Comments on: Corporate memory, timelines and memolane

By: Sheilamacneill

Sheilamacneill — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:32:26 +0000

Hi Nadia

Thanks for your comments – you might want to look at dipity – that has some more functionality like keyword searches in twitter and the ability for a user to add their own “events” – an example http://www.dipity.com/sheilmcn/JISC_CETIS_EVENTS_2/ (NB I’m using the free version so there are ads).

Sheila

By: Nadia Spang Bovey

Nadia Spang Bovey — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:27:37 +0000

My previous comment is not very clear, sorry. What I mean by “from the ePortfolio artefacts” is that the timeline would not only be populated by the artefacts themselves (as in Memolane) but, for example, by an aggregation of the topics or typical words used by the learner over a period of time. This would provide the learner with a visual representation of her/his understanding (as well as of her/his productions). This could be an interesting added-value to the affort of compiling and reflecting that the ePortfolio user is expected to embark on, which he could not easily manage to get otherwise. It should not however be a completely automatic process because seeing the resulting timeline, the learner might be interested in adjusting some elements.

Nadia

By: Nadia Spang Bovey

Nadia Spang Bovey — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:32:15 +0000

Hi Sheila,

Thanks for sharing this. I have been looking for something like this for ages! I am going to test it immediately. And Simon, wouldn’t it be great if such a timeline could be generated automatically from the ePortfolio artefacts (or partly, as a basis that one could then reflect upon and improve)?

Nadia

By: Sheilamacneill

Sheilamacneill — Mon, 23 May 2011 09:59:29 +0000

Hi Simon

Yes, there are a number of services which do this kind of aggregation but there is just something about the simplicity of this interface I particularly like.

Sheila

By: Simon Grant

Simon Grant — Mon, 23 May 2011 09:45:27 +0000

Hi Sheila, this also looks as if it could be a useful tool in the e-portfolio-promoting-reflection space. Look back and see how something (or someone, particularly oneself!) has evolved / grown / developed over time, having the service do the time-based collation.

By: Sheilamacneill

Sheilamacneill — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:25:58 +0000

Thanks John, looks good and Marieke how about dipity?

By: JohnR

JohnR — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:19:23 +0000

Hi Sheila,

A quick note that as an illustration I’ve set up an account for the OER topic feed http://memolane.com/cetisoer

John

By: Marieke Guy

Marieke Guy — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:11:57 +0000

Hi Sheila,

At UKOLN we are looking for a light-weight, easy-to-use service that could create an online events/wall planner type calendar thing. Memolane looks like a possible option. Am definitley going to investigate. Do you know of anything similar that is also worth looking at?

Marieke

By: Sheilamacneill

Sheilamacneill — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:21:27 +0000

Hi Lorna

Yes – loads of possibilities and project reporting a great example. My personal “memolane” is @ http://memolane.com/sheilmcn

By: Lorna M. Campbell

Lorna M. Campbell — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:15:01 +0000

Ooh look! I think this looks like an excellent way to provide a visual representation of the breadth of our work in any given area. I will have to write an OER Support Project final report later in the year and this could provide a very useful illustration of project outputs. I also think it could also be a really good way to get a quick overview of individual colleagues work.