Reflection on Rock the Academy:
Radical Teaching, Unbounded Learning
Mike Bogle

About the New Media Consortium
“The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an
international 501(c)3 not-for-profit consortium of
nearly 300 learning-focused organizations
dedicated to the exploration and use of new
media and new technologies.”
http://www.nmc.org/about

About The Symposium
“Everywhere we look, we are seeing new
practices for education emerging – some that
work, some that don’t, and some that have not yet
been fully explored. Rock the Academy: Radical
Teaching, Unbounded Learning is about the kinds
of change taking place in education all around us.
”
http://www.nmc.org/2008-fall-virtual-symposium

Rock the Academy Promotional Video
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=XVDmJ0L_5cQ

Participation Model
Approximately 150 people in attendance
Two means of attending and participating:
The NMC Conference Center on NMC Campus in
Second Life
Streaming video feed with 2-way live chat

View of Symposium inside SecondLife
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_6MijhM0fj0

View of Symposium from outside
SecondLife (video streamed + chatbridge)
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Jydm8UYdokY

Themes & Topics

Themes & Topics
new media and digital literacy
online collaboration and networked learning
DIY Edtech, Edupunk, and learner empowerment
open education resources and open content;
guerilla learning, games, and activist learning;
alternatives to course management systems;
backchannels and alternative communication tools;
\"...and any technology or practice that shows promise for
engaging students and supporting subversive teaching and
learning.\"

\"The Revolution Will Be Syndicated\"
Jim Groom, University of Mary Washington; Brian Lamb,
University of British Columbia; Tom Woodward, University of
Richmond
\"This presentation will involve some performance art in an effort
to \"revolutionize\" how we imagine web-based publishing in
higher education. Come to this session ready to doff the chains
of LMS slavery and join the brave new world of web-publishing
in the Age of Syndication.\"
Session Information
Download video recording (QuickTime)
View on blip.tv
View chat transcript

NMC: There Be Zombies
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=HNEQWjjUX2U

Resources
NMC Conference Overview
http://www.nmc.org/2008-fall-virtual-symposium
NMC Conference Program and Recordings
http://www.nmc.org/2008-fall-virtual-symposium/program
My screen casts from the Symposium
http://au.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9D80763E94F1A35F
My screen shots from the Symposium
http://flickr.com/photos/acousticdad/sets/72157608679216022/
My Blog
http://techticker.net

Questions?
Mike Bogle
eLearning Research Officer
Learning & Teaching @ UNSW
University of New South Wales
Email: m.bogle@unsw.edu.au
Blog: http://techticker.net