Category: web2.0

  • Penguin

    Don’t you just love these type of photos? This is me standing in front of a giant penguin in the town of Penguin on the North West Coast of Tasmania. In fact, it is in this town that I started my academic career. I am a proud graduate of Penguin Primary School. This is my…

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  • Pooped!

    This is my mother and her long time friend Geoff. My mother just retired from the Simplot potato processing factory two weeks ago after working there since the early 1970s. Her friend Geoff will retire soon after working heavy machinery for a similar amount of time. They are both approaching 71. They grew up in…

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  • Sub-prime

    This is the house that I am looking after in Melbourne. It is sort of a good house; except it is rapidly returning to a more natural state. I have to look after the dog as well. One more week in Melbourne then back to big school.

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  • ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new research

    Press release ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new research New report reveals the information needs of the researchers and learners of the future 16th January, 2008. A new report, commissioned by JISC and the British Library, counters the common assumption that the ‘Google Generation’ – young people born or brought up in the Internet…

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  • Epistemic Networks and GRID + Web 2.0 for Arts and Humanities

    Epistemic Networks and GRID + Web 2.0 for Arts and Humanities 30-31 January 2008, Imperial College Internet Centre, Imperial College London *Please note new registration information for this workshop* Data driven Science has emerged as a new model which enables researchers to move from experimental, theoretical and computational distributed networks to a new paradigm for…

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  • DRHA 2008: New Communities of Knowledge and Practice’

    The DRHA conference is held annually at various academic venues throughout the UK. The conference theme this year is to promote discussion around new collaborative environments, collective knowledge and redefining disciplinary boundaries. The conference, hosted by Cambridge with its fantastic choice of conference venues will take place from Sunday14th September to Wednesday 17th September The…

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