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Truths from the Trench

Do Today’s Technologies

Really Deliver?

Bill Wade – November 12, 2007

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Truths from the TrenchNov 12 – 2:30 AEST / 1 PM CST

Slides available at:

http://slideshare.net/billwadecdu

URLs at: 

http://del.icio.us/wcwade tag NTShowcase

Elluminate Session at:

http://tinyurl.com/yr8vx6

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Top Gems from CogDogRoo

Because there is a greater good … on creative commons & use of Flickr

 Expertise is not embodied in a

single person … don’t have to be a technology expert

 Networks are more powerful

than the node Learning is a network

formation process 

 The world’s my community Social proprioception occurs

through a network … on implications of Twitter

 There’s always a give and take

with these technologies, you’ll either see the yin or you’ll see the yang

 Can’t judge from the outside

looking in. Be there … with a child-like wonder!

Source www.ponddoc.com/WhatsUpDoc/FengShui/YinYang.html retrieved Oct 26

http://cogdogroo.wordpress.com/

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My Context / Experiences

Northern Canada – the Northwest Territories,

-40 Celsius, 8 months of the year

a small town of 3,000 / 80% Indigenous

situated among a total population of about 50,000, a place about 1/3 the size of Australia.

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Yup, the Web is Growing

Every week I’m learning something new and more frequently I have to sheepishly admit, “nope, haven’t really used that one yet,

new applications emerge almost daily … Take a look at this http://go2web20.net

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All those identities … and roles

Yeah, I feel overwhelmed at times too …

keeping connected …

finding balance … juggling multiple identities and roles …

time is finite, yet the technology options endless …

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 Share my stories …

They are good ones, they are Australian stories, they are what I call truths from the trench …

Anecdotes and qualitative evidence of social networking at CDU

Do today’s technologies deliver?

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Do today’s technologies deliver?  

Webcrawl … For URLs … tag NTShowcase from del.icio.us/wcwade

blogs ‘n wikis in action, virtual spaces and leverage the second life platform to network in realtime

Let’s go see

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Guest Presenters at CDU

Bringing in the expertise Overcoming geographical

distances

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CAETN & Learnscope Workshops …

Deliver workshops at a distance via dynamic blogging  http://asprsocialnetworking.blogspot.com/

More dynamic presentations, publish postings when ready and use browser refresh.

Audio streamed and recorded through Eliminate.

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CAETN & Learnscope Workshops …

Deliver workshops at a distance via dynamic blogging

 http://t4changewrapup.blogspot.com/

More dynamic presentations, publish postings when ready and use browser refresh.

Modelling blogs for instructional purposes.

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Gathering Evidence for VET

Certificate III in Multimedia

Overcoming logistical barriers

How to supervise an apprenticeship when you have to teach on the same day

Meet Jake … Switched onto blogging!

 http://apprenticejakec.blogspot.com/

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Blogs that support classroom delivery

http://dsgn133bwade.blogspot.com/

Sample Metaphors podcast …

Running virtual classes concurrently with a blog to stream video and audio

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Maintaining Group Networked Delicious Accounts

Students share URLs and links to valuable resources http://del.icio.us/2D3DCDU

Minipresentations and Video tutorials

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Blogger Accounts - E-Portfolios

Facilitate both “developmental” and a “reflective” practice amongst advanced graphic design students. http://dsgn133marisa.blogspot.com/

Developmental & Reflective

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Leveraging Flickr & Sets

Teaches ways for graphic designers to upload and share their proposed responses to a design brief http://www.flickr.com/photos/68693739@N00/sets/72157602695461364/ Working with clients at a distance …

Multiple freelance designers all working from different locations

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Using Flickr Badges to Showcase

Student work and samples on a “representational” style E-Portfolio … http://dsgn133michael.blogspot.com/

Representational

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Using VET Virtual Tools

Get students collaborating and sharing what they are doing in multimedia and film …

Led up to development of an online webzine for PUMP Video. http://vetvirtual.external.utas.edu.au/pumpvideo/

Collaborating, sharing inter-state from Tasi to the Top End

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What a Fantastic Year!

And yet, folks … what happened last month? I’m referring to MobilizeThis … our showcase event. http://mobilizethis.wikispaces.com

Blockinghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mobology/sets/72157602628516207/

Fear, Risk, Accessibility,

Are we safe out there?