Posts from September 2012

The day 2012-09-30 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ tes_SEN What's the hashtag for the Special Needs show? http://t.co/x0ZXeG5L # Science: Growing Too Fast? "will we reach "peak science"" http://t.co/K09x6eY3 # Almost noone will become rich by selling their materials so why not give them away. http://t.co/9zlk1ftI # oer #edstartup # edchat # "the best angel investment you could make is choosing the…

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The day 2012-09-29 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ verenanz ...but, of course, starting from scratch is totally unrealistic, so an LMS like Canvas may have to be the way to go. in reply to verenanz # @ verenanz For me core of # openlearning is co-creation of new courses from open resources by teachers and students. Ie. ditch old courses... in reply…

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The day 2012-09-28 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

What simple language proponents should know about linguistics http://t.co/AZ0pBCgA # accessibility #engchat # ellchat #linguistics # ukedchat # @ allistelling Great. See you then. in reply to allistelling # @ allistelling Sure. Is there a topic or just hanging out? in reply to allistelling # What education reformers did with student surveys http://t.co/t0Y5hFeG < Take…

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The day 2012-09-27 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

The point of # accessibility is not to come up with the one font but to make documents where people can choose a font. http://t.co/jU5S14ja # No font can "solve" problems with # dyslexia but OpenDyslexic font is commendable 4 being open 4 those who can benefit http://t.co/AQcWdmaK # There's a big step from helping…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-27

by Dominik Lukeš ·

The point of # accessibility is not to come up with the one font but to make documents where people can choose a font. http://t.co/jU5S14ja # No font can "solve" problems with # dyslexia but OpenDyslexic font is commendable 4 being open 4 those who can benefit http://t.co/AQcWdmaK # There's a big step from helping…

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The day 2012-09-26 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

How To Store Your Clipboard Data & Share It Online http://t.co/bw9wcmza # edtech # After 2 Months Squatting At AOL, Eric Simons Launches Claco, The “GitHub For Teachers” http://t.co/rI6IYqLP # edstartup # AudioNote Syncs Your Typed Notes with Recorded Audio [Downloads] http://t.co/D3Tmmrz8 # edtech #accessibility # @ davidblake Is there a danger of rolling out…

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The day 2012-09-25 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

The very model of an amateur grammarian http://t.co/tocv87D7 # engchat #ellchat < Send this to the next person who "corrects" your "#grammar" # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-09-24 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Disappointed @ KermodeMovie couldn't make a case for reading # communistmanifesto 50/50 trenchant analysis & dangerous fantasy # alwaysrelevant # @ lizzielh The Government made me do it... in reply to lizzielh # I hope they keep a special place in hell for whatever idiot thought up the system for buying UK road tax on…

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The day 2012-09-23 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ SocialPsych @rosamariatorres # Remind 101: Communication Tool for Educators http://t.co/KLgNvDli # edstartup #product # mvp < Example of minimum viable product # dyslexia # New on http://t.co/KXMPNxiC : Turning Wikipedia into textbooks: Tools, Ideals and Accessibility http://t.co/oeAUzIZF # edtech #edstartup # oer #…

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The day 2012-09-22 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

This image made my day: http://t.co/qoognhkd (via http://t.co/lvtXC0kM ) # cartoonviolence # "Why Don’t We Educate Young Black Men?" http://t.co/x6E5QwHu < Good question but I'd start with paying their parents living wages! # edpolicy # Not sure # MOOC needs "feminist rethinking" but like everything it definitely needs feminist thinking. http://t.co/H3DVUoVu # edchat #feminism #…

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The day 2012-09-22 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

This image made my day: http://t.co/qoognhkd (via http://t.co/lvtXC0kM ) # cartoonviolence # "Why Don’t We Educate Young Black Men?" http://t.co/x6E5QwHu < Good question but I'd start with paying their parents living wages! # edpolicy # Not sure # MOOC needs "feminist rethinking" but like everything it definitely needs feminist thinking. http://t.co/H3DVUoVu # edchat #feminism #…

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Turning Wikipedia into textbooks: Tools, Ideals and Accessibility

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Wikipedia just announced that you can download collections of articles in the ePub format. That reminded me that it has had a curation feature called Book Creator for 2 years. I don't think it has been getting as much use as I would expect but now with the ePub export, I think it has the…

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The day 2012-09-21 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Vote for who is the greatest Jazz Bass Player on https://t.co/uIpPlkti # jazz # Just playing the great Victor Wooten on the radio http://t.co/8iSDnmtR . Tune in on http://t.co/vrRrXZgj # jazz #radio # I'm broadcasting "Bohemian After Dark" live on @ Ustream . Come watch and chat! - http://t.co/fHSKdrtO (10:08pm) # Bohemian After Dark starting…

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The day 2012-09-20 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Accessibility and the Digital Humanities http://t.co/8QGGBNkh # accessibility #a11y # Can we really want to argue that a teacher strike has real, long-lasting effect on the students' future? http://t.co/cnLqxYfF # edchat # How can you trust an "academic" who says an author is "ultimate source" of knowledge about his work!? http://t.co/7usmX2O4 # highered # Why…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-20

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Accessibility and the Digital Humanities http://t.co/8QGGBNkh # accessibility #a11y # Can we really want to argue that a teacher strike has real, long-lasting effect on the students' future? http://t.co/cnLqxYfF # edchat # How can you trust an "academic" who says an author is "ultimate source" of knowledge about his work!? http://t.co/7usmX2O4 # highered # Why…

