Pat is a Researcher at
OdinLab, School of Systems Engineering, University of
Reading.
His particular fields of
interest include eConsciousness, collaboration, community,
ontology, folksonomy, investigating tool use, semantic web,
eLearning, emerging technology, new media, ‘social justice’,
digital divide, inclusion, digital identity, games.
He adds "Though not in
the right age-bracket, I would consider myself a digital
native".
Pat's Top 10 Tools as at 11 September
2008
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Scholar.google.com – provides a quick way to
perform a surface search of academic literature,
and assess peer validation of resources.
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Skype –
provides mixed synchronous and asynchronous
communications, along with file transfer
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Facebook
– provides easy communication with students and
colleagues, and private communication in groups
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Del.icio.us – mainly as a write-only
resource, highlighting resources for others
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citeULike – useful for maintaining and
discovering bibliographical resources
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Drupal
– use for blog, other bibliography, and writing
papers/book chapters
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Elgg –
blog, private communications, group forums
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Twitter
– keeping in touch
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Diigo –
annotating resources communally
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Clipmarks – sharing best bits of web
resources, auto-linking to delicious
