Interesting talk from Ollie Bray earlier today on the use of technology across Scotland's schools.  Sites he mentioned include...

Platform 4 (from Channel 4)
Glow (online resource and community across Scottish schools)
And Ollie's site (http://olliebray.typepad.com/)

He made it very clear just how clued-up and connected children can be these days.  All pretty accessible too - if you can get your hands on the kit Ollie's solutions were all fairly mainstream uses of technology... Read full post

I went to a very interesting session on using wikis (and other online elements of teaching, learning assessment) this morning, followed by another on Second Life.
In both cases there seemed to be real enthusiasm from the staff members about the software they're using, which certainly helps when getting students involved in something new.  I also heard comments from said staff along the lines of 'not being tech savvy'... but then I've long felt that you become comfortable with what you use... Read full post

Just out of the first plenary session of the day and have come up to the main computer area on campus - how I wish we all had such fast computers.
Very interesting talk from Richard Hall from De Montfort University.  He mentioned a number of reports and I've tracked down links for some of them:

DEMOS Edgeless University
Digital Britain
JISC: Thriving in the 21st Century
Independent committee report (JISC): 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World'
Revised HEFCE strategy (March... Read full post

A decent turnout for the first session... I'm sure numbers will increase as folk make it through the snow. Good idea to move to the Riady though - we'd all feel colder looking out of the windows in the Egg.

So far most of the discussion has been about Christmas, new year and the weather - intro kicking off now though... Read full post

I've just been on the phone to a colleague whose session I'm helping with on Friday. My role will hopefully be limited to loading web pages and enabling the session leader to concentrate on speaking to the rest of the group - fingers crossed I can play my part, the session's are pretty short so we need to make the most of the time.

(Rest assured I'll be letting you know how great her session went, or what I did to mess things up.)

Another crisp winter's day.  From my office window I look out over the roof of Craiglockhart, with the Egg currently looking like a snowball flung from somewhere near the castle.
Hopefully the conference will run as smoothly as usual on Friday and everyone will be able to make it to the campus in good time.  Leave yourself plenty of time to wait for the buses would be my advice, though there's always the chance to skate home along the canal.