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Digitally Ready for 2013

In attempting to write this blog post to sum up what 2012 has meant for Digitally Ready, the JISC-funded project here at the University of Reading to support staff and students in their use of digital technologies, I quickly found … Continue reading

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Spreading the word and learning some new ones

My colleague Erika Delbecque and I spent a useful day yesterday in Bath at the University Library promoting the good work being done here in Reading on the Digitally Ready project and learning about what is happening there – especially from the perspective of … Continue reading

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‘Sharing Good Practice’ event: Going mobile

The Digitally Ready event was a wonderful chance to meet Blackboard Learn users and to show them how they could access the service through their tablets and smart phones by using the Blackboard Mobile Learn app.  This feature is one … Continue reading

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‘Sharing Good Practice’ event: Reflections

It’s been a few weeks since the Digitally Ready day now, which is probably about the right amount of time for some reflection on the day and the project as a whole. As a quasi-outsider to the project, I was … Continue reading

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‘Sharing Good Practice’ event: Reading’s museum collections online

Rebecca Reynolds, Visiting Lecturer in Museum Studies at the University’s Museum of English Rural Life, spoke about ‘The online museum’ at our celebration event, ‘Digitally Ready for the Future: Sharing Good Practice’. Here is Rebecca’s summary: ‘Museum ethics, display design … Continue reading

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‘Sharing Good Practice’ event: Rebuilding the ancient world, digitally

One of the speakers at our recent ‘Sharing Good Practice’ event was Dr Matthew Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classics, who has been combining ancient evidence with 21st-century techniques to create a detailed digital reconstruction of the city of Rome … Continue reading

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Digitally Ready for the Future: Sharing Good Practice

This one-day event took place on 19 July and brought together staff with an interest in using digital technologies in innovative ways, to share good practice and encourage discussion around digital issues (full programme). Organised by the Digitally Ready project team, the … Continue reading

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‘Sharing Good Practice’ event: conversations and observations

The ‘Digitally Ready for the Future: Sharing Good Practice’ day celebrated some of the great work that is being done and the culture of innovation which enables it, in various areas across the University. There was so much to get … Continue reading

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Digitally Ready: celebrating the project’s achievements

We are all looking forward to our celebration event today – ‘Digitally Ready for the Future: Sharing Good Practice’. The programme is packed with three parallel ‘show & tell’ sessions, networking, and discussions. Our experts including our Digital Heroes will be there … Continue reading

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