I enjoyed watching the full art of teaching video yesterday.
http://www.viu.ca/teaching/files/video/artTeachingBig/
The presentation was well organized and executed.
*was* looking forward to attending the elluminate but in my usual hurry I misread the time to be 11:00.
Caught a bit of the debriefing - wonderful to be able to video conference like that.
Hopefully you'll post the recording.
Therese
Therese Weel
Posts made by Therese Weel
The part of this discussion that I've been thinking about most is when Gina said.
To which Colby replied -
Which in turn ignited a vision in in my head of a massive pinball machine with us inside bouncing ideas off each other - lighting each other up!
I'm thinking - yeah that's what I want - and that's what I've got. To be in a open space where we can bounce ideas - perfectly imperfect ideas, where it is up to the individual to develop the skills to separate fact from fiction.
I wandered off - as I tend to do - to explore media literacy and the skills an individual needs to navigate the ocean of publicly available information.
Couple of links I enjoyed
Michael Wesch's presentation a portal to media literacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yApagnr0s
Stephen Downes course on Logical Fallacies - which I understand he is turning into a serialized rss feed to explore RSS as a course delivery mechanism
http://www.onegoodmove.org/fallacy/toc.htm
I've created courseware at my all time favorite job at BCIT some years ago and worked for a private company creating interactive training and kiosk software. I wonder how my work could have been built upon and what it would be now if the environment had been more open.
In 2006 I set about creating my "Virtual Toolshed" a monthly series of pdfs that explored using publicly available tools and information to empower the individual. I learned a lot and made new friends who read and commented on my work. I learned how quickly information changes and the limitations of the written word when your objective is to help someone become more skilled. I didn't get a dime or a pretty certificate- but it provided a basis for the skills I have now which are invaluable.
I appreciate Paul's explanation of the open source license for public institutions and the efforts to mitigate between the old world and the new. I appreciate having venues such as scope and people working to move our governments and public institutions ahead bit by bit.
To me, the value of the populace as a whole asking their own questions, getting the knowledge they need and applying it daily is paramount to squabbling over who owns what.
I aspire to be... a pinball wizard!
So I suppose I would subscribe to the ‘virtuous cycle’ idea that Colby Stuart refers to above.I think information is sort of like electricity: it’s only useful if it circulates. The more it circulates, the more power it generates. Of course you have to know how to use it, how to evaluate it. But you certainly can’t collect electricity in a jar.
To which Colby replied -
Electricity in a jar is a - lightbulb
Which in turn ignited a vision in in my head of a massive pinball machine with us inside bouncing ideas off each other - lighting each other up!
I'm thinking - yeah that's what I want - and that's what I've got. To be in a open space where we can bounce ideas - perfectly imperfect ideas, where it is up to the individual to develop the skills to separate fact from fiction.
I wandered off - as I tend to do - to explore media literacy and the skills an individual needs to navigate the ocean of publicly available information.
Couple of links I enjoyed
Michael Wesch's presentation a portal to media literacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yApagnr0s
Stephen Downes course on Logical Fallacies - which I understand he is turning into a serialized rss feed to explore RSS as a course delivery mechanism
http://www.onegoodmove.org/fallacy/toc.htm
I've created courseware at my all time favorite job at BCIT some years ago and worked for a private company creating interactive training and kiosk software. I wonder how my work could have been built upon and what it would be now if the environment had been more open.
In 2006 I set about creating my "Virtual Toolshed" a monthly series of pdfs that explored using publicly available tools and information to empower the individual. I learned a lot and made new friends who read and commented on my work. I learned how quickly information changes and the limitations of the written word when your objective is to help someone become more skilled. I didn't get a dime or a pretty certificate- but it provided a basis for the skills I have now which are invaluable.
I appreciate Paul's explanation of the open source license for public institutions and the efforts to mitigate between the old world and the new. I appreciate having venues such as scope and people working to move our governments and public institutions ahead bit by bit.
To me, the value of the populace as a whole asking their own questions, getting the knowledge they need and applying it daily is paramount to squabbling over who owns what.
I aspire to be... a pinball wizard!
I <still> think social bookmarking is absolutely delicious.
In previous scope sessions we tagged interesting links with a tag made up of the word scope and the course id associated with the moodle system.
For anyone who wants to play.... tag links you find interesting related to this course with
SCOPE1222
If you have a collection of links to share you can add this tag to your existing bookmarks.
Therese
In previous scope sessions we tagged interesting links with a tag made up of the word scope and the course id associated with the moodle system.
