One might suggest Universities are simply having a tough time with reality. Where do we ‘fit’ now in Civil Society. Have we noticed that Civil Society has changed, is changing.
Two conference in June/July in the UK 2009
How is VoiceThread changing our ideas about communication?
From information delivery to cognitive guidance
I’m looking at some interesting uses of PowerPoint/Presenter as stand alone resources which might be seen as multi-modal workbooks, animated, engaging objects which stand-alone for the student.
The mismatch or disjuncture in the authoring process for Word and the online learning delivery environment. We may NOT want academic staff authoring content direct into the VLE, but we need them close enough to the delivery context to understand the issues of sequencing, pause, reflection and action.
My own writing has been the focus the last couple of days. I’ve been struggling with a personal tendency towards
Re-engaging with Second Life
Creating truly accessible learning objects with basic slideware
Interesting meeting with the CompendiumLD team at the Open University
The Estonian e-Universities Conference Tartu 2-3 April was attended by around 200 people over the two days. A big picture look at the challenges faced by Schools through to Tertiary and lifelong learning providers.