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 …

There is an amazing amount of interaction and collaboration taking place across the new media landscape these days, spanning a range of ideas, experiences, issues and opportunities related to the educational uses of emerging technologies to support learning and teaching. Happily there is an increasing presence of Sydneysiders amidst all this.
While the emergence of new media and high speed internet connectivity has done a great deal to break down barriers to interacting over the web, there is little substitute to engaging in person.
Several of my UNSW colleagues and I …

Last night through a series of tangents, I ran across a discussion paper prepared in 2007 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) covering the topic of blogging. Known as “Consultation Paper 1: Blogging: A consultation paper for ABC staff,” the document (page 4):
“…informs and consults ABC staff, seeking the views of the people who comprise the national public broadcaster about the issue of blogging. “
This 31-page paper is well worth a read for a couple of key reasons. First and foremost it provides a fascinating glimpse into the …

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
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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 …

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SLURL for Conference Centre Information Desk

Symposium Program
My Flickr Set of Screen Shots
My YouTube Playlist of Screen Casts (NB: I won’t be making as many of these as I did during the last symposium because the NMC will be releasing recordings of every session.)
Chatbridge (text chat into SL) (NMC login required)

YouTube Playlist of Screencasts
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