Items where Year is 2008

Number of items: 122.

Part 2 - talk on using Creative Commons and opensource software to make Open Content. (Making of Doljer)
Justin Bradley . 03 Dec 2008 18:28

This is the second part of a 2 part video from my talk in May 2008 on open source content creation. Here I am talking about the Making of Doljer

Part 1 - talk on using Creative Commons and opensource software to make Open Content (what is creative commons ?, what is open content ?)
Justin Bradley . 02 Dec 2008 13:56

This is the first part of a 2 part video from my talk in May 2008 on open source content creation.

m164 VMBA
Justin Bradley . 28 Nov 2008 12:13

Magic bowl for success in business

EPS (Electronic Portfolio System)
Justin Bradley . 26 Nov 2008 20:40

In 2001, before the term “e-portfolio” was common parlance there was a perceived need to enable teachers in training to save, store, present and archive their electronically-based work so that it could be assessed by tutors. A Teacher Training Agency (TTA) Grant was used to design and implement an online system for trainee teachers to save evidence of their activities called Electronic Portfolio System (EPS). Over the years, its use and value has changed and, through the support of the Teacher Development Agency for schools (TDA), the system will continue to develop. The features of the system have grown organically because of technology changes and by tutors and mentors identifying affordances. This presentation will identify the principles and how they guide the development process. It will give an opportunity to elucidate the next stages in e-portfolio developments.

Assignment on Matlab
Justin Bradley . 14 Nov 2008 09:43

Considers sampling, quantisation, filters and lines of best fit.

Assignment on Carrier Communications Simulation
Justin Bradley . 14 Nov 2008 09:38

Simulation of AM, QAM, complex QAM, 4QAM and 16QAM carrier communication schemes in Matlab.

Lecture on Carrier Communications Simulation
Justin Bradley . 14 Nov 2008 09:34

Discusses the influence of Nyquist sampling theory on carrier communication simulations.

COMP6218 Web Architecture - Web Content Formats
Justin Bradley . 14 Nov 2008 01:45

Plain Text - ASCII, Unicode, UTF-8 Content Formats - XML-based formats (RSS, MathML, SVG, Office) + PDF Text based data formats: CSV, JSON

Cloudworks
Justin Bradley . 13 Nov 2008 16:02

Cloudworks allows you to find other people's learning and teaching ideas, designs and experiences as well as sharing your own. You can also get access to many learning design tools and resources to help you create learning designs.

Tutorial on Searching for Images
Justin Bradley . 04 Nov 2008 15:26

An online tutorial showing how to obtain images which are suitable for teaching purposes, where there are no copyright issues to resolve!

organic functional chemistry (David Read) recordings
Justin Bradley . 31 Oct 2008 14:34

BCS lecture audio
Justin Bradley . 29 Oct 2008 13:19

Annotating multimedia for community folksonomy and ontology building
Justin Bradley . 27 Oct 2008 17:05

This is an audio recording which introduces and summarises this project.

Audio file for multimedia annotation
Justin Bradley . 27 Oct 2008 16:51

slides for Mike Wald's presentation on Annotating Media
Justin Bradley . 27 Oct 2008 16:40

JQuery, JSON & AJAX
Justin Bradley . 27 Oct 2008 09:37

The traditional web model requires each user interaction to trigger an HTTP client-server interaction that creates a new browser page. AJAX and other techniques allow the Web developer to interact with the server without the expense of recreating a new DOM.

JavaScript and the DOM
Justin Bradley . 22 Oct 2008 10:23

A look at the HTML Document Object Model, and how JavaScript uses it to manipulate the contents of Web pages. Links are provided to DOM tutorials that give more detailed explanations.

JQuery: A JavaScript Library
Justin Bradley . 22 Oct 2008 10:12

JQuery is a JavaScript library that encourages the separation of content, behavior and presentation.

