Tuesday, 25 November 2008
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- 17:11 @helenharrop me too if @lizcable hasn't finished them off... #
- 20:36 proofreadng e-learning materials can take longer than you think... {sigh} #
- 11:25 at TLRP conf on HE & lifelong learning in London - hearing about cumulativity (?) #
- 11:28 blending 21C technology with 21C pedagogy not - as many do - with 19C pedagogy! #
- 11:29 interdisciplinarity vital to effective technology enhanced learning #
- talking about student diversity and teaching practice in HE
- the nontraditional student experience is quite different depending on lecturers' assumptions
- studentcentred strategies improved the learning in diverse student populations
- tutors well-developed conepts of diversity wasnt always reflected in the classroom practice
- fascinating raft of projects "gold standard' at http://www.tlrp.org
- forget the arms race - it's now the global skills race that matters - paraphrasing Gordon Brown
- great Moodle learning objects repository project at http://www.tinyurl.com/mrcute
posted by Helen Whitehead 12:11 PM
Monday, 24 November 2008
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- 08:17 If you want to discover who the great influencers and followers in your network are, just follow Mr. Tweet at mrtweet.net?c=3 #
- 08:46 A community without a moderator is like ... #
- 08:46 A community without a moderator is like a beautifully designed restaurant without a waiter #
- 08:47 A community without a moderator is like a yacht without a crew... #
- 08:48 Online community... that's real life isn't it? #
- 08:49 An online community without a moderator can function but is probably not at its best. #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:52 AM
Sunday, 23 November 2008
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- 14:22 Thanks @torresk and @xicanowan will report back on what works best :) #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:40 AM
Saturday, 22 November 2008
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- 18:11 How can I convert wmv/wma files to mp3? #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:45 AM
Friday, 21 November 2008
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- 11:54 Discussing the problems of "Orwellian" institutions and resistance to innovation #elesig #
- 11:59 Possible mismatch between what academics THINK students are using & what students are actually doing - need real data from elarners #elesig #
- 12:41 what are the core learning literacies for students today and how do digital literacies map upon them? 'elesig #
- 12:42 what are the core learning literacies for students today and how do digital literacies map upon them? #elesig #
- 14:42 Respond to learner experience videos at wb2.northampton.ac.uk/e4l/ #elesig #
- 21:01 @joncamfield take some deep breaths. It's not to do with cron is it? #
- 09:41 @actualal delayed response sorry, and we missed you! - look for #elesig #
- 09:42 Summaries of sessions at Digital Literacies Impact Symposium now on the ELESIG site elesig.ning.com #elesig #
- 09:52 why would twemes pick up some of my #elesig hashtags and not others? #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:49 AM
Thursday, 20 November 2008
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- 10:03 Delegates assembling for ELESIG Digital Literacies Symposium. Excellent breakfast provided... #
- 10:05 Have a good day all at IOCT conference, sorry I can't join you. #
- 11:32 Digital literacies are a range of practices that underpin effective learning in the digital age (Helen Beetham) #elesig #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:33 AM
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
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- 13:30 Blog prompt: respond to a news story in your field #
- 20:10 New e-tutoring course starting tomorrow. It's always exciting seeing what they make of the material and their invitation to engage in it #
- 22:02 @jobadge sorry to hear of your accident. Watch out for physical reaction later on. #
posted by Helen Whitehead 12:12 PM
Monday, 17 November 2008
VLEs - a boon or a bust?
I was reading a "rant" from Steve Wheeler about VLEs and James Clay's response to it.
I agree that VLEs leave a lot to be desired. But until something better comes along - and it will! - they have certain advantages. Designed for learning, they keep everything in one place and provide for a variety of ways to teach and learn, at a variety of levels of expertise.
