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Re: Hendrik Mans

Rosie — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:37:05 -0000

Booo...!

Re: Corporate Blogs Are Dead

Rosie — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:40:05 -0000

Blogs are still a great way to have a conversation though. Like I am having with you :)

Re: 2008/01/13/university-of-brighton-professor-places-ban-on-google-and-wikipedia/

Rosie — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:30:27 -0000

I think it's a bit daft and probably someone (or something) to point the blame of poor quality work at.

I'm not surprised that it is an issue, but if the work being produced isn't good enough then perhaps the students need to be taught how to do good research (a balance between traditional and new). If the work being produced still doesn't produce results then perhaps the students don't belong there (and should fail the course!).

Re: In my day…

Rosie — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:50:30 -0000

How about failing them if they don't produce the quality of work required? Seems like Google/Wikipedia/'the Internet' is being used as an excuse for having dumb students.

Perhaps the students need better guidance on the standards required.

The attack (I believe) is on the internet in general (Google connects searches to sites), but off the top of my head I can think *lots* of ways technology can be used to learn better (and perhaps enjoy it as well).

Re: Family friendly freelancing – tips and advice from a working mum

Rosie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:33:43 -0000

All the challenges are pretty spot on which many employers find difficult to accept or work with - you can't blame them really.

Things like broken bones, chicken pox and lack of childcare have proven to be real challenges for me to get proper work done. Yet these cannot be planned for!

I wanted to work and the only way for me was to work for myself. I felt a full time job would leave me to only seeing my kids in the morning/bedtime and weekends, which isn't fair on them.

In the past year I've set up a coworking space (with two others) which aims to give the flexibility for busy families. It's been quite popular with parents so far who don't necessarily need a full time work space.

Re: Family friendly freelancing – tips and advice from a working mum

Rosie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:37:14 -0000

Cubes & Crayon are doing it in the US, not sure how successful or not it is.

One of my driving forces is family friendly working. Though I believe what is needed is more than just a creche.