Zappers - how to use (a guide for students)
Justin Bradley . 17 Oct 2008 09:36

This PowerPoint can either be used by itself the first time you use zappers with your students, or you can copy the slides to your own presentation. Students are shown how to vote using the zapper handset, and it includes a sample question "what did you drink for breakfast this morning?" so they can see how it works and test that their handsets are working. Now updated for Office 2010.

Using zappers in Common Learning Spaces (Windows XP)
Justin Bradley . 17 Oct 2008 09:32

This resource is now obsolete and has been replaced by http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/5920/ This PowerPoint is an animated step-by-step guide that shows tutors how to use zappers in a teaching session. It covers starting the PC, distributing the zappers, plugging in the receiver, starting the software, running the presentation and managing voting, saving data at the end and collecting the handsets. It takes around 5 minutes to view.

Using Turnitin to Deter Plagiarism
Justin Bradley . 17 Oct 2008 09:23

This animated PowerPoint shows how the Turnitin system can be used to check students' assignments againast a database of internet sources, journal articles and previous assignments.

Internet for Image Searching
Justin Bradley . 15 Oct 2008 14:16

"Internet for Image Searching" is a free online tutorial to help staff and students in universities and colleges to find digital images for their learning and teaching. The emphasis of the tutorial is on finding copyright cleared images which are available free; facilitating quick, hassle-free access to a vast range of online photographs and other visual resources. "This tutorial is an excellent resource for anyone needing to know more about where and how to find images online. The fact that it concentrates on copyright cleared images will make it even more valuable for busy learning and teaching professionals, researchers and students alike. It will also serve to inspire confidence in those needing to use images from the web in their work." (Sharon Waller of the Higher Education Academy).

Internet for Image Searching
Justin Bradley . 15 Oct 2008 14:16

SPSS Tutorial - An animated guide
Justin Bradley . 14 Oct 2008 15:20

New to SPSS? Step-by-step tutorials can help!

SPSS Topics Search - An animated guide
Justin Bradley . 14 Oct 2008 15:18

Need help on a given topic? Topics Search tab can help narrow down the search.

SPSS Topics index - An animated guide
Justin Bradley . 14 Oct 2008 15:17

Need help with a given topic? Help to perform a test? Help understanding your results? Information and tutorials can be found using the Topics Index tab.

SPSS Statistics Coach - An animated guide
Justin Bradley . 14 Oct 2008 15:15

What test for your data? SPSS Statistics Coach can help

JavaScript and the DOM
Justin Bradley . 14 Oct 2008 10:32

A look at the HTML Document Object Model, and how JavaScript uses it to manipulate the contents of Web pages. Links are provided to DOM tutorials that give more detailed explanations.

JavaScript Background References
Justin Bradley . 13 Oct 2008 11:10

Background material for learning JavaScript, including User Guide and Reference manual plus the JavaScript Shell and the JQuery library.

JavaScript Prototypes, Objects and Classes
Justin Bradley . 13 Oct 2008 08:40

The full story on the JavaScript object model, and how prototypes are used instead of classes

Introduction to JavaScript Programming
Justin Bradley . 12 Oct 2008 23:23

These are the resources for an introductory lecture in JavaScript programming. Exercises are provided to practice simple JavaScript programming, including a template for a DHTML implementation of Conway's Game of Life (with encrypted solution).

Conways Game of Life JavaScript Exercise
Justin Bradley . 07 Oct 2008 20:06

For students learning JavaScript programming, this exercise sets out a fairly complete template for a DHTML implementation of Life. Students have to program the missing sections of code and attempt the extra features described. Only I have the password to unlock the solution!

Postgraduate Demonstration Skills
Justin Bradley . 03 Oct 2008 09:12

A PowerPoint presentation used to support a skills development session for postgraduate students who wish to act as demonstrators in lab and workshop sessions.

Introduction to Network Mathematics
Justin Bradley . 03 Oct 2008 08:33

Introduction to Network Mathematics provides college students with basic graph theory to better understand the Internet

SD 39
Justin Bradley . 02 Oct 2008 19:06

How to Review a Paper
Justin Bradley . 02 Oct 2008 14:17

How to Review a Paper: A guide for newcomers and a refresher for the experienced.

