Back again

Well its been a long time but we are back in to the grind, sorry groove, of PGCert. Over the summer I’ve been in London and Barcelona, checking out the education systems in these two great cities, but now back in Glasgow, it’s time to get back to the business of Final Project.
Final Project for me is about enhancing learning through the use of web technology. I’ve been through various stages with it, and my ongoing dispute with the RSAMD infrastructure hasn’t helped in terms of motivation, but I realise it is something I have to get on with, and it could potentially be a very interesting project, hopefully for the students as well as myself.
I did a bit of research into web applications, and I actually went to a one day course run by strathclyde uni, however I was kind of hoping that colleague Jim McGowan would be able to introduce me to the wonders of Moodle, as it is something I am familiar with from the PGCert. Sadly for me, but great for Jim, he has gone off to Hong Kong for a new post. He will be a loss as I think he was the Moodle upkeeper, but hey ho.
I then investigated Google groups and it seems they can do everything I was attempting to do, except maybe create a wiki, which does require a bit more technical know-how. Although wary of hitching my wagon to the great corporate monster that Google has become, I have to recognise the advantages; a brand that everyone knows and a site that is going to be supported and not disappear (I hope). So here it is, if you are reading this, you may even be a member. VoxBoxRsamd.

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