Comments for Education.au Seminars http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar education.au seminar blog Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:27:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by simonfj http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42855 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:39:06 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42855 Just reading the replay. Very slick. Kudos. Maybe have the audio recording underneath? a la http://wikipediaweekly.org/ Just so's we leave behind a tidy record. (gotta keep the TL's happy) See, I'm learning to think inside the professional boxes. Just reading the replay. Very slick. Kudos.
Maybe have the audio recording underneath?
a la http://wikipediaweekly.org/
Just so’s we leave behind a tidy record.
(gotta keep the TL’s happy)

See, I’m learning to think inside the professional boxes.

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by simonfj http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42849 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:18:48 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42849 Media production tools is what I mean by "all this stuff". Someone (our goddess) mentions an idea (of livestreaming to a blog) and that creative mind of yours goes into overdrive with how to combine the best of both. At least Coverlite is more interesting than IRC So many tools. So many ways of going about things. Such tiny budgets, duplicating tiny budgets. And the best solution is always a hybrid. I'm not sure of the edna demographic but it will include people who watch (passively) this kind of programme and use its online portion. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/video.htm?pres=20080828&story=1 (53:12 onwards) I'm just being mindful of KerryJ's comment (on her education.au blog) about banging in nails. We need to be tender with the meat. Media production tools is what I mean by “all this stuff”. Someone (our goddess) mentions an idea (of livestreaming to a blog) and that creative mind of yours goes into overdrive with how to combine the best of both. At least Coverlite is more interesting than IRC

So many tools. So many ways of going about things. Such tiny budgets, duplicating tiny budgets. And the best solution is always a hybrid. I’m not sure of the edna demographic but it will include people who watch (passively) this kind of programme and use its online portion. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/video.htm?pres=20080828&story=1 (53:12 onwards)

I’m just being mindful of KerryJ’s comment (on her education.au blog) about banging in nails. We need to be tender with the meat.

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by Education.au Seminars » Mind over matter: the science of work - part 1 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42399 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:51:53 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42399 [...] Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « Mind over matter: the science of learning - part2 [...] […] Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « Mind over matter: the science of learning - part2 […]

]]> Comment on Mind over matter: the science of learning - part 1 by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42396 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:28:53 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42396 Hi Simon Thanks for the feedback - a pleasure as always! With several hours worth of audio, syncing slides and audio wasn't practical -- so I'm glad you're not finding it too awkward. I'll be publishing parts three and four tomorrow - they deal with work and lifelong learning, so I know you'll find them interesting. Cheers! KerryJ Hi Simon

Thanks for the feedback - a pleasure as always! With several hours worth of audio, syncing slides and audio wasn’t practical — so I’m glad you’re not finding it too awkward.

I’ll be publishing parts three and four tomorrow - they deal with work and lifelong learning, so I know you’ll find them interesting.

Cheers!

KerryJ

]]> Comment on Mind over matter: the science of learning - part 1 by You are Never Alone » Podcasts for educators - part 2 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42395 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:50:42 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42395 [...] Mind over Matter: the science of learning - part 1 [...] […] Mind over Matter: the science of learning - part 1 […]

]]> Comment on Mind over matter: the science of learning - part 1 by Simon Brown http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42393 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:25:05 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42393 Kerry, Thank you for the links - great topic! I appreciate accessing the index of podcasts so I can choose which one to listen to first. I find the slides arranged in a separate website easy to scroll back and forth as the audio is playing. Thanks too for not loading me with more emails than I already receive. This blog is a good way for me to record my comments in the context of the discussion. Kerry,
Thank you for the links - great topic! I appreciate accessing the index of podcasts so I can choose which one to listen to first.
I find the slides arranged in a separate website easy to scroll back and forth as the audio is playing.
Thanks too for not loading me with more emails than I already receive. This blog is a good way for me to record my comments in the context of the discussion.