Research on Social Network Sites
Justin Bradley . 02 Oct 2008 09:17

A bibliography of research on Social Network web sites. The research contained below is focused specifically on social network sites (or "social networking" sites). Some of this is connected to social media, social software, Web2.0, social bookmarking, educational technologies, communities research, etc. but this is not the organizing focus and not everything related to these other topics is included here. This list is not methodologically or disciplinarily organized. There is work here from communications, information science, anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, cultural studies, computer science, etc.

Things to do with your first personal tutorial
Justin Bradley . 01 Oct 2008 22:24

This is an idea list of things you might wish to talk about with your personal tutees in the first few tutorials. It originates from ECS (Dave de Roure and Hugh Davis in particular) so some of the ideas might be particular to that School. If you have suggestions you would wish to have added please email them to hcd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, or please feel free to copy any parts of the document and make a list specific to your school. Please enter the new list in EdShare!

Networked Life: Module CIS 112, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2008
Justin Bradley . 01 Oct 2008 09:31

What kind of science is appropriate for understanding the Facebook? How does Google find what you're looking for... ...and exactly how do they make money doing so? What structural properties might we expect any social network to have? How does your position in an economic network (dis)advantage you? How are individual and collective behavior related in complex networks? What might we mean by the economics of spam? What do game theory and the Paris subway have to do with Internet routing? What's going on in the pictures to the left and right? Networked Life looks at how our world is connected -- socially, economically, strategically and technologically -- and why it matters. The answers to the questions above are related. They have been the subject of a fascinating intersection of disciplines including computer science, physics, psychology, mathematics, economics and finance. Researchers from these areas all strive to quantify and explain the growing complexity and connectivity of the world around us, and they have begun to develop a rich new science along the way. Networked Life will explore recent scientific efforts to explain social, economic and technological structures -- and the way these structures interact -- on many different scales, from the behavior of individuals or small groups to that of complex networks such as the Internet and the global economy. This course covers computer science topics and other material that is mathematical, but all material will be presented in a way that is accessible to an educated audience with or without a strong technical background. The course is open to all majors and all levels, and is taught accordingly. There will be ample opportunities for those of a quantitative bent to dig deeper into the topics we examine. The majority of the course is grounded in scientific and mathematical findings of the past two decades or less.

W3233 -- Networks and Complexity in Social Systems (Collective Dynamics Group ISERP -- Columbia University) Course Syllabus
Justin Bradley . 30 Sep 2008 16:30

The Networks and Complexity in Social Systems course commences with an overview of the nascent field of complex networks, dividing it into three related but distinct strands: Statistical description of large scale networks, viewed as static objects; the dynamic evolution of networks, where now the structure of the network is understood in terms of a growth process; and dynamical processes that take place on fixed networks; that is, "networked dynamical systems". (A fourth area of potential research ties all the previous three strands together under the rubric of co-evolution of networks and dynamics, but very little research has been done in this vein and so it is omitted.) The remainder of the course treats each of the three strands in greater detail, introducing technical knowledge as required, summarizing the research papers that have introduced the principal ideas, and pointing out directions for future development. With regard to networked dynamical systems, the course treats in detail the more specific topic of information propagation in networks, in part because this topic is of great relevance to social science, and in part because it has received the most attention in the literature to date.

Six Degrees: The New Science of Networks (Collective Dynamics Group ISERP -- Columbia University) Course Syllabus
Justin Bradley . 30 Sep 2008 16:18

Six Degrees: The New Science of Networks (Sociology, W3233, Spring 2006) Original URL: http://cdg.columbia.edu/cdg/courses/spring06/sixDegrees/syllabus.jsp

TU Graz: Course: 707.000 Web Science and Web Technology: Lecture 10: Text Mining
Justin Bradley . 30 Sep 2008 15:38

This class introduces basics of web mining and information retrieval including, for example, an introduction to the Vector Space Model and Text Mining. Guest Lecturer: Dr. Michael Granitzer Optional: Modeling the Internet and the Web: Probabilistic Methods and Algorithms, Pierre Baldi, Paolo Frasconi, Padhraic Smyth, Wiley, 2003 (Chapter 4, Text Analysis)

