CDS: learning in the 21st century updatedTerryMroczek
Collective Digital Storytelling is a Learning approach that combines Organizational Storytelling with digital capture. It is a highly engaging approach to learning that encourages systems thinking, examination of mental models and facilitates team learning through multi-perspective storytelling.
Slide decks are particularly important for online presentations, such as webinars for profit, virtual business training, and web-based academic lectures. When used judiciously, visuals help to communicate the speaker's message and connect the audience to the value of the presenter's ideas. This SlideShare is a promo for my pilot course about helping webinar presenters design effective and engaging visuals for their virtual events.
CDS: learning in the 21st century updatedTerryMroczek
Collective Digital Storytelling is a Learning approach that combines Organizational Storytelling with digital capture. It is a highly engaging approach to learning that encourages systems thinking, examination of mental models and facilitates team learning through multi-perspective storytelling.
Slide decks are particularly important for online presentations, such as webinars for profit, virtual business training, and web-based academic lectures. When used judiciously, visuals help to communicate the speaker's message and connect the audience to the value of the presenter's ideas. This SlideShare is a promo for my pilot course about helping webinar presenters design effective and engaging visuals for their virtual events.
How to maintain creativity in the age of remote working (Learning to lead fro...Becky McOwen-Banks
My 30 minute talk for the international Innovator Conference 2021 (Greece).
Includes tips, pitfalls and 10 actions to take.Summary - As the world changes, contracts and seemingly disperses it can start to feel like all of the rules of creativity have changed. Many of us are starting to lead beyond physical boundaries with teams around the city or country, and indeed across the world. How we embrace and succeed in the new ways of working, is about how we manage and enable creativity in a time when proximity and spontaneity may no longer be our secret weapon. Here we look at what the pitfalls there may be as well as identify potential superpowers to nurture in order to keep creativity flowing.
Film of the full talk available on my YouTube channel BeckyMcB
How to maintain creativity in the age of remote working (Learning to lead fro...Becky McOwen-Banks
My 30 minute talk for the international Innovator Conference 2021 (Greece).
Includes tips, pitfalls and 10 actions to take.Summary - As the world changes, contracts and seemingly disperses it can start to feel like all of the rules of creativity have changed. Many of us are starting to lead beyond physical boundaries with teams around the city or country, and indeed across the world. How we embrace and succeed in the new ways of working, is about how we manage and enable creativity in a time when proximity and spontaneity may no longer be our secret weapon. Here we look at what the pitfalls there may be as well as identify potential superpowers to nurture in order to keep creativity flowing.
Film of the full talk available on my YouTube channel BeckyMcB
The power of adaptive learning media in the classroom. Learning is social. Bring the real world into the classroom and apply the learning to our real world life experiences. Make the learning real.
How virtual reality help the students to change the way of learning Robert Smith
Technology has transformed different fields; it has brought forth new ways that have kick-started a new era of learning and development. One such transformation is Virtual Reality.
Impact of games technologies on future of learningDavid Wortley
This presentation was delivered at Thaisim 2011 in Ayutthaya, Thailand. It focused on how games technologies have impacted learning and the importance of coaching.
DIT Asean Trade Mission KL Masterclass on 360 Immersive Learning TechnologiesDavid Wortley
This is the Powerpoint presentation used for the Storytelling, Gamification and 360 Immersive Learning Technologies workshop held at the Doubletree by Hilton Conference Centre in Kuala Lumpur and organised by Training Gateway in partnership with DIT and the local Britis Embassy
Emerging Roles of the 21st-century Learning ProfessionalConnie Malamed
Now that employees can often access the content they need outside of the L&D department, how do learning professionals stay relevant? What will their roles be in the future? This presentation shows the emerging roles and exciting future that learning professionals can have.
CCW Conference 2021: Daniel Dyboski-Bryant, Virtual Education and Platforms a...CILIP
Virtual Reality in Public Libraries
How might you and your library, or organisation explore, integrate and benefit from Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies? I'll share some examples, resources and thoughts which I hope will convince you that this is not only less of a challenge than you might be thinking, but is probably a wise strategy to start engaging with sooner rather than later; oh, and it can be a wonderful adventure too!
First of a two part workshop on MUVEs in education given at the Open Classroom Conference, Stockholm, October 2007. Further details available at http://warburton.typepad .com
ISDM February 2022 E-Newsletter
Digital Therapeutics, AI, Virtual Reality, Nutrition and Healthy Ageing
Digital Therapeutics and Immersive Technologies
Digital Health, Nutrition and Healthy Ageing
Tripp Digital Therapeutics Virtual Reality
CAR-T Therapies Webinar
How AI is Enhancing Personal Development IORMA Webinar
Hospitals, Technology and the Patient IORMA Webinar
Strengthening Health Systems in Africa Zenith Global Health Conference
Royal Society of Medicine Upcoming Webinars
Digital Medicine Journal Special Edition
Future Events Program and Speaker Invitations
As we are approaching an end to the restrictions associated with COVID-19, it seems a good time to reflect on the disruptions and focus on how technology might be applied to avoid the same situation happening again. It is almost inevitable, in my opinion, that our pre-COVID lifestyles and travel/mobility will almost certainly lead to future pandemics and whilst the lessons learnt in fast-tracking clinical research and development of new drugs and vaccines will help to mitigate the situation, it does not alter the pressing need to shift focus from cure to prevention.