]]> Comment on Mind over matter: the science of learning - part 2 by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/28/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-2/#comment-42392 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:58:08 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/28/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-2/#comment-42392 Just caught an excellent video/blog post that illustrates whether the student is using his/her brain or a computer and the internet -- if they are only asked to regurgitate information, they're not LEARNING: http://deangroom.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/secret-life-of-google-jockeys Just caught an excellent video/blog post that illustrates whether the student is using his/her brain or a computer and the internet — if they are only asked to regurgitate information, they’re not LEARNING: http://deangroom.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/secret-life-of-google-jockeys

]]> Comment on Mind over matter: the science of learning - part 1 by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42390 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:23 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42390 Dear Simon, Not sure what you mean by "a go at this stuff". Podcasting? Cover it Live? There was no live stream of audio, so no, I couldn't have just pointed you at a live stream of audio. We could have used something like Ustream but we have found the Cover it Live tool much more accessible for people in regional areas in our previous uses of it for the DER symposium and the Eportfolio Symposium. It couldn't have been easier to ask questions on the day Simon -- all one had to do is type a name and a question -- much KISS'ier than email no matter what your age and much simpler for someone paraphrasing on the fly and moderating a lively chat on the side. ; ) Slidecast sounds interesting and I'll be sure to check it out, although VoiceThread would also do the job. As I've spent a great deal of time readying the podcasts, it may be something we need to budget for for future events. Please share what you do on your blog or for your events. Cheers! KerryJ Dear Simon,

Not sure what you mean by “a go at this stuff”. Podcasting? Cover it Live?

There was no live stream of audio, so no, I couldn’t have just pointed you at a live stream of audio. We could have used something like Ustream but we have found the Cover it Live tool much more accessible for people in regional areas in our previous uses of it for the DER symposium and the Eportfolio Symposium.

It couldn’t have been easier to ask questions on the day Simon — all one had to do is type a name and a question — much KISS’ier than email no matter what your age and much simpler for someone paraphrasing on the fly and moderating a lively chat on the side. ; )

Slidecast sounds interesting and I’ll be sure to check it out, although VoiceThread would also do the job. As I’ve spent a great deal of time readying the podcasts, it may be something we need to budget for for future events.

Please share what you do on your blog or for your events.

Cheers!

KerryJ

]]> Comment on Mind over matter: the science of learning - part 1 by simonfj http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42377 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:08:32 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/27/mind-over-matter-the-science-of-learning-part-1/#comment-42377 Nice attempt Kerry, It's great to see have ago at this stuff. Any chance that next time you could just point us to the live stream? And just give us an email address to ask questions? You know, KISS for us old folks. You might like to consider what http://wikipediaweekly.org/ do, as a way to offer some context for the seminars. Lastly, perhaps a http://www.slideshare.net/faqs/slidecast so we don't have the A and V separation Good Stuff! (boring lecture though) Nice attempt Kerry,

It’s great to see have ago at this stuff. Any chance that next time you could just point us to the live stream? And just give us an email address to ask questions? You know, KISS for us old folks.

You might like to consider what http://wikipediaweekly.org/ do, as a way to offer some context for the seminars.

Lastly, perhaps a http://www.slideshare.net/faqs/slidecast so we don’t have the A and V separation

Good Stuff! (boring lecture though)

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42353 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:52:43 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42353 Thanks for the link Rob -- will definitely be checking that out. I've been a fan of de Bono for years -- this takes it to the next level! KerryJ Thanks for the link Rob — will definitely be checking that out. I’ve been a fan of de Bono for years — this takes it to the next level! KerryJ

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42352 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:52:01 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42352 Melanie, I think you have something there. Bureacracies are so locked into policies and procedures that their people don't always feel free to brainstorm or think creatively. Martin suggests that in the first step of Imagination people should be set free -- then the ideas can be analysed in the second stage. But if you are conditioned NOT to think outside a very defined box, it would take some time to get outside of it. Cheers, Kerry Melanie, I think you have something there. Bureacracies are so locked into policies and procedures that their people don’t always feel free to brainstorm or think creatively. Martin suggests that in the first step of Imagination people should be set free — then the ideas can be analysed in the second stage. But if you are conditioned NOT to think outside a very defined box, it would take some time to get outside of it. Cheers, Kerry

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by sue.beveridge http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42346 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:49:21 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42346 Thank you edu.au for an outstanding morning and providing these tools for sharing. Martin's messages were very timely as we dialogue around the national curriculum but also to remind us that it is the quality of the teacher that matters and their capacity to deploy web2.0 tools to enhance the fundamental relationships which impact on learning. It appears to me that it would be possible to embed Executive Functions into a national curriculum; many states have worked to utilise the qualtiy teaching frameworks derived from the QLD productive pedagogies, but designing an assessment regime which will value these processes will be the challenge. Thank you edu.au for an outstanding morning and providing these tools for sharing. Martin’s messages were very timely as we dialogue around the national curriculum but also to remind us that it is the quality of the teacher that matters and their capacity to deploy web2.0 tools to enhance the fundamental relationships which impact on learning.
It appears to me that it would be possible to embed Executive Functions into a national curriculum; many states have worked to utilise the qualtiy teaching frameworks derived from the QLD productive pedagogies, but designing an assessment regime which will value these processes will be the challenge.