TU Graz: Course: 707.000 Web Science and Web Technology: Lecture 3: Network Theory and Terminology
Justin Bradley . 30 Sep 2008 08:42

In this class, we will discuss network theory fundamentals, including concepts such as diameter, distance, clustering coefficient and others. We will also discuss different types of networks, such as scale-free networks, random networks etc. Readings: Graph structure in the Web, A. Broder and R. Kumar and F. Maghoul and P. Raghavan and S. Rajagopalan and R. Stata and A. Tomkins and J. Wiener Computer Networks 33 309--320 (2000) [Web link, Alternative Link] Optional: The Structure and Function of Complex Networks, M.E.J. Newman, SIAM Review 45 167--256 (2003) [Web link] Original course at: http://kmi.tugraz.at/staff/markus/courses/SS2008/707.000_web-science/

TU Graz: Course: 707.000 Web Science and Web Technology: Lecture 2: Small World Problem
Justin Bradley . 30 Sep 2008 08:29

We will discuss several examples and research efforts related to the small world problem and set the ground for our discussion of network theory and social network analysis. Readings: An Experimental Study of the Small World Problem, J. Travers and S. Milgram Sociometry 32 425-443 (1969) [Protected Access] Optional: The Strength of Weak Ties, M.S. Granovetter The American Journal of Sociology 78 1360--1380 (1973) [Protected Access] Optional: Worldwide Buzz: Planetary-Scale Views on an Instant-Messaging Network, J. Leskovec and E. Horvitz MSR-TR-2006-186. Microsoft Research, June 2007. [Web Link, the most recent and comprehensive study on the subject!] Originally from: http://kmi.tugraz.at/staff/markus/courses/SS2008/707.000_web-science/

Renssellaer Institute. Jim Hendler. CSCI 4964/COMM 49652 – Web Science. Assignment 2
Justin Bradley . 29 Sep 2008 04:50

Programming Assignment on Search Engines

Renssellaer Institute. Jim Hendler. CSCI 4964/COMM 49652 – Web Science. Assignment
Justin Bradley . 29 Sep 2008 04:47

Programming Assignment on Web Crawling

Renssellaer Institute. Jim Hendler. CSCI 4964/COMM 49652 – Web Science. Web Crawling
Justin Bradley . 29 Sep 2008 04:37

Notes on Web Crawling

Renssellaer Institute. Jim Hendler. CSCI 4964/COMM 49652 – Web Science. URIs and HTTP.
Justin Bradley . 29 Sep 2008 04:26

Slides on URIs and the HTTP protocol

Renssellaer Institute. Jim Hendler. CSCI 4964/COMM 49652 – Web Science. Social Network
Justin Bradley . 29 Sep 2008 04:18

Social Networks on the World Wide Web - lecture by Dr. Jennifer Golbeck

Lecture 1 - Starting out
Justin Bradley . 26 Sep 2008 13:59

What is Programming? A useful definition Object Orientation (and it’s counterparts) Thinking OO Programming Blocks Variables Logic Data Structures Methods

Lecture 12 - Scope
Justin Bradley . 26 Sep 2008 13:58

Instance Variables Local variables Cool 3D Modelling! “this” keyword

Lectures 17 and 18 - Exceptions - when it all goes wrong
Justin Bradley . 25 Sep 2008 14:12

Exceptions An Example The Throws keyword Try and Catch The flow Multiple exceptions Finally How exceptions are thrown What the complier checks Handle or Defer Recovery Writing your own

Lecture 16 - I can't hear you through the static
Justin Bradley . 25 Sep 2008 14:11

Static Types of methods Instance Static Example Calling Static methods Why Static Final

Lecture 15 - Interface this
Justin Bradley . 25 Sep 2008 14:09

A quick word about abstract How a class interfaces Making Pets The Deadly Diamond of Death Interfaces (not interfaces)

