E-Learning Networks Community Forum Truths from the Trench Do Today’s Technologies Really Deliver? Bill Wade – November 12, 2007

Truths from the Trench Nov 12 – 2:30 AEST / 1 PM CST Slides available at: http://slideshare.net/billwadecdu URLs at: http://del.icio.us/wcwade tag NTShowcase Elluminate Session at: http://tinyurl.com/yr8vx6

Slides available at:

http://slideshare.net/billwadecdu

URLs at:

http://del.icio.us/wcwade tag NTShowcase

Elluminate Session at:

http://tinyurl.com/yr8vx6

Top Gems from CogDogRoo Because there is a greater good … on creative commons & use of Flickr Expertise is not embodied in a single person … don’t have to be a technology expert Networks are more powerful than the node Learning is a network formation process The world’s my community Social proprioception occurs through a network … on implications of Twitter There’s always a give and take with these technologies, you’ll either see the yin or you’ll see the yang Can’t judge from the outside looking in. Be there … with a child-like wonder! Source www.ponddoc.com/WhatsUpDoc/FengShui/YinYang.html retrieved Oct 26 http://cogdogroo.wordpress.com/

Because there is a greater good … on creative commons & use of Flickr

Expertise is not embodied in a single person … don’t have to be a technology expert

Networks are more powerful than the node

Learning is a network formation process

The world’s my community

Social proprioception occurs through a network … on implications of Twitter

There’s always a give and take with these technologies, you’ll either see the yin or you’ll see the yang

Can’t judge from the outside looking in. Be there … with a child-like wonder!

My Context / Experiences Northern Canada – the Northwest Territories, -40 Celsius, 8 months of the year a small town of 3,000 / 80% Indigenous situated among a total population of about 50,000, a place about 1/3 the size of Australia.

Northern Canada – the Northwest Territories,

-40 Celsius, 8 months of the year

a small town of 3,000 / 80% Indigenous

situated among a total population of about 50,000, a place about 1/3 the size of Australia.

Yup, the Web is Growing Every week I’m learning something new and more frequently I have to sheepishly admit, “nope, haven’t really used that one yet, new applications emerge almost daily … Take a look at this http://go2web20.net

Every week I’m learning something new and more frequently I have to sheepishly admit, “nope, haven’t really used that one yet,

new applications emerge almost daily … Take a look at this http://go2web20.net

All those identities … and roles Yeah, I feel overwhelmed at times too … keeping connected … finding balance … juggling multiple identities and roles … time is finite, yet the technology options endless …

Yeah, I feel overwhelmed at times too …

keeping connected …

finding balance … juggling multiple identities and roles …

time is finite, yet the technology options endless …

Share my stories … They are good ones, they are Australian stories, they are what I call truths from the trench … Anecdotes and qualitative evidence of social networking at CDU Do today’s technologies deliver?

Share my stories …

They are good ones, they are Australian stories, they are what I call truths from the trench …

Anecdotes and qualitative evidence of social networking at CDU

Do today’s technologies deliver? Webcrawl … For URLs … tag NTShowcase from del.icio.us/wcwade blogs ‘n wikis in action, virtual spaces and leverage the second life platform to network in realtime Let’s go see

Webcrawl …

For URLs …

tag NTShowcase from del.icio.us/wcwade

blogs ‘n wikis in action, virtual spaces and leverage the second life platform to network in realtime

Guest Presenters at CDU Bringing in the expertise Overcoming geographical distances

Bringing in the expertise

Overcoming geographical distances

CAETN & Learnscope Workshops … Deliver workshops at a distance via dynamic blogging http://asprsocialnetworking.blogspot.com/ More dynamic presentations, publish postings when ready and use browser refresh. Audio streamed and recorded through Eliminate.

Deliver workshops at a distance via dynamic blogging http://asprsocialnetworking.blogspot.com/

More dynamic presentations, publish postings when ready and use browser refresh.

Audio streamed and recorded through Eliminate.

CAETN & Learnscope Workshops … Deliver workshops at a distance via dynamic blogging http://t4changewrapup.blogspot.com/ More dynamic presentations, publish postings when ready and use browser refresh. Modelling blogs for instructional purposes.

Deliver workshops at a distance via dynamic blogging http://t4changewrapup.blogspot.com/

More dynamic presentations, publish postings when ready and use browser refresh.

Modelling blogs for instructional purposes.

Gathering Evidence for VET Certificate III in Multimedia Overcoming logistical barriers How to supervise an apprenticeship when you have to teach on the same day Meet Jake … Switched onto blogging! http://apprenticejakec.blogspot.com/

Certificate III in Multimedia

Overcoming logistical barriers

How to supervise an apprenticeship when you have to teach on the same day

Meet Jake … Switched onto blogging!

http://apprenticejakec.blogspot.com/

Blogs that support classroom delivery http://dsgn133bwade.blogspot.com/ Sample Metaphors podcast … Running virtual classes concurrently with a blog to stream video and audio

http://dsgn133bwade.blogspot.com/

Sample Metaphors podcast …

Running virtual classes concurrently with a blog to stream video and audio

Maintaining Group Networked Delicious Accounts Students share URLs and links to valuable resources http://del.icio.us/2D3DCDU Minipresentations and Video tutorials

Students share URLs and links to valuable resources http://del.icio.us/2D3DCDU

Minipresentations and Video tutorials

Blogger Accounts - E-Portfolios Facilitate both “developmental” and a “reflective” practice amongst advanced graphic design students. http://dsgn133marisa.blogspot.com/ Developmental & Reflective

Facilitate both “developmental” and a “reflective” practice amongst advanced graphic design students. http://dsgn133marisa.blogspot.com/

Developmental & Reflective

Leveraging Flickr & Sets Teaches ways for graphic designers to upload and share their proposed responses to a design brief http://www.flickr.com/photos/68693739@N00/sets/72157602695461364/ Working with clients at a distance … Multiple freelance designers all working from different locations

Teaches ways for graphic designers to upload and share their proposed responses to a design brief http://www.flickr.com/photos/68693739@N00/sets/72157602695461364/ Working with clients at a distance …

Multiple freelance designers all working from different locations

Using Flickr Badges to Showcase Student work and samples on a “representational” style E-Portfolio … http://dsgn133michael.blogspot.com/ Representational

Student work and samples on a “representational” style E-Portfolio … http://dsgn133michael.blogspot.com/

Representational

Using VET Virtual Tools Get students collaborating and sharing what they are doing in multimedia and film … Led up to development of an online webzine for PUMP Video. http://vetvirtual.external.utas.edu.au/pumpvideo/ Collaborating, sharing inter-state from Tasi to the Top End

Get students collaborating and sharing what they are doing in multimedia and film …

Led up to development of an online webzine for PUMP Video. http://vetvirtual.external.utas.edu.au/pumpvideo/

Collaborating, sharing inter-state from Tasi to the Top End

What a Fantastic Year! And yet, folks … what happened last month? I’m referring to MobilizeThis … our showcase event. http://mobilizethis.wikispaces.com Blocking http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobology/sets/72157602628516207/ Fear, Risk, Accessibility, Are we safe out there?

And yet, folks … what happened last month? I’m referring to MobilizeThis … our showcase event. http://mobilizethis.wikispaces.com

Blocking

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobology/sets/72157602628516207/

Fear, Risk, Accessibility,

Are we safe out there?