Trevor Cook & Lee Hopkins have just released their 3rd Social Media: or "how we stopped worrying and learnt to love communication".This is a really valuable introduction to social media in the organisational context – with an Australian perspective.I have used the previous editions with small/micro business owners – they love it – it manages…
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LOLspeak – do you?
A year or so ago, I received a 1,000 word essay in "sms" language – or lolspeak. When I asked the student what it was, she proudly declared it was her essay…. right then… but when I pointed out that it wasn’t in … well, English – she gave me with this exasperated look like…
Read More2 dot zero versus 2 point zero??
So what do you say?Web "2 dot zero"? Web " 2 point zero"?Web "2 dot o"?Web " 2 point o"?or what about:"2 point naught"? Is the "point zero" group referring to decimal points? And surely is this the more correct terminology as it’s referring to release versions.. right? And are the dot zero/o mob coming…
Read MoreMore – No – no more Facebook!
Well – while I’ve been searching for the elusive Surf Control report quoted all over the Australian media and the world… there’s not a peep about on their own website… I scoured the media release sites and couldn’t find anything more than a brief press release statement – so no report to examine – now…
Read MoreFacebook – a A$5 billion waste of time
Here we go again!The media has previously inflamed panic about internet surfing, blogging and Googling – all related to time wasting at work… and now, fasten your seat belts… here comes the social networking scare mongering! According to this article in the Sydney Morning Herald Facebook may be costing Australian businesses A$5 billion a year…
Read MoreRemoved from Jay Cross’ email list…!
I received an email this morning… from Jay Cross’ Internet Time Group … and right there, in the first line was… "Dear AnneI am removing your name from my mailing list….." Gulp… what had I done wrong??NOTHING!Because you need to read on…. "In fact, I am destroying the entire list.Newsletters cause more annoyance than good,…
Read MoreThe end of “e”-Learning!!
Vale "e"-Learning!Long live Learning! So – it’s finally happened! I’ve been banging on about this (my students will be heard sighing with relief) for a couple of years now – explaining the issues with prefixes before the -Learning word and the implications and restrictions it causes…And now…. here’s the first strategic deletion of the "e"…
Read MoreVirtual Worlds & 3D learning
Wow – did you miss Sean Fitzgerald’s webinar yesterday??If you did – you really did miss something sensational! Thanks Sean for putting so much time and effort into the preparation – and also the supporting wiki resource to accompany the webinar!! I’ve been trying to resist getting into the Virtual Worlds … at least until…
Read MoreAIMIA 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…
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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