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A quick report from Eduserv Symposium 2008, titled “Inside out – what do current web trends tell us a out the future of ICT provision for learners and researchers”. First, a bit about the event itself, and how it worked as a learning experience It was a one day event, held at the British Library's conference centre. …

Terminal Services Web Access is a new feature in Windows Server 2008 that lets you run full applications from a web browser, even if you don't have them installed on your local computer. It's been possible to do this for quite a while using Citrix products, but this is the first time it's been built …

I spent Tuesday at a Microsoft Technet event at the Odeon Cinema in Cardiff, along with a couple of other people. The event was slightly chaotic, but, admirably high on technical content and low on sales bluff. The event was largely to evangelise Windows Server 2008, although cover a lot about Vista as well. …

studies and academic progress. The University of Wales Newport have adopted this approach for new or prospective students. Michael Web, from Newport, discusses why they choose Ning, and the potentials and pitfalls they encountered. Read more from his blog...

So our options - do something ourselves (our usual default position I guess), piggy back onto an existing service (eg Facebook), or go with one of the new wave of 'create your own' social network sites, like Ning. [Michael Webb's Blog : Newspace - a social networking site for new students]Probably the biggest discussion was whether to make it open or closed - ie visible to everyone on the net or not. We've gone with closed - we feel we need to protect our users privacy given we are inviting them into the space, and have a closed space

Reading the feed from Michael Webb's Blog yesterday, I was.... stunned is probably the best word, to read his post "Newspace - a social networking site for new students" which describes "a social networking site for new students at the University,

Indeed, I tend to think there is a greater danger in the paralysis that comes from being over sensitive to concerns about data protection, privacy and other legal matters. Chris also made this point. In his blog, Michael Webb questions the value brought by the social network, particularly for a one day symposium. I have to confess I'm not sure either. Some delegates reported using it to see who else was going to be at the event beforehand and it was very

posted 08-02-2008 08:49 by mwebb02 | 2 Comments Filed Under: Gadgets, Technology, General IT

posted 08-02-2008 08:49 by mwebb02 | 2 Comments Filed Under: Gadgets, Technology, General IT

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