2011.The Australian Computer Society (ACS) reported the death of its founder Professor John Bennett AO, on 9 December 2010. John helped to build one of theRead… Read more »
Our nation’s technologists have always come to the aide of their nation. There are many great exemplars in this domain. two of my personal favorites are: Edwin Land, inventor famous for his work on consumer cameras but also a key designer of reconnaissance systems (including the U2). Frederick Terman, the thinker most responsible for creatingRead… Read more »
Marco Velicogna of IRSIG‐CNR, and Antoine Errera and Stéphane Derlange, both of Tribunal administratif de Paris, have published e-Justice in France: The e-Barreau Experience, Utrecht Law Review, 7(1), 163-187 (2011). Here is the abstract: Recent field research projects in the justice sector have shown how the development of e-justice entails much more than developing, installingRead… Read more »
Hello GovLoop Community and welcome to my new blog. (cross posted from the AIIM Communities blog) Career Update: I am happy to announce that on January 18, 2011 I joined AIIM as the Manager of Systems of Engagement division under Jesse Wilkins, Director of Systems of Engagement. This team is a new business area forRead… Read more »
From snow storms to floods to flu, what makes you ready ? Will some ginger ale, salteens, chicken soup and a flash light be enough to get by with ? Do you trust WebMD or FaceBook friends or Ready.Gov for preparation advice? Will social networking sites be of any use? Twitter can help mobilize peopleRead… Read more »
21 Republican governors have sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for changes to the rules for new state-run health care exchanges outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The letter asks Secretary Sebelius to make six changes to the rules or risk the federal government taking fullRead… Read more »
The right framework to organize a story can go a long way to improving its value. Dana Blankenhorn buzzed: Notice the new way of newswriting? Inverted pyramids out. Now news stories read like live blogs Feb 4 Dick Davies – And how is “blog writing” different?Feb 5 Dana Blankenhorn – A single blog entry isRead… Read more »