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An energy crisis reading list
In the course of writing our GreenICT proposal, 2020 Vision: Thinking the unthinkable, I’ve read a large number of recent, good quality reports which provide ample research for the casual reader into Peak Oil and a related energy crisis. Perhaps some readers of this blog might be interested in learning more about this topic, so [...]
Posted in Energy, Funding, Reports Also tagged Bristol, Bristol City Council, David MacKay, Energy crisis, Energy development, Energy security, Environment, greenICT, International Energy Agency, National Assembly for Wales, ODAC, Oil depletion, Oil Depletion Analysis Centre, oil production, Peak oil, Price of petroleum, ResilientEducation, Robert L. Hirsch, Sustainable Development Commission, UK Energy Research Centre, Wales, Welsh Local Government Association, World energy resources and consumption 2 Comments
Thinking the unthinkable
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been dipping in and out of a bid that I am writing for JISC’s Greening ICT Programme. Those of you that follow me on Twitter will have seen me drop related tweets into the stream. I’ve been a bit nervous about doing so because they seem quite unrelated [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Funding, ICT, Projects Also tagged conventional oil production, Educational Technologist, electricity, Energy, energy consumption, Energy crisis, energy efficiency, Energy policy, energy supply, Environment, Environmental economics, Hirsch report, Intel, International Energy Agency, International Energy Outlook, long-term global energy crisis, oil, oil extraction, oil production, Peak oil, plastics, Price of petroleum, ResilientEducation, Scenario Planning, sustainability, UK Energy Research Council, US Department of Energy, Welsh Local Government Association 10 Comments
Reading ‘The Edgeless University’ and ‘HE in a Web 2.0 World’ reports
I have been asked to present the recent Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World report to the University’s next Teaching and Learning Committee. The report came out shortly before, and is referenced by, The Edgeless University. Why Higher Education Must Embrace Technology, which was launched by David Lammy MP at the end of June. [...]
Posted in Open Access, Open Education, Open Source, Reports Also tagged David Lammy, Distance education, e-infrastructure, e-Learning, Edgeless University, Education, education finance, educational and social software, Electronic learning, Google Books, Google Scholar, Higher education, Higher Education Policy Institute, learning tools, online tools, online universities, Open Educational Resources, open source software, Open University, social technology, Task Force, teacher, Teaching and Learning Committee, tutor, university network, University of Lincoln, virtual infrastructure, web spaces, £20m Open Learning Innovation Fund 8 Comments
What will Higher Education look like in a 2050 -80% +2c 450ppm world?