Tag Archives: Computing

“Kids today need a licence to tinker”

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Dave

Nice article by John Naughton on the state of IT education in schools: What is happening is that the national curriculum’s worthy aspirations to educate pupils about ICT are transmuted at the chalkface into teaching kids to use Microsoft software. … Continue reading →

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Nothing’s really new…

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dave

A quick post as I am preparing my slides for the knowledge management talk I’m delivering on Thursday. In the slides, one of the key points is that the internet from the very beginning was designed as a tool for … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for August 11th through August 18th

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Dave

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. OnePeople › Open source matters to open government. Really. – "Both DiMaio and Caudill make the mistake of believing that open source is about making cheap bits. Instead, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for March 30th through April 5th

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Dave

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. The Collapse of Complex Business Models « Clay Shirky – Awesome stuff from Shirky.   Reflecting on my MSc research by Michele Ide-Smith – "By researching the attitudes and perceptions of authorities … Continue reading →

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