Online Conferences George Siemens University of Manitoba November 6, 2007

Why online conferences? Change pressures: Diversity Speed Decentralization Democratization/participation Choice

Change pressures:

Diversity

Speed

Decentralization

Democratization/participation

Choice

Your experiences with online conferences...

Conferences Online Connectivism Conference Future of Education Copyright/Copyleft (one day) Corporate Learning (Upcoming)

Online Connectivism Conference

Future of Education

Copyright/Copyleft (one day)

Corporate Learning (Upcoming)

Gradients Augmented Blended Online

Augmented

Blended

Online

ADETA: Distributed Learning Symposium

Webheads in Action 2007

Planning Model of delivery Speakers Fees Registration Promotion

Model of delivery

Speakers

Fees

Registration

Promotion

Delivering Mix of synch/asynch Capturing Fostering conversations: “context filters”

Mix of synch/asynch

Capturing

Fostering conversations: “context filters”

Questions, comments, suggestions?

Involving participants Wikis, blogs, discussions Determining “whose space” Conference tags Images, activities (2L tour) Space for self-organization Aggregating

Wikis, blogs, discussions

Determining “whose space”

Conference tags

Images, activities (2L tour)

Space for self-organization

Aggregating

The Model: Presence Asynch: Moodle Synch: Elluminate Continual: Regular emails Access: Sharing resources (podcasts, recordings)

Asynch: Moodle

Synch: Elluminate

Continual: Regular emails

Access: Sharing resources (podcasts, recordings)

Evaluating Participant reactions...

Participant reactions...

Strengths/Benefits Costs Depth of learning Quality Retrievability Access Exposure and impact Change

Costs

Depth of learning

Quality

Retrievability

Access

Exposure and impact

Change

Weaknesses Space and time required for participants Academic acceptance? Revenue/cost recovery model Continuous partial attention Technical skills required

Space and time required for participants

Academic acceptance?

Revenue/cost recovery model

Continuous partial attention

Technical skills required

Lessons Control shift: “do it for ourselves” Significant shift in access to experts access to resources Dual-mode conferences

Control shift: “do it for ourselves”

Significant shift in

access to experts

access to resources

Dual-mode conferences

Planning your next conference Record everything Permit flexibility Pre-conference work Conference tags Aggregate Notes/papers wiki Social networking tools

Record everything

Permit flexibility

Pre-conference work

Conference tags

Aggregate

Notes/papers wiki

Social networking tools

Questions

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