Tag: electronic literacies

about the range of literacies that continue to emerge from electronically-enabled spaces

Massive connectivist hook-up

Michael Chalk2 Commentsprofessional development, technology

Well this is extraordinary. Nearly two thousand people involved in a massive online course on Connectivism; a course that will go from now until November-ish, and takes place on thousands of different sites around the world. Have to join in, don’t i! Stephen and George are among my favourite writers, and yes, i’ve missed a couple of courses i wanted to attend this year (eg Leigh on facilitating).. so it’s time to dive in and experience. Got no idea what connectivism is really .. well it’s somewhere in there with Read More …

mashed-up e-Gems from Jokaydia

Michael ChalkLeave a commente-learning

Mashups have been the most flavoursome technological approach for the last couple of years, in and out of the e-learning world. i have relished the opportunity to splash music, video, slides and photostories all over the web – just by copy-and-pasting some “embed code”. Will wordpress allow me to mash in my voice-based thoughts? (no, have to use odeo instead) powered by ODEO According to wikipedia, there are four main kinds of mashup: digital, musical, video and “web application hybrid”. Aha, that’s why i was getting so confused about the Read More …

Setting up an Intranet

Michael ChalkLeave a commente-learning, innovation

Over at Preston Reservoir ACE, we’re slowly setting up an intranet. Anyone on the site can set up their own “blog” (diary, or journal). This could be useful for reflective learning in the classroom: teachers could encourage students to post thoughts on their own learning progress. There’s so much going on in the world of learning- with- technology, that it would be great to involve the wonderful teachers at PRACE even more. I’m hoping this place will help us share our knowledge more effectively. We’re using moodle, the popular, open Read More …

Context shapes impact of technology

Michael ChalkLeave a commentUncategorized

Currently enjoying Mark Warschauer’s “Electronic Literacies”: in chapter one he makes the strong point that the Gutenberg era took hold only through the massive social and economic changes of the industrial revolution. The printing press technology had been ready for some time. Mark reckons that the current acceleration of technological change in the fields of literacy and communication is deeply connected with the current industrial revolution, “based on the harnessing of information, knowledge and networks”. He adds that this current information-based revolution is not only industrial, but also social and Read More …