Category: collaboration
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Collaborative authoring of academic articles using cloud services
There are now many different products available for collaborative authoring of documents. The choice of which software to use depends on the particular type of authoring task being undertaken and the nature of the group undertaking the tasks. In academic work, the collaborative authoring of papers has become much more common, supported by products such…
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Review: Seminar, Training, and Large Collaborative Projects, Lynne and Ray Siemens
I recently attended a seminar at UWS on Friday, 26 April 2013, led by Lynne and Ray Siemens of the University of Victoria in Canada. The event’s theme was collaboration in the humanities and, in particular, how digital humanities projects exemplify practical cooperation in broader societies. This is because digital humanities projects often cross disciplines,…
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Digital Humanties & Learning environments
I wrote about this some time ago; about the connection between eLearning (blended learning etc.) and the Digital Humanities. The problem is that the connection is a weak one and should be further developed. I know of very few Digital Humanities modules or plugins etc. that are be used in existing learning environments such as…
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eResearch in an international information environment: developments, challenges and responses
Synopsis: The application of diverse eResearch infrastructures to support research has a long history. During the 1970s, the genesis of eResearch in the shape of the Internet was driven by the research community’s needs. In this latest stage of eResearch infrastructure development, also primarily driven by the needs of the research, we are witnessing large-scale investments…
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What they are saying’: Political Issue Analysis System (PIAS): Political Issue analysis in an age of the ‘data deluge’
(This new seeding project has just been accepted for funding from the Institute for Broadband Enabled Society (IBES) at the University of Melbourne. Led by VeRSI and myself, it is a short project with results available towards the end of the year or early next year). Summary of Proposal The Internet is recognised as a…
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What is VeRSI?
Overview of VeRSI from VeRSI on Vimeo.