Michael Coghlan spoke at the recent ACE e-learning showcase on the topic of building online community. (A re-working of his piece from the Community Engagement showcase in Cairns Nov. ’07.) For 21C learning, “you need a gang!” according to Mike Seyfang.
Closer by the minute, the “E-Learning Showcase ’09: Celebrating good practice in e-learning in ACE” is looking terrific already. The theme of the day is “Yes we can“, and it’s all about finding the easiest ways to give your students more flexible options for learning. Multimedia, group writing, social networking .. online resources for your classroom. With Delia Bradshaw giving her perspective on “The Power of e”, and Michael Coghlan on “Tools and technologies for forming communities: Yes We Can” .. it’s going to be an inspiring day. Friday 20th Read More …
Ah, delight! The technology worked! For our Can You Hear Us? project, we were lucky enough to get Michael Coghlan on our wavelength as guest speaker. He was in Adelaide, and we were in Melbourne. It was all done with the smoke and mirrors of skype. i love that! Michael told us about many wonderful tools for getting audio online, from voiceboards to podcasts and live conferencing. His slideshow is online on the project wiki .. and if we can get the recording to work, i’ll post that too. Actually Read More …
Finally back from NetworkingNow03, in the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney