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Selling Solar Panels to Oil Sheiks
In a reflective mood on my Friday evening commute home I tweeted that: Being an advocate of #elearning and #edtech in universities is a bit like trying to sell solar panels to oil sheiksless than a minute ago via SeesmicMark Smithersmarksmithers
The Problem with MOPPs
Does your university have a minimum online presence policy (MOPP)? Is it successful? I have a bit of a problem with MOPPs. I don’t think they work and, in fact, I think they are counterproductive. Here are my reasons: 1. Command and control Let’s face it universities aren’t corporations and never have been despite what [...]
The Decade Ahead in Higher EdTech
Well it’s the end of the decade and the new one has just started. I thought that, in the name of a harmless bit of fun, I would stick my neck out and make a few predictions about where we might be going with edtech in universities over the next decade. I’ve kept it brief [...]
Educational Technology and e-Learning Finds for the Week
These are the bookmarks that I have saved to my delicious account using the elearning or edtech tags during the last week.
Clive Shepherd Presentation on the e-learning skills gap
This is an interesting presentation from Clive Shepherd that discusses the skills gap that individuals and institutions face. I have been mulling on many of these issues myself over the last couple of years in particular. Increasingly academic staff are facing a bewildering array of choices in the tools that they can use for course [...]


