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A short note about communities
Today I got an email from the Yahoo podcasters group mail. It was a long time since I could remember the last. But at one point, the group was very ... -
Making sense of data about education and jobs
High or low skills? Graduate job or not? For a number years now I have been working on projects developing the use of open data for careers counselling, advice and ... -
Tensions in Learning Analytics
The debate around Learning Analytics seems to be opening up. And although there is little sign of agreement over future directions, the terms of discussion seem both broader and more ... -
Thinking about Entrepreneurship
For some time I have been interested in Entrepreneurship. For one thing I resented the way the Thatcher and Blair acolytes had stolen the word. Working class people have also ... -
BBC recipes and the battle for open
I found yesterdays protests about the BBC plans to archive their recipe site fascinating. After over 120000 people signed a petition protesting against the move and after the government culture ... -
Double Loop Learning and Learning Analytics
Another in this mini series on Learning Analytics. When looking at Work based learning, Double Loop Learning becomes particularly important. Double-loop learning is used when it is necessary to change ... -
Lack of proxies a problem for Workplace Learning Analytics
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about Learning Analytics lately and this is the first of four or five short posts on the subject. Its all been kicked ... -
Workplace Learning Analytics for Facilitation in European Public Employment Services
This week I have been at the pre-conference workshops for the Learning analytics conference in Edinburgh. This is my presentation at the workshop on Workplace Learning Analytics. And below ... -
The future of work and changing occupational identities
The debate over the future of work, long running in research circles but kicked into public consciousness amongst others a Oxford University study titled 'The Future of Employment: How susceptible ... -
Online disinhibition and the ethics of researching groups on Facebook
There seems to be a whole spate of papers, blogs and reports published lately around MOOCs, Learning Analytics and the use of Labour Market Information. One possibly reason is that ...