#freepalestine #endtheoccupation
#freepalestine #endtheoccupation
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 24 January 2011 This post complements my keynote at the 11th Teesside University Learning and Teaching Conference, held on Wednesday 26th January. There are two slideshows. The first, entitled “in solidarity”, is a rolling…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 29 November 2010 I spent a wonderful day with students at the Really Open University programme of events last Friday, in occupation of the Michael Sadler lecture theatre at the University of Leeds. The…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 16 November 2010 I was taken with Mike Neary’s description of the 10th November national demonstration by students, staff and supporters of HE as a public good. It was important that Mike called his…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 4 November 2010 I thought it would be helpful to write-up that which I spoke about at Open Education 2010 in Barcelona, yesterday. The slides are available on my slideshare, and the paper is…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 29 October 2010 I’ve been pondering the realities and possibilities surrounding cuts and Browne, based on conversations and reading of the comments to my original piece on open education, cracks and the crisis of…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 6 May 2009 I recently blogged about Social exclusion and digital Britain, focusing upon how Universities should be engaging in partnerships with local communities, in order both to enhance learning literacies that are facilitated…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 15 May 2009 I have finally re-read the Report of an independent Committee of Inquiry into the impact on higher education of students’ widespread use of Web 2.0 technologies. From the report I am…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 11 July 2009 Caveat: Before we get started on this I’m not saying that HEFCE don’t lead already. The HEFCE Strategic Plan frames an enabling environment for encouraging devolved institutional approaches, flexibility of mission…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 2 September 2009 I recently commented on the work of the 52 Group on post-digital futures. They argued that “We are moving towards a postdigital age where the tools driven by the microprocessor are…
*Originally posted at Learning Exchanges on 9 September 2009 ALT-C 2009 is billed as “in dreams begins responsibility”. The first day got me thinking about responsibility linked to rights and roles within a shared value system. This was amplified by…