tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156226142012-04-12T23:21:48.467+01:00<em>A Blog for adult educators who remember when we did not have this stuff and are still in awe when we get it to work..</em>Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-58181557525384717972007-05-14T20:32:00.000+01:002007-05-14T22:42:59.007+01:00

iGoogle is Google's rebranded and 'souped-up' personalised home page. It is easy to use and looks likely to become a popular platform for bringing together a personally selected collection of web based communication and information sources.If you think of household cleaners when I mention 'Ajaz', be advised.. the Ajax behind all this wizardry - is a combination of clever web programming tools (

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-8212521288992647782007-03-22T17:03:00.000Z2007-03-22T20:23:11.219Z

Various projects (including MOODLE), studying and other stuff have got in the way of my blogging over the last couple of months. So, I need to catch up with news of lots of web 2.0 goodies. Before it gets too serious though - and for all those who find IT frustrating and a little stressy - some gifts.....Try this! - http://moodle.tokem.fi/file.php/1/MoodleManuals/Teacher/bubblewrap.swfIf the

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What's this..got to do with this?To find out click the answerTo find out more click here

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The Open University launched OpenLearn today. (Click the title -to take a look.) The latest in a series of prestigious educational institutions to offer open access to online educational resources.Their learning platform is based on MOODLE too!What do you think the increasing availability of informal educational opportunities means for traditional educational institutions?

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-50988605839619327782006-10-17T21:58:00.001+01:002006-10-18T17:18:41.200+01:00

GOOGLE PULLING THE STRINGS (or pulling it all together?) Bit of a quandary here; if a strength of the Internet is its 'democratised' content, the long tail, its diversity etc why am I extolling the virtues of Google’s efforts to draw us into its seamless tapestry of useful services and digital domination!Well, I find it very useful to have a view of my latest email, a search engines, my Google

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1160242088973785132006-10-07T18:27:00.000+01:002006-10-07T18:28:08.983+01:00

Just practising blogging directly from Picasa and showing off this sunset photo from exotic Gravesend!

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1154644250572694532006-08-03T23:25:00.000+01:002006-08-08T07:33:47.126+01:00

OK - but the title got your attention!I posted this elsewhere tonight but thought I'd copy it here as should be of interest to anyone who thinks theInternet has any relevance to learning...................Hardly surpising that this skipped under our radar given the content of news programmes these last few days. Anyway, you could be forgiven for checking the calendar when hearing this - but no -

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http://www.google.com/googlenotebook/overview.htmlThis link will take you to a page about Google Notebook. Launched a few days ago this is the latest offering from Google to make our web-lives easier!It is a useful way of creating your own web-based notebook to keep clippings, website addresses, images etc in one, easily accessible place.You can add notebooks, edit them, delete them and if you

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1147954862478477572006-05-18T13:10:00.000+01:002006-05-18T14:18:53.576+01:00

I have made reference to Web 2.0 before but really it is such a HUGE topic every time I go to post more about it I get cold feet!But sometimes it pays to procrastinate - someone else might do the job for you..Terry Freedman is an educational consultant based in the UK. He has got together fourteen of the brightest and best international writers on educational technology to contribute to a book on

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The Staff Development e-Learning (SDELC) is a tremendous new resource for all who work and teach in adult and commuity learning.Although still under development you will already find a wealth of material, advice and guidance on this comprehensive site.If you are an e-guide you will be familiar with the quantity and quality of material made available through this initiative, this site gives easy

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Four rounds of e-learning materials have been funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to support post-16 learning. The latest, the fourth round, has been developed to be relevant to specific parts of the ACL curriculum.These round 4 materials recently became available online to tutors and learners in adult education and now can also be downloaded either singly or as collections to CD on

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1142706700816644832006-03-18T18:30:00.000Z2006-03-19T00:01:35.243Z

“What does RSS do?” is a more useful question for most Internet users than what it is!RSS 2.0 (Really Simple Syndication) is a technology that allows you to subscribe to a web page or blog with an RSS formatted ‘feed’. It is used particularly by news websites, blogs and podcasts but it is potentially a very powerful method of filtering information and getting a personalised view of the

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1142519498196958752006-03-16T14:25:00.000Z2006-05-04T21:45:47.720+01:00

This is a very good, new site from the Open University.Clear, informative and practices what it preaches in terms of providing user customisation for the site. (If you don't know what that means click here..)There are lots of short video clips - in various formats - with learners speaking for themselves.Yes, it is aimed at HE, but I think you will find useful, practical information and guidance

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1139858212573558892006-02-13T19:06:00.000Z2006-02-13T20:08:26.426Z

For those of you with XP and some digital photos on your PC take a look at Microsoft Photo Story 3 HERE.This free(!) - and easy to use - software from Microsoft lets you 'stitch' together your selection of images by adding motion, effects and a soundtrack so that the finished product can be run like a movie on a PC. You can add titles, 'pans ' and 'zooms' to transform a set of static digital

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1137179131095297502006-01-13T18:59:00.000Z2006-01-13T19:11:54.993Z

This Google Group is for ESOL tutors and managers. Again enter your email address into the box and click subscribe.The group managers will be inviting staff to join their relevant groups over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, perhaps you would like to think about email, groups such as these and blogs. All useful communication channnels - what do you think are their relative strengths and

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1137178644391070212006-01-13T18:51:00.000Z2006-01-13T19:07:59.793Z

Some new subject based Google Groups have been set up for KAES tutors and managers.The one below is for staff working in Skills Plus centres. This can be a lot more convenient than email when you have something to say to a group of colleagues.The groups are private to KAES staff so please apply to join by entering your email address below and clicking the subscribe button. Your application will

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1136214535418170822006-01-02T15:09:00.000Z2006-01-18T20:22:39.383Z

This is a document written using 'Writley', a web-based word processing tool with more besides. It allows collaboration on documents, revision control and instant 'send to blog'.It auto saves so frequently (a feature that might save some wasted hours) that it enables two people to work on the same document virtually simultaneously. The spell check is simple but effective.Would like to test this

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1132159081991275192005-12-29T22:11:00.000Z2006-05-18T13:43:32.263+01:00

Web 2.0 deserves a lot more coverage here. Take a look at this excellent article for starters....Remember the titles of many of these posts are themselvesweblinks - just click on those with the little lighthouse icons to go to the referenced web site.

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IMG_0006Originally uploaded by Rosemary20. No excuse needed to post this wintry photo!Have been playing with some more free web 2.0 tools - flickr is one. Stores your photos and also facilitates adding them to your blog or website. A cute little display of several images can also be added to a blog - will need you to cut and paste a bit of code. Look at the sidebar to see this.If you are

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1132161913329076902005-11-16T17:23:00.000Z2005-11-18T15:38:18.686Z

There is a cool little programme I am using called 'Snippy' (!!)I have the programme on the desktop and run it when needed - loads an icon into the tray.It lets you draw around the precise bit of screen you want or put a neat rectangular box around it - saves cropping and useful if want a section of a website.Just click the link (the title of this post) to try it out.

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This is a useful looking site by the BBC/British Council. The link above takes you to a comprehensive section on using blogs in English language teaching but the information would be applicable to other subject areas.

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This looks a useful resource for creating or modifying numeracy exercises for delivery online.Once registered (free) a tutor can set up different workgroups for groups of learners (or an individual learner) with specific learning needs. Exercises can be reused as needed.Be glad of any feedback on this.

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1131132322960442282005-11-04T19:21:00.000Z2005-11-05T16:35:39.973Z

Another fun Web 2.0 tool! Not quite so confident about its potential educational application - perhaps you can help me out on that?Anyway, take a look and stake a claim to your part of Kent!Just click the box and then the 'Add Yourself' button.

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You may have heard about this new site which is sponsored by UK Government and several major corporations. Useful to have info and advice all in one place on this subject.

Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15622614.post-1130621798977197722005-10-29T23:15:00.000+01:002005-10-29T23:20:14.060+01:00

From one blog to another..I missed this last year so looking forward to attending the post 16 e-Learning Conference in Manchester next week.Had the idea (oh dear!) of trying to blog reports from the conference to avoid the dreary business of writing stuff up on my return.Fingers crossed all the gadgets cooperate!If you would like to follow my adventures up north - and help evaluate another

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