E Learning Networks Forum Nov 12

Slide 1: E-Learning Networks Community Forum Truths from the Trench Do Today’s Technologies Really Deliver? Bill Wade – November 12, 2007

Slide 2: 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 2

Slide 3: Top Gems from CogDogRoo http://cogdogroo.wordpress.com/ The world’s my community Because there is a greater good … on creative commons & use of Flickr Social proprioception occurs through a network … on Expertise is not embodied in a implications of Twitter single person … don’t have to be a technology There’s always a give and take expert with these technologies, you’ll either see the yin or you’ll see the yang Networks are more powerful than the node Can’t judge from the outside looking in. Be there … with Learning is a network a child-like wonder! formation process 3 Source www.ponddoc.com/WhatsUpDoc/FengShui/YinYang.html retrieved Oct 26

Slide 4: 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. 4

Slide 5: 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 5

Slide 6: 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 … 6

Slide 7: 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 7

Slide 8: Do today’s technologies deliver? 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 8

Slide 9: Guest Presenters at CDU Bringing in the expertise  Overcoming geographical  distances 9

Slide 10: 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. 10

Slide 11: 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. 11

Slide 12: 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/ 12

Slide 13: Blogs that support classroom delivery http://dsgn133bwade.blogspot.com/ Sample Metaphors podcast … Running virtual classes concurrently with a blog to stream video and audio 13

Slide 14: Maintaining Group Networked Delicious Accounts Students share URLs and links to valuable resources http://del.icio.us/2D3DCDU Minipresentations and Video tutorials 14

Slide 15: Blogger Accounts - E-Portfolios Facilitate both “developmental” and a “reflective” practice amongst advanced graphic design students. http://dsgn133marisa.blogspot.com/ Developmental & Reflective 15

Slide 16: 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 16

Slide 17: Using Flickr Badges to Showcase Student work and samples on a “representational” style E-Portfolio … http://dsgn133michael.blogspot.com/ Representational 17

Slide 18: 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 18

Slide 19: 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? 19