Comments on: Uses of Blogs http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:16:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lefty E http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302055 Lefty E Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:04:57 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302055 Ive heard the same as Phill, Mark. UK rumoured to be ditching it. Indeed, our new Minister Bishop has put it all on the backburner. Certain unis (Griffith, and Deakin, possibly others) are still running with the ball and doing warm-up 'RQF ready' exercises (aka excuse to 'review' workloads, and impose new burdens on overburdened staff), though everyone else has left the field, and the Group of 8 were non-starters anyway, having better advisors in the first place. Whole thing = joke! Ive heard the same as Phill, Mark. UK rumoured to be ditching it. Indeed, our new Minister Bishop has put it all on the backburner. Certain unis (Griffith, and Deakin, possibly others) are still running with the ball and doing warm-up ‘RQF ready’ exercises (aka excuse to ‘review’ workloads, and impose new burdens on overburdened staff), though everyone else has left the field, and the Group of 8 were non-starters anyway, having better advisors in the first place.

Whole thing = joke!

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302054 Mark Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:28:52 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302054 Cheers, Rooster. Cheers, Rooster.

]]> By: Rooster http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302053 Rooster Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:27:50 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302053 Congratulations mate, I'll see if the company can get a copy or two for myself and our department ;) Here's a <a href="http://mushroomandrooster.net/article/university-sanctioned-blogging" rel="nofollow">trackback</a> for good measure, too. Congratulations mate, I’ll see if the company can get a copy or two for myself and our department ;)

Here’s a trackback for good measure, too.

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302052 Mark Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:10:18 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302052 Thanks, Bruce and Lefty E. Phil, the last meeting I went to on the RQF was a few months ago, and it's still in a constant state of change as I understand it - Bishop wants to put her stamp on it. The major implications appear to be that Universities will have to spend a lot of money to implement the reporting requirements (which as with anything that emanates from DEST are insanely complex), and that Universities are running around at the moment creating lots of new Professorial positions for researchers and poaching people off each other. It doesn't appear to have occurred to too many people that it might be a good idea to groom new researchers at the entry level, because the first round (now pushed back to 2008) will assess the records of people going back 5 years. So as with most government interventions in higher education, it's having the usual perverse and unintended consequences. I'm not aware that Britain has junked the RAE. Thanks, Bruce and Lefty E.

Phil, the last meeting I went to on the RQF was a few months ago, and it’s still in a constant state of change as I understand it – Bishop wants to put her stamp on it.

The major implications appear to be that Universities will have to spend a lot of money to implement the reporting requirements (which as with anything that emanates from DEST are insanely complex), and that Universities are running around at the moment creating lots of new Professorial positions for researchers and poaching people off each other. It doesn’t appear to have occurred to too many people that it might be a good idea to groom new researchers at the entry level, because the first round (now pushed back to 2008) will assess the records of people going back 5 years. So as with most government interventions in higher education, it’s having the usual perverse and unintended consequences.

I’m not aware that Britain has junked the RAE.

]]> By: phil http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302051 phil Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:42:43 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302051 RQF=Research Quality Framework, yes? Please tell me about it. I read on Kim Weatherall's blog a while ago that we were introducing it just as the UK is discarding the exact same model. Some uni people with whom I have regular contact seem to say it will impose substantial costs (labour, time I guess, maybe lack of flexibility?) on them in meeting its requirements. I'd like to hear views from those who will have to deal with it. What impacts/consequences can be envisaged? RQF=Research Quality Framework, yes? Please tell me about it. I read on Kim Weatherall’s blog a while ago that we were introducing it just as the UK is discarding the exact same model. Some uni people with whom I have regular contact seem to say it will impose substantial costs (labour, time I guess, maybe lack of flexibility?) on them in meeting its requirements. I’d like to hear views from those who will have to deal with it. What impacts/consequences can be envisaged?

]]> By: Lefty E http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302050 Lefty E Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:29:27 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302050 Congrats on the pub, Mark. 'Cutting edge', as they say in RQF land! Congrats on the pub, Mark.

‘Cutting edge’, as they say in RQF land!

]]> By: Bruce http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302049 Bruce Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:20:11 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302049 I reckon I may just buy a copy. Mark, congrats on your participation. Good to see a sensible perspective in there ;) I reckon I may just buy a copy. Mark, congrats on your participation. Good to see a sensible perspective in there ;)

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302048 Mark Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:14:30 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302048 Thanks, Zoe! I'm looking forward to reading it - I've only seen the intro and my own chapter to date. Thanks, Zoe! I’m looking forward to reading it – I’ve only seen the intro and my own chapter to date.

]]> By: Zoe http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302047 Zoe Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:08:07 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302047 and life's too short to rush things. Congratulations on the book. and life’s too short to rush things.

Congratulations on the book.

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302046 Mark Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:41:48 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/08/02/uses-of-blogs-2/#comment-302046 Err, um, well best laid plans etc. :) Err, um, well best laid plans etc. :)

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