Synchronous+Event


 * SYNCHRONOUS EVENT?**


 * Update** (7/9)

Well it's taken me bloody ages to get back to this. "Life is what happens to you when ....." Anyway, I've backed off on the idea of me organising and promoting a synch event in Elluminate in advance. The one that was discussed for the arvo of the 20th (Dunedin). That doesn't mean it's not on. It just means I'm not going to push it in advance, or advocate that we use Elluminate or any other particular tool.

Basically I'm happy to assist, plan, evolve, participate, facilitate any synch event between the 18 and the 22 that those that want to play agree on when where there. In whatever tool. That said.....

At 09:58 AM 16/08/2006, Leigh wrote:

Hi Mike. I think it should be the arvo of the 20th. We are also trialing another synchro comms tool known as the access grid. Basically super fast connection between major nodes around NZ. We are possibly trialing that in the morning. I am hoping that that technology can intergrate with Elluminate web conferencing...

First thing in the morning of the 19th will be 3 hours of introductions. Why not organise to have online presence for that and expans the audience some more. What is the limit of the number of people you can have in your Ellumnite?

....there is no limit Leigh. We could use Elluminate in LearningTimes - and that would be a good space to promote the event and catch a lot of online participation.

As part of the Open Conference I have been asked* if I could organise a synchronous webcast that would be advertised in advance so that interested punters could log in from locations around NZ, Australia and beyond. //(*Asked by// [|//AIMIA - the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association//]//. And yes they would pay me to do it.)//

However, paid or not, I really like this idea and would like to do it if possible. The topic of a synch event could almost be the conference in itself – I think people would be intrigued to know what it is, how it works, what we’ve all been doing, etc. There is rich potential here for exploring and offering alternatives to the standard kind of professional development. We could of course also focus on the theme of the conference – the Future of Learning in a Networked World. Or other topics besides...... There are a few logistical issues to be sorted out should ‘we’ agree to doing this kind of event. It would suit me if it was on the Thursday, Sep 21st, but Wednesday, Sep 20 is also OK. Daytime or night time. //(I guess too it could happen when I'm back in OZ. It could be facilitated from there, though not as much fun :))// At this stage I’m just throwing it out there for discussion. I would like to know Leigh Blackall Michael Coghlan Barbara Dieu (Adding ideas to my own wiki, please feel free to jump in) Konrad Glogowski Margot McNeill (and a couple of Macquarie Uni PDers) Matthew Hutchens (from Qantas) Location round up What is an Open Conference? The Future of Networked Learning The Future of Networked Learning and: 1) Professional development and 2) Building learning communities 3) organisational change (!)
 * I will only be attending the first 4 and half days (Monday, Sept 18 – Fri Sept 22nd.
 * I don’t know where we’re going to be exactly on these days. (The program says Christchurch on the 21st and 22nd), and if we have access to a stable connection.
 * Given the likely fluid nature of this event we may not want to be pinned down to a time and place until we are all gathered there in NZ and start hatching some plans.
 * Who’s interested?** (add your name here)
 * Suggested topics?** (please add)
 * Time and possible venue?

Dunedin, Wed Sept 20th
 * Christchurch, Thur Sep 21st


 * Format? Other thoughts?**

Elluminate Virtual Classroom live with remote 'audience' interviews/panel type presentation