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42328 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:43:38 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42328 Hi Kerrie and thanks again for your participation on the day. The microphone icon is to shut off the sound effects, not for live audio streaming unfortunately. A tool like they use for the Ed Tech live audio events or Ustream would be better suited to that. Perhaps we can look at those tools as well and evaluate what is most useful. My thoughts are that regional participants might have problems with the audio -- so maybe a hybrid would be worth considering -- running audio through Ustream and the Cover it Live tool for text. Hmmmm... Hi Kerrie and thanks again for your participation on the day.

The microphone icon is to shut off the sound effects, not for live audio streaming unfortunately.

A tool like they use for the Ed Tech live audio events or Ustream would be better suited to that. Perhaps we can look at those tools as well and evaluate what is most useful. My thoughts are that regional participants might have problems with the audio — so maybe a hybrid would be worth considering — running audio through Ustream and the Cover it Live tool for text. Hmmmm…

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42326 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:31:46 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42326 Thanks for that alison! That was the intent and it's good to get that sort of feedback for education.au to use in budget planning. They have to justify the spend on little ol' me spending time to set up the tool and then flying over to spend the day live blogging. It's great when practitioners take the time to let us know whether or not we're offering value and what we could be doing better. Cheers! KerryJ Thanks for that alison! That was the intent and it’s good to get that sort of feedback for education.au to use in budget planning. They have to justify the spend on little ol’ me spending time to set up the tool and then flying over to spend the day live blogging. It’s great when practitioners take the time to let us know whether or not we’re offering value and what we could be doing better. Cheers! KerryJ

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by alison http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42323 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:20:48 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42323 I agree, Kerry. Particularly for people out in regional Australia, or working in supposedly cash strapped departments, real-time blogging is enormously useful. Makes you feel you can keep current despite the distance. Thanks. I agree, Kerry. Particularly for people out in regional Australia, or working in supposedly cash strapped departments, real-time blogging is enormously useful. Makes you feel you can keep current despite the distance.
Thanks.

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by You are Never Alone » Mind Over Matter Seminar on the cyberways http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42320 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:40:02 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42320 [...] During the day, for those unable to attend in the flesh, the event was covered by a “live blog” using CoverItLive. The archive of the live blog is now available here. It consists of KerryJ reporting on what Martin was saying, access to most of the slides that were being shown, and “conversation” from people who were monitoring the live blog. There are 3 sessions to read, covering an 8 hour period. Your comments on the content and the tool we used would be very welcome. You can comment on the original page where the archive is, or here. [...] […] During the day, for those unable to attend in the flesh, the event was covered by a “live blog” using CoverItLive. The archive of the live blog is now available here. It consists of KerryJ reporting on what Martin was saying, access to most of the slides that were being shown, and “conversation” from people who were monitoring the live blog. There are 3 sessions to read, covering an 8 hour period. Your comments on the content and the tool we used would be very welcome. You can comment on the original page where the archive is, or here. […]

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by Kerrie Smith http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42319 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:12:07 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42319 I thought the live blogging experience was an interesting one. Having used it for only an hour or so prior to this event, then I wondered how we would go with a 7 hour event, and I appreciated your dedication to the task Kerry, particularly in the afternoon sessions where on the live blog the participants (in the live blog) appeared to be more interested in sparring off each other than in hearing (through you) what Martin was actually saying. Unfortunately in the latter part of the day, work got in the way, so my concentration was fragmented. I got a lot out of the morning session though. I noticed on CoverItLive a microphone icon and I wondered if that means we could feed live sound into the blog? One of the participants in my trial on the weekend discovered that her Dragan Naturally Speaking software would feed into the comment space. I think one of the big pluses of CoverItLive is that you don't have to login or install any new software in order to add your comments to the "chat". Well done, on what was a huge sustained effort on your part. I thought the live blogging experience was an interesting one.
Having used it for only an hour or so prior to this event, then I wondered how we would go with a 7 hour event, and I appreciated your dedication to the task Kerry, particularly in the afternoon sessions where on the live blog the participants (in the live blog) appeared to be more interested in sparring off each other than in hearing (through you) what Martin was actually saying.

