Proposals
Instructional Technology Conference 2009
Title: Train in Vain? The EduPunk Movement
Name: Bryan M. Booth & James Dye
Audience: All
Audience Level: All
Length: 1 Hour
Abstract: While course management systems have
historically provided a very useful set of tools in one centralized
instance, they have also become rigid and proprietary. As long as
ANGELs have no Blackboards on which to write, many educators are
restricted from the types of collaborative content development that
have helped grow distance education. However, this is about to
change for those brave enough to embrace a new, divergent flavor of
communication.
With the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies, most
of the tools provided by traditional content management systems
have been replicated in a free and open environment. How can we as
educators harness these new online applications to reach our
students wherever they may be? Will the rapid growth of mobile
platforms allow truly decentralized learning to occur anywhere a
wireless signal is present?
Description: While course management systems have
historically provided a very useful set of tools in one centralized
instance, they have also become rigid and proprietary. As long as
ANGELs have no Blackboards on which to write, many educators are
restricted from the types of collaborative content development that
have helped grow distance education. However, this is about to
change for those brave enough to embrace a new, divergent flavor of
communication.
With the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies, most
of the tools provided by traditional content management systems
have been replicated in a free and open environment. How can we as
educators harness these new online applications to reach our
students wherever they may be? Will the rapid growth of mobile
platforms allow truly decentralized learning to occur anywhere a
wireless signal is present?
Session Type: Presentation
On-Site Equipment Requirements: projector;
internet connection (preferably hardline); ELMO
Contact Information/Affiliation:
Bryan M. Booth
Coordinator of Operations, ROCC
James Dye
Director of Technical and Faculty Services, ROCC
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