Digital Health and Digital Therapeutics technologies can help to protect the future sustainability of public health services through personal physical and mental health management whilst Digital Medicine will enable early detection of clinical problems and a range of innovative new solutions for cures.
This month’s E-Newsletter includes details of previous and upcoming events where the focus has been on addressing some of the challenges of preventative healthcare, especially in the area of the Ageing Society. Links to archived presentations and future events are included and we hope you will enjoy the past presentations and register for some of the upcoming events.
Digital therapeutics and immersive technologies Bournemouth UniversityDavid Wortley
Digital therapeutics is a fast growing area of digital medicine. In this presentation, Vice President of the International Society of Digital Medicine (ISDM), David Wortley, sets out the current challenges to global health sustainability and the importance of shifting the focus from cure to prevention, especially in the use of digital technologies for personal health management and therapeutics.
The presentation includes examples of digital therapeutic applications for neuro- rehabilitation, gamified exercise using consumer VR devices and support for dementia sufferers through digital memories.
The presentation was delivered at the new Faculty for Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University.
VR & Immersive Technologies in Healthcare WebinarsDavid Wortley
The Future of VR and Immersive Technologies in Healthcare Track due to be streamed at GIANT Health 2020 has been rescheduled because of some unresolved technical issues.
I have managed to reschedule the planned sessions in Zoom and, subject to the speaker availability, these sessions will go ahead and will be free of charge to register
The Future of Digital Medicine in the Aging SocietyDavid Wortley
Global Health and sustainable improvements in the
well‑being of humans are seriously threatened by two
societal phenomena.
The aging society
Across the globe, falling birth rates and increased life
expectancies have led to significant increases in the
percentage of citizens aged over 65 years compared
to the younger working population. The increased
life expectancies have, at least in part, been a result of
improvements in health care, and the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases and medical conditions that have
traditionally caused premature death.
Impact of lifestyle and medical advances on
causes of death
Medical advances have all but eradicated many of the traditional
causes of death from communicable diseases with a
consequent growth in morbidity resulting from lifestyle
choices and behaviors.
The issue with lifestyle‑related conditions is the behaviors
such as sedentary lifestyles and poor diets adopted early
in life have a major and cumulative effect in later life
resulting in diabetes and cardiovascular problems which
require often expensive interventions and high levels of
cost to public health services.
The role of digital technologies in medicine,
health, and well‑being
Digital technologies have undoubtedly had a major
impact on medicine both in diagnostics and treatment.
Modern digital scanning, artificial intelligence, big
data analytics, human‑computer interfaces, robotics,
and 3D visualization technologies have all helped to
not only increase our understanding of the physiology
of the human body and enabled early detection of
medical conditions but also they have contributed
to increasingly more targeted and personalized
interventions.
However, set against these positive benefits of digital
medicine and health technologies is the impact of
technologies which reduce the daily physical and cognitive
challenges that have throughout history constantly
exercised our bodies and minds and in the process, given
us the active lifestyles needed to maintain health and
well‑being...........
Gamified immersive learning experiences masterclass the coronavirus game ch...David Wortley
A slide presentation from the webinar masterclass showing how to design, build and play a rapid prototype immersive experience game to target coronavirus and influence the behaviours of the general public.
Digital medicine comes of age - ISDM E-Newsletter Feb 2020David Wortley
Consumer digital technologies such as wearables and VR/AR are now being applied to diagnose, treat and manage clinical conditions. The ISDM Feb 2020 E-Newsletter shows some examples
Digital Health Applications and Hospitals of the FutureDavid Wortley
The National Healthcare Expo 2019 Conference was held in late November in Milton Keynes. In my presentation in the eHealth Track (presentation and video links included in this article), I outlined 3 points to think about when looking at the future of Digital Technologies in Healthcare and Medicine.
The digital technologies which will have the biggest impact on global health will not have been designed by or for medical professionals
Consumer technologies, sometime referred to as “general” technologies are being applied across almost all sectors of business and society for purposes which were not originally envisaged or intended. The health sector is a good example in which all of the technologies shown below are now being applied for health and well-being :-
• Smartphones
• Fitness Trackers
• Whatsapp and WeChat
• Virtual Reality Headsets
• Panoramic Cameras
• Artificial Intelligence
• Sensors
With the possible exception of fitness trackers, none of these technologies were developed by or for medical professionals. There are some profound implications, not only for the future of healthcare but also for the roles and responsibilities of health professionals and citizens. The graph below shows how digital technologies for health are shifting from expensive, stand-alone, proprietary technologies to smart, connected, consumer technologies.