Unfortunately in the latter part of the day, work got in the way, so my concentration was fragmented. I got a lot out of the morning session though.

I noticed on CoverItLive a microphone icon and I wondered if that means we could feed live sound into the blog? One of the participants in my trial on the weekend discovered that her Dragan Naturally Speaking software would feed into the comment space.

I think one of the big pluses of CoverItLive is that you don’t have to login or install any new software in order to add your comments to the “chat”.

Well done, on what was a huge sustained effort on your part.

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by Full Circle Associates » Good Stuff While I was Gone http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42315 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:36:52 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42315 [...] Kerry’s “Coveritlive” coverage of the Mind of Matter seminar in Australia. I’m interested both in the subject matter of how technology is affecting our brains (and vica versa, to be honest) and the tool Kerry used, Coveritlive. I have been meaning to check that out. Stephen also pointed to this, but Kerry had also emailed a notice. This was one of those “twice pointed out” items! [...] […] Kerry’s “Coveritlive” coverage of the Mind of Matter seminar in Australia. I’m interested both in the subject matter of how technology is affecting our brains (and vica versa, to be honest) and the tool Kerry used, Coveritlive. I have been meaning to check that out. Stephen also pointed to this, but Kerry had also emailed a notice. This was one of those “twice pointed out” items! […]

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by Mind over matter « Tim’s Blog de Blog http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42279 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:25:40 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42279 [...] August 26, 2008 Todays Edu.au seminar with Professor Martin Westwell Martin (Director Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century ). Below I’ve taken some of the main points of interest - [...] […] August 26, 2008 Todays Edu.au seminar with Professor Martin Westwell Martin (Director Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century ). Below I’ve taken some of the main points of interest - […]

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42278 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:21:19 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42278 Dear Rob -- thanks for taking the time to comment. The idea isn't that the content is urgent, but to bring the even to people in an accessible way; to give those unable to attend the event the chance to take part, ask questions, get answers and to join in the conversation live as it happens. It's not about filtering it through my experience or anyone else's -- it's another form of blogging. Cheers! KerryJ Dear Rob — thanks for taking the time to comment.

The idea isn’t that the content is urgent, but to bring the even to people in an accessible way; to give those unable to attend the event the chance to take part, ask questions, get answers and to join in the conversation live as it happens.

It’s not about filtering it through my experience or anyone else’s — it’s another form of blogging.

Cheers!

KerryJ

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by rob kildare http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42266 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:51:52 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42266 I found this a good read on basic neurophysiology Koch, Christof: The Quest for Consciousness - A Neurobiological Approach, Roberts and Company, Colorado 2004 I found this a good read on basic neurophysiology

Koch, Christof: The Quest for Consciousness - A Neurobiological Approach,
Roberts and Company, Colorado 2004

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by rob http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42261 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:33:16 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42261 live blogging has got to be one of the worst uses of the new technology. If something is worth reading, its worth spending a little time to get it right. most of your audience will be reading later on - so where's the big hurry it getting it published. Its not like this is particularly new ideas - lots of people are commenting on it the content is not so urgent that it needs to be published during the event but it will benefit from a more thoughtful reworking than just a trite reporting of what the speaker said 30s ago. live blogging has got to be one of the worst uses of the new technology.
If something is worth reading, its worth spending a little time to get it right.

most of your audience will be reading later on - so where’s the big hurry it getting it published.

Its not like this is particularly new ideas - lots of people are commenting on it

the content is not so urgent that it needs to be published during the event

but it will benefit from a more thoughtful reworking than just a trite reporting of what the speaker said 30s ago.

]]> Comment on Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE by Melanie doriean http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42245 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:13:41 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/#comment-42245 creative people don't always fit in well in the bureaucracy creative people don’t always fit in well in the bureaucracy

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by Karen http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42238 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:05:07 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42238 Looking forwar d to seeing how all this works. Looking forwar d to seeing how all this works.

