I’m back in Sydney after an amazing 3 weeks in Europe – can’t believe how fast it went and how much I packed into it….However, I’m back… and I’m now wading through a swamp of emails – so if I take longer than usual to respond…sorry about that…Then there’s the fog….the jetlag fog…. it really…
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Danah Boyd – BlogTalk Reloaded
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…
Read MoreBlogTalk 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 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 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 MoreCyberBabel Wiki
CyberBabel Wiki: a dynamic bibliographical review of online intercultural communication managed by Leah MacFayden from The University of British Columbia, Canada has just been launched and is described as a "…new and evolving wiki-based resource which compiles research and writing about culture and communication in online environments." – based on a research project in 2003…
Read MoreKeeping online employees in-line!
According to the press release (11 July2006) on the American Management Association site: "…employers are fighting back by firing workers who violate computer privileges. Fully 26% of employers have terminated employees for e-mail misuse. Another 2% have dismissed workers for inappropriate instant messenger (IM) chat. And nearly 2% have fired workers for offensive blog content—including…
Read MoreBlackboard patents e-Learning Technolgoy
Blackboard have been awarded patents on technologies related to… "… internet-based education support systems and methods. The patent covers core technology relating to certain systems and methods involved in offering online education, including course management systems and enterprise e-Learning systems. In addition, patents corresponding with the U.S. patent have been issued in Australia, New Zealand…
Read MorePlogs – from Amazon
I’ve just logged on to Amazon and was told I now had a Plog! What’s a Plog????Well, having just read an article in the UK Times about Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom’s blog (he’s based in North Wales), I thought it might be something to do with police-blogging! (He is considering podcasts – which have been…
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