November 20, 2009
After the Conference #lt2009
November 11, 2009
Learning Technologies Conference 2009 LiveBlog
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November 13, 2008
Learning Technologies Conference LiveBlog 2008
Below are the LiveBlogs from2008 & links to the videos.
November 7, 2008
Jo Kay, JoKaydia: Virtual Worlds and Learning: Communities of Practice in Second Life
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There’s a video of Jo presenting here
How do virtual spaces help us to make connections with others? What are the impacts of immersion and shared experience in virtual worlds on teaching and learning? How can 3D environments be used for collaborative and social learning?
Jo Kay will lead a mixed reality presentation in both Mooloolaba QLD and in the virtual world of Second Life. The session will focus on the work she has been doing over the last 12mths on the Islands of jokaydia – a community of practice which includes practitioners from around the world who are exploring educational and community uses of virtual worlds. The session will include a tour of the virtual spaces used by the jokaydia Community of Practice in Second Life, and the opportunity to meet and hear from a number of the community members working there.
November 7, 2008
Mark Keough, Archer College: Towards Learning Utility
No liveblog
There’s a video of Mark presenting here
Unless you have been hiding in a cave you will be aware that the Internet has changed everything. Our social life, purchasing habits, our family life, our travel, our banking, even the way we buy junk. But not least of all the fundamental way we educate ourselves.
Having spent the last 15 years thinking about this, and actively building business models, some of which worked and others that were, shall we say best left on the drawing board, I think we have finally arrived at the tipping point, the point where everything in education will change for good.
This talk will focus on the technologies, online social practices, and practical approaches to surviving this tsunami. Drawing on real life case studies and current research, what may we do to respond to a permanent change in the Education climate.
Its not about Boomers, Gen X or Gen Y, its about you, and me and our friends, colleagues and how we respond towards Learning as a universal utility.
November 6, 2008
Nancy White/Keynote/ Stewarding Technology for Communities Via Videoconference sponsored by Polycom
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There’s a video of Nancy’s presentation here
This is a link to more of Nancy’s recent work on stewardship & change
Community leadership used to mean convening people, gathering some resources, making sure there were tea and biscuits and planting a few good questions. Today, communities spend “time together” not just face to face, but online. This brings into play a panoply of technologies. Who attends to the selection, implementation and use of these technologies to help a community thrive? Accidental or intentional, it is the community technology steward. Nancy will offer the research recently completed by her, Etienne Wenger and John Smith and share some tips for stewarding technology in your communities.
November 6, 2008
Garry Putland, education.au: So, I am in control of my learning?
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There’s a video of Garry’s presentation here
One of the shifts we are seeing (or have seen) occur on the Internet is the wrestling of responsibility and control away from authority, groups, institutions and jurisdictions (eg social networking is based on the premise of the individual selecting their community of practice and creating their own network). Many of us filter the complex internet world by selecting ‘like’ commentators and feeding this into our desktop. The trend of mobile devices connected anywhere, anytime further cements responsibility
November 5, 2008
It’s easy 2Learn.ca
There’s a video of the presentation here
The 2Learn.ca Education Society program is a professional development model that facilitates K- Gr.12 classroom teacher competencies in the effective integration of ICT within all curricula. The program provides technology leadership and vision to classroom teacher-leaders, who cascade knowledge to 30,000 colleagues. Teachers are empowered to shape their professional development within an environment that is adaptable, curricular-focused, student-centered, and mutually supported by other teachers. 2Learn.ca
