Voice to text for free using SpinVox

There are various options for software that will convert speech to text, the best known being Dragon produced by Nuance, and I am often asked if there are any free alternatives, which up until now I have not been able to suggest.
For the last few weeks  I have been using ping.fm as a conduit that [...]

The eCPD programme

I am just starting a new project of work, which I am quite excited about. BDP Media have won a contract to roll out a National (well English) initiative regarding the use of e-learning,  and in particular connecting this to CPD activity. The programme is aimed at providers of Further Education and details are available [...]

Podcast on Google Docs (and a few other things)

Last week I contributed to another panel podcast, this time with only 3 of us, and we discussed the uses of tools like Google Docs in education. Google Docs is improving all the time, and there is a lot that can be done with it, which when I get a bit of time will have [...]

The mouse is 40 years old today

Mice
Originally uploaded by Mike_fj40
It is amazing to think that the mouse has been around longer than I have, and what an impact its invention has had on the whole way that computers have evolved and the way that they work. Had the early visionaries not had this idea, what would have been the norm – [...]

Podcast on the ‘The VLE Debate’

I was involved in a podcast the other week, debating the role (and future) of the formal VLE within education. What was interesting about this podcast was that on the panel involved there was a range of views on the topic, which should have made it interesting listening materials.
I agree with Steve Wheeler’s views that [...]

Embedding Google Maps into learning resources

I love maps and always have done. Prior to having kids my main hobby was mountaineering, and I used to spend over 100 days per year involved in this, so maps to me are an everyday part of my life, and I love Google maps – being able to see a map of an area, [...]