Context Filters for the Online Connectivism Conference taking place this week. Conference tag: OCC2007 Context filters serve the critical role of extending and interpreting the ideas of each presenter. Traditional conference place the expertise “up on stage”. In an online conference, everyone has the opportunity to be an expert from their own context. Tony Forster … Read more
155 people from different time zones and countries (Poland, France, Canada, Australia, USA, The Netherlands, Brazil, etc) as as I log into the Elluminate room at 15 pm my time for George Siemens’ connectivism conference : “Learning Conceptualized through the Lens of Today’s World” . Sheryll Nussbaum is helping as a moderator. Although it is … Read more
Connect is the buzz word at the moment. It is what is going to be discussed during the conference organized by Georges Siemens on Connectivism starting tomorrow at the University of Manitoba It is also the theme (ConNECT – Conversations about Networking, Education, Communities and Technology) of the WiAOC (Webheads in Action Online Convergence) happening … Read more
Snapshot_029Originally uploaded by joannamkay. My First Life is adventurous, busy and disorganized and as a result I am going quite insane with all the work stacked on the table, meetings and deadlines. Among my many good resolutions, I promised myself I would not get involved in anything new until the end of the year. Throughout … Read more
From Clarence Fisher (Remote Access) through Stephen Downes (Old Daily), a wonderful 20-minute videocast (70 zipped mb to download) from TED (Technology Education Design) featuring Sir Ken Robinson. This is an inspired presentation peppered with witty personal anecdotes illustrating kids’ imagination and ingenuity and how the public school system today should encourage and promote creativity, … Read more