]]> Comment on Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start by Peter Giles http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42224 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:11:08 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/26/live-blogging-cast-of-seminar-about-to-start/#comment-42224 Great presentation, very useful in planning creative curriculum Great presentation, very useful in planning creative curriculum

]]> Comment on Building an Australasian Commons by KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/06/26/building-an-australasian-commons/#comment-38013 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:47:04 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/06/26/building-an-australasian-commons/#comment-38013 Would love to find out more about what went on. I present on Creative Commons licensing and educators are often surprised as to the limits the current system imposes and the fact that many "traditional" copyright restrictions are still print-focused. As we explore e-portfolios for students, educators have to ensure that their students know how to find and use resources legally in creating projects. That way the work they create will have more relevance, a longer shelf life and a wider audience than that of teacher and classroom. And knowing that their projects will form the basis of their e-portfolios -- students are bound to produce better quality work. Creative Commons has a vital role to play in all of this. Would love to find out more about what went on. I present on Creative Commons licensing and educators are often surprised as to the limits the current system imposes and the fact that many “traditional” copyright restrictions are still print-focused.

As we explore e-portfolios for students, educators have to ensure that their students know how to find and use resources legally in creating projects. That way the work they create will have more relevance, a longer shelf life and a wider audience than that of teacher and classroom. And knowing that their projects will form the basis of their e-portfolios — students are bound to produce better quality work. Creative Commons has a vital role to play in all of this.

]]> Comment on Howard Rheingold - ASLA Conference by Innovative research - a little less litigation (a little more cooperation) please http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/18/howard-rheingold-alea-conference/#comment-28941 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:48:08 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/18/howard-rheingold-alea-conference/#comment-28941 [...] Having recently heard Howard Rheingold’s talk on co-operation for the second time, I picked up on something I missed first time around. The phrase ‘a little more co-operation’ has been bouncing round my brain as I think about the place of the *Read/Write Web in the world of scientific research. [...] […] Having recently heard Howard Rheingold’s talk on co-operation for the second time, I picked up on something I missed first time around. The phrase ‘a little more co-operation’ has been bouncing round my brain as I think about the place of the *Read/Write Web in the world of scientific research. […]

]]> Comment on Assessment of mlearning - an Irish perspective by Gavin Cooney http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/19/assessment-of-mlearning-an-irish-perspective/#comment-14175 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:20:43 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/19/assessment-of-mlearning-an-irish-perspective/#comment-14175 Thanks for the write up! Just a couple of things... the talk was called "Use of Mobile Phones for Language Learning and Assessment for Learning, a Pilot Project"- so use of mlearning FOR assessment as opposed to assessment OF mlearning! Also the co-author was Katrina Keogh. Cheers, Gav Thanks for the write up! Just a couple of things… the talk was called “Use of Mobile Phones for Language Learning and Assessment for Learning, a Pilot Project”- so use of mlearning FOR assessment as opposed to assessment OF mlearning!
Also the co-author was Katrina Keogh.
Cheers, Gav

]]> Comment on David Cummings - an Australian perspective by Education.au Seminars » Panel presentation http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/09/david-cummings-an-australian-perspective/#comment-13818 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:57:46 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/09/david-cummings-an-australian-perspective/#comment-13818 [...] Skip navigation About education.au seminars « David Cummings - an Australian perspective Fireside chat with Howard Rheingold » [...] […] Skip navigation About education.au seminars « David Cummings - an Australian perspective Fireside chat with Howard Rheingold » […]

]]> Comment on Howard Rheingold Melbourne 2 October - Keynote presentation by Education.au Seminars » Panel presentation http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/04/howard-rheingold-melbourne-2-october-keynote-presentation/#comment-13566 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:39:58 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/04/howard-rheingold-melbourne-2-october-keynote-presentation/#comment-13566 [...] The panel was facilitated by Howard Rheingold, the keynote speaker at the seminar. [...] […] The panel was facilitated by Howard Rheingold, the keynote speaker at the seminar. […]

]]> Comment on Howard Rheingold Melbourne 2 October - Keynote presentation by Jason Dudenas http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/04/howard-rheingold-melbourne-2-october-keynote-presentation/#comment-12941 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:53:18 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/10/04/howard-rheingold-melbourne-2-october-keynote-presentation/#comment-12941 Can you tell me if there is anyway to automatically download your podcasts into itunes? Can you tell me if there is anyway to automatically download your podcasts into itunes?

