Now that federal agencies are required to train their employees in plain language writing, per the Plain Writing Act of 2010, we’re offering a new distance learning course on Plain Language, Write Great Web Content: Plain Language in Action. This four-part pilot course is a great opportunity for you to help shape plain language trainingRead… Read more »
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April 22: Workshop on Law and Computation @ University of Houston
A Workshop on Law and Computation will be held 22 April 2011 at the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas, USA. The workshop is hosted by the Law Center’s Program on Law and Computation. According to the workshop announcement: The workshop will provide opportunities to show ways in which advanced computation can aidRead… Read more »
Advanced Hybrid Engine Design from Michigan State University
In October 2009, MSU engineers received $2.9 million to develop a bench scale version of an advanced hybrid engine. Today, they have completed that task and are now ready to develop a full-scale version of their engine. What makes their design better than other engines? Greater efficiency and fewer emissions. Electric vehicle engines today useRead… Read more »
University of Georgia plans bus tracker
The University of Georgia is installing GPS units on its campus buses, paving the way for real-time arrival predictions. Original post
University of Queensland Librarian on Change in Library Design and Role
Greetings from the 2nd Annual Learning Commons Development and Design Forum, Brisbane. The first speaker was Keith Webster, Librarian, University of Queensland.He started with the good old days where academic libraries were for scholars. The students were only admitted under sufferance and provided they were silent. He used the 1970s UQ biological library as anRead… Read more »
The indispensable university
“The Indispensable University: Higher Education, Economic Development, and the Knowledge Economy” by Eugene P. Trani, Robert D. Holsworth (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010) discusses the role of the unviersity in the twenty-first century economy. I happened across this book because it references my summary of The Cambridge Phenomenon (on pages 22, 153 and 265). Product DescriptionRead… Read more »
National Institute for Civil Discourse to open at University of Arizona
John Cavanaugh and Leanne Nurse alerted me to this news today (this text is from the February 21, 2011 Washington post article by Sari Horwitz)… Former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush will serve as honorary chairmen of a new center at the University of Arizona that will focus on civility in political debate.Read… Read more »
Teaching and Learning Commons at University of Canberra
The Recent Changes Camp 2011: Canberra is taking place in the Teaching and Learning Commons at University of Canberra. This is a newly opened facility in Building One of the unviersity, just above the refurbished refectory.The learning space is a mezzanine, allowing the students to look down at what is happening in the refectory. ARead… Read more »
What should be included in a Gov 2.0/Web 2.0 university subject?
Tom Worthington, a well-known lecturer at the ANU, is revamping the COMP7420: Electronic Data Management summer session course to integrate more Gov 2.0 and Web 2.0 features. Tom has invited input from those in government with experience in the Gov 2.0 field. For more information, and to provide feedback, visit Tom’s blog Net Traveller. eGovRead… Read more »
National Defense University Press Launches Online Scavenger Hunt, Taking on a Web 2.0 Attitude
Washington, D.C. — Beginning Tuesday, December 14, National Defense University Press (NDU Press) will be hosting a holiday scavenger hunt to highlight its Web site and publications. The event kicks off on the NDU Press Facebook page at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The scavenger hunt will occur across all NDU Press sites, which include a mainRead… Read more »