Lecture 14 - Exploring Polymorphism
Justin Bradley . 25 Sep 2008 14:08

Which methods are where? Overriding Calling super’s methods Coupling and cohesion

Lecture 13 - It runs in the family
Justin Bradley . 25 Sep 2008 14:07

Inheritance Code duplication Super classes Constructors Polymorphic collections “Anywhere a super class is, a sub class can go” Casting A great deception

Lecture 9 - Shhh, no talking in the library
Justin Bradley . 25 Sep 2008 14:04

Lecture 8 - über-Arrays
Justin Bradley . 25 Sep 2008 14:03

ArrayList ArrayList vs Array Declaration Insertion Access Removal Wrapper classes Iterator object

Lecture 7 - Going Loopy
Justin Bradley . 25 Sep 2008 14:01

Looping while do while for Arrays indexes For each loop

Lecture 4 - Methods and Stuff
Justin Bradley . 24 Sep 2008 11:33

Banking Parameters and arguments Passing Objects Primitives Returning Getters and Setters

Lecture 5 - Constructors
Justin Bradley . 24 Sep 2008 11:31

Constructors With one parameter With two parameters Overloading Constructors and methods

Lecture 3 - Objects Ahoy
Justin Bradley . 24 Sep 2008 11:27

Variables - Objects and Primitives, Quick look at scope

macfob audio presentation
Justin Bradley . 23 Sep 2008 12:04

Spreadsheet inc lookup table.xls
Justin Bradley . 21 Sep 2008 19:41

Enhanced feedback using zappers
Justin Bradley . 21 Sep 2008 19:41

Notes to support tutors in using zapper feedback for undergraduate teaching in large groups.

Example feedback report.pdf
Justin Bradley . 21 Sep 2008 18:15

Periodicity presentation
Justin Bradley . 18 Sep 2008 15:32

Questions used to revise A-level periodicity

Induction zapper quiz presentation
Justin Bradley . 18 Sep 2008 15:31

Quiz on A-level chemistry used during induction

Acids and bases zapper presentation
Justin Bradley . 18 Sep 2008 15:30

A lecture on Acids and Bases incorporating zapper questions

Induction zapper questions
Justin Bradley . 18 Sep 2008 15:29

Questions regarding experiences asked of students during Induction

Week 8 Survey presentation
Justin Bradley . 18 Sep 2008 15:29

A few survey questions asked during Week 8 (Semester 1) 2007/08

Shapes of Molecules
Justin Bradley . 18 Sep 2008 13:41

Powerpoint quiz for use with zappers on Shapes of Molecules (A-level revision).

COMP3016 Web Technology - Strand "Web Science" Lecture 1
Justin Bradley . 18 Sep 2008 12:44

Lecture 1: Introduction to Web Science Lecture slides and video by Directors of Web Science Research Initiative (Wendy Hall and Tim Berners-Lee)

COMP3016 Web Technology - Strand "Web Science" Lecture 2
Justin Bradley . 17 Sep 2008 23:32

Lecture 2: Personal Privacy and State Interference Lecture slides and video by Danny Weitzner.

Stylesheets: CSS and XSL
Justin Bradley . 17 Sep 2008 22:18

Lecture slides and exercises for using stylesheets on HTML or XML.

COMP3016 Web Technology - Strand "XML" Lecture 3
Justin Bradley . 17 Sep 2008 15:25

Lecture 3: DOM and XPath Lecture slides and exercises for using DOM and XPath to access material within an XML database or document.

COMP3016 Web Technology - Strand "XML" Lecture 1
Justin Bradley . 17 Sep 2008 13:29

Lecture 1: Basic XML & HTML5 Lecture slides and exercises for reading and writing basic XML (without DTDs).

What is the Web? The Web Architecture
Justin Bradley . 17 Sep 2008 13:18

The Introductory Lecture is a discussion about "What is the Web". It involves lots of calling out TLAs and writing them on the blackboard, dividing things into servers, clients, protocols, formats, and the punchline is that the one unique and novel thing about the web is the hypertext link. This follows naturally into the Web architecture - the answer to the question "what is the web".

