Yesterday was CEDAR 's third session in Leicester, at De Montfort University's Institute of Creative Technologies . We covered blogging for academics, using Web 2.0 resources for document collaboration, creation, and presentations, and a bit on creative processes. For me, the session wasn't quite as useful as the last one, primarily because I (obviously) already blog, and already use the Web 2.0 resources covered (plus a truckload of others that would take days to discuss in such a seminar format). I think I'm to blame a bit - the last session I didn't have any real expectations, as the topics initially didn't seem at all applicable to my work. When I found applications, I was stoked. This time, the topics seemed catered to my research...but because these aren't necessarily advanced sessions, it was all at a level I've already mastered. So I had higher expectations than I should have had. I did suggest that in the future we might consider breaking ...
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