This article appeared in the Australian Higher Education supplement 8th March: You’ve got mail and we want a reply now. "email has brought down the ivory tower. No longer can academics exist on a higher, seemingly inaccessible plane, aloof from the day-to-day worries, real and imagined, of the student body…." "As more fee-paying students populate…
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Polycom rocks….
Yeah – my Polycom camera and software arrived on Friday – yippeeee! (Thanks Steve!!!)Haven’t had a chance to load it all up yet – have allocated Thursday for that! And right as my camera arrives – here’s a great case study about Polycom technology: Video Conferencing and Music Performance Education – Around the world with…
Read MoreGoogle Bombing!
This made me grin…particularly if you have been receiving any of those emails suggesting you search for certain words in Google….here’s an official response from Google and the definition of the practice: "Googlebombing ‘failure’ 9/16/2005 12:54:00 PM Posted by Marissa Mayer, Director of Consumer Web Products If you do a Google search on the word…
Read MoreWhen technology goes bad…..
Well….I promised I’d stop responding to the question: "Can technology enhance learning?" – however, I find myself reviewing the issue again. Imagine this scene: A synchronous event using web conferencing software – a panel of speakers comprised of a few locals (scattered around Australia) and an international keynote. A large room, all set for an…
Read MoreEverything 2.0
I’ve been meaning to pulling together a post on e-Learning 2.0 – but in the meantime I was rather impressed (and amused) by Sebastian’s Me 2.0 post that refers to Alan Levine’s Me 2.0 collection…here’s an overview of Alan’s collection: * Web 2.0 The Conference (heck I could not even make it to Web 1.0)*…
Read MoreNew Media in SMH
An article in the SMH’s (Sydney Morning Herald) technology feature – Next – New media hands power to the people – talks about the use of new media – specifically podcasting, blogs, RSS, & wikis – with a focus on their application in community contexts. A good example from Phil Cleary (a former federal politician…
Read MoreMore on Blackboard & WebCT
What more can I say? I think Stephen Downes has captured the most amazing range of responses to the Blackboard WebCT merger – best go there and spend some time reviewing these… The press release talks about a merger…yet…isn’t it an acquisition? Looks to me like Blackboard has the lead role…with the merged brand name…
Read MoreBlackboard & WebCT to merge
Breaking news….. We’ve just been advised that Blackboard and WebCT are to merge…these are considered the 2 largest LMS in Australian universities (guestimates at 80% of the market)! It’s too early to predicate the implications but…here is the link to the press release on the Blackboard site! http://www.blackboard.com/WebCT
Read MoreThe End of TV as we know it…
An interesting excerpt from the LA Times (you need to be a registered user to gain access to the full article) that I received via Rafat Ali’s blog (entry from 19 Sep – category is Broadband) generated a few thoughts for me on convergence: Former Academy of Television Arts and Sciences chairman Bryce Zabel wrote…
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