33. Traps
• Searching – beat Google
• Metadata – for the good of others
• Audience – they will emerge from use
• System – the backend takes over from the frontend
• One stop shop – ignores reality
• Forgetting the past – avoid reinventing the wheel
• Holy Grail – seeking what does not exist
• Brick wall – carry on regardless
34. Advice
• Openness – be open
• Participation – routes in
• Involve others – experts and users
• Keep simple – hide complexity
• Build on work of others – mashup don’t build
• Find the right questions
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36. Dr Patrick McAndrew
The Open University
Institute of Educational Technology
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
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