MT @mseangallagher: Critiquing digital dualism: a sociomaterial account [...] from @lesleygourlay http://t.co/sYGh2JL2Ac #mscidel #mscel
SL on a Saturday night...really must get out more! #mscidel
Digital dualism denialism http://t.co/PukePei8hs #mscidel -> also relevant to our discussions of identity this week :)
@John_P_Devaney Ha ha, will do my best John! I have SL on the brain!! #mscidel
@JanetBenson77 Remember that flying is only in Second Life! Have fun #mscidel
@JanetBenson77 @efaulder Hours and hours for me, too. Quite the assignment. #mscidel
Finding an ed location to critique? Here haystack, have this needle *throws* ;) #mscidel
Ha! @hatii_glasgow been asked to remove the term 'digital natives' from their website! :) #hatiiGBL I'll vote for that! #mscidel
Cultural bias towards face to face communication - will disappear #hatiiGBL #mscidel
6am: Second Life...oh dear! #mscidel
Just been to the zoo in SL. Time for a real world cuppa now methinks. #mscidel
@JanetBenson77 eep! there's a handy service status page you can check when you have trouble with access http://t.co/ArXkO1xR2g #mscidel
#mscidel chaps, Moodle seems to have gone down, just in case you were wondering if it was just you!
@JanetBenson77 What? Oh, wait, I thought you were going zip lining in SL!! Now that would be a hoot! I get it. Looks fun! #mscidel
@JanetBenson77 Where did you find that!! How fun! #mscidel
I've signed up for Zipit highwire forest adventure on Saturday - if I'm not around next week you guys will know what happened .... #mscidel
@bjohnnymac @physiart I think I've met you both individually? Are we all going to this evening's tutorial discussion? #mscidel
Common Core Raises Profile of Virtual PD http://t.co/RT4kQOJk6T via @educationweek #mscidel
@physiart @JanetBenson77 The last thing I needed was a 'game' to play in this course. I get so sucked into these things. #mscidel
@physiart @JanetBenson77 We will see if you recognize me. I feel right at home, though. #mscidel
@bjohnnymac @JanetBenson77 John, I am young and handsome. You will recognize me :-P #mscidel
Launched today, Manuscripts Online, funded by Jisc, brings to life early printed primary sources of medieval Britain, giving online access to written materials from 1000 to 1500. Manuscripts Online is also a crowd sourcing tool, encouraging users to attach comments about the manuscripts they view to an online map.
This freely available literary resource is the first of this kind. Michael Pidd, project lead and digital manager at the Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield says: "The crowd sourcing aspect of Manuscripts Online gives people an opportunity to share their understanding of the manuscripts so that they can learn from one another. It allows collaboration in a way that hasn’t been possible in the past and we hope it will build up a central geographical view of people’s interpretation of the information which can be used by others in the future."
Dr. Da Rold, lecturer in medieval literature, University of Leicester says: “This resource provides the public with a greater insight into medieval Britain. It allows access to a wealth of data which is central to the study of English language, literature and history during the middle ages. A single search engine will enable users to search for literary manuscripts, historical documents and early printed books which are located on websites owned by libraries, archives, universities and publishers and which were previously unavailable to them.”
Users will be able to search the resources by keyword, but also by specific keyword types, such as person and place name, date and language. For example, if you search the word York, and include all possible variation in its spelling, it will bring up around 4,000 results and tell you how this word is spelled and used in medieval records.
Peter Findlay, programme manager at Jisc comments: “Manuscripts Online enables a single search of multiple libraries containing wonderful records from our past. Jisc is delighted to have worked with the Humanities Research Institute, Dr. Da Rold and the other partners to make these valuable resources much more visible to both academic researchers and to those with a more general interest in the history of these islands.”
Users can search an enormous body of online primary resources including:
Visit the Manuscripts Online website for a full list of the resources.
Just been to the Blarney Stone Irish Bar in SL. Odd. #mscidel