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Week 3

Submitted by itruelove on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 22:14

Ah, it's been a long time since day 2. The reality of learning in virtual world is that tutors keep getting dragged kicking and screaming back to the real world. Lots has happened in-world though. Check out my Flickr stream for some pics of activities. More to follow soon.

2nd A&D pilot - Day 2

Submitted by itruelove on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 21:35


First day totally in world.

Second Pilot main project - Day 1

Submitted by itruelove on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 19:56

Today was the first official day of the main part of the second art & design pilot.

Second A&D Pilot starts next week.

Submitted by itruelove on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 11:40


Right. I better give you all a quick update before I get dragged back into the day job.

Openhabitat - The magazine

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 23:02

Hey folks… it’s been quite a rollercoaster ride here lately… but time to get back to work

Oil spill

Submitted by itruelove on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 21:20

Twitter is the oil that has lubricated my ideas today.
A JISC-Emerge tweet alerted me to a blog post by Josie Frazer about Dave White's work on Residents and Visitors for the JISC funded Isthmus project. Dave is, of course, Open Habitat's project manager, which is quite handy.

My fuzzy thinking about all of this at the moment needn't prevent me from spilling a few ideas here.

From Habitat to G-Plan

Submitted by itruelove on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 13:29

Intrigued by a PhD student that I am advising, inspired by a conversation with Graham yesterday, and supported by this article I've just stumbled upon, I think we have the plan sorted.

Reality Check.

Back to plan, er, E, F?

Submitted by itruelove on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 17:51

For a variety of reasons, the Faculty wide idea is no longer on the cards, so I'm reverting back to the A&D students for the second pilot.
The ruthless culling of seemingly fully-formed plans is an essential part of the creative process, but my apologies to those readers not used to this turbulent approach to project planning.

Pruning my previous ideas, and planting a big new one.

Submitted by itruelove on Sun, 09/21/2008 - 09:35


I recently helped the Police get their Freshers' safety message across by installing a poster on one of our islands:
The V.C. mentions it here in his daily reflection,
and here's a report in the Yorkshire Evening Post

Working the detail into the phase 2 pilot plan.

Submitted by itruelove on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 11:41

I've just come out of a very positive and productive Elluminate meeting with fellow Open Habitat project members, and I just want to capture a few thoughts that are in my head in relation to my proposed phase 2 pilot plan.

The main issues that need addressing at the moment are around socialisation and collaboration, and the purpose and opportunities of 'The Book'.