reflection on the nmc virtual symposium
DESCRIPTION
This presentation was prepared for a discussion of last week’s NMC Virtual Symposium 2008 I’m presenting for my department’s monthly Research Showcase. With only 30 minutes to cover the presentation and subsequent discussion I’ve unfortunately had to be brutal in what I leave out - so if you’re work wasn’t included please don’t take it personally. I would have needed several hours to do the symposium justice.TRANSCRIPT
Reflection on Rock the Academy: Radical Teaching, Unbounded Learning
Mike Bogle
About the New Media Consortium
“The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international 501(c)3 not-for-profit consortium of nearly 300 learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies.”
http://www.nmc.org/about
About The Symposium
“Everywhere we look, we are seeing new practices for education emerging – some that work, some that don’t, and some that have not yet been fully explored. Rock the Academy: Radical Teaching, Unbounded Learning is about the kinds of change taking place in education all around us. ”
http://www.nmc.org/2008-fall-virtual-symposium
Rock the Academy Promotional Videohttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=XVDmJ0L_5cQ
Participation Model
Approximately 150 people in attendanceTwo means of attending and participating:
The NMC Conference Center on NMC Campus in Second Life
Streaming video feed with 2-way live chat
View of Symposium inside SecondLifehttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_6MijhM0fj0
View of Symposium from outside SecondLife (video streamed + chatbridge)
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Jydm8UYdokY
Themes & Topics
Themes & Topics
new media and digital literacy online collaboration and networked learningDIY Edtech, Edupunk, and learner empowerment open education resources and open content; guerilla learning, games, and activist learning; alternatives to course management systems; backchannels and alternative communication tools;
"...and any technology or practice that shows promise for engaging students and supporting subversive teaching and learning."
"The Revolution Will Be Syndicated"
Jim Groom, University of Mary Washington; Brian Lamb, University of British Columbia; Tom Woodward, University of Richmond "This presentation will involve some performance art in an effort to "revolutionize" how we imagine web-based publishing in higher education. Come to this session ready to doff the chains of LMS slavery and join the brave new world of web-publishing in the Age of Syndication." Session InformationDownload video recording (QuickTime) View on blip.tv View chat transcript
NMC: There Be Zombieshttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=HNEQWjjUX2U
Resources
NMC Conference Overview http://www.nmc.org/2008-fall-virtual-symposium NMC Conference Program and Recordingshttp://www.nmc.org/2008-fall-virtual-symposium/program
My screen casts from the Symposiumhttp://au.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9D80763E94F1A35F
My screen shots from the Symposiumhttp://flickr.com/photos/acousticdad/sets/72157608679216022/
My Bloghttp://techticker.net
Questions?Mike BogleeLearning Research OfficerLearning & Teaching @ UNSWUniversity of New South Wales Email: [email protected]: http://techticker.net