Archive for March, 2007
Third Life?
Posted in Second Life on March 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What do you need to know to teach online?
Posted in Facilitating Online on March 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A while ago I noticed a job ad from the Australian Businesswomen’s Network for an online moderator. The list of essential skills is interesting. Notice how few of the skills are based in the technology? Basically, you need an operational understanding of webinar and social software in order to the job. The [...]
The Pictou Trebuchet
Posted in Random on March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A group of us went to the Stellarton yesterday to attend the Open House at the Pictou campus. There was a snow storm so the crowd wasn’t big, but those who came were enthusiastic and got a look at some of the great programs offered at the NSCC.
Our booth was located in the front entrance, right [...]
The local goes global
Posted in Research on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This past week, the Kipawo Arts Centre in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, played host to a unique event, the Equity and Technology Community Radio Broadcast. The five-day broadcast was an effort to share the results of a research project that explored issues of access to technology among Canadian youth. Through the week, they held [...]
Second Life presentation
Posted in Second Life on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Over the past year, a growing number of my colleagues and I have been exploring Second Life on our own to learn more about how we might use it to support learning. The community that this group has formed is one of the most vibrant online learning communities that I’ve known. We’ve learned plenty together. Last [...]
For the twitter ninja at my house
Posted in Random on March 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You know it’s gone too far when …
Posted in Random on March 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
… your husbands asks you to check twitter to see when he’s leaving work to come & pick you up.
The new breed of educational video
Posted in Learning Design, Media on March 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Google is investing a lot of its attention towards the educational market. I really like their blog for educators, Infinite Thinking. For a great example of how Google is supporting teachers to learn how to use their products, take a look at a recent post on using collaborative spreadsheets. (I’d embed the [...]
Jay Cross on informal learning
Posted in Informal Learning on March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My husband wants this
Posted in Random on March 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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