]]> Comment on Join the discussion by Mike Seyfang http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/09/20/join-the-discussion/#comment-12021 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:55:06 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/09/20/join-the-discussion/#comment-12021 Nice article on P11 of the 'Review' section of today's Advertiser. Sam Harris about Howard in a piece entitled 'Teachers should learn from cyber generation'. Might even do a little post about it myself. Really liked the closing para: 'Remeber the days of two or three television networks and one phone company? That's what that these (neutrality/drm/openness) battles are all about - putting the genie of innovation back into a well-controlled bottle.' Nice article on P11 of the ‘Review’ section of today’s Advertiser. Sam Harris about Howard in a piece entitled ‘Teachers should learn from cyber generation’.

Might even do a little post about it myself.
Really liked the closing para:

‘Remeber the days of two or three television networks and one phone company? That’s what that these (neutrality/drm/openness) battles are all about - putting the genie of innovation back into a well-controlled bottle.’

]]> Comment on Fireside chat with danah boyd by Learning with the Fang » Blog Archive » A Naked Yak has mucked with me (and I like it) http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/08/30/fireside-chat-with-danah-boyd-and-mark-pesce/#comment-10923 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:19:06 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/08/30/fireside-chat-with-danah-boyd-and-mark-pesce/#comment-10923 [...] http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/08/30/fireside-chat-with-danah-boyd-and-mark-pesce/ [...] […] http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/08/30/fireside-chat-with-danah-boyd-and-mark-pesce/ […]

]]> Comment on danah boyd keynote - part 1 by Mike Seyfang http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/08/07/danah-boyd-keynote-part-1/#comment-9468 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:39:40 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/08/07/danah-boyd-keynote-part-1/#comment-9468 Great work team. Proud of you. Fang. Great work team.
Proud of you.
Fang.

]]> Comment on Interview with danah boyd by Learning with the Fang » Blog Archive » eduausem2007: Following Danah Boyd event online from Adelaide http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/06/28/interview-with-danah-boyd/#comment-9366 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:56:14 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/06/28/interview-with-danah-boyd/#comment-9366 [...] De’s podcast interview with Danah [...] […] De’s podcast interview with Danah […]

]]> Comment on Seminar panel presentation Perth by e-language » Blog Archive » It’s changing the culture that matters http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/31/seminar-panel-presentation-perth/#comment-5373 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:38:27 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/31/seminar-panel-presentation-perth/#comment-5373 [...] During the Perth panel discussion (a podcast of which is available), Mal Bryce, of IVEC, suggested that knowledge sharing is the lubricant of the knowledge economy, adding that information which is shared is information which is enhanced. Control freaks, he claimed, have no place in the emerging order. He agreed with comments made earlier in the day to the effect that more than anything else, it’s about changing the culture rather than grabbing the tools. [...] […] During the Perth panel discussion (a podcast of which is available), Mal Bryce, of IVEC, suggested that knowledge sharing is the lubricant of the knowledge economy, adding that information which is shared is information which is enhanced. Control freaks, he claimed, have no place in the emerging order. He agreed with comments made earlier in the day to the effect that more than anything else, it’s about changing the culture rather than grabbing the tools. […]

]]> Comment on The Inconvenience of Truth by e-language » Blog Archive » It’s changing the culture that matters http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/24/the-inconvenience-of-truth/#comment-5372 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:33:43 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/24/the-inconvenience-of-truth/#comment-5372 [...] Mark Pesce (whose and slides are available here) argued that the question “What is the truth?” has now become “Who do you trust?”. There is a potentially a clash of cultures between the Wikpedia model and the older encyclopedic model; has the culture of expertise, he asked, been out-evolved by distributed authority? He concluded by predicting a coming war between elites (who’ve traditionally possessed knowledge), special interests (who try to shape knowledge to their own ends), and communities (which are just becoming aware of the knowledge latent within them - and are beginning to use tools like wikis to harness that knowledge). [...] […] Mark Pesce (whose and slides are available here) argued that the question “What is the truth?” has now become “Who do you trust?”. There is a potentially a clash of cultures between the Wikpedia model and the older encyclopedic model; has the culture of expertise, he asked, been out-evolved by distributed authority? He concluded by predicting a coming war between elites (who’ve traditionally possessed knowledge), special interests (who try to shape knowledge to their own ends), and communities (which are just becoming aware of the knowledge latent within them - and are beginning to use tools like wikis to harness that knowledge). […]

