Here’s an….interesting…article from the Australian IT…"Top Down Push for Web" by Brendan O’Keefe 22 Feb, 2006. It’s a report (sort of) from an unnamed conference (could have been library or information focused?) and there’s some interesting comments captured here – they appear to be quite conflicting, so I’m not sure what angle the reporter is…
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Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education
4th IEEE International Workshop on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education (WMUTE 2006)November 16-17, 2006, Athens, GreeceCall for papers deadline: 1 June, 2006Topics of interest: Adaptive and adaptable learning environments using mobile and ubiquitous devices – Agent support for mobile and ubiquitous learning – Amalgamating individual and collaborative learning in mobile and ubiquitous learning…
Read MorePigeon bloggers…..
No – it’s not a joke! I came across this article in the SMH (2Feb06) – the original article is in the current edition of New Scientist (but you have to subscribe to read the full text). So – they’ve enlisted some pigeons, fitted them with GPS receivers, air pollution sensors, and a mobile phone…
Read MoreGong Xi Fa Cai!
Happy Chinese New Year!!!2006 is Year of the Dog – so I’m expecting lots of good luck – considering there are 3 of them in my house and a cat who thinks he’s a dog!Here’s what you can expect the year to be like: "The Dog is an ethical and idealistic sign, and the year…
Read MoreHappy Australia Day!
Just another public holiday? Nah – it’s Australia Day – time to have a barbie, join a thong throwing competition (the type you wear on your feet – of course!), bet on a cockroach race, or head for the Harbour if you’re in Sydney! (Oh – there is also the Commonwealth Games baton running around…
Read More2006 Bloggies Awards
Nothing to do with edubloggers – but if you want to take a journey across a variety of weblogs and different genres, drop by the 2006 Bloggies. Voting is now open – up until Tue 31st Jan – so you can vote while you’re there!
Read MoreOn your way to mLearn….
If you’re down here in the southern hemisphere and thinking about going to mLearn – you could do eLearn 2006 in Hawaii! World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher EducationOctober 13-17, 2006 Honolulu, HawaiiCall for participation ** submission deadline 27 April 2006 ** Organized by: Association for the Advancement of Computing in…
Read MoreLots on mLearning
Just tidying up my files (and trying to review some of the ones I’d marked as "Read later") and I came across this conference URL!Well – it’s a gem!!! The 4th World Conference on mLearning was held in Cape Town, South Africa in October 2005 – but don’t worry if you missed it…the conference website…
Read MoreCyberslackers….
The SMH ran this article yesterday (17Jan2006): "Study probes web habits of office slackers" .The study conducted by Monash Uni (Melbourne) claims: "Cyberslacking could be eating up as much as a quarter of the time employees spend online – and even more if they have outgoing personalities …" emailing friends was the most popular activity…
Read MoreA few conferences….
Here’s a few ideas for your 2006 calendar – no particular order or priority or whatever…they have just attracted my attention for some reason or other and…here they are: Wikis, Blogs, RSS and Podcastingbeginning 16 January, 2006The IEEE Education Society’s Online Distinguished Lecture Series will be making its next presentation in mid-January. The presentation is…
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