Recent discussions about the future of learning, e.g., at the Learning Futures Festival and JISC online 08 have shown that there are new more personalised and flexible technologies coming along for learners to manage their own learning. Until then, the VLEs are our familiar territory and it's up to us to find creative ways to use them.Labels: jiscconference08, learning platforms, lff09, VLEs
posted by Helen Whitehead 1:23 PM
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- 16:11 Cracking Camtasia thanks to advice from @lizcable #
- 16:57 Activities to enliven your community: No.1: interview an expert as asynchronous online event. Any more ideas? #
- 16:58 Activities to enliven your community: No.2: Set up a subgroup of members to collaboratively create an intro for newbies. Any more ideas? #
- 16:59 Activities to enliven your community: No.3: Add a fun survey AND survey what users want. #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:50 AM
Friday, 14 November 2008
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- 11:08 trying SL again - I hate the lack of control because of lag #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:33 AM
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
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- 18:03 Just working out a time for a synchronous meeting for Nottingham, Honolulu and Sydney! #
- 09:01 Anyone else have nightmares about social media? Waking in the night panicking: I forgot a password or to check into an imp. social network #
- 10:02 Just starting to listen to Learning Futures Festival opening keynote from Gilly Salmon #lff09 #
- 10:37 Is there a difference between "learning" futures and "educational" or "institutional" futures? #LFF09 #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:41 AM
Monday, 10 November 2008
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- 09:15 @suethomas I agree with @ajcann for web apps OS means little, so long as good browser - it's things like file versions that cause problems #
- 09:58 @suethomas I have been using both side by side for a yr. Have struggled with Vista but it's now more stable than it was! Now v. functional #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:41 AM
Saturday, 8 November 2008
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- 11:40 Pondering the initial optimum settings for a Camtasia screen capture #
- 13:56 Updating an online course and reconsidering blogging commitments. #
- 13:57 What are the competencies needed to start blogging? To create an effective blog from the start rather than dabbling. #
- 14:00 New bloggers should: be able to write concisely, understand the difference between writing for web & print, be a regular reader of blogs #
- 14:01 @timbuckteeth good point - a clear idea of what you want to say and the angle you are going to take (so also research other blogs) #
- 14:03 Before starting any writing - profile your likely readers and their needs and motivations :) #
- 14:27 Successful tools for learning keep the locus of control near the learner (John Davitt) mm #
- 14:51 Loving John Davitt's Learning Event Generator www.newtools.org #jiscel08 #
- 17:26 Looking at personal styles and I'm a piler not a filer - but I like to have a system for my piles. How 'bout you? #
- 17:37 @AlexM11 congratulations that it's going well, and so it should - great initiative #
- 09:44 Final read-through of the course materials for next week and adding topical references before making available to students #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:56 AM
Thursday, 6 November 2008
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- 11:46 Guy Fawkes wuz framed! lol #
- 11:56 The ecompetent tutor is ... always a learner, flexible, enthusiastic, and regularly online... #
- 21:58 Successful project = 223 email messages in two days = now to build an email strategy and seek more volunteers... #
- 09:41 recovering from participation in webcast about educational technology at 2-3 am! Really interesting though #
- 09:44 In response to query about what behaviours does a creative small business show? @shanitomorrow lots of ideas, a buzzy atmospheres, seeming chaotic sometimes even #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:43 AM
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
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- 12:19 internet connection running slowly but which bit of hardware or software is the culprit? #
- 14:24 Join us: Impact of learner experience research: Digital literacies 20 Nov, Birmingham, UK - ELESIG Impact Symposium elesig.ning.com #
- 23:23 @gpirie more a case of putting coldfusion in css - as easy as html pages at least #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:54 AM
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Join us at our Digital Literacies Symposium
ELESIG - the Special Interest Group for those interested in Evaluating the Learner Experience of elearning is having one of its occasional face to face events on November 20th in Birmingham. here are the details:Impact of learner experience research – digital literacies
Thursday, 20th November 2008
Evolution Suite, Longbridge Technology Park, 1 Devon Way Birmingham B31 2TS
http://www.longbridgetechnologypark.org/innovation.html
Building on previous successful on-line and face-to-face events, ELESIG is now organising a series of ‘Impact Symposia’ in collaboration with colleagues currently undertaking research into selected areas of the student experience. At each of these events, as well as receiving input from key researchers in the field and engaging in developmental activities, there will be opportunities to share your own research and practice related to the topic under investigation. The first of these symposia concerns digital literacies.
The event is free to members of ELESIG and membership is free to anyone interested in the learner experience and the learner voice.
Labels: birmingham, conferences, elearning, elesig, learner_voice, seminars
posted by Helen Whitehead 2:44 PM
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- 17:53 Thanks @JRowing for your comments - a bit late, sorry! #
- 09:31 PLE will break out of the vle and allow the student to aggregate learning for themselves eg rss from moodle on my igoogle page. #jiscel08 #
- 09:43 #jiscel08 intense discussion about learners using technology they understand and leading the teachers.. #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:43 AM
Monday, 3 November 2008
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- 08:02 First task of the day complete - now for breakfast! #
- 09:42 People STILL need advice on using email. tinyurl.com/5mac75 What would be your top tip? #
- 09:44 @nrparmar I'd like to know that too! #
- 10:20 Tip 1 for using Yammer: buy a cheap domain to use for the group and give everyone an email address that forwards to their usual one. #
- 10:22 @chetty also subscribing to newsletters gives owners a way of tracking followers whereas you don't necessarily know who's got you on rss... #
posted by Helen Whitehead 11:46 AM
Top 10 etools for learning professionals
My Top 10 Tools list is now online at Jane Hart's Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/helenwhitehead.html
It's fascinating reading the 'final' compiled version of the top 100 tools chosen by 223 learning professionals. Delicious social bookmarking comes top by a long way. It's somewhat encouraging that several of mine are also chosen by others, but also that I have one or two that I've discovered for myself...Labels: e-learning tools, learning technologies, social bookmarking, tools
posted by Helen Whitehead 10:05 AM
Sunday, 2 November 2008
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- 12:51 can you 'enhance' learning? You can enhance ver by polishing it - but does that actually IMPROVE it! #
- 12:52 retweet: can you 'enhance' learning? You can enhance silver by polishing it - but does that actually IMPROVE it! #
- 19:35 thinking about evolutionary psychology - what can we learn from nature to support virtual activity #
- 19:38 @francesbell only heat and beating will reshape silver! maybe the wrong metaphor! #
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