Author Archives: patparslow

About patparslow

I am a researcher in the School of Systems Engineering, working in the fields of social media, digital identity and learning. I have previously worked in IT training/education, land survey, civil engineering, IT support, and as a software engineer.

Digital Literacy elements of PELeCON ’12

Posted on April 24, 2012 by patparslow

Last week, I attended the Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference, or PELeCON for short.  I want to summarise the bits I felt most relevant to ‘digital literacy’ here, on the Digitally Ready blog.  I will post it in two parts… The … Continue reading →

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Evaluation, adaptability and meta-evaluation

Posted on April 12, 2012 by patparslow

(Adapted from the Agile software development poster) As part of the Digitally Ready project, we have recognised that the digital landscape (i.e. the tools, software and systems available and in use) is changing at an unprecedented rate. This not only … Continue reading →

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Sarah Porter, head of innovation at JISC, shares her view of the future “Seven predictions for our technology-enabled universities”

Posted on March 29, 2012 by patparslow

The JISC Inform online magazine carries a useful insight from Sarah Porter, head of innovation at JISC, in which she shares her view of the future to help you think strategically. The original post is under HEFCE copyright, which grants … Continue reading →

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The Open Researcher – a case study (not at UoR)

Posted on March 29, 2012 by patparslow

Jennifer Jones is a busy PhD student, journalist and researcher working for institutions in the Midlands and the west of Scotland. She shares her experiences, learning and findings online, and maintains a massively busy schedule. JISC inform has an article … Continue reading →

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Meeting Exeter Cascade’s Interns

Posted on March 28, 2012 by patparslow

Over the last couple of days we have been meeting with the other projects in our ‘cluster’ funded by the JISC’s Developing Digital Literacies programme; Bath’s Professionalism in the Digital Environment (PriDE), Oxford Brookes’ Institutional Student ePioneer Partnerships (InStePP) and Exeter’s … Continue reading →

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Vitae runs Digital Researcher event, makes parts available online

Posted on February 16, 2012 by patparslow

Vitae, the UK organisation championing the personal, professional and career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes, is running Digital Researcher 2012: an innovative, thought-provoking one day event to help researchers make the most … Continue reading →

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BBC Computer Literacy 2012 – one to keep an eye on

Posted on February 15, 2012 by patparslow

The BBC are, once again, championing greater computer literacy (http://www.bbchelloworld.co.uk/index.html). This is not quite the same as digital literacy, of course, but it does form one (advanced) part of it. If you want to learn to write computer programs, this … Continue reading →

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IT Support as bite-sized learning opportunities

Posted on January 16, 2012 by patparslow

In the dim and distant past, I used to work for a large utility company as Information Systems Support Coordinator for their Engineering department.  My job functions included 1st, 2nd and 3rd level support, IT training, a bit of development … Continue reading →

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Try something new today…

Posted on January 12, 2012 by patparslow

Yesterday I was at a SNOW meeting.  That’s Social Networking and Other Web2.0 Technologies group, for those who haven’t run across the (semi) acronym before.  It is a good opportunity to find out more about the range of engagement with … Continue reading →

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Digital Literacies, schools and the Guardian

Posted on January 11, 2012 by patparslow

This week the Guardian has launched a campaign to promote improved digital literacies (link). This was evidently timed to coincide with Michael Gove’s announcement that the Government are overhauling the provision of ICT teaching in schools. A number of people … Continue reading →

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