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Any comments and questions are appreciated.
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The document summarizes a role-playing performance called "House of Aesthetics" put on by students in an art class. It lists the philosophers portrayed by each student actor, such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant and Foucault. It also provides brief biographies of each philosopher and quotes related to their aesthetic views. The performance involved creating visual representations of the philosophers to embody and discuss their ideas about art and aesthetics at a fictional dinner party setting. Photos from the production and acknowledgments from the instructor praise the students' efforts in bringing complex aesthetic theories to life through embodied performance and visualization.
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Slides of my presentation given at an EATAW conference in Tallinn in June 2015. The presentation reports on Mystory - Digital English project which suggests a creativity and visuality based approach to developing academic skills, in particular related to writing processes. Presentation abstract plus notes are available at: https://goo.gl/NdcLHf.
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HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
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DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
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- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
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Overview
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Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
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How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
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HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
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The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
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- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
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Power Grid Model
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Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
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2. Basic premise We can understand the learner experience and support it more effectively if we firstly consider the learners’ need to develop a virtual body and a virtual identity.
3. Overview Factors affecting the experience The cases The role of presence Issues with engagement Ethical dilemmas A framework for engagement
11. The cases Five case studies over the 2008/09 Two that fell apart One follow-up investigation this year One observation of a single student in a single session.
17. Introductory session a. Interacting with the world b. Interacting with others c. Interacting with the avatar d. Finding and searching
18. Learning the interface Approximately half of students struggled with using the interface to move and navigate Needed one session to just get used to interface The process was speeded up when we avoided (dis)orientation island Essential to do sessions where you can instruct students face-to-face No correlation with whether they were gamers or not No correlation with whether they valued the experience or not
19. Getting used to distraction Student D: Are you? Are you in Dundee? What’s this? Is it magical toadstools? Me: Who’s got the magical toadstools? Student D; We have! I think they are magical toadstools. Student E: Yes they are. Student A: What the hell’s a magical toadstool? Student D: I think we are actually getting high on ‘shrooms. Yes we are, we are. Student E laughs. Student D; Look we’ve just eaten toadstools and we’re going crazy. Oh amazing. Awesome. Student E: Do it again. Do it again. Student D: OK let’s have another one. See what happens. Weeeee. Getting high while flying. That’s dose. Weeeeeee. Me: Can we start move back to Theatron? If you’ve got a Theatron landmark can you join me back on the stage in Theatron?
21. Theatre Design and New Media Real life theatres in Second Life What do you think the challenges for actors and designers would be in the real theatre this model represents? What would be the challenges for actors and designers working in the virtual theatre in Second Life? Theatres that only exist in Second Life From the stage design (and any other surrounding spaces) what can you determine are the nature of the performances and the communities that built the stages? How do these theatres / auditoria differ from real life theatrical spaces?
22. Green College experience Because we've got the atmosphere, because you can play around with the characters and make the audience be back in that century, It encourages as an audience member to actually think “wow we’ve actually been transformed”. “It's not just the idea round the theatres; we actually have to perform in different spaces to get the atmosphere”.