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The day 2012-09-19 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Science’s First Mistake out in Paperback! | Reality revisited. http://t.co/SKxhZUIk # science Highly recommended # Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? http://t.co/kpl6XpTT < Bad idea for # a11y - ignorant of basic # linguistic facts # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-09-18 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

BenchPrep Switches To Subscription Model As It Moves Toward Education-as-a-Service http://t.co/pga7Mkmz # Free # webinar Understanding overlap in specific learning difficulties - what do we know? http://t.co/NrANodWs # dyslexia #ukedchat # New e-book export feature enabled on Wikipedia http://t.co/4RcvKviV < Important news for # OER - new curation possibilities for # opencontent # # EdStartup…

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The day 2012-09-17 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Open source should come first when choosing new enterprise IT, report says http://t.co/jl5WzSiL # edtech #edstartup # ukedtech # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-09-16 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

It’s Never Mattered That America’s Schools ‘Lag’ Behind Other Countries http://t.co/J76EqYuf # edstartup #highered < Stop # edreform alarmism # Teachers Use Twitter As Their Preferred CPD Tool | @ scoopit http://t.co/crMwl4iH # The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ langology @Language_Today @ stevehargadon # @ andrewstaroscik Sure, but this…

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The day 2012-09-15 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

New on Researchity: The Great MOOC Slander? Realities and Narratives of Education and Learning http://t.co/HKnqi5qK # Never trust experts when they say, you have to understand X before you understand Y. Mostly it's just disciplinary story telling. # edchat # Interesting how a video on interactive teaching has comments disabled on YouTube. Underscores its triviality…

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The day 2012-09-15 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

New on Researchity: The Great MOOC Slander? Realities and Narratives of Education and Learning http://t.co/HKnqi5qK # Never trust experts when they say, you have to understand X before you understand Y. Mostly it's just disciplinary story telling. # edchat # Interesting how a video on interactive teaching has comments disabled on YouTube. Underscores its triviality…

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The day 2012-09-14 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Why didn’t anyone tell me about this? What every learning technologist should know about accessible documents # ALTC2012 http://t.co/J1AyXRZk # For all who wish to continue the conversations from # altc2012 join our free Collabor8 4 Change Unconference # c84c http://t.co/ODXThiQB # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-09-14 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Why didn’t anyone tell me about this? What every learning technologist should know about accessible documents # ALTC2012 http://t.co/J1AyXRZk # For all who wish to continue the conversations from # altc2012 join our free Collabor8 4 Change Unconference # c84c http://t.co/ODXThiQB # Powered by Twitter Tools

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"Why didn't anyone tell me about this?": What every learning technologist should know about accessible documents #ALTC2012

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I gave this presentation at the ALT Conference 2012 in Manchester . Presentation Download presentation from Slideshare . Abstract The title of this presentation is a composite of the many responses we receive when we deliver training on accessible documents to teachers as part of the Load2Learn project, an online collection of downloadable…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-13

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Remembering discussions from # ALTC2012 How would it work for an institution to replace # Moodle or # Blackboard with # Wordpress #ukedtech # Hope some # altc2012 participants will join our MOOC on Inclusive Technologies for Reading http://t.co/RDZuRYlH ... # Hope the "open" and "learner centred" themes of # altc2013 will lead to more…

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The day 2012-09-10 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

SoundGecko Now Turns Your Favorite RSS Feed Into An MP3 Podcast http://t.co/DngPNdLj # edtech #accessibility # digiskills #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-09-10 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

SoundGecko Now Turns Your Favorite RSS Feed Into An MP3 Podcast http://t.co/DngPNdLj # edtech #accessibility # digiskills #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-09-09 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ educationgovuk # Mostly personalization sounds like putting a gun to someone's head & saying would you rather eat bugs or worms? # edchat #edstartup # edpolicy # Yes @ ddmeyer "Good personalization is expensive" http://t.co/64c0NiZ2 # edstartup <But we need to personalize ends…

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The day 2012-09-08 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

"You know a program is great whenever there are literally shortcuts for everything." http://t.co/e0U8t7HP # edtech #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-09-07 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

# Wikipedia was right - authors are not a "credible source" on their work - they are a source, though http://t.co/apZTzzrs # OER as Voyager, Bezos on Winning, and Lessons for Open Education http://t.co/83zC1P18 Some interesting metaphors for # edstartup #oer # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-06

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/Rx2JXqEt Araceli - From Nataly Dawn's Upcoming Album, "How I Knew Her" # Syndication seems to be the forgotten innovation RT @ jimgroom : "#EdStartUp Intro: Innovating Around Syndication" http://t.co/OgydoF2B # Is education really for the public good or do we just talk about it that way? Is there…

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The day 2012-09-03 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Syndication seems to be the forgotten innovation RT @ jimgroom : "#EdStartUp Intro: Innovating Around Syndication" http://t.co/OgydoF2B # Is education really for the public good or do we just talk about it that way? Is there just one good? # edchat #edstartup # RT @ Tomstaunton84 : Why would we want to be innovative? Some…

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The day 2012-09-01 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

RT @ metaphorhacker : One person's reality is another person's metaphor. < How to think about entrepreneurs 4 # edstartup & schools 4 # moocmooc # Interesting overview of collaborative creation of learning materials: http://t.co/WSiP9JEw # edstartup #reading # I saw a street performer gather a crowd for a show hoping some would pay at…

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