#EDINA20 EDINA and other Mysteries

Data libraries and the skills needed to create and maintain systems that allow the storage, archiving , curation , custodianship and management of information are not things that make headlines in an age when everyone assumes that Google does this all in any case.

You may have fallen asleep already - but this is important !

EDINA celebrated its 20th birthday this week.  Based at Edinburgh University EDINA provides services to the global academic community and a number of resources that should be better known and better utilised by UK Schools and Colleges.

While there was much celebration around the fact that over 70% of Colleges in the UK  are signed up for EDINA services I have not seen these tools being used and embedded in practice across Colleges in Scotland.

Take a moment or two and have a look at these resources -  These are just some of the great resources delivered by http://edina.ac.uk/

Digimap.edina.ac.uk

digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk

digimapforcolleges.edina.ac.uk

These resources should be being used across the curriculum - not just in geography.

jiscmediahub.ac.uk  A service that EDINA provided for JISC and currently about to be re-shaped.  

opendepot.org  Open Deposit and search across UK HE open research repositories

Edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot The archive of the  two Statistical Accounts of Scotland, covering the 1790s and the 1830s, are among the best contemporary reports of life during the agricultural and industrial revolutions in Europe. A key source to study the emergence of the modern British State and the economic and social impact of the world's first industrial nation.

www.tobarandualchais.co.uk

Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches is a collaborative project which has been set up to preserve, digitise, catalogue and make available online several thousand hours of Gaelic and Scots recordings. This website contains a wealth of material such as folklore, songs, music, history, poetry, traditions, stories and other information. The material has been collected from all over Scotland and beyond from the 1930s onwards. You will not find these resources on YouTube

http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/  - A free way to understand the challenges of managing digital data

an online non-assessed course with guidelines to help you understand and reflect on how to manage the digital data.

datashare.is.ed.ac.uk  A repository of data-sets and http://stats.datalib.edina.ac.uk/sda/ gives you and learners opportunity to do statistical analysis on some big data sets.





#BYOD4L Reflection

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BYOD4L Reflection on programme and artifact

1. You can find full programme at byod4learning.wordpress.com/
2. Here is a creation , a record and a reflection and evaluation of #BYODL . I enjoyed dipping in and out in the small amount of time I could set aside for this . I think the webpages setting out tasks and scenarios are great. I felt programme would have benefitted from one place where I could see and or reach out to the other participants on the programme . Good though that we were encouraged to try out a range of platforms as part of the course. I was not able to take part in twitter discussions in evening due to other commitments .
3. This is my artefact for last bit of the programme - 'creating '
4. To start programme I read through instructions and as way of introduction I posted into Google Group and that was day one
5. The case studies look only too familiar . I am currently freelance but have...

   The case studies look only too familiar . I am currently freelance but have worked in schools , colleges , community and adult learning , awarding bodies... - Joe Wilson - Google+

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6. Day Two I had a look at some of the tools I use currently and some I have used in the past and followed discussions on what everyone else is using .
7. I picked up on list.ly/ , and nuzzel.com/ and had a look at these tools that were new to me . I am now using nuzzel though I am not sure if it is giving me more than the analysis of my twitter feed I get from Digg but time will tell . Another one my broader on-line personal learning network spotted I was looking at new social tools and suggested I start using vivino.com/ which is a community crowd sourced tool around wine buying and drinking - I joined this service and it looks interesting. So I benefited directly and indirectly by engaging with #BYOD4L
8. Day 2 Communicating #BYOD4L...

   Day 2 Communicating #BYOD4L http://www.joewilsons.net/2016/01/byod4l-day-two-of-on-line-course.html - Joe Wilson - Google+

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9. Day Three I updated my blog post based on scenarios
10. .........Experimental Blog

    I am taking part in a open on-line course https://byod4learning.wordpress.com/ Today is day two and I was set some questions - 1. State how you currently communicate with others in your private and professional life. I use a range of tools to support my work and my professional development.

    

    Joe Wilson
11. Day Four I reflected on different archiving tools I have used and picked up a problem with one of my automatic tools
12. Been busy today - just had a look at my delicious account - interesting that my...

    Been busy today - just had a look at my delicious account - interesting that my automatic curation of links in twitter stopped at end of 2014 and I had... - Joe Wilson - Google+

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13. Day Five - I am probably starting to do things in wrong order - but I contribute to collaboration part of task
14. Homework - I am challenged a bit here as I would tend to use a laptop which I...

    Homework - I am challenged a bit here as I would tend to use a laptop which I know is mobile device but I find it easier to use than a phone or a tablet... - Joe Wilson - Google+

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15. Day Six - Creating - I normally do social, communicating, creation and curation almost all at the same time - without thinking . In fact most of this is done and published for me through various programmes and macros that do it all automatically . It was useful to pause and have a think about what I could do differently for #BYOD4L . I have used storify before for conferences but not for this type of evidence curation . It makes a neat eportfolio .
16. My final reflection on programme - for me most of this has not been generated on a mobile device - I use mobile devices - phone and tablet for browsing and grazing on information - I use lap-tops and things with decent keyboards for creation . Thanks to all faciltators and participants I enjoyed experience.

