Author Archives: Andy Roberts

More Discussion on Personal Work Learning Environments

Tony Karrer has usefully kept track of a list of 16 out of the outburst of blog posts continuing the discussion around PLEs and work: More Discussion on Personal Work Learning Environments : eLearning Technology Then he wonders… .. if … Continue reading

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PajamaNation Venezuela: The press meeting

Country Managers for PajamaNati0n Venezuela forged ahead by holding a successful press launch last month. Trabajando en Pijamas Libre y Feliz: The press meeting … But this was not like any other press launch, Ricardo held it in an apartment, … Continue reading

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The Jobs market is broken

StandoutJobs believe that “Fundamentally, the job market is broken. It’s all the process instead of the people” so they made a video instead. I hope they find the Ruby Guru they’re looking for and I wonder if maybe there should … Continue reading

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Most of us in UK spend at least three hours a day online

Tech Digest: Brits can’t live without their broadband A new survey by Orange Broadband has found that 61% of Britons can’t live without the Internet, with half saying that they spend three or more hours online every day. So what … Continue reading

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Work PLEs internet futures and social relations

A little spat between Stephen Downes and Jay Cross triggered by the current discussion around Personal learning Environments ( PLE ) may help to uncover important fundamentals. Jay Cross seems to think that the social revolution against corporate ownership of … Continue reading

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Considering MovableType 4.0

Marshall Kirkpatrick writes a considered piece about the a new version of Movable Type, which is due to go Open Source later this year. Marshall Kirkpatrick ยป Will You Consider Using MovableType 4.0? MovableType, from SixApart, is one of the … Continue reading

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Tossing the PLE out of the window

There’s an interesting seminar discussion taking place at SCOPE this month, with the two Dereks and others. My initial contribution is reproduced here: Who’s willing to toss the PLE idea out the window? I’m willing ultimately, to reduce the PLE … Continue reading

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