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From Jan Senderek, the founder of Loom, a photo management startup: Kids today who start out with iPads and iPhones will never or rarely be in touch with a file or a folder. They won’t care about the type of data…
I’ve almost completed a course on Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector, or PTLLS. It’s partly to help me improve the work I do in training and running workshops, but also as the first step in the journey…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: hackpad – neat collaboration / wiki / collaborative editing thingy The BBC’s hi-tech failure: Don’t Mention It Catch up with Doug Belshaw’s Open Badges Learning Hour – Learning Pool Geneva E-Participation…
I’m spreading my wings a bit these days, trying to get involved in different pieces of work, in different fields. Not that I’ve given up on government, just that there’s other things I’d like to explore and have a go…
Video where the excellent Manuel Castells examines new social movements, new forms of change and political democracy in the global network society.
Great set of slides from Doug Belshaw explaining Open Badges. Can’t help but feel this could be a major win for – in particular – informal learning activity within communities. [slideshare id=22384852&style=border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px&sc=no] Open badges for learning: a new…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Toe and HTTPS | Electronic Frontier Foundation The Dark Side of E-Books To the internet giants, you’re not a customer. You’re just another user – by @jjn1 meandering thoughts on the…
According to Doc Searls and David Weinberger: No one owns it. Everyone can use it. Anyone can improve it. From World of Ends.
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: David Wilcox » As the Knowledge Hub faces closure, might a creative Twitter mob help with re-invention? the 73-year old Excel spreadsheet artist Make and share useful lists | Gini Google…
Great talk from Sharon O’Dea: By moving information and services online, successful companies enable their staff to work from any location, and almost any device, so that work becomes what you do, not where you go. In this session, learn…
Neat video explaining how MailChimp use Evernote business to aid knowledge sharing and collaboration within their business.
Know Your Company, from 37 Signals, is a really interesting looking idea. As with all their products, from Basecamp to Highrise, it has resulted from scratching their own itch – in other words, solving a problem they had. 37 Signals…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Joho the Blog » [2b2k] Knowledge in its natural state PSFK Future of Work Report 2013 Donald Clark Plan B: More holes in Sugata Mitra’s ‘Hole-in-Wall’ project Digital Leadership or just…
More great stuff from Ken Robinson.
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: The Ed Techie: You can stop worrying about MOOCs now Edtech startups have great products. Their sales? Not so great | PandoDaily Pull out and keep – Your guide to UK…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Home – Lincoln Matrix Richard Stallman: My Lisp Experiences and the Development of GNU Emacs “My favorite programming language:” Google’s Go has some coders raving | Ars Technica David Wilcox »…
…NewsBlur. Why did I choose NewsBlur? To be honest I don’t really know – it’s just that, after a little time of using it, NewBlur just felt right. A few of the options that emerged once Google announced the closure…
Run that Town is an interesting game from the Australian Bureau of Statistics that uses real census data. It’s certainly a lovely looking thing. From the blurb: Use real Census data to discover who’s who in your area, and make decisions…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: The Myth and the Millennialism of “Disruptive Innovation” nvpy 0.9.4 : Python Package Index Ubuntu Guide for Mac Converts Knowledge Hub: Good CoP or Bad CoP? | markbraggins On Changing the…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: The History of Programming Languages Nextdoor Brings Its Neighborhood-Focused Social Network To The iPhone With Debut Of Native iOS App | TechCrunch Fedora Project Announces Pidora Remix for Raspberry Pi Doctors…