A call has gone out today for institutions to bid for funding to further enhance the sectors’ knowledge and application of open processes by implementing a standard format for describing course data, which is at the heart of many learning providers organisational processes. This represents a massive wide scale investment; the initial work (Stage 1) […]
I have moved…
I’ve transported all posts & comments on this blog to a new home on my own domain. You can now find me at www.markpower.me.uk/workblog
PROD; a practical case for Linked Data
Georgi wanted to know what problem Linked Data solves. Mapman wanted a list of all UK universities and colleges with postcodes. David needed a map of JISC Flexible Service Delivery projects that use Archimate. David Sherlock and I got mashing.
Digital Literacies on the horizon
I’ve just had a quick read of the Developing Digital Literacies briefing paper that accompanies the upcoming JISC funding call on the subject. Driven by government initiatives, in particular the “’Networked Nation’ manifesto in July 2010, with an aim of getting every working person in the UK online by 2015” the call is planned to […]
Real-Time Communication through your Browser
This is a nice follow-on to my previous post regarding the web and the work of the W3C. As we’ve seen, the web and its technologies have been evolving and getting more powerful and while some will still eschew the growing relevance of the web (and its friendly neighbourhood viewing window, the browser) in a […]
W3C Opens UK & Ireland Office
Yesterday I attended the launch event of the new W3C UK & Ireland office in Oxford, hosted by Nominet (who are hosting the office, not just the launch event). It was a relatively short event (half a day) but packed full with some interesting talks, showcasing the work that is being done with the web […]
The cloud is for the boring
Members of the Strategic Technologies Group of the JISC’s FSD programme met at King’s Anatomy Theatre to, ahem, dissect the options for shared services and the cloud in HE.
ArchiMate modelling bash outcomes
What’s more effective than taking two days out and focus on a new practice with peers and experts?
Mobile Web Apps: A Briefing Paper
I’ve recently written a JISC CETIS briefing paper on the topic of Mobile Web Apps. With the growth and constant shift in the mobile space institutions could be forgiven for feeling a little lost as to how to best tackle the issue of delivering content and/or services that are optimised for mobile devices. Apple, Android, […]
Technologies and standards used across the JISC Lifelong Learning and Workforce development (LLLWFD) programme
I recently collated the information we have on all the projects working on the JISC Lifelong Learning and Workforce development (LLLWFD) programme in advance of their last programme meeting at the end of Jan (the programme ends March 2011.) I was looking at: * Technologies used across the programme * Standards used across the programme […]