Writing essays
Justin Bradley . 16 Sep 2008 10:56

This is a 13 min 29 second audio recording produced by the University of Southampton. The podcast is designed to help students develop their skills in planning their academic work in writing assignments and essays. You can choose from an MP3 version or WMA version of this item. A transcript of the audio recording is also provided.

Planning essays and assignments
Justin Bradley . 16 Sep 2008 10:56

This is a 13 min 10 second audio recording produced by the University of Southampton. The podcast is designed to help students develop their skills in planning their academic work in writing assignments and essays. You can choose from an MP3 version or WMA version of this item. A transcript of the audio recording is also provided.

Doljer
Justin Bradley . 03 Sep 2008 11:24

Short open content animated film, this means that all the source files (except the music) are given away for use via a creative commons licence.

Lecture 2 - Java
Justin Bradley . 27 Aug 2008 10:29

Programming Overview The JVM (The Java Virtual Machine) A brief look at Structure Class Method Statement Magic incantations main() output Coding a Dog Programming Principle(1) If and Boolean operations Coding a Bank Account Quick look at ToolBox

The UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:52

This is a part of a collection of materials developed by the HEAcademy Subject Centre for Languages, linguistics and area studies. The materials provide reflective activities designed to engage teachers with some of the key issues in working with international students and practical ideas for ways in which these can be addressed. They will be of particular interest to new staff or anyone new to working with international students.

The UK Professional Standards Framework: applying it to support for international students
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:49

The UK Professional Standards Framework: applying it to support for international students
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:47

Linking teaching and research in disciplines and departments
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:44

This paper supports the effective links between teaching and discipline-based research in disciplinary communities and in academic departments. It is authored by Alan Jenkins, Mick Healey and Roger Zetter.

Linking the UK Professional Standards Framework to reflective practice and action research
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:40

The UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:36

The UK Professional Standards Framework (UK PSF) for teaching and supporting learning, launched in February 2006, is a flexible framework which uses a descriptor-based approach to professional standards. There are three standard descriptors each of which is applicable to a number of staff roles and to different career stages of those engaged in teaching and supporting learning. The standard descriptors are underpinned by areas of professional activity, core knowledge and professional values. The framework provides a reference point for institutions and individuals as well as supporting ongoing development within any one standard descriptor.

The UK Professional Standards Framework: applying it to support for international students
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:31

The UK Professional Standards Framework: applying it to support for international students
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:27

Annabelle the sheep
Justin Bradley . 04 Aug 2008 12:23

Referencing journals
Justin Bradley . 21 Jul 2008 14:06

An interactive tutorial on how to reference journal articles correctly. It begins with an example, and interactively draws the student through the stages of accessing the relevant information through to how to include the final citation in the bibliography. It concludes with a ‘test your knowledge’ set of activities. When you view this object note that the panel on the left generated by the repository can be dragged sideways to view the learning object full screen.

A beginner's guide to referencing books based on the Harvard system
Justin Bradley . 21 Jul 2008 13:52

An interactive tutorial on how to reference books correctly. It begins with an example, and interactively draws the student through the stages of accessing the relevant information through to how to include the final citation in the bibliography. It concludes with a ‘test your knowledge’ set of activities. When you view this object note that the panel on the left generated by the repository can be dragged sideways to view the learning object full screen.

Recognising nominative categorative data
Justin Bradley . 21 Jul 2008 13:49

This interactive resource introduces Social Science students to recognition and interpretation of data contained in a table. The RLO uses data based on the causes of death of Rock and R&B musicians. When you view an object note that the panel on the left generated by the repository can be dragged sideways to view the learning object full screen. Item from RLO-CETL.

MouseKeys
Justin Bradley . 02 Jul 2008 10:56

MouseKeys is an accessibility feature which allows you to use the numeric keypad to control the mouse pointer.