#Bett16 #Bett2016 Not At Bett don't despair - A Survival Guide for following #BETT Week

It is really a great privilege  to get in and around the largest educational technology conference in the world. I hope folks who are in and around the conference appreciate that and make the most of social media to share their experience of the event.

But you can now engage with it from your mobile device - wherever you are.

Here is a quick survival guide for those who can't make the conference in person this year but want to follow what is happening through twitter or by other means

The main conference hashtag is #BETT2016 . There are a range of tools that will let you monitor the twitter feed and filter out the sales patter.  Filtering out the sales patter is what you need to do too  if you are there in person.

It is worth having a look at the sections of the programme you are interested in http://www.bettshow.com/

The three strands I have an interest in are the  FE and Skills , Technology in Higher Education, and Leadership in Education .

The buzz starts before BETT with the Education World Forum #EWF2016 for policy makers and ministerial teams http://www.theewf.org/  . This conference usually runs on Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday with Wednesday being the day the internatonal policy delegates are brought over to the BETT Conference.

The EWF can be a bit of an advertorial for the English education and skills system -which often masquerades at this international event as the "UK Education and Skills system"  - so great to see that this year Angela Constance the Scottish Minister for Education has a speaking slot http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Scottish-education-on-the-world-stage-2164.aspx .

There won't be a lot of tweets from #EWF2016 but worth watching out for links to the keynote's presentations.  https://twitter.com/hashtag/ewf2016

On day one the Education World Forum ,  Education Fast Forward held a session for the global delegates on literacy challenges around the world.

You can find tweets and links from this morning's debate #EFF16 and you can find a recording of the debate here http://www.effdebate.org/eff16/

Over the course of this week I am looking forward to seeing some updates on JISC work around FE and Skills and the work that has been done to date by the FELTAG Coalition Group http://feltag.org.uk/feltag-coalition/


Wed
Look out for English Minister for Education Address to delegates.
Watch out who wins the #Bettawards in the evening - often a reasonable indicator of interesting work.

Thursday
Usually day that vendors like Microsoft and others get to show off something new and make announcements.

Friday
Teachmeet - can be worth a follow - though Teachmeet Bett is on an epic scale
http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/w/page/103885843/TMBett16  #tmbett16

Around Bett time worth following - some of these folks - I will come back and add some more

https://twitter.com/innovativeteach
https://twitter.com/bobharrisonset
https://twitter.com/eyebeams

#BYOD4L Day Two of On-line Course

I am taking part in a open on-line course https://byod4learning.wordpress.com/ 

Today is day two and I was set some questions -


 1. State how you currently communicate with others in your private and professional life.

I use a range of tools to support my work and my professional development.  Here is a list of the current tools that I use regularly and a timeline of my adoption of these.  It does not happen overnight.

If you have a look at some of the earlier postings on this blog you will get a feel for the range of tools that I have used in the past.

I use Facebook and some other tools only in my private life .

I am comfortable managing both my professional digital identity and my private digital identity.
You can find me on most of these platforms - I adopted the moniker 'joecar' as the  internet arrived and I was living and working in an area of Glasgow called Cardonald  -so Joe at Cardonald College became joecar. If you do an internet search or a search on one of these platforms you will find me as joecar or joecar80 and sometimes as Joe Wilson.

With foresight I could have adopted a more professional by-line but it still reflects my approach to much of this area.  Everything is in Beta and you should have a healthy questioning distrust of experts.


2. Discuss at least one of the scenarios and identify how this/these links/link to your own practice

These apply to both scenarios -

In both scenarios learners and practitioners need to adopt an open and collaborative mind-set and see the value that investing a little time in sharing brings.

Learning now happens beyond and institution. Private sector organisations are threatened by the porousness of information flows but in reality it is something that we all need to embrace.

In my practice I try to exemplify this :

By sharing lots of relevant links and ideas and encouraging people to network through relevant on-line social platforms .It is worth following some key individuals on twitter or other social platforms even if you are just lurking - experience builds confidence.

By encouraging others to become open practitioners while supporting and protecting them around managing their digital identities.

By encouraging teachers and learners - we are all learners - to share their learning journeys and share useful resources openly.


3. Explore opportunities to enhance your communication strategy with peers, tutors and the wider community using smart devices to support inclusive learning and teaching in and outside the classroom.

At moment I am interested in Pinterest as a vehicle building quick e-portfolios for learners .  Learners in the know do a lot of collaboration through tools like Snapchat and Instagram.  If we want all learners to have the same opportunity we need to ensure that they all  have excellent digital literacy skills .