Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
Computer Science Reconsidered: The Invocation Model of Process Expression is a very long title for a book that apparently argues that computer science is a discipline separate from mathematics, that requires its own theory of process expression. Although I haven't read the book, I agree; there are certainly
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I had an interesting call with Simon Grant earlier about the developing LEAP 2.0 specification for representation of ePortfolio data. An ePortfolio is an electronic portfolio of evidence and reflections that collectively represents your skills, accomplishments, and sometimes learning process. Elgg, when coupled with its presentation tool, is a
These screenshots are a couple of years old, but I thought I'd share them. Posted without comment, except to say that this was a meeting of professionals. {{file:21296}} {{file:21298}}
We're very proud to announce that Elgg is a finalist in the New Statesman New Media Awards 2007, in the Education category. The other finalists are Futurelab's Create-a-scape multimedia toolkit and the Open University's OpenLearn initiative - impressive company indeed! What makes this
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Over at the Curverider blog I've posted about Facebook and the implications of data control. This is particularly relevant for education, and I'd be interested in any thoughts the educational community would like to share on the subject. Does it matter? Do you care? Should you
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More of this kind of thing please.
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We've recorded a short video taking users through the concept: {{video:http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=5295573809057064760&hl=en-GB}}
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I've posted over here about educational blogging and web 2.0 resources. I'd be interested to hear any comments you might have. Incidentally, the Emerge project is a JISC funded project exploring the use of web 2.0 for collaboration. It goes without saying that they&
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The University of Brighton funded development of the presentation tool we've been conceptualising for the last year. It's now in testing, and we've uploaded it on this site for you to try out. Here's my sample presentation: the history of Elgg development.
If you're an Elgg.net user, this is an essential read. In brief: we're changing its name, because people get confused about what Elgg actually is. It's not really going to affect you much, but you should know what's going to happen.
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This isn't a usual kind of post for me, but an old friend of mine just nudged me because he is seeking new employment. If anyone's after a first-rate programmer whose CV contains just about anything you could wish for (PDF), Marcus comes with a