Mar

25

Ups and Downs of the Twitterverse

March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment

I have pondered before on the real utility of Twitter, often in not a very positive way. I have to admit that experiences with #JISC09 has caused me, yet again, to reconsider my views. I have gone from being massively irritated to being reassured and gratified and I imagine that the real position will end […]

Mar

25

Reflections on #JISC09

March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This was our first year away from Birmingham since a conference before my time that took place at the Cafe Royale (now defunct and sold off) in London. When we announced we were going to Edinburgh there were the predictable moans about travel cost, distance, no-one turning up etc. As it transpires all these fears […]

Mar

24

Lizbeth Goodman - Opening Keynote JISC 09

March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I guess inviting  a keynote speaker like Lizbeth Goodman was always likely to generate strong pro and anti reactions from a JISC audience - and so it has proved to be at #JISC09. Lizbeths presentation was, for me, a fascinating catalogue of how technology has been used to transform the lives of many of the […]