Comments for observations & reflections http://awyatt.edublogs.org stuff and nonsense? Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:50:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Google Lively by awyatt http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/07/17/google-lively/#comment-20 awyatt Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:06:29 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/?p=96#comment-20 I got a twitter message that said Lively was PC only! I did not realize that (although it says so right on the download page). Hopefully, Lively will soon be released for other operating systems. I got a twitter message that said Lively was PC only! I did not realize that (although it says so right on the download page). Hopefully, Lively will soon be released for other operating systems.

]]> Comment on Moodlemoot Oklahoma: Day 1 by awyatt http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/06/24/moodlemoot-oklahoma-day-1/#comment-19 awyatt Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:16:44 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/?p=92#comment-19 Thank you for this, Zemina! I certainly do not think Elluminate was the problem. It was much more likely to be a connection issue. Our other sessions were much better and we did use Elluminate for all of them. Thank you for this, Zemina! I certainly do not think Elluminate was the problem. It was much more likely to be a connection issue. Our other sessions were much better and we did use Elluminate for all of them.

]]> Comment on Moodlemoot Oklahoma: Day 1 by Zemina Hasham http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/06/24/moodlemoot-oklahoma-day-1/#comment-18 Zemina Hasham Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:10:42 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/?p=92#comment-18 Hi Alicia, I'm glad to hear the Moodlemoot is going well. I noticed the reference to Elluminate in your blog so I took some time to look into the issue for you. I wanted to ensure you have a positive experience with Elluminate. I understand from our partner that Nicholas either had a poor Internet connection in France or a problem with his local computer. If we can do anything to assist in future sessions, please feel free to contact me. Regards, Zemina Hasham Senior Director, Client Services Elluminate, Inc +403-204-7896 x760 zeminah@elluminate.com Hi Alicia,

I’m glad to hear the Moodlemoot is going well. I noticed the reference to Elluminate in your blog so I took some time to look into the issue for you. I wanted to ensure you have a positive experience with Elluminate. I understand from our partner that Nicholas either had a poor Internet connection in France or a problem with his local computer.

If we can do anything to assist in future sessions, please feel free to contact me.

Regards,

Zemina Hasham
Senior Director, Client Services
Elluminate, Inc
+403-204-7896 x760
zeminah@elluminate.com

]]> Comment on uploaduser.php on moodle 1.9 by Glen K. http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/04/22/uploaduserphp-on-moodle-19/#comment-16 Glen K. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:08:52 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/04/22/uploaduserphp-on-moodle-19/#comment-16 Looking forward to the revised version of uploadcourse.php! Thanks for your efforts! Glen Looking forward to the revised version of uploadcourse.php! Thanks for your efforts!

Glen

]]> Comment on Social Bookmarking and the back-channeling experiment by Alexandre http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-15 Alexandre Sat, 17 May 2008 13:25:17 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-15 OIC! I think I get it, now. Sorry for being so thick. It's a nice strategy, which sounds well-adapted to your needs. Haven't done anything like this, yet, partly because there are few students in my classes who had online access. So I end up doing asynchronous blended learning. I now teach online, but there's no synchronous session planned. OIC! I think I get it, now. Sorry for being so thick.
It’s a nice strategy, which sounds well-adapted to your needs.
Haven’t done anything like this, yet, partly because there are few students in my classes who had online access. So I end up doing asynchronous blended learning.
I now teach online, but there’s no synchronous session planned.

]]> Comment on Social Bookmarking and the back-channeling experiment by awyatt http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-14 awyatt Fri, 16 May 2008 16:50:12 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-14 We were submitted forum posts, but not really "continuously". We all replied once, typing in our thoughts throughout the presentation (which was really very short--7-8 minutes) into the html editor and we all submitted once at the end. Then we went to the next discussion. Personally, I liked the idea that there was more coherence there than you might find with twitter, and there was more permanence than you might find with IM. I guess it is more like the presentations where people have the audience go ahead and add information to a wiki as they progress. But I was looking more to create a draft document that could be used as background info later. We were submitted forum posts, but not really “continuously”. We all replied once, typing in our thoughts throughout the presentation (which was really very short–7-8 minutes) into the html editor and we all submitted once at the end. Then we went to the next discussion.

Personally, I liked the idea that there was more coherence there than you might find with twitter, and there was more permanence than you might find with IM.

I guess it is more like the presentations where people have the audience go ahead and add information to a wiki as they progress. But I was looking more to create a draft document that could be used as background info later.

]]> Comment on Social Bookmarking and the back-channeling experiment by Alexandre http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-13 Alexandre Fri, 16 May 2008 16:34:40 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-13 Fair enough on the KISS principle. I follow it too, especially in those situations. It's just that I still have a hard time imagining how it worked. The reason I'm so thick is that I've only seen things like IM, chat, whiteboard, or Twitter used for back-channeling. So, you all submitted forum posts, continuously? Using forums for semi-synchronous communication? Never thought of that. Interesting! Now, you got me to try Diigo. It does look neat. But I usually get overenthused by a new tool until I find some dealbreaker. Ah, well... Fair enough on the KISS principle. I follow it too, especially in those situations.
It’s just that I still have a hard time imagining how it worked. The reason I’m so thick is that I’ve only seen things like IM, chat, whiteboard, or Twitter used for back-channeling.
So, you all submitted forum posts, continuously? Using forums for semi-synchronous communication? Never thought of that. Interesting!

Now, you got me to try Diigo. It does look neat. But I usually get overenthused by a new tool until I find some dealbreaker.
Ah, well…

]]> Comment on Social Bookmarking and the back-channeling experiment by awyatt http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-12 awyatt Fri, 16 May 2008 15:28:41 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-12 The reason I liked using the discussion board for this is because everyone had their own thread. All the notes/back channel commenting were saved and readily accessible as replies to the original post. That way they could serve as notes for later review. I don't think a module would really add anything. I prefer the KISS principle when possible! The reason I liked using the discussion board for this is because everyone had their own thread. All the notes/back channel commenting were saved and readily accessible as replies to the original post. That way they could serve as notes for later review.

I don’t think a module would really add anything. I prefer the KISS principle when possible!

]]> Comment on Social Bookmarking and the back-channeling experiment by Alexandre http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-11 Alexandre Fri, 16 May 2008 15:02:44 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/social-bookmarking-and-the-back-channeling-experiment/#comment-11 Not sure I really see how it worked, but I really like the concept. Do you think a Moodle module could help in this task? Not sure I really see how it worked, but I really like the concept. Do you think a Moodle module could help in this task?

]]> Comment on Advanced Technology in Schools: order of presentation by awyatt http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/09/advanced-technology-in-schools-order-of-presentation/#comment-10 awyatt Sat, 10 May 2008 13:39:36 +0000 http://awyatt.edublogs.org/2008/05/09/advanced-technology-in-schools-order-of-presentation/#comment-10 That is a good idea. I think the students have experience with traditional networks--VLEs, etc.--and could profit from such a discussion! I will see what I can do with this idea. Thanks! That is a good idea. I think the students have experience with traditional networks–VLEs, etc.–and could profit from such a discussion! I will see what I can do with this idea. Thanks!

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