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Putting the Fun in Functional
Another presentation that has been around for a while but I have only just discovered (thanks to Dave Briggs) is Putting the Fun in Functional by Amy Jo Kim which I have found really interesting and useful. I’m not a gamer in any shape or form, never really liked them, although I did enjoy elements…
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The Cool-er ebook reader
As is so often the case these days I came across the Cool-er, the latest ebook reader on the block, via a tweet from Jag Gill and as I remain extremely interested in all things ebook I followed the link and was suitably impressed. The website is nice and clean and the reader look, well,…
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Copy as Interface by Erika Hall
This presentation is over a year old but I have just discovered it via a link on the 4iP blog so Ewan has my sincere thanks as this is a great presentation. One of the things I do at Jiva (at least in theory) is write the copy for the apps. I struggle with this…
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‘HE in a Web 2.0 World’ report
This week saw the launch of the final report from the Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience titled HE in a Web 2.0 World. This Committee (which despite its close ties to JISC is actually independent as I understand it) was formed in my final months at JISC so this report has been…
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Working on West of Interesting
So every since I wrote about maybe doing a Big Brizzle Barcamp I’ve been thinking about doing an event in Bristol, specifically around Stokes Croft, and what that would entail and what it might look like. At the same time I’ve also been playing around with WordPress again and looking into self hosting and playing…