Last week we were greeted by a guest speaker, Eugene Lee, the CEO of Socialtext. He talked about his experiences in the workplace and personally. I thought that his talk was very interesting as he is a wonderful speaker. His down to earth manner really took me back as it is not what I pictured as I typical CEO. He touched on a few things of importance which mainly was about the thinking process. He left his prior jobs because he wanted to do something meaningful which in part makes him happy. I think this is a valuable lesson although how realistic is it for everyone to follow this guidline? I think that everyone does in their own way.
I had a chance to listen to Ethan's podcast. If you haven't listened to it, I highly recommend it. The phrase that really stuck in my head was "Embrace your amatureness." This was a quote from the Symphony chapter in A Whole New Mind. We will be exploring this with our group project so I won't go into it here.
The 5 frame stories so far have all been wonderful. We were asked to nominate one for our favorite. It's been hard as earch one has it's certain sparkle. Everyone is so creative. The right brian is truely being worked out.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
No Podcast, But How About a Movie?
There will not be an episode of Connect @ 830 this week but in it's place we will have some other multimedia. Let's start with this week's assignment shall we?
This week we were to create a 5-10 picture slide show to convey a story. Here is what I came up with.
We also did some reading in the Eduction for a Digital World. This week we took a look at Social Media for Adult Online Learners and Educators. I thought that the gist of this chapter fell within the lines of it's not the technology itself but how you use it. There are a lot of technologies out there that have been sitting and unused. The example given in the chapter was blogs. Since 1995 web logs were used but it wasn't until 2000 that the tool exploded. Now having the tool, how do you promote usage? There is a difference between adult and children learning. So what is it? Kids tend to learn for the sake of learning. Adults have a lot of variables like time and money and motivation. It will be the usage of proper learning theories to engage the adult learner.
The second chapter was titled "Online Collaboration: An Overview." This chapter basically defined the terms collaboration and cooperation and talked about the differences. It's a matter of sharing material and coming up with ideas that can be changed. I find that a collaboration is much more like something that is evolving. A cooperation is more like a partnership. Since the coined term of "web 2.0" I have found myself collaborating much more without even knowing it. Using tools and websites like facebook and google docs seem already taken for granted. It's just the way we work to make things more efficient. But taking a step back, it's all about collaborating and user created content. It will be interesting to see what the next stage of learning will be.
Since we did a silent slide show this week, I thought I would share something with sound and movement. Here is one of my short films entitled "Faded Reality." See if you can figure out the story and enjoy.
Connect @ 830 will continue next week. See you then!
This week we were to create a 5-10 picture slide show to convey a story. Here is what I came up with.
We also did some reading in the Eduction for a Digital World. This week we took a look at Social Media for Adult Online Learners and Educators. I thought that the gist of this chapter fell within the lines of it's not the technology itself but how you use it. There are a lot of technologies out there that have been sitting and unused. The example given in the chapter was blogs. Since 1995 web logs were used but it wasn't until 2000 that the tool exploded. Now having the tool, how do you promote usage? There is a difference between adult and children learning. So what is it? Kids tend to learn for the sake of learning. Adults have a lot of variables like time and money and motivation. It will be the usage of proper learning theories to engage the adult learner.
The second chapter was titled "Online Collaboration: An Overview." This chapter basically defined the terms collaboration and cooperation and talked about the differences. It's a matter of sharing material and coming up with ideas that can be changed. I find that a collaboration is much more like something that is evolving. A cooperation is more like a partnership. Since the coined term of "web 2.0" I have found myself collaborating much more without even knowing it. Using tools and websites like facebook and google docs seem already taken for granted. It's just the way we work to make things more efficient. But taking a step back, it's all about collaborating and user created content. It will be interesting to see what the next stage of learning will be.
Since we did a silent slide show this week, I thought I would share something with sound and movement. Here is one of my short films entitled "Faded Reality." See if you can figure out the story and enjoy.
Connect @ 830 will continue next week. See you then!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Podcast - Episode 05 (Live)
Erica makes her debut
This week Erica reviews the following
- Using Elluminate - 21st Century Technologies for a 21st Century Class
- Leslie Rule from KQED
Be sure to leave comments for Erica as well as respond to this weeks question after listening to the podcast.
Here is also the link for Google Chrome as presented by Yana.
Google Chrome:
http://www.google.com/chrome
This week Erica reviews the following
- Using Elluminate - 21st Century Technologies for a 21st Century Class
- Leslie Rule from KQED
Be sure to leave comments for Erica as well as respond to this weeks question after listening to the podcast.
Here is also the link for Google Chrome as presented by Yana.
Google Chrome:
http://www.google.com/chrome
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Podcast - Episode 06 (Live)
What happened to episode 05? This episode will be live soon so be sure and stay tuned. It will be Erica Chan's Connect @ 830 Debut! In the meantime here is part 1 of the double feature week!
A Whole New Mind
This week we look at the first 3 chapters of Daniel H. Pink's book "A Whole New Mind" We will explore the following:
- Right Brain Rising
- Abundance, Asia, and Automation
- High Concept, High Touch
Be sure and leave some feedback after listening to the show. Enjoy everyone! ^_^
A Whole New Mind
This week we look at the first 3 chapters of Daniel H. Pink's book "A Whole New Mind" We will explore the following:
- Right Brain Rising
- Abundance, Asia, and Automation
- High Concept, High Touch
Be sure and leave some feedback after listening to the show. Enjoy everyone! ^_^
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Double Podcast Coming This Week
I apologize for the absence last week as there was a huge event at work that kept me from class and this podcast. To make up for it, this week will be a double show.
Guest host Erica Chan will be bringing an episode this week. Look for her Connect @ 830 debut.
The second show will feature a review of the first three chapters in the assigned reading of "A Whole New Mind."
Look for both shows coming this week here on this blog.
Cheers!
Guest host Erica Chan will be bringing an episode this week. Look for her Connect @ 830 debut.
The second show will feature a review of the first three chapters in the assigned reading of "A Whole New Mind."
Look for both shows coming this week here on this blog.
Cheers!
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