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Category Archives: web 2.0
YouTube EDU
YouTube now has a page devoted to clips from tertiary institutions. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports: Spencer Crooks, a spokesman for YouTube, said in a statement that the site now features complete lectures for some 200 full college courses. … Continue reading
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Facebook for academics
An article from the latest Chronicle of Higher Education on a new social networking site set up by Oxford University research fellow, Richard Price. As it says: So far, Mr. Price says, about 2,300 researchers from about 15 disciplines have … Continue reading
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Goes — Gasp! — Wiki
One of the questions I ask in the Q&A to staff on this blog is: Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica? Apparently Britannica has itself decided that the answer to this question is … From the Chronicle of Higher Education: Long a … Continue reading
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Worldcat identities
WorldCat have developed an interesting new site they call WorldCat Identities. It uses the library holdings information from WorldCat (a combined catalogue mainly focused on the US but with international holdings also) to draw together information about an … Continue reading
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UNSW on YouTube
The SMH reports that the University of New South Wales is publishing some of its lectures on YouTube in Lectures online for YouTube generation. According to the university’s own press release: UNSW on You Tube will be a channel for … Continue reading
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When Wikipedia is the assignment
There is an interesting article from a recent issue of Inside Higher Ed reporting on a paper at the Educause conference in the US. Martha Groom tells how she had her students submit their term paper to Wikipedia as an … Continue reading
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New library books on LibraryThing
The Library moved to a new catalogue this year and hopes to eventually allow users to access a new titles list. In the meantime, I have created a “widget” on this blog (on the right hand side, scroll down) that … Continue reading
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TeacherTube
TeacherTube an interesting educational version of YouTube with an emphasis on k-12 education. From the Factiva database, the June issue of University Business quotes co-founder Jason Smith describe it as “an open community for all educators to share their best … Continue reading
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