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As Scott has blogged , he came to visit us in Cardiff recently, while staying at the OU for a month on a fellowship. We had a lot of great chats, and while I failed to convince him of the ways of atheist, reductionist rationalism, I did manage to convert him to my succession metaphor for technology adoption. I used this in my VLE book a while back, and it goes something like this (from the book): When there is a new environment, for example barren rock, a few pioneer species, such as lichens begin to grow. The acid from these decomposes some rock particles, and their own death creates a coarse soil. This is suitable for mosses, which require little soil, and in turn these decompose to enrich and deepen the soil, until it is suitable for some grasses to grow.
The Ed Techie: VLE
IGI Global - Bookstore Title Details
International Advisory Board Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Edward Castronova, University of Indiana, USA Thomas M. Connolly, University of the West of Scotland, UK Gavin Dudeney, The Consultants-e, Spain Steve Higgins, University of Durham, UK Carey Jewitt, University of London, UK Rob Koper, Open University, The Netherlands Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Open University, UK David McConnell, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Hayo Reinders, Middlesex University, UK Roo Reynolds, BBC Vision, UK Jonathan Richter, University of Oregon, USA Niall Sclater, Open University, UK George Siemens, University of Manitoba, Canada Jeroen van Merriënboer, Open University, The Netherlands Mark Warschauer, University of California - Irvine, USA Crispin Weston, SALTIS, UK
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware . Read the case study about how Intel Xeon processors and VMware helped virtualize 12 business critical database applications .
Google App Engine Gets Some Needed Upgrades - ReadWriteCloud
A bridge to the cloud: Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office now available to early testers
Tens of millions of people have moved to Google Docs because it’s 100% web: it provides real-time collaboration in the browser, with no software to install, manage or upgrade. Of course, we know that many more of you still use Microsoft Office, because until recently, there weren’t many tools to help you collaborate and share with others. Now there’s more choice .
Google Apps Migration Case Studies : Cloud Sherpas
Cloud Sherpas has developed and executed Google Apps migration strategies for clients across a variety of industries, including: Manufacturing, Non-profit, Retail, Services, and Real Estate. As you’ll find out below, we also have experience with a variety of on-premise solutions, from the major players like Microsoft Exchange, IBM’s Lotus Notes/Domino, and Novell GroupWise, all the way to niche, open-source alternatives. Our goal is to provide you with a story that might be similar to your future migration.
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The 35 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You - Edudemic
If you’re not an avid follower of #edchat on Twitter, you may be missing out on a great opportunity to learn about some new Web 2.0 tools that are currently being used in classrooms around the world.
BagTheWeb
Beyond most curation tools' capability, BagTheWeb enables users to build networks of bags.
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An in-depth exploration of the art of shell scripting. This guide assumes no previous knowledge of scripting or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an intermediate/advanced level of instruction . . . all the while sneaking in little nuggets of UNIX® wisdom and lore.
More and more of my word processing is getting moved to the Web these days for a number of reasons.