]]> Comment on Seminar panel presentation Melbourne by Fred Pottinger http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/06/01/seminar-panel-presentation-melbourne/#comment-5232 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:57:04 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/06/01/seminar-panel-presentation-melbourne/#comment-5232 RE: "the largest education blogging network on the web"... on the English language web perhaps, but... China's new-ish 5 year plan specifies that blogs, and other social softwares, be used to deliver "the people-oriented, harmonious society, sustainable development scientific concept of development and the implementation of the party and the country's education policy". (babelfish translation). I'm not saying that every one of China's 10+ million k-12 teachers has a blog on one of the Ministry-mandated portals, yet, but it's definitely a good career move ... RE: “the largest education blogging network on the web”… on the English language web perhaps, but…

China’s new-ish 5 year plan specifies that blogs, and other social softwares, be used to deliver “the people-oriented, harmonious society, sustainable development scientific concept of development and the implementation of the party and the country’s education policy”. (babelfish translation).

I’m not saying that every one of China’s 10+ million k-12 teachers has a blog on one of the Ministry-mandated portals, yet, but it’s definitely a good career move …

]]> Comment on How reliable is Wikipedia by Psychic http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/03/how-reliable-is-wikipedia/#comment-4030 Sun, 06 May 2007 11:36:27 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/03/how-reliable-is-wikipedia/#comment-4030 I would say very reliable. Human edited and world wide human intervention controlled. It would become a sound source of information due to the vigilance of the human editors. I would say very reliable. Human edited and world wide human intervention controlled. It would become a sound source of information due to the vigilance of the human editors.

]]> Comment on Big Ideas by Psychic http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/04/big-ideas/#comment-4029 Sun, 06 May 2007 11:34:40 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/04/big-ideas/#comment-4029 The ABC plays an integral part in school at the moment. It is becoming a major player in delivering school based programs that leads to open discussion and comment within the classroom. Our class fully enjoyed the presentation and found it was a different avenue to create open discussion. The ABC plays an integral part in school at the moment. It is becoming a major player in delivering school based programs that leads to open discussion and comment within the classroom. Our class fully enjoyed the presentation and found it was a different avenue to create open discussion.

]]> Comment on Big Ideas by mike seyfang http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/04/big-ideas/#comment-3955 Fri, 04 May 2007 04:23:55 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/04/big-ideas/#comment-3955 Awesome! Lets hope they podcast it - keep us posted. Fang Awesome!
Lets hope they podcast it - keep us posted.
Fang

]]> Comment on Expanding beyond Wikia by e-language » Blog Archive » It’s changing the culture that matters http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/03/expanding-beyond-wikia/#comment-3935 Thu, 03 May 2007 10:05:44 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/03/expanding-beyond-wikia/#comment-3935 [...] A podcast of the seminar is now available online, divided up into small chunks starting here. You might also like to take a look at the video of the Chaser’s War on Everything prank 10 Questions posed to Jimmy in Sydney. [...] […] A podcast of the seminar is now available online, divided up into small chunks starting here. You might also like to take a look at the video of the Chaser’s War on Everything prank 10 Questions posed to Jimmy in Sydney. […]

]]> Comment on Expanding beyond Wikia by Mike Seyfang http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/03/expanding-beyond-wikia/#comment-3934 Thu, 03 May 2007 09:38:31 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/05/03/expanding-beyond-wikia/#comment-3934 At last! But what's with the tiny slices, and why do they start at 4? Did Jimmy say something naughty? At last!
But what’s with the tiny slices, and why do they start at 4?
Did Jimmy say something naughty?

