Digital by Default

Digital by Default

[JISC] Weeknote 24/33

I’ve taken a days leave today as I am shockingly wiped out but it has been another interesting week. The big JISC event this week was JIF10 – a bi-annual conference that brings together representatives of the majority of the projects and services JISC funds. It took place at the stunning Royal Holloway Uni and…

July 30, 2010
UKOER10 – Open Educational Resources International Symposium

Feeling slightly fragile after one or two beverage at the Fringe Thursday evening I made my way to the quite amazing Holborn Bars bright and early Friday morning for UKOER10. Many people were involved in the organisation and planning of the event but it was very much David Ks baby and he deserves a great…

July 25, 2010
[JISC] Weeknote 23/33

What a week. I think I’ll still be recovering well into week 24! Monday I took a bit of a step into the past and spent some time with the JISC Communications team discussing my ideas about using the open ePub standard as the platform for a move from a predominately print and PDF model…

July 25, 2010
UKOER10 Fringe #fukoer

So it is the morning after the night before, the Fringe happened and I survived. I think/hope it went well for the people who came along. I was a bit worried (as anyone who follows me on Twitter will have seen!) early on as there weren’t many people in attendance and those that were there…

July 23, 2010
Reading about ePub interactivity

For a couple of reasons I’ve been thinking alot about the idea of ‘digital publishing’ lately. In particular the idea of digital magazines rather than books. With the Coalition ban on marketing outputs it might finally be the day that there is a significant shift from glossy print publications to genuinely digital formats in the…

July 17, 2010