Smart Augmented VR for Health - Celtic-Next proposalDavid Wortley
This is the latest version of my Celtic pitch for building a consortium to bid for Eureka funding. It includes details of a webinar to be held on Sept 12th at 11:30 am CET
Gamification is NOT all about Badges, Points and Rewards
Gamification is gaining increasing amounts of attention and credibility as a concept that can be applied to achieve goals and objectives in many “non play/entertainment” sectors. Much of what is being offered as “Gamification Strategies” focuses on the use of badges, points and rewards, giving the impression that successful Gamification is about offering rewards, incentives and recognition. This document is intended to challenge that notion and to offer a more comprehensive understanding of how and why Gamification is so significant in today’s digital age.
Gamification has been described as the use of game mechanics in non-game contexts. This makes the assumption that there is some differentiation between games and other everyday activities. Whilst the above definition seems intuitively understandable because it somehow implies that games allow “risk-free, trial and error” development that is missing in work or other situations, I believe that every human activity should be viewed as a game if we are to develop the skills and understanding to apply Gamification strategies successfully.
The first point to make in the argument that games are an essential part of every human activity is that we frequently use the words “games” and “players” in “non-game” contexts. Examples include “BP is a major player in the oil industry” or “He/she is playing mind-games”. I have heard the expression “benign manipulation” used to describe gamification but the reality is that we all use gamification skills every day of our lives in order to have some control or influence over our lives.
Transforming healthcare through innovation ISDM e-newsletter June 2019David Wortley
Transforming Healthcare Through Innovation – Our Dorset
AI in Healthcare Conference Salford
Medilink Diagnostics for Health and Wellbeing Seminar
Medtech Innovation Expo
EBME – Electronic and Biomedical Engineering Expo 2019
Virtual Reality Developments in Digital Medicine
2nd World Summit on Hospital & Healthcare Management 2019
Upcoming Events Calendar.
Welcome to the June 2019 edition of the ISDM E-Newsletter. This month I will be sharing information about an exciting integrated healthcare project in Dorset and reviewing a number of conferences, exhibitions and seminars I have recently attended, including the AI in Healthcare Conference which took place at the University of Salford Manchester in April, the Medilink Seminar at the Open University on Diagnostics for Health and Wellbeing and the Medtech Innovation Conference at the Birmingham NEC held in May. I will also share my thoughts and recent experiences of development in the use of virtual reality in digital medicine.
Digital Behaviours and Preventative HealthcareDavid Wortley
This presentation was delivered at the Wearable Tech Show held at the Business Design Centre in Islington London. It looks at the opportunities and challenges presented by disruptive digital technologies being developed for the health sector. It concludes that digital technologies which support preventative healthcare and personal health management are vital for the sustainability of public health services which are globally threatened by lifestyle related conditions such as obesity, diabetes and dementia. It highlights the dangers of over-dependence on technologies such as artificial intelligence and an unreasonable expectation that technologies can absolve us the need to take personal responsibility for our own health management.
The impact of disruptive digital technologies on education, medicine, health ...David Wortley
This is the keynote presentation delivered on Day 2 of the European Conference on Technology Enabled Learning (EC-TEL 2018) held at the University of Leeds on Sept 6th 2018. It looks at Technologies enhance learning in the period 1950 to 2048.
360in360 Immersive Experiences August NewsletterDavid Wortley
This newsletter covers a spectrum of recent activities, news and offerings and includes :-
Oculus GO Review
Virtual Reality and 360 Technologies Masterclass Workshops
360 Degree Video Applications
Virtual Tours
Google StreetView Trusted Pro Programme
Immersive Technologies and Serious Games
Virtual Reality and Heritage/Tourism
7th International Conference on Cartography Live 360 Stream
ISAGA 2018 Conference Review
Next generation games based learning with virtual reality and 360 camera tech...David Wortley
This is a presentation covering Gamification, Storytelling and the role of 360 degree imaging technologies to develop gamified learning experiences and tools for debriefing.
Immersive Technologies and Location-based Social and Economic DevelopmentDavid Wortley
This is a copy of the presentation delivered at the 7th International Conference on Cartography & GIS held in Sozopol in Bulgaria. It charts the disruptive impact of 360 degree technologies on Map Making and Geographical Information Systems
Transfer to immortality - A Sustainable Singularity Solution ?David Wortley
I delivered this presentation at the Sci-Fi 2018 conference organised by Eurosis and taken place at the Novotel in Bruges. It considers the potential reality of Singularity and the option of immortality through a human/machine blend. The presentation describes legislation to protect environmental resources in which humans have to be put to sleep on their 100th birthday in a scenario which combines transfer of all your human experiences, relationships, traits and knowledge into an avatar who is paired with the chosen "love of your life" by a mixture of AI, your emotions and a global audience who can share your life memories and feelings and vote for a person. It challenges by example to imagine what memories the audience would retrieve on their last day.
