Virtual Worlds and 3D in Online Education: Webinar

LTUG  webinar: 3 May, 2007 There is currently an explosion in the number of online 3D virtual worlds. This development could even be heralding the next evolution of the Internet – the 3D web. In this webinar we will explore the following: What are online 3D virtual worlds? How are educators using these 3D environments…

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Ditch PowerPoint!

Here’s another report on the value (or not) of PowerPoint (Sydney Morning Herald, 4April2007). This report (although I haven’t been able to find the original document  being referred to) is based on research from Professor John Sweller – Faculty of Education, UNSW and his work on Cognitive Load Theory (CLT). "The use of the PowerPoint…

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April Survey – What are you reading?

The April survey is focusing on reading from a professional development perspective – and no, it doesn’t have to just be books…!The survey ends 30 April – and it only has 2 questions – so let’s find out what everyone’s reading and perhaps expand our own reading list further when we get the results in…

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Web Conferencing Survey results

The LTUG March 2007 survey has closed – the full results are available at the LearnTel survey blog.In the meantime, here are some highlights:76% of respondents have tried web conferencing – that’s quite a dramatic shift I believe from just 12 months ago, where I was constantly coming across people who had not participated or…

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The Net Generation in Innovate

The current issue of Innovate (April/May 2007) is now available online – you need to register (for free) to access the articles.The entire issue focuses on the Net Generation and examines how educators and educational systems can respond to the challenge and leverage the opportunity.Looks like a great selection of articles to read over the…

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It’s a PhD, not a Nobel Prize…

I attended a Graduate School workshop the other day on the PhD Examination process… really valuable session for those of us approaching the final stretch of the thesis journey.. In another session, I was invited to talk to new PhD & EdD students about some of the key issues in the doctoral process. Someone asked…

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AIMIA Award winners

The 13th annual Australian Interactive Media Industry Association awards were held  earlier this month (March 2007)  – Carol has been trawling through the winners and finalists and selected some of her favourites…listed below: Winner: Best Learning & EducationFrog Pond Habitat  – Congratulations to David Hegarty and all the team at Cadre Design in Sydney! Finalist: Netty’s…

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Webex acquired by Cisco

A PR announcement from Webex today, announced the acquisition of the company by Cisco: "As collaboration in the workplace becomes increasingly important, companies are looking for rich communications tools to help them work more effectively and efficiently," said Charles H. Giancarlo, Chief Development Officer at Cisco. "The combination of Cisco and WebEx will deliver compelling…

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