]]> Comment on Truth in numbers by Learning with the Fang http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/17/truth-in-numbers/#comment-2236 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:23:58 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/17/truth-in-numbers/#comment-2236 <strong>A reason to go and see Jimmy Wales in AUS</strong> If you haven’t registered for the education.au seminar with Jimmy Wales in your State, then go and do so immediately! And while you are there, make sure you take heaps of photos (especially of the workshop in your state) videos and audio, publis... A reason to go and see Jimmy Wales in AUS

If you haven’t registered for the education.au seminar with Jimmy Wales in your State, then go and do so immediately! And while you are there, make sure you take heaps of photos (especially of the workshop in your state) videos and audio, publis…

]]> Comment on It’s sooooo exciting!!!! by dbullen http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/07/its-sooooo-exciting/#comment-2196 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:33:04 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/07/its-sooooo-exciting/#comment-2196 For me the opportunity to listen, discuss and debate with the people who have registered to attend each of the locations and with Jimmy Wales is the exciting part. .....and guess who the speaker for the next seminar in August is??? ....you guessed it - it is danah boyd. danah's visit will open yet another door on the discussions educators across Australia are having about knowledge and information in the 21st century. :-) For me the opportunity to listen, discuss and debate with the people who have registered to attend each of the locations and with Jimmy Wales is the exciting part.

…..and guess who the speaker for the next seminar in August is??? ….you guessed it - it is danah boyd. danah’s visit will open yet another door on the discussions educators across Australia are having about knowledge and information in the 21st century. :-)

]]> Comment on It’s sooooo exciting!!!! by Alexander Hayes http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/07/its-sooooo-exciting/#comment-2164 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:13:54 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/07/its-sooooo-exciting/#comment-2164 Jimmy hey......what the hecks the excitement about ? A great product no less but with a community consisiting of a zillion other luminaries one would have done better to get Dana Boyd across the oceans. K ? Where are we headed in 2008 ? Jimmy hey……what the hecks the excitement about ?

A great product no less but with a community consisiting of a zillion other luminaries one would have done better to get Dana Boyd across the oceans.

K ? Where are we headed in 2008 ?

]]> Comment on It’s sooooo exciting!!!! by Teaching Generation Z » Blog Archive » Off To See Jimmy http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/07/its-sooooo-exciting/#comment-2015 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:07:20 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/07/its-sooooo-exciting/#comment-2015 [...] I know I said that he wasn’t worth $300 of my money when I can watch so much of him on the web already. But when Al Upton e-mailed a deal “Half price to see the expensive man” I got in quick and got the MYLU team tickets to his Adelaide seminar. [...] […] I know I said that he wasn’t worth $300 of my money when I can watch so much of him on the web already. But when Al Upton e-mailed a deal “Half price to see the expensive man” I got in quick and got the MYLU team tickets to his Adelaide seminar. […]

]]> Comment on It’s sooooo exciting!!!! by Markus Weichselbaum http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/07/its-sooooo-exciting/#comment-1964 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:04:31 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/07/its-sooooo-exciting/#comment-1964 I can't wait for Mr Wales to shares his insights. We're a small Perth group and we're working on a collaborative live art project, called "TheBroth - The Global Mosaic". One of the main aspects is the educational potential of the project. I believe collaborative learning has a big future ahead of it. Exciting times indeed! I can’t wait for Mr Wales to shares his insights. We’re a small Perth group and we’re working on a collaborative live art project, called “TheBroth - The Global Mosaic”. One of the main aspects is the educational potential of the project. I believe collaborative learning has a big future ahead of it. Exciting times indeed!

]]> Comment on What makes Wikipedia so popular? by » What makes Wikipedia so popular? http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/02/what-makes-wikipedia-so-popular/#comment-1837 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:02:26 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/04/02/what-makes-wikipedia-so-popular/#comment-1837 [...] PG wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you hadn’t heard - Jimmy Wales, the man behind Wikipedia, is visiting Australia for the first time in April 2007 at the invite of education.au. He will be the keynote speaker at the first seminar for 2007 - Challenging how knowledge … [...] […] PG wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you hadn’t heard - Jimmy Wales, the man behind Wikipedia, is visiting Australia for the first time in April 2007 at the invite of education.au. He will be the keynote speaker at the first seminar for 2007 - Challenging how knowledge … […]

]]> Comment on Working with meaning by Terry http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/03/27/working-with-meaning/#comment-1476 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:00:27 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2007/03/27/working-with-meaning/#comment-1476 I just wanted to say that I enjoyed this post. I found it informative and the resources provided have serviced me well. Thankyou. I just wanted to say that I enjoyed this post. I found it informative and the resources provided have serviced me well. Thankyou.

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