Academic Analytics: A New Tool for a New Era

EDUCAUSE REVIEW | July/August 2007, Volume 42, Number 4
In responding to internal and external pressures for accountability in
higher education, especially in the areas of improved learning outcomes
and student success, IT leaders may soon become critical partners with
academic and student affairs. IT can help answer this call for
accountability through academic analytics, which is emerging as a new tool for a new era.

Powered by ScribeFire.

Maps

I was creating a personal map of our recent holiday for my son's blog (so that he can show it at school) and am surprised given the publicity of their Mymaps development how poor the quality of google maps of Devon are compared to microsoft's version maps.live.com

Alternatives to Google

I am doing a conference session tomorrow on Web 2.0 and being a lecturer in HE, which will be very Google focussed so for balance this is a list of the alternatives - http://mashable.com/2007/07/07/google-vs-everyone/

Powered by ScribeFire.

Wiki's getting more sophisticated

The Pbwiki team have announced some new innovations - see below. I was beginning to think that wiki's were a bit of a flash in a pan but if these sorts of innovations keep coming I think they will begin to catch up with blogs as an alternative way of working together and communicating.

From the PBWiki mailing -


Now check this out. There are 5 new features for your wiki that you can
insert today -- free.

1. Spreadsheets for your PBwiki
http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/06/21/new-feature-spreadsheets-on-your-wiki/

2. Voice chat (talk to others viewing your wiki using your voice)
http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/06/22/new-feature-voice-chat-on-your-wiki-free/

3. A shared calendar (perfect for scheduling with your group)
http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/02/20/point-and-click-editing-is-here/

4. Upload video (no storage space used!)
http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/06/20/new-feature-upload-video-directly-to-your-wiki/

5. Plan an event--even sell tickets--using a new plugin
http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/06/19/new-feature-plan-an-event-using-your-wiki/

---

My absence

Sorry there has been no activity on this blog for a while - due to pressure of work and illness.