http://alupton.wordpress.com/2006/07/24/cegsa-conference-personal-jottings/ seeking Connectedness, Convenience and Contact Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:03:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://alupton.wordpress.com/2006/07/24/cegsa-conference-personal-jottings/#comment-482 Graham Wegner Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:09:03 +0000 https://alupton.wordpress.com/2006/07/24/cegsa-conference-personal-jottings/#comment-482 Al, if you find all of your original notes and presentation, then you have the starting point for a next step venture in terms of professional opportunity for others. I'm thinking that a TSOF based day for 15 - 20 educators interested in developing their blogs (class or own) with us two as facilitators - is that a good WHAT NOW? Thanks very much for letting me "ride your coat tails" at the conference - it would have been easier for you just to be the Invited Speaker and not have to share the spotlight. I appreciated your participation in my workshop and your kind words at the end - I can no longer play the "I'm brand new at this" card anymore. I was very much a learner along the way - your grasp of the future including in-world learning was an eye opener for me. I think that what I got out of the conference was a sense that an awareness of social software and read/write technologies is on the up but practitioners of their use still number in the dozens. We are lagging behind a lot of the online education world but not many SA teachers realise that's the case. The best we can do is be prepared to give others a hand when they are ready because no-one compelled us to dabble in the areas that has made us "expert" (and I use the term loosely and in the context of the SA education system) and therefore, others have to find their own way. We can only help raise awareness. Al, if you find all of your original notes and presentation, then you have the starting point for a next step venture in terms of professional opportunity for others. I’m thinking that a TSOF based day for 15 – 20 educators interested in developing their blogs (class or own) with us two as facilitators – is that a good WHAT NOW?
Thanks very much for letting me “ride your coat tails” at the conference – it would have been easier for you just to be the Invited Speaker and not have to share the spotlight. I appreciated your participation in my workshop and your kind words at the end – I can no longer play the “I’m brand new at this” card anymore. I was very much a learner along the way – your grasp of the future including in-world learning was an eye opener for me.
I think that what I got out of the conference was a sense that an awareness of social software and read/write technologies is on the up but practitioners of their use still number in the dozens. We are lagging behind a lot of the online education world but not many SA teachers realise that’s the case. The best we can do is be prepared to give others a hand when they are ready because no-one compelled us to dabble in the areas that has made us “expert” (and I use the term loosely and in the context of the SA education system) and therefore, others have to find their own way. We can only help raise awareness.

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