Category Archives: Policy

Are you digitally ready for a Snickers bar?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Alastair Culham

University students have long been targets for advertising of products and events through leafleting campaigns and through email spamming.  During my tenure as a hall warden at Reading University I had frequently to deal with people who had gained access … Continue reading →

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24 hours without Wikipedia?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Alastair Culham

Wikipedia are advertising their intent to black out the English language version of their site for 24 hours. That will provide a great opportunity for data gathering on changes of web page use. I will be watching with interest

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Email – usage and abusage

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Alastair Culham

  The classic work on the writing of good english ‘Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English’ has helped a generation to improve their written work.   The use of email, and what should be accepted as good or … Continue reading →

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Looking at NUS charter for tech compared to Digitally Ready view

Posted on October 17, 2011 by patparslow

In my last post, I reproduced the charter the NUS has produced on Technology in Higher Education.  This post will look in a bit more detail at the ways the Digitally Ready project seeks to address the points made in … Continue reading →

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NUS Charter on Technology in HE

Posted on October 17, 2011 by patparslow

The NUS reported that it published a Charter on Technology in Higher Education on 3rd August 2011.  This is a timely contribution, especially from the perspective of the Digitally Ready project. I’ll transcribe the 10 key points from their charter … Continue reading →

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