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ALT-C 2009 Keynote and Closer
Keynote and close2 keynote speaker(s)704 Terry AndersonTerry Anderson – Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca Universityopening slide -worldle tag cloud taxonomy of the many open learning values we must continuously improve the quality/effectiveness/appeal/cost/time efficiency of the learning experience. student control is integral to life-long education and learning in 21st century education…
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ALT-C 2009 Blog Innovation
Blog innovation2 short paper(s)36 Developing reflective practitioners through the use of blogs: a collaborative approach to learning communitiesAlison Hramiak, Helen BoultonFindings: reflective practice entry variable evidence of development as professionals within transcripts builds up through both placements – a definite progression seen very few using blogs for teaching (these were ict teachers!!!) – sometimes firewalls…
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ALT-C 2009 Learner Support Technologies
Learner support technologies3 papers in a mixed session288 Students and Mobile Devices: Choosing which Dream (Research Paper)John TraxlerThe world is awash with personal digital connective devices.Technologies constantly consuming knowledge. This is connected to learning. Connected to communities generating and discussing ‘learning’.Citizen journalism. Individuals creating and reporting on and consuming news without the mass media.Modern technology…
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ALT-C 2009 Day Two Roundup
Pedagogic Innovation I didn’t really see much pedagogic innovation (boy, that phrase is difficult to type on an eeepc 1000 keyboard on a rocking train), but there were a few nice things. QR codes. I can’t see our lecturers using them in lectures to relay information to students, but the idea of a library book/journal/etc…
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ALT-C 2009 Huddle
Huddle 1 sponsor’s session 503 Huddle is a UK-based Web 2.0 online collaboration company. Recently named as one of the top 50 start-ups to watch by Business Week magazine, Huddle is increasingly used by educational institutions globally to enable collaboration for staff and students. Are you interested in how Web 2.0 applications are being used…
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ALT-C 2009 Infrastructure Technologies
Infrastructure technologies2 short paper(s)92 Effective Technology for Effective Reading: Innovative use of hyperlinks in online readings for low prior knowledge learnersJon Loose If a learner is able to navigate their own way, they can facilitate a representation of the information as they take their own path through the text, so hypertext is good. pros: non-linear…