For anyone who wants to play.... tag links you find interesting related to this course with
SCOPE1222
If you have a collection of links to share you can add this tag to your existing bookmarks.
Therese
Hello
Having the opportunity to step away from the structure of job and school this past year has allowed me to delve deeper into what I'm about and what is important to me.
As always, it was a huge learning experience. I learned that in our medical system - You are on your own. The web was an invaluable tool. Even for me it - geek girl - was difficult to find good information. Always keep your critical thinking hat on and mind the alligators.
The most exiting things Ive learned this year are in the areas of science and mathematics. It is wonderful that the latest mind changing information can be delivered to the masses directly through something as simple as a youtube video. And people love it. Hooray!
My experiences with open learning sofar.
I appreciate academia, had a taste of it and I understand it's value.
As a mid-lifer, I find the process slow and cumbersome and life too short.
I'm happy to forgo the credentials and dive in.
One thing I would love to have from this session is.
Therese
My ONE favorite link on this subject.
http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Education
Having the opportunity to step away from the structure of job and school this past year has allowed me to delve deeper into what I'm about and what is important to me.
As always, it was a huge learning experience. I learned that in our medical system - You are on your own. The web was an invaluable tool. Even for me it - geek girl - was difficult to find good information. Always keep your critical thinking hat on and mind the alligators.
The most exiting things Ive learned this year are in the areas of science and mathematics. It is wonderful that the latest mind changing information can be delivered to the masses directly through something as simple as a youtube video. And people love it. Hooray!
My experiences with open learning sofar.
- I prefer asking my own questions and going where my inquiry leads me.
- I enjoy being in community with others and seek out gathering places.
- Accurate, relevant, referenced information impresses me.
- Credentials do not matter - reputation does.
- An ipod keeps me productive I can listen as I do my daily work.
- I love it!
I appreciate academia, had a taste of it and I understand it's value.
As a mid-lifer, I find the process slow and cumbersome and life too short.
I'm happy to forgo the credentials and dive in.
One thing I would love to have from this session is.
A concise set of tools and methodologies for people like myself who are
curious, independent, lifelong learners so I can continue on my merry
way and share that information down the road.
curious, independent, lifelong learners so I can continue on my merry
way and share that information down the road.
Therese
My ONE favorite link on this subject.
http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Education
Posting to say thank you Janet for this seminar this month.
There are a lot of lurkers in SCoPE - and this month I was one of them. I enjoyed listening to the elluminate presentations as ambient sound. The PDF's lay out your ideas nicely.
I have used all three models. With my online friends it has been primarily peer review and dialogue. In my system implementation days we worked under a project manager doing sequential collaboration. On rare occasions - in person and online, with people who know each other well, I have had the pleasure of being part of a synergistic model. I am happy to now put names to these collaboration models.
I've been busy setting up a collaboration tool for work this month.
Playing with Hiveminder http://hiveminder.com/splash/
Which is a simpler cousin of the popular open source IT Support tool RT
http://bestpractical.com/rt
What I like about hiveminder is that it uses tags to classify your todo lists and has useful features such as the brain dump which makes it easy to add your tasks at the end of the day. The other feature which is invaluable is that it is email based - email reply's are added to the comments for each task. The person who is responding doesn't need to be a hiveminder user. Each morning project group members can get a summary of the priorities for the day ahead. It integrates with google calendar as well.
So this is one to look at if you are in the market for for a backpack-type collaboration tool. http://hiveminder.com/splash/
Happy Holidays Everyone!
There are a lot of lurkers in SCoPE - and this month I was one of them. I enjoyed listening to the elluminate presentations as ambient sound. The PDF's lay out your ideas nicely.
I have used all three models. With my online friends it has been primarily peer review and dialogue. In my system implementation days we worked under a project manager doing sequential collaboration. On rare occasions - in person and online, with people who know each other well, I have had the pleasure of being part of a synergistic model. I am happy to now put names to these collaboration models.
I've been busy setting up a collaboration tool for work this month.
Playing with Hiveminder http://hiveminder.com/splash/
Which is a simpler cousin of the popular open source IT Support tool RT
http://bestpractical.com/rt
What I like about hiveminder is that it uses tags to classify your todo lists and has useful features such as the brain dump which makes it easy to add your tasks at the end of the day. The other feature which is invaluable is that it is email based - email reply's are added to the comments for each task. The person who is responding doesn't need to be a hiveminder user. Each morning project group members can get a summary of the priorities for the day ahead. It integrates with google calendar as well.
So this is one to look at if you are in the market for for a backpack-type collaboration tool. http://hiveminder.com/splash/
Happy Holidays Everyone!