HI folks, and particularly the famous five... I well remember the books from my childhood, and hope to hear some great 'e-adventures'.
congrats on starting the blog. I must admit to being a blog beginner, but well done Marnie.

Thanks for inviting me Marnie

Thanks for inviting me to join the blog. I hope a few people will be come to the wiki walk. I promise I won't push the technologyl e-learning will save the world line. Because I don't believe that :) :).

I do think there are technology things that can make life easier for staff and students. If you want a chance to 'play' with PB wiki and make even add a line to wikipedia ( is there something you've always wanted to add or fix) please come along. I am looking forward to seeing you.

And thank you "famous five" for your interest.


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Famous Five work IPOL rep at mini-me School Forum

Yesterday was the unofficial mini School forum (from Jeremy's email) in which the School got to meet and discuss ideas with the new IPOL eLearning developer Deirdre Wilmott. Dierdre will be able to meet with each School for a half day per week next year. The Famous Five (Jeremy, Lesley, Jane, Kate & myself) - a small but determined BSSH presence - decided to take gross advantage of IPOL and work Deirdre to the bone.

In two weeks we're going to organise a Wiki Walk-through in which Deirdre will give a hands-on session with wikis and their possible application to our specific disciplines, teaching and research interests. The Famous Five thought that a group session in which we get to try things out would be more beneficial and motivational than having a talk-though in which abstract and annoying eLearning things and technical jargon buzz about. I'll post the gory details of the when and where in a few days time.

A blog for BSSH

Hmm, I think we all have quite a bit to say but don't always get the chance to be in the same space at the same time to talk with each other and exchange ideas and experiences. So here we go. Welcome to the BSSH Bloggers site. I suggest we open up this space for discussing ideas, suggesting tools or apps we've used or would like to use, and generaly talk about how technology could be used to supplement our teaching and research practices as it relates specifically to the behavioural, social sciences and humanities.

I don't think this should be a gung-ho technical webspace. If there's a simpler way to say something or demonstrate the application of something in a specific teaching, research or admin context, we should aim for that kind of accessibility. In light of this, if you'd like to know a little more about blogs, here's a short video: