Metadata and Search
Nice summary of discussions and presentations from this workshop held a couple of months ago. The tough questions are not overlooked: participants looked at the return on metadata creation, subjective metadata, and more. Some solid advice in the 'conclusions' section. More...
ReUSEIT
Jakob Nielsen is widely regarded as an authority on usability, but his website, most observers agree, is a disaster. This site offers the winners of a recent contest with a simple premise: while adhering to the standards of usability, redesign Nielsen's website to make it visually appealing. More...
Electronic Portfolio White Paper
Everybody is talking about e-portfolios these days, and this paper talks about them a lot, 68 PDF pages worth. With contributors from Blackboard, eCollege, EDUCAUSE and a bunch of universities, among others, this paper also carries some clout. More...
Is Tech Industry a Savior or Danger to Education?
This major three part report from CNet gets to the heart of the issue (eventually): "Companies give large donations to help out with technology purchases or build buildings and then try to use that as a leverage point to sell their products throughout a school district." More...
University students who serve long stretches in the Israel Defense Forces’ reserves will be eligible to receive two academic credits, the Association of University Heads in Israel announced last week, writes Lidar Gravé-Lazi for The Jerusalem Post. More...Cardiff and Swansea universities will receive £1.2 million (US$1.6 million) to support their involvement in the United Kingdom-wide Institute of Coding and help create the next generation of coding experts. The investment is on top of a £1.3 million drive to connect Welsh pupils with coding, Cracking the Code, which was announced last year, writes Chris Middleton for Business Quarter. More...A row over graduation fees at a leading Scottish university has sparked calls for the charges to be scrapped. Student leaders said the £50 (US$68) fees currently charged by many institutions should be abolished, writes Andrew Denholm for The Herald. More...Like many institutions around the world, Hong Kong universities want to pursue internationalisation to become and remain globally competitive. This is partly driven by university rankings systems which include international indicators in their ranking criteria, write Erica Li, Soohyun Kim and Brianna To for the Hong Kong Free Press. More...Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the building of competent teaching teams, a high-level talent training system and world-class universities as International Youth Day approaches, writes Weida Li for GB Times. More...The Trump administration, concerned about China’s growing technological prowess, is considering strict measures to block Chinese citizens from performing sensitive research at American universities and research institutes over fears they may be acquiring intellectual secrets, according to people familiar with the deliberations, write Ana Swanson and Keith Bradsher for The New York Times. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
