These are the slides for my Podstock 2009 keynote. Unfortunately the animations and effects were lost when uploaded to SlideBoom. I’ve shared my notes, resources and video of this presentation over on my wiki, Learning Telecollaboratively. I hope to create a Vidcast or SlideCast of this presentation once I return home and things settle down.
MORE COMING THROUGHOUT THE DAY…
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Getting a Global Perspective: The Power of Collaborative Projects
– Dyane Smokorowski’s presentation resources
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Math Snacks: A Nibble of Conceptual Math – Michelle Flaming and Renee Smith’s podcast and resources
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Publish Audio at Will and Geo-Story Chasing – Wesley Fryer
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Curricularizing to the Podcast World – Diana Wieland
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The Cosmosphere in the Palm of Your Hand- How we fumbled our way to fame(?) – Howie G (a.k.a. Harold George and Joel Walker)
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Get Out of Your FUNK, Cut the JIVE! Make Your Classroom Come Alive!!! – Kim Herron, Tamara Padfield, Linley Voboril
Dean Mantz’s is hosting live blogging throughout the day. Please join the live discussion or visit the archive afterwards.
“Podstock is a brand new conference designed to bring podcast creators and those who see the real value of podcasting as creators and consumers together. We’ll have breakout sessions on podcasting for beginners, as well as sessions for and by seasoned pros. We’ll explore podcasting as well as many other web 2.0 tools that can exhance learning and communication in your world. We invite you to join this site and add your thinking to the initial planning for this event” (Source).
Visit the Podsctock site to learn more about this excellent opportunity.
Join Us
It’s possible for you to join the learning and fun even without physically attending the conference.
Educators, why do your participate/not participate in a personal learning network (PLN)?
NOTE: I’d like to include responses in my Podstock keynote and blog post. You can share your text/audio/video reply in the Comments section of this post or respond to the corresponding Twitter and Plurk discussions.
Thanks for sharing! Together we all learn more.
UPDATE: I’ve compiled and shared your responses here.
Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create a Global Classroom Experience
Kristy Conger and Clif Mims
Instructional Technology Conference
The term Web 2.0 is certainly a popular buzzword. Other than hype, what do Web 2.0 tools really have to offer? Is it possible for educators to effectively use these tools to engage learners? Kristy will share specific tools and strategies we’ve found successful in hopes that these will help you begin implementing Web 2.0 technologies in your courses.
Presentation notes and resources
The Ustream will go live at 11:00 AM CST. Join us!
I’m attending the Instructional Technology Conference at MTSU the first half of this week. I hope to share some of the learning and experience with you. Here are my notes from this morning’s keynote address.
Knowledgable to Knowledge-able: Harnessing New Media for New Media Literacy
Michael Wesch
Instructional Technology Conference
“It took tens of thousands of years for writing to emerge after humans spoke their first words. It took thousands more before the printing press and a few hundred again before the telegraph. Today a new medium of communication emerges every time somebody creates a new web application. A Flickr here, a Twitter there, and a new way of relating to others emerges. New types of conversation, argumentation, and collaboration are realized. What does this mean for new technologies that can foster the kinds of communication and community we hope to create in education?” (Source)
Michael did a great job with his keynote. I Plurked notes and made a few comments throughout his presentation.
Here’s a bit of news from the 2009 Gulf Educational Supplies & Solutions (GESS) Exhibition in Dubai, UAE. Discussions have highlighted the availability of technology and high-speed Internet access in schools around the world, the technology-rich environments in which many students live, and the revolutionary ways in which students and teachers can interact.
David Fairbairn-Day, Head of Education Market Development at Promethean Limited, states, “The challenge therefore is to embrace the new technologies into the learning environment and to realize that it isn’t what you know – it’s knowing where to find the information you need that counts.” He goes on to ask, “Doesn’t it make more sense to learn to use technology in order to aid the teaching process…as opposed to what I have seen so often in some countries where they are too busy learning the technology simply in its own right. At all times, teachers should surely concentrate on the fundamental question of how technology can enhance learning.” David shares that “whenever I talk to teachers and ministry officials involved in the purchase of classroom technology, I always say to them: invest 70 per cent of your budget on the technology, but lay aside at least 30 per cent of your resources for training and teacher support” (Source).
Read the full article.
“Podstock is a brand new conference designed to bring podcast creators and those who see the real value of podcasting as creators and consumers together. We’ll have breakout sessions on podcasting for beginners, as well as sessions for and by seasoned pros. We’ll explore podcasting as well as many other web 2.0 tools that can exhance learning and communication in your world. We invite you to join this site and add your thinking to the initial planning for this event” (Source).
Visit the Podsctock site to learn more about this excellent opportunity.
The 38th Annual Arkansas Association of Instructional Media Conference will be April 19-21, 2009, at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers, Arkansas. Consider submitting a proposal to present and make plans to attend this great opportunity for professional development. AAIM is an AECT State Affiliate.
There was a lot of interest in this particular session during the 2008 AECT Convention so we’ve made the recorded Ustream and presenter resources available.
Technology Integration Showcase: Strategies and Tools Worthy of Discussion
2008 AECT Convention
Orlando, FL
This session allows participants to see various technology integration strategies and tools. Participants will also discuss their effectiveness and implications related to their use.
Presenters
Presentation Resources
The presenters are compiling their handouts, PowerPoint files, notes, etc. here.
Watch the Presentation
