Archive for August 2007

From Merlin John’s Blog | Anglia Ruskin ultra-sensitive about Ultralab?

A curmudgeonly and quite frankly ridiculous letter from Steve Bennett of Anglia Ruskin University sent to Merlin John speaks volumes:^)

“On Wednesday 29 August 2007 – 13:29:48 | by Merlin John
Anglia Ruskin University wants you to know that its Ultralab learning technology research unit has not closed, and that any inaccurate reference to its possible closure [...]

Student retention | Ormond Simpson the Open University

This is an excellent Breeze presentation by Ormond Simpson of the OU for anyone interested in HE retention issues. If the financial discussion isn’t of interest, skip onto slide 23.
Concluding this Breeze presentation Ormand suggests that there are two kinds of staff in universities:
1. ‘Survivalists’ – student progress is ultimately about the survival of [...]

My New Job – The Institute for Educational Cybernetics

Yesterday was my first day at the Institute for Educational Cybernetics (IEC) where I am now employed as a Reader in Inquiry-base Learning. IEC is an evolution of Jisc/CETIS and also pulls together a number of other European an UK funded projects. Richard Millwood joins the IEC on a part time basis and [...]