25. Differences in experience - Red “You don’t have the feeling of it.” “it feels like it’s lacking in something” “you just feel like you’re just watching a game.” “At the end of the day you’re still sat in your bedroom, you’re not actually in a theatre, it’s just like a second self” “Even though you’re not actually there you can walk around it virtually and go to different places”
26. Differences in experience - Green it's great to just sit there and just lose yourself in it, you can just play about with it and see what happens. you get to fly and you get to fly really, really high up in the sky and all the clouds and birds flying past you. just staring at the screen for ages and just doing that sort of stuff it just didn’t interest me
27. What’s going on? 29% to 31 % of respondents “felt as if ‘the being on the screen’ was their real self”, 26% to 29% felt that their physical body was their real self and 40% to 42% felt that both were real (Heeter, 1995; 200). “The percentages were surprisingly consistent across different audiences and different virtual experiences. … About one fourth of the population is so strongly situated in the real world and their real body that they have a difficult time becoming involved in a virtual world.” (Heeter, 1995; 200). Embodiment tendency
28. What can help? It’s not the technology Interactivity as an emotional engagement “i like dancing / because we’re on the stage / it feels right” “we actually have to perform in different spaces to get the atmosphere” “When it was just in that little bit when you first start, that was not really the thing because it was like a computer game. Then but when you start ... I think it was when we went to the German little town you know with the Jews and stuff like that? ... I actually think that is probably the closest you're going to get to go onto these things”
29. The role of presence iIi – the role of the avatar
32. Social interactions and presence Student R: hey [Student X], couldn't figure out how to change your pants yet? Student X: maybe I like hot pink plaid spandex Student O: I like hot pink spandex! Student K: It suits you Student X: I started to change them, and when I got bored these were the ones I had on Student R: good reasoning
33. Social interactions and presence Student R: [Student D], why the change in clothes? Student D: you guys were teasing me about my top last week ... or what you thought was NO top Student R: you mean the one we thought you didn't have on? Student I: what top [Student D]? YOu were naked! Student K: I only recognize you from your bracelet [Student D (using her RL name)] Student D: no, had a natural colored shirt on ... and the bling bracelet Student R: I like the top Student D: it's like real life, no time to shop
34. Social presence and identity Student L: I didn't want to look UGLY Student B: that is my priority Studeny O: I used shopping as practice for navigation Student V: I wantedto look more "personalized" rather then thesample model Student B: i chose the gender and nationality that i am Student A: originality seems important to some as well, beauty in the eye ofthe beholder Student L: I want to look like I smell nice. Student G: then at the same time, I didn't want to be too skinny and generic
35. Social anxiety Student E: This is sad...I am scared to leave! I am worried will end up bald, lost, and naked again. One life is enough... Student Z: I worry about looking silly in this because I don't feel comfortable with this type of enviroment Student D: don't want to look "stupid" ... I'm worrying about sitting down and can't do it
36. Social disconnection “it is difficult for me due to not beingable to witness other peoples non-verbal behaviors or reactions to comments” Student L: not so much because we don't know who one another is yet Student R: no, not right now, people don't know who we are yet Student T: No I think it IS safe because you are hidden Student B: i agree it is more safe here to be "yourself"
37. So what’s going on? Becker and Mark --- social conventions adapted to the functionality of the environments in order to maximise the degree of social presence experienced by the users
42. Virtual body image Used as a basis for social interaction. Needs to be designed, personalised, recognisable, aligned to identity. Situative learning activities need to be preceded by: Time designing the look. Shopping.
43. Virtual body schema Given enough time spent inworld, virtual body becomes mapped to body schema, technology “disappears into the architecture of the body”. Proprioception (Rowe). Appropriation (Littleton et al). Approprioception (me). Around the same time students report “feeling the atmosphere of the space”.
44. A link? Embodied cognition. “Cognitive processes are deeply rooted in the body’s interactions with the world” – Wilson. For cognition in virtual worlds to be effective :. need to establish virtual body schema.
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46. Bodies defined by acting Interaction is not what the objects do, it’s what the avatars do Experiential activities need to be preceded by a long time: Acting inworld / interacting with spaces Locations that have an emotional resonance
49. Maybe these ... Disclosurism Disapproval of the environment Particularly effective at RL Failure to develop a body image
50. Cycle of disengagement The need to transmit large quantities of socio-emotional information to strangers over an impersonal mode of communication can make people feel vulnerable and open to personal attacks. So they limit the amount of this type of information … which in turn creates a barrier to communication. (Barrett, 2002, 35)
51. So what can help? Caspi and Blau (2008; 339): “Those who are sensitive to others’ manifestation of themselves, and perceive the “others”, are more highly motivated to project their own self onto the group” Support in developing avatar Support in identifying social conventions Explore attitudes to virtual worlds
53. Failure and resistance Two unsuccessful case studies Yellow and Cyan Universities Students’ refusal to take part Also disapproval from non-self-selected case study (Red) A general observation – IVWs polarise opinion more than other technologies
54. Red resistors “it’s the new era of virtual relationships and stuff is quite scary” “I can’t think that people would actually want to be inworld.” “I don’t think you should have a second life on your laptop.” “It seems kind of pointless because in one aspect people can represent themselves however they want to” “I rather think all the opportunities which are available to participants sound rather unhealthy. Personal interaction and real experiences are much more positive.”
