The Significance of Social Software:Danah raised the issue that we have already been talking about at BarCamp Vienna … how can web.20 applications still be beta? One of the response is that Beta means it’s still not profitable… OK – so that’s a new take on it!And then there’s the angle that the open source…
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BlogTalk Re-loaded kicks off!
It’s raining in Vienna…but not cold (so I still have a suitcase full of boots & jackets that will come back to Australia unworn!!)… Good to see the audience mix has evened out somewhat! Elmine & I have been noting all weekend how few women have been represented so far (actually – there was just…
Read MoreGuess-The-Google Game
Some of the BarCamp guys were playing this game last night – Guess-The-Google – this is a really engaging concept and while I was actively playing along with the group, I couldn’t help thinking of all the learning applications that could be embedded in the concept….
Read MoreBlogTalk Reloaded – Vienna
I’m finally in Vienna for BlogTalk Reloaded – weather is stunning (so all those jackets & boots I’ve dragged half way around the world look like going home untouched..!) and it feels great to be back in Vienna to re-connect with people I met here in 2004 and meet new people and all the exchanges…
Read MoreUK Students Trivia….
Here’s a snippet from the British Airways "Business Life" magazine (September, 2006, p.26): "80 percent of UK students own a laptop or PC, and 60 percent own an MP3 player, more than a third have stolen a traffic cone or shopping trolley."Source: Endsleigh Insurance OK – now… tell me the relationship between technology, traffic cones,…
Read MorePodcasting, Coursecasting & Web 2.0 Technologies for Research
Professor Steve McCarthy (Osaka Jogaukin College in Japan) has developed this wiki (with Wikispaces) as a resource " for educators interested in podcasting and language learning and teaching." I’ve only had a short initial scan of the wiki – and it looks like a valuable resource for any educator interested in podcasting – not just…
Read MoreEffective online learning – FREE event
If you are a LTUG member you are invited to the USDLA Global Affiliate meeting with colleagues from Europe, USA, Japan, India and Australia. This is a FREE event – you just need to meet your dial-in costs. DATE: 29 September 2006TIME: 8am – 9am (Sydney, Australia time)TOPIC: Effective Online and e-Learning SPEAKERS:Andy DiPaolo, Executive…
Read MoreDenmark DREAMing…
Leaving Odense(southern Denmark) today for London – with a quick couple of hours in Copenhagen to grab some sightseeing. It’s been a jam-packed information overload 4 days of conferencing, talking, presenting, reading, meeting people – it’s likely to take me most of this week to gather my thoughts and share some of the key issues…
Read MoreRe-thinking learning networks
Tim Rudd – Futurelab – UK – from the DREAM conference (Odense, Denmark) Some of you may be familiar with Future Labs work in the UK and/or have heard Anika Small’s presentation at the education.au "What’s Changed" day in August – or listened to the podcast. Tim, a senior researcher with futurelab,….(here’s link to the…
Read MoreInformal Learning & Digital Media – What’s New?
Today is the first day of the DREAM conference – I’m presenting this morning and I’m still struggling with limited internet access…. I’ll attempt to capture some of the key issues from each of the keynote presenters and then draw out some of the themes that are emerging on informal learning…just allow for delayed posts…
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