Archive for December, 2006
Rachel Andrew BA (Hons) Hum (Open)
Those with long memories or an interest in elderly archives may remember that back in 2002 I began studying with the Open University, with the vague idea that perhaps I might do enough courses to get a degree.
In the last four years I’ve acquired a passable ability to read Latin. I’ve learned that writing academic essays in the style of a step-by-step tutorial isn’t going to get me a decent grade. I’ve met some great people at tutorials and online – from young people combining study with work to avoid student debt; new mums studying while their children are pre-school age; to retired people bringing a lifetime’s knowledge and experience to their studies. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to study something just because it interests me and not because I have any particular need for the qualification.
Today I accepted my BA (Honours) in Humanities with Religious Studies, First-class Honours. I’m very pleased with that.
Bedework
Congratulations to my Dad – Mike Douglass – and everyone working on Bedework, an open-source institutional calendar system, on winning a Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration. The awards were presented on Monday 4th December by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The Mellon Foundation’s Press Release gives details of all award winners, and there are photos and more details on the Bedework site.
24 Ways returns
Drew has begun his geek Christmas countdown once again on 24 Ways, kicking off with an article demonstrating how to use the YUI Slider widget to dynamically trim text on the page, and today’s article is a round up of methods for implementing ”CSS Constants’ by yours truly.
The list of authors is top secret until each day is revealed, however due to being close enough to the Drew to be able to peer over his shoulder while he types I can tell you that there is some great stuff on its way.
