Learning 2.0 in Shangai

Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach skyped me the other day to ask me whether I take part in panel presentation she will be giving for the Learning 2.0 conference in Shangai on Monday 17th 9 am (check your local time). Got the time wrong and missed it . Appeared there 24 hours later. Pathetic! 🙁 Sheryl has framed … Read more

FLNW2

The TALO network reaches once again beyond the technology enhanced online space to engage in proactive e-learning hands-on events. The focus of the FLNW2 trip to Thailand from January 16th to 28th is to seek ways to network in a wider and more culturally diverse reference group and give both physical and virtual participants the … Read more

U-Learning

Last week, while I was chatting informally (on Skype) with Alex Hayes , he invited me to contribute with a definition of M-Learning for the CIT National TAFE M-learning conference he is giving in two weeks. Most people associate M-Learning to mobile phones and so did I until a short time ago. However, there is … Read more

Cultural and Technological Appropriation

celular antropafago Originally uploaded by fbar. François Bar has just sent me a link to the Abaporu blog, part of a research project he is doing with Francis Pisani and Matt Weber on the appropriation of new technologies, more specifically mobile technology. Abaporu (aba = man; poru = to eat, in tupi-guarani) is also the … Read more

Barcamp Floripa

Almost a week has gone by since I returned from Florianopolis and I have not yet had time to blog about it. Ouf, c’est la course. It was a most energizing weekend, during which I met dynamic and engaged young people I would not have come into contact with, had not been this event. Not … Read more

Learning to Interact and Interacting to Learn

Barbara Dieu Originally uploaded by Pentti Impiö. Teemu Leinonen invited me some time ago to present at ITK2007, Interactive Technology in Education – the largest conference in Finland about information- and communication technology in educational use. I got worried when I learnt I would far away from home on the day of the conference and … Read more

A turn of twitters

While loading my photos from London to Flickr, I surfed toLeigh´s wiki, clicked on Graham Wegner, who is teaching generation Z. I eyeballed his Authentic Identity, laughed at the identification with Hugh McLeod’s cartoon, which I repost here (so you do not have to click on yet another link) because this is what prompted me … Read more