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Mark Smithers

Mark Smithers

just a web worker for the last fifteen years, into elearning and web, currently Senior Manager, Teaching and Learning Support at RMIT University
Like: "Stephen Downes’ overview of e-learning: and a little history lesson" @scoopit http://www.scoop.it/t...
It cld be: "Is Open and Distance Learning the Key to Quality Higher Education for All?" http://www.scoop.it/t...
Interesting: |Airy Labs and Ed-Tech Startup Failures" http://www.scoop.it/t...
At the Festival of the Photocopier. Disappointed by lack of actual photocopiers. (@ Melbourne Town Hall) [pic]: https://foursquare.com/marksmi...
RT @RadHertz: The disruptive impact of tech hits notetaking.Ans ?Open class @MindShiftKQED:Who owns the copyright to students' notes. http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012...
The Higher Education Bubble [infographic] via @maxOz http://www.scoop.it/t...
Like: "4 Start-Ups Are Offering Free Online Courses" http://www.scoop.it/t...
Beautiful wildlife photos on the Guardian web site http://www.guardian.co.uk/environ...
Looking forward to getting a host of email responses as a simple request for feedback gets forwarded to the world and his wife. Academics!
Like: "17 Most-Popular Photos From Flickr Commons" http://mashable.com/2012... #creativecommons
Like: "How to replace the lecture?" http://davidtjones.wordpress.com/2012... by @djplaner
hmm Google going into hardware? "That Google mystery device? It’s basically a Sonos" http://gigaom.com/2012...
Looks like we're in for lots of waving in the workplace: "Microsoft Will Launch Kinect For Workplace Next Month" http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...
Rdg: Apple and Textbooks: Is There a Class In This Text? http://www.scoop.it/t...
I see Netvibes has been bought out by Dassault. A bit worried about the implications http://blog.netvibes.com/netvibe...
RT @wollepb: The PLE Conference in Aveiro and Melbourne is looking for your contributions. Submission system now open http://pleconf.org/ #PLEconf
Tormenting myself by looking at pics of Border Collie pups for sale. Wish I cld have one (or 2) again.
RT @drtonybates: New blog post: Book review: Quality assurance in distance education and e-learning http://www.tonybates.ca/2012...
Interesting: "LoudCloud Systems Announces Adaptive LMS General Release" http://www.scoop.it/t...
Very true: "Ed Tech, Decision-Makers & Instructors" http://www.scoop.it/t...
RT @maxOz: Four Reasons Why Google Must Buy Twitter - @TheStreet http://www.scoop.it/t...
RT @daveowhite: Really using social media in HE: RT @AJCann: Student feedback using Google+ http://scienceoftheinvisible.b...
Rdg: "Dramatically Bringing Down the Cost of Education with OER" http://www.scoop.it/t...
Panel Ponders Future of Open-Education Resources http://www.scoop.it/t...
RT @josswinn: Our new book: Towards Teaching in Public: Reshaping the Modern University http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp... <- looks interesting
Rdg: "Google, Cisco top the list of the greenest IT companies" http://gigaom.com/cleante... <- not grt scores tho'
"Why will power matters abd how to get it" in the @guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeand... #delayedgratification
Enjoying shocking edtech vendors by telling them academic publishers have the morals of tobacco companies and no we won't use their plugins
Excellent deal on a sub to the Guardian Weekly for Aus readers - $20 instead of $235 http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node...
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