360in360 Partnership, Sponsorship and Investment OpportunitiesDavid Wortley
With a planned start date of April 2018 for the 360in360 Digital Heritage Roadshow Workshops, 360in360 Immersive Experiences is pleased to announce plans for strategic partnerships, sponsorships and investment opportunities for identified stakeholders in a digital heritage ecosystem built around multiple win-win relationships enabled by digital technologies.
360in360 Digital Heritage Workshop FormatsDavid Wortley
360-degree consumer technologies for capturing and sharing fully immersive 360-degree videos, images and sounds create an unprecedented opportunity to celebrate and share extraordinary people, places and experiences.
The 360in360IX workshops are designed to engage and empower users of all ages to apply these technologies to the business, social and leisure activities and to create commercial and non-commercial enterprises within local communities based, primarily, on cultural heritage, education and social and economic development.
The aim of every workshop is not only to train people how to get the best from these technologies but also to leave a legacy of creative immersive experiences in every community.
Wearables and Gamification for Personal Health ManagementDavid Wortley
This is a recording of the webinar on the Use of Wearable Technologies and Gamification for my own personal health Management., The webinar was broadcast live on Thursday Feb 1st during a presentation to the Computer Sciences Faculty members at the Open University. The webinar used Adobe Connect Technology and features my personal experiences and thoughts on the challenges of the ageing society.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and Grafana
Virtual collaboration technologies for action learning
1. Virtual Collaboration Technologies for Action Learning
IFAL Conference London
27 October 2011
David Wortley FRSA
www.davidwortley.com
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
2. Potential Opportunities to use Action Learning
Action learning can be a useful, even revelatory, experience
at times of change, when it is necessary to look at new ways
of doing things.
Similarly, action learning is likely to be helpful when we are
faced with major challenges or when we need new
perspectives, not only on the external situations or issues as
presented but also on our internal selves and our working
relationships.
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
3. Described Benefits
There is vast potential to explore our work, our selves, our
self-awareness and our responsibilities. People often say that
action learning simply gives them the time and space they
aren’t normally able to find.
With the objective challenge and support of the group, set
members are able to create an objective narrative around
issues. They can refer back to this and learn from it, not only
from the exploration of the issue itself but from the flushing
out of any underlying assumptions and mental models which
may or may not have been helpful.
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
4. Virtual Environments
New Ways of Doing Things
Teleconferencing
Virtual Classrooms
Skype
Virtual Worlds
What’s Next
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
8. Virtual Worlds Facilitation
The good guide / mentor / facilitator unlocks
the potential of virtual worlds
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
9. Virtual Worlds and Learning
UK Teacher Tim Rylands uses Myst as a virtual
world catalyst to teach literacy
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
10. What Virtual Worlds do for us
Encourage imagination
Support exploration
Create opportunities
Help understanding
Engage our interest
Develop networks
Build relationships
Save travel costs
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
11. Teleconferencing
Very cheap and easy to set up but what are the
advantages and challenges ?
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
12. Virtual Classroom
Adds video and graphics plus text chat and breakout facilities
what are the benefits and challenges ?
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
13. Skype and Instant Messaging
Skype, Windows Messenger and Facebook provide tools to
connect individuals and groups
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
14. Virtual Worlds
Meet in an immersive virtual space with your own avatar
What are the benefits and challenges ?
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
15. New Kids on the Block
Google is combining social networking with virtual meeting
spaces for “hang-outs”
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
17. Trust
How do virtual environments affect trust and perception ?
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
18. Common Understanding ?
Do virtual worlds bring new challenges to learning ?
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
19. Necessary Skills
Can bringing together multiple disciplines and
backgrounds add to the action learning experience ?
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
20. Visualising Data
Does the ability to visualise information and concepts in
richer ways add to the learning effectiveness ?
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com
21. The Role of the Facilitator
How are the action learning roles of presenter and
facilitator affected by virtual environments ?
Immersive Technology Strategies
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22. Personal Summary and Conclusion
Virtual environments for learning activities are as old as
learning itself and can, used to best effect add real value to
supporting the learner using action learning methodologies
Today’s immersive technologies and virtual environments
create new and innovative opportunities to extend the reach
and effectiveness of action learning but the application of
these technologies to action learning needs to be explored
more fully to address the range of opportunities and
challenges.
Immersive Technology Strategies
www.davidwortley.com