Opening access to educational resources for use and reuse
An OOER MEDEV progress report by Suzanne Hardy, Senior Advisor (Information)(March 2010). Presented at UHMLG Spring Forum, Woburn House, London. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) announced an initial £5.7 million of funding for pilot projects that will open up existing high-quality education resources from UK higher education institutions to the world Higher Education Academy and JISC working in partnership to deliver 12-month pilot projects - formally launched in April
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Mini project : credit the edit : document transcript
This is Mini Project documentation about creating and editing audio and video content. It is part of the 2009/10 BSc ( Hons ) in Multimedia Technology (course number 2ELE0075) from the University of Hertfordshire. All the mini projects are designed as level two modules of the undergraduate programmes.
It includes a project introduction and specification, day 1 and 2 project briefs and a creative brief.
The objectives of this module are to demonstrate abilities to:
o To plan, generate, s
Extended architecture of knowledge management system with Web 2.0 technologies
Knowledge management systems (KMS) become increasingly important in periods of crises and
economic slowdown, as many organizations are forced to lay off people, to reduce research and ICT
budgets, to restructure departments and to optimize their costs. Subsequently, organizational knowledge
assets, and mainly the existing tacit knowledge are threatened. This raises the importance of
technologies that could assist organizational efforts to capture the existing knowledge and to mobilize it in
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Extended architecture of knowledge management system with Web 2.0 technologies
Knowledge management systems (KMS) become increasingly important in periods of crises and
economic slowdown, as many organizations are forced to lay off people, to reduce research and ICT
budgets, to restructure departments and to optimize their costs. Subsequently, organizational knowledge
assets, and mainly the existing tacit knowledge are threatened. This raises the importance of
technologies that could assist organizational efforts to capture the existing knowledge and to mobilize it in
orde
Research methods: Module mapping
This file is part of "Research methods" deposit. It needs to be used in conjunction with the Mapping Tool, developed as part of the social sciences subject strand OER project (see http://www.c-sap.bham.ac.uk/subject_areas/elearning/oer/default.htm). The Mapping Tool allows the users to trace the pedagogic "journey" of the module and aids them in the process of repurposing the teaching material. The "Research methods" module is designed primarily for students taking sport-related courses, but kno
Embodiment and feminist theory: Module mapping
This file is part of "Embodiment and feminist theory" deposit (see http://open.jorum.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/2987). It needs to be used in conjunction with the Mapping Tool, developed as part of the social sciences subject strand OER project (see http://www.c-sap.bham.ac.uk/subject_areas/elearning/oer/default.htm). The Mapping Tool allows the users to trace the pedagogic "journey" of the module and aids them in the process of repurposing the teaching material.
Sustainable Communities: Research in Action (HTML navigation)
This core module will enable you to develop a range of key geographical and transferable skills relating to project research and management. You will begin to understand what a professional geographer does through a consultancy based project which will involve interacting with a client (the University) to create real and useful research. This will help instil a sense of professionalism in your work and create high quality outputs. You will also develop an understanding of how businesses and com
Education Working Better with Employers: a video from the Engage Project
This DVD has been produced as part of the Engage Project, "Facilitating dialogue between employers and engineering, physical sciences and materials academics". The project brought together partners from 13 organisations encompassing higher education, Sector Skills Councils (SSCs), professional bodies, industry, careers services and other interested groups to develop a common understanding of the skills agenda.
Mike Pilbeam (VP. Cisco Systems) talks to Professor Fred Maillardet about issues an
Smith & Brown: A case study for use in teaching in Engineering Ethics
This is an Engineering Ethics case study from the IDEA CETL. It examines issues around the intellectual property of a joint project and subsequent research. The case study is aimed at students who have not studied ethics before. The teaching format is a one hour session with small group discussions.
RVC/FAO Guide to Veterinary Diagnostic Parasitology
The ‘RVC/FAO Guide to Veterinary Diagnostic Parasitology ‘is a collaborative project which provides a user-friendly computer-aided educational tool for lecturers in both the UK in the developing world. It focuses on the faecal examination of farm animals for helminth parasites. The techniques outlined in the program are designed for basic training and arranged to take the user step-by step through the procedures. Details of their application, limitations and guidelines for health and safety
Coaching with a Difference
This presentation will attempt to map EBL tutors’ skills and behaviours against those typically associated with ‘coaching’ and will make close reference to student and tutor commentary gathered as part of a funded EBL research project.
ASSIMILATE draft questions for institutional interview
Extract ......... I would like confirm that I am here from Leeds Metropolitan University as part of a research project that will investigate how students on taught Masters’ level programmes are assessed. The project will involve around 50 higher education institutions, both in the UK and internationally. The interview will form part of my BA (Hons) Journalism course ........
ASSIMILATE draft project brief for students
assimilate project briefing and overview for students
15.795 Seminar in Operations Management (MIT)
This seminar will explore the purposes and development of Technology Roadmaps for systematically mapping out possible development paths for various technological domains and the industries that build on them. Data of importance for such roadmaps include rates of innovation, key bottlenecks, physical limitations, improvement trendlines, corporate intent, and value chain and industry evolutionary paths. The course will build on ongoing work on the MIT Communications Technology Roadmap project, but
PDC10 Recap: First Impressions from Windows Phone 7 Developers The day after PDC10, 150 conference attendees extended their stays for an extra day of Windows Phone 7 app building at the PDC10 Workshop. For most, this was the first time they were able to deploy to actual Windows Phone 7 devices and watch their applications come to life. This video showcases a few of these workshop participants talking about why they love developing for Windows Phone 7. If you missed PDC10, it's never too late to get catch up. Start at Author(s):
English - Controlling Your Capitals
A review of the rules governing proper capitalization. Includes examples of when capital letters should and should not be used.
The Elegant Universe pt 1
This is the first of three part series on string theory. This part discusses Einstein's relativity. Run time 56:00.
The Elegant Universe pt 2
This is the second part of the discussion on String Theory. This part discusses the history of Quantum Mechanics and how it applies. Run time 52:48.
Promoting Effective Use of Open Educational Technology
A prominent cross-institutional open source educational technology development project, shares the essence of their ongoing local efforts by implementing the Open Source Portfolio (OSP).
