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Mary Harrsch paid us a visit at Learning Times on Wednesday evening to share her knowledge and use of RSS.   For me, a few of the highlights were:

• The way Mary uses the ‘blog this’ extension feature for Firefox
  to comment on whatever she happens to be reading in the browser. 
  I haven’t used this before, but it apparently adds links automatically
  and works with Blogger.  Looks easy and convenient too.
• The way Mary incorporates RSS feeds into one of her sites, Roman Times. 
  This is great way to present content in aggregated form.  This
  would work really well to present apposite reading material to students
  in specific courses.  Especailly cool are the tag-based Flickr photostreams she displays.
• The Flickr photosets Mary has made.  These are all licensed with Creative Commons and could clearly serve educational purposes.
• The idea that RSS brings our work to a global audience, and that
  writing for a global audience encourages learners to consider
  alternative perspectives and the broader implications of what is being
  presented.  This helps to expand awareness beyond the local toward
  the universal.

Coming to Learning Times on Tuesday, February 8th: Teresa Almeida Eca and Vance Stevens on Adding Sounds and Photos.
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