The Outline View
Justin Bradley . 02 Jul 2008 10:44

When creating a document it can be difficult to know from the outset what the final layout and structure of a document should be. Using headings and styles, users can create a document and structure it appropriately at the end using the outline function.

Windows Colour Scheme
Justin Bradley . 02 Jul 2008 10:42

Windows offers several high contrast colour schemes which may be useful for users with vision impairments or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

10 easy steps to ease on-line communication
Justin Bradley . 02 Jul 2008 10:33

There are many different ways to communicate on-line now days from chat rooms, forums to e-mail, instant messaging, blogs and personal spaces. Some have clearly stated rules and some depend on unwritten codes of behaviour. Here are a few general tips provided that will hopefully make those occasions where learning and teaching are taking place more worthwhile.

Accessible Presentations
Justin Bradley . 02 Jul 2008 10:27

A guide for use by both tutors and students on principles and resources for use in making presentations accessible for the whole academic community.

Harvard Referencing Format
Justin Bradley . 02 Jul 2008 10:20

A LexDis guide to the Harvard Referencing style.

JISC TechDis Accessibility essentials guide: Making electronic documents more readable
Justin Bradley . 02 Jul 2008 10:14

The TechDis Accessibility Essentials Guide for Reading has been divided into the following three sections: Font colours and styles; Enlarging text and Navigating documents. These guides have been designed to give practical step-by-step information to enable anyone reading electronic material to amend its look and feel into a style which suits them, their audience or the context in which it is used.

Work-life balance - You've never had it so good??
Justin Bradley . 26 Jun 2008 08:15

Gives some personal reflections on work-life balance in both services and in academic research. Over the last few years both childcare and working practices have changed for the better. I hope this will stimulate discussion with the contributions from other academics at the WiSET discussion session.

Open Access Advocacy Material
Justin Bradley . 16 Jun 2008 07:10

Academic integrity guidelines from Dialog Plus
Justin Bradley . 11 Jun 2008 14:58

The Academic Integrity Guidelines (AIG), initally designed at Penn State University, is a small nugget from the JISC Project Dialog Plus which tests students' understanding of good academic integrity. The nugget presents students with an overview of their own institution's integrity guidelines before moving onto completing a set of multiple choice questions. This particular nugget has proved so popular that it has been exported from PSU and embedded into courses at both Leeds and Southampton.

A Self-Scoring Exercise On APA Style, Research Language, and Referencing for Undergraduate Students
Justin Bradley . 03 Jun 2008 15:20

Based on examples provided by 27 graduate psychology faculty, this self-test incorporates many of the more common errors in style, language, and referencing found in student papers. Taking this self-test helps students to recognize common errors and encourages them to refer the APA Publication Manual on a regular basis. In addition, students begin to think about how to use correctly the language of psychological research. This self-test should take about 30 minutes to complete and score. It is composed of three parts: a) a mock Discussion section, where students are asked to act as editors and find the errors, p. 2 (10 minutes). b) a corrected Discussion section, where students find the errors they missed, p. 3 (5 minutes) and, c) a full description of each error with illustrations of correct usage, pp. 4-7 (15 minutes). This exercise assumes some knowledge of APA style. Thus, it is best-suited for advanced undergraduates who need to write research reports and all levels of graduate students. It may be taken at home or in class. Although the self-test is designed to be fully self-directed, instructors may wish to use it at the beginning or end of a classroom discussion on APA style. It could also be used in a pre-test-post-test fashion to evaluate students learning over the course of a term.

Sonic Labyrinths - 3 upon a ground (minimal mix)
Justin Bradley . 01 May 2008 10:12

Electronic music based on an algorithm, but with a good deal of human influence. See other items with keywords 'sonic labyrinths' for details.

Sonic Labyrinths
Justin Bradley . 30 Apr 2008 16:08

A web page describing how the music was composed, including a diagram of the labyrinth that forms its basis.

Sonic Labyrinths - 3 upon a ground (dance mix)
Justin Bradley . 30 Apr 2008 15:51

Electronic music based on an algorithm, but with a good deal of human influence. See other items with keywords 'sonic labyrinths' for details.

