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People as the Platform

12, Aug 2009

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This strikes me as something that Education needs to better understand…..

There is something simply wonderful about a directory of people. And then enabling people to make the directory social. You quickly find not only the people, but who they are, who knows who, and who is paying attention to [...]

Howard talks about key 21st century literacies.

21, Jul 2009

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Over at SocialMedia.biz, JD Lasica caught an impromptu interview with Howard Rheingold on his Flip Mino HD video recorder.

21st century media literacies from JD Lasica on Vimeo.
Meanwhile Howard has posted his own keynote from Reboot Britain on Blip.TV

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Government 2.0 and Web 2.0 in schools

23, Jun 2009

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An interesting report Web 2.0 in Schools.
Given that yesterday Canberra was engaged with, and streamed live, its Government 2.0 Forum and announced the establishment of the Government 2.0 Taskforce (http://gov2.net.au/)– this educational focus may also get some legs and coverage.
The twitterstream (#publicsphere) and live feed from Parliament (http://www.katelundy.com.au/live/) on Monday really highlighted that [...]

“Intellagirl’s Dissertation” by Intellagirl

26, May 2009

“Intellagirl’s Dissertation” by Intellagirl

A feature from Global Kids

21, May 2009

This is a great little profile video – as much about the work of Global Kids as it is about Nafiza.
My impression is that learners like Nafiza are the leaders of the future.  These students are learning to operate at so many levels and projects like Global Kids are showcasing these students to the world.
I [...]

EDUCAUSE – Presentations

11, May 2009

| Get your Presentation Pack

2009 Virtual World Best Practice in Education Conference

29, Mar 2009

Well, I was just saying in my blog post this morning that had I a chance to redo my Dramatically Different workshop presentation from NMC I would implement some changes.  Now, thanks to a last minute cancellation at the 2009 Virtual World Best Practice in Education Conference and the fact I was following organiser chat [...]

Taking Drama conventions into new territory

28, Mar 2009

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As mentioned in other posts, I recently offered at session at the NMC Symposium on New Media and Learning (keyword tag NML2009). One of the key aspects of my presentation was to examine, practically, the different expression of conventions that are afforded by the new environment.
I have begun a series of [...]

Winding up a great event

28, Mar 2009

Yesterday morning in Perth I presented the final workshop in the New Media Consortium Symposium on New Media and Learning. The session went quite well but I did experience one small glitch and had to reload the software.. they was a delay of a minute or two… as is often the case when you’re [...]

NMC Symposium on New Media & Learning

17, Mar 2009

The 2009 NMC Symposium on New Media and Learning, the thirteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia, will explore the impact of new media on teaching, learning, research, and creative expression, especially in higher education.
NMC Symposium on New Media & Learning
http://www.nmc.org/node/6565
The NMC have just advised that my presentation proposal has been accepted.
Dramatically Different: Strategies [...]


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