Thanks to a colleague of mine, I have just caught wind of a new blog called Tomorrow’s Professor, which is worth highlighting for a few very important reasons.
According to the header, Tomorrow’s Professor is:
“A partnership between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University to create a forum for comments and discussion about articles from the Tomorrow’s Professor Mailing List and about general issues concerning higher education”
This blog is significant for a few key reasons.
First, it is a collaborative effort between two recognised and highly respected institutions covering emerging issues …

Dean Groom is currently streaming the SICTAS Symposium in Sydney via Ustream.TV (or at least he was – the feed seems to have gone down) via http://www.ustream.tv/channel/edtechshedtech
This is a very interesting use case of how a collection of different technologies can be combined to present a fairly cohesive view of a live event. We are (or at least were) able to watch the even live via Ustream, read up on the background and planning via the wiki, hold discussions via Twitter with both local participants (such as Dean) as …

Yesterday I attended the regular UNFED group meeting, which was established some time ago to facilitate discussion amongst a University Network of Faculty Educational Developers. A range of topics were covered during the course of the session, but one conversation in particular has stuck with me as a recurring theme that I think needs to be fleshed out and explored a bit further.
The topic of “communication” arose, and with it an exploration of the different technologies that might support interaction, discussion, open reflection, and sharing of information. Some …

I ran across an interesting conversation on Facebook earlier today that’s lead me to reflect on the current debate about laptops and portable devices in the classroom, their effectiveness, and criticism by some of how much of a “distraction” they are to learning.

“Dude this guy is painful!”
Someone I follow on Facebook posted a pair of extremely insightful statements in which she confessed to being:
“…totally on facebook during class right now. hey, anything to stay awake and survive this pharm lecture.”
Shortly thereafter she received several comments of affirmation and agreement from …

Session One (Keynote) Government 2.0: The Not So Secret Society of the Goverati
Presented by: Eric Hackathorn, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Session Description: http://www.nmc.org/2009-nml-symposium/hackathorn-keynote
Recording:
http://media.nmc.org/2009/03/hackathorn-keynote.mov
Goverati web site: http://www.goverati.com/
‘Twittometer’ for determining crowd opinion
Open with Video:

Above clip is an older version is an older one. One used during the session is:
http://media.nmc.org/2009/03/goverati.mov
[podcast format="video"]http://media.nmc.org/2009/03/goverati.mov[/podcast]
Goverai is connected with citizens
Admiral Grace “The most damaging phrase in the language is ‘we’ve always done it this way”
Govloop
Obama is the first wired president. May be the first president to use email. Calling for transparency, collaboration.
[Common Craft video …