EdShare: Sharing for learning and teaching
Justin Bradley . 04 Apr 2008 13:24

A powerpoint presentation given by Hugh Davis and Debra Morris at the University of Southampton Learning and Teaching Week event 2 April 2008.

Jmodels: Java models of earth system regulation
Justin Bradley . 02 Apr 2008 09:06

The JModel suite consists of a number of models of aspects of the Earth System. They can all be run from the JModels website. They are written in the Java language for maximum portability, and are capable of running on most computing platforms including Windows, MacOS and Unix/Linux. The models are controlled via graphical user interfaces (GUI), so no knowledge of computer programming is required to run them. The models currently available from the JModels website are: Ocean phosphorus cycle Ocean nitrogen and phosphorus cycles Ocean silicon and phosphorus cycles Ocean and atmosphere carbon cycle Energy radiation balance model (under development) The main purpose of the models is to investigate how material and energy cycles of the Earth system are regulated and controlled by different feedbacks. While the central focus is on these feedbacks and Earth System stabilisation, the models can also be used in other ways. These resources have been developed by: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton project led by Toby Tyrrell and Andrew Yool, focus on how the Earth system works.

EdShare poster
Justin Bradley . 01 Apr 2008 22:00

This is a poster to present EdShare to the University of Southampton. It presents the service with the institutional URL.

EdShare: collaboration in a University for learning and teaching
Justin Bradley . 13 Mar 2008 10:19

Poster for the Learning Societies Laboratory, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton Open Day, Wednesday 27 February 2008.

EdShare: collaboration in a University for learning and teaching
Justin Bradley . 07 Mar 2008 15:42

Poster for the Learning Societies Laboratory, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton Open Day, Wednesday 27 February 2008.

Online Writing Handbook (University of Toronto)
Justin Bradley . 14 Feb 2008 15:47

Tutorial style handbook on approaches to writing. Suitable for University level students. Topics include basic report writing it also gives you guidance on topics such as layout, referencing and even oral presentations

Picnik - free online photo editing
Justin Bradley . 12 Feb 2008 10:42

Need to edit an image but don't have any software? No problem - you can do it all online for free at this website - and no annoying adverts either.

Assembly of a Dean and Stark Apparatus
Justin Bradley . 12 Feb 2008 10:34

This is a 5-minute narrated video that shows students how to assemble Dean and Stark distillation apparatus. It is in Flash Movie format and the ZIP file contains everything required - simply upload it to Blackboard as a package file, unpack it and use dean-and-stark.htm as the start page.

Writing Tutorial for Engineers
Justin Bradley . 08 Feb 2008 18:01

This tutorial is produced by the Engineering Communications Centre at the University of Toronto. It contains detailed guidance on various aspects of report writing.

A Vision of Students Today (2007)
Justin Bradley . 08 Feb 2008 12:38

Video produced by Martin Wesch with his students in their Digital Ethnography Class at Kansas State University. Looks at way in which students experience Higher Education. Further information can be found at http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/ You may particularly want to look at a response "A Vision of Professors Today (by Sandra)" http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=125

Engineering Foundation Year - Sustaining Success - Lecture 1 - slides
Justin Bradley . 08 Feb 2008 11:56

These materials are used in student tutorials as part of the routes to success course. The tutorials are typically delivered to a large group (~50) in an interactive manner, with the slides serving as reference/check materials. Some of the questions in the slides can also be used as individual handouts

COMP3016 Exam paper
Justin Bradley . 07 Feb 2008 15:30

Representation of Structure
Justin Bradley . 17 Jan 2008 10:42

Organic Molecules: Depiction of Structure - The Basics. Powerpoint presentation of A Level revision material for 1st year undergraduates written by Jeremy Hinks, School of Chemistry in 2002.

Intellectual Literacy Hour
Justin Bradley . 16 Jan 2008 15:26

This is a Guardian article abut the JISC commissioned report: Information behaviour of the researcher of the future. UCL 2008 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/reppres/gg_final_keynote_11012008.pdf

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