55. 3: The strong mundane Four categories of disapproval relationships in virtual worlds activities in virtual worlds living in virtual world virtual identities not only anxious about these activities, but see them as dehumanising Ancient scepticism:a “distrust of uneasiness about technical activities (that) can be detected in the earliest strata of Western philosophy (Mitcham, 1994; 277).
56. 4: The weak mundane OK with Second Life but the more fantastic elements undermine any sense of realism “I think it's frightening when it's so new to even consider representing yourself as non-human” unease with non-realistic elements, particularly the use of non-human avatars Bayne (2008; 201)
57. Yellow and Cyan resistors "I pay my university fees to learn and acquire relevant skills, not to play a game“ How does flying around a computer game help us learn about real world issues?
58. 5: The anti-gamer If virtual worlds are mistaken for games, then may be prone to same opposition frivolous and time-wasting, only for young children, not a respectable thing to do too easy the learning acquired is inauthentic (Whitton and Hollis, 2008; 223)
59. Yellow and Blue responses “when spawning in a public area it is not at all unusual to 'hear' unpleasant invitations and conversations”† “the community seems to tend towards the seedy or the disturbing (I once followed round a spawn point by a 'man' with a virtual penis, which is frankly just creepy no matter how liberal or worldly you are)” † “I’m standing in just the original site I went into ... and a guy comes in with an erection that big next to me and I find those sites that ... It's offensive to some people.” “the people i have met own my own have been perverted”
60. 6: The shocked and disgusted IVWs based in cyberpunk, transgression against normative forms of social control (Balsamo, 1995: 359) Lack of regulation, Discomfort at experiences where one has less control (Trinder, 2008; 356 – 358) Predisposed by moral panics of old media Rise in belief in a “right not to be offended”
62. Principles informing use of technology Avoid uncritical acceptance of any technology Discourage automatic gainsaying of any technology Make all “reasonable adjustments” to facilitate inclusion Provide new, engaging and diverse learning experiences
63. An ethical dilemma You want to run a session in Second Life – looking at the options you’ve decided it’s the best way to do it However some students are refusing to take part, others have taken part but do not want to go back because they have been griefed What do you do?
64. Possible responses A “walled garden” Making all learning using IVWs optional Beginning first session with an opportunity to voice objections and analyse these Contest students’ belief that they have a right not to be offended Ditch the use of IVWs altogether
a. Interacting with the worldMotionManoeuvringWayfindingChanging camera positionsUsing mouselookb. Interacting with othersUsing local chatUsing private chatUsing the minimap to find people and move to themThis equates to Salmon’s online socialisation stage. These are important to accomplish early on, since it is the sense of copresence with other users that is the element that more participants respond to than the other features of immersive virtual worlds. c. Interacting with the avatarchanging the appearance of the avatarcreating new folders to save different appearancesanimating the avatard. Finding and searchingCreating a landmarkFinding a landmark in the inventoryTeleporting to a new location and back again
Emphasise this was for the first time the students were in SL
This is one of the things that happened - the students weren’t able to answer all of the questions – same happened for Magenta students
However Green College students did feel OK with this.
Here’s another thing the role of presence in learning – all cases.It’s important, so therefore why doesn’t everyone get it?Stress - not related to attitude to technology
Point out that this was a telematic experiment
Establish what is meant by interactivity in this contextPoint out problems with defining tech of virtual worlds is that terms are dependent on perception of viewers – immersiveness, sensory engagement
New section – developing relationship with avatar – mention reference to character, avatar, her/him, I
There are social conventions that are evident: Proxemics and kinesics
Will talk about disapproval laterNote few comments in Red case study about positive aspects of SL compared to negative comments – negative students dominating
Already looked at those who don’t feel embodied and the disclosurists