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The ecological price of learning

We all need to realise that there is a heavy ecological price to be paid for the sort of informal learning that comes from using an internet search engine. Apparently – according to new research by Harvard University physicist Alex Wissner-Gross – using the Google search engine to perform two searches produces some 7g of [...]

By | January 13th, 2009|Categories: Environment, Learning Technologies|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Preparing for revolution

It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that now is not a good time for jobs. Some commentators estimate that nearly 2m British workers face unemployment in 2009 as a result of the credit crunch. These job losses seem to be across all sectors of the economy and all levels of worker. Event the Management Consultancies [...]

By | January 2nd, 2009|Categories: Business, Lifestyle|Tags: , , |0 Comments