Elizabeth Wallace

http://www.educause.edu/conference/annual/2006

Interactivity is such a good idea, Les.  Would you be willing to send a link to some of your "lessons" so we can see exactly how risque you've been ??? I'd like to talk with others about the benefits of this approach, and the forest/trees issue.

Sandra, I'm hoping you'll share that pc version of the Bob Dylan classic. I can imagine, but want to see how far off to the right it goes.

I'm also struck with your comment about viewing emoticons as having a "dumbing down" effect. I view them differently. I began using "smileys" in the last century when I was a pioneer in using dos, pre-Windows,and our online communication was achieved using an orange cursor and text on a flickering greyish screen. With no images at all, smileys were the only visual cues available to us.

Even now, when our screens are mulit-coloured and pictures are supposed to be worth a thousand words, I use emoticons to help explain my quirky view of life. Without those cues, I suspect that many would take my words at face value and I'd be in all kinds of trouble.

I agree with Al that knowing the people with whom you're communicating is one strategy for avoiding misunderstanding. But on the other hand, a great way of getting to know new contacts is to just let your humour hang out there. Those who "get it" will be instant friends!

At a recent meeting of instructors in SFU's GDBA program (Graduate Diploma in Business Administration) I circulated a print copy of the attached file. It's just a quick 2-page overview of some of the changes in Campus Edition 6.0. Since SFU is migrating from Version 4.1, I hope this summary is useful.  If anyone else (within SFU or beyond) has comments, ideas or notes to share, I hope you will add to this forum.

Sorry everyone, the subject line of my posting was incorrect. Brock U published the comparison. Thanks to STLHE for broadcasting the news.