Mike Newman – author of Teaching Defiance has just let me know about a new website he has created to provide free access to couple of his earlier books! You can now access (in PDF format):Maeler’s Regard: Images of Adult Learning, 1999Defining the Enemy: Adult Education in Social Action, 1994The Third Contract: Theory and Practice…
Read MoreNEW – Surveys
We thought it would be valuable to start finding out what is really happening in practice, gather some opinions and share the results – so we now have LTUG Surveys! The first survey is about Web Conferencing. Who is using web conferencing for education and training and what are their tips for good results? Take…
Read MoreBarCampSydney is huge…
Wow ! – I just checked the BarCampSydney site for updates – like times and things – and it looks like they’re expecting 200 + people ! That’s brilliant – well done Sydney!It’s a 9am start – a wee bit early… for those of us who would have liked a little sleep in after a…
Read MoreBarCamp Sydney
Looks like a busy week in Sydney – directly following on from Wiki Tuesday is BarCamp Sydney : When: Saturday 3 March 2007 Where: University of Technology, Sydney – Building 10 (off Jones Street) More info: About BarCampSydney BarCampSydney wiki Signup:BarCampSydney – Signup Looking at the wiki registrations there’s going to be quite a crowd…
Read MoremLearn Melbourne 2007
The 6th International Conference on mobile learning: "Making Connections" will be held In Melbourne – 16 – 19 October. Conference Objectives: This conference will appeal to a wide range of audiences who are interested in enhancing learning, designing content and developing systems for mobile devices and wireless networks. The following objectives serve to define and…
Read MoreWiki Tuesday in Sydney
If you happen to be in Sydney on Tuesday 27th February – then here’s an event not to miss: "Calling all wiki enthusiasts in the Sydney area! Saikore, wiki consultancy and Atlassian partner, is hosting a ‘Wiki Tuesday’ event in Australia. This informal gathering is a perfect time to chat, learn about wikis, and among…
Read MoreRe-Start – don’t stop….
I can’t believe it’s already February – and 2007! What happened to January?Actually – I know where January went – it was consumed by a mash-up implementation I’ve been working on with the Headshift gang in London to produce a social software platform for the MentorNet program. What’s MentorNet? MentorNet is a 6 month mentoring program for…
Read MoreAITD Queensland conference – 30 November 06
Today I’m presenting at the AITD (Australian Institute of Training & Development’s) Queensland conference: "The Business of Learning: People, Skills & Technology" but this time I’m staying put in Sydney and delivering my session via Webex webinar software. Kate Gardiner, from MYOB, will be running the session on site – together we will create an…
Read MoreSocial Software week….
I’m officially declaring this week Social Software week! Why?Because of the amount of workshops, webinars, focus groups, and discussions that are occurring this week…. If I can take poetic license and start the week from Saturday 25th – there was a 3am meeting with Sebastian Fiedler and Lee Bryant (Headshift) as we start to construct…
Read MoreEdublogs Awards 2006
Josie Fraser is convening the 3rd international edublog awards… and there’s still time to submit nominations – up to 30th November! This year there are ten categories:Best audio and/or visual blogBest group blogBest individual blogMost influential post, resource or presentationBest library/librarian blogBest newcomerBest research paper on social software within learning and teachingBest teacher blogBest undergraduate…
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