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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
#EDMOOC ARFID, IS IT FUN TO KNOW YOU?
Enjoyed reading the article on the Internet of Things by Julian Bleecker. His definition of a 'Thing' opened for me a new way to think about the potential of engaging information from networking to improve the world, not just for connecting humans. A 'THING' makes, disseminates and enhances meaning; it draws attention and is assertive. A 'THING' enters into conversations that yield consequences.
And was I just whining about being invisible! Bleecker said, "
Not fun to read that, but an eye-opening article none the less.
This diagram on ARFID (or RFID: radio frequency identification) might be useful.
<a href="http://rfid.thingmagic.com/rfid-infographic"><img src="http://rfid.thingmagic.com/Portals/42741/images/ThingMagic-Infographic_FINAL_July201.jpg" alt="The Future of RFID" width="680" border="0" /></a><br />Presented By: <a href="http://www.thingmagic.com/">ThingMagic</a>
Enjoyed reading the article on the Internet of Things by Julian Bleecker. His definition of a 'Thing' opened for me a new way to think about the potential of engaging information from networking to improve the world, not just for connecting humans. A 'THING' makes, disseminates and enhances meaning; it draws attention and is assertive. A 'THING' enters into conversations that yield consequences.
And was I just whining about being invisible! Bleecker said, "
Heck, most humans don't have the capacity to effect the kind
of worldly change and receive the same order of protection, status and economic
resources as a fish! (
Witness the Spotted Owl. Witness the Pacific Northwest
Salmon. Witness all the non-human, non-subject "things" that became
fully imbued with the status of first-class citizens.)
Not fun to read that, but an eye-opening article none the less.
This diagram on ARFID (or RFID: radio frequency identification) might be useful.
<a href="http://rfid.thingmagic.com/rfid-infographic"><img src="http://rfid.thingmagic.com/Portals/42741/images/ThingMagic-Infographic_FINAL_July201.jpg" alt="The Future of RFID" width="680" border="0" /></a><br />Presented By: <a href="http://www.thingmagic.com/">ThingMagic</a>
#EDMOOC LOST IN THE CROWD . . .AGAIN!
A number of women I know, as we turned 50, began speaking about how we had 'disappeared' in the world. No one seemed to be looking at us anymore. We shared a feeling of being invisible, unwanted, left out and struggled to retain a sense of ourselves and the value we brought to others in our lives.
There is also a feeling that many BabyBoomers share: because there are so many of us it doesn't seem like you can have a thought or idea that really is new or unique thing. Every new idea or new thing you create, someone somewhere has already created it: you are a paradigm shift always on the brink of happening.
I am noticing that feeling again: 40,000 people in the MOOC. It feels easy to get lost. I am lost. No one acknowledges my posts, no faculty know my name. I can't even find a response to my responses to others.
What do I think of MOOCs? Glad to get the learning; don't appreciate the numbers. The odds are against feeling at home, as was identified as an important factor for engaging people in learning with new technology.
Who has found a home here? Please tell me how.
A number of women I know, as we turned 50, began speaking about how we had 'disappeared' in the world. No one seemed to be looking at us anymore. We shared a feeling of being invisible, unwanted, left out and struggled to retain a sense of ourselves and the value we brought to others in our lives.
There is also a feeling that many BabyBoomers share: because there are so many of us it doesn't seem like you can have a thought or idea that really is new or unique thing. Every new idea or new thing you create, someone somewhere has already created it: you are a paradigm shift always on the brink of happening.
I am noticing that feeling again: 40,000 people in the MOOC. It feels easy to get lost. I am lost. No one acknowledges my posts, no faculty know my name. I can't even find a response to my responses to others.
What do I think of MOOCs? Glad to get the learning; don't appreciate the numbers. The odds are against feeling at home, as was identified as an important factor for engaging people in learning with new technology.
Who has found a home here? Please tell me how.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
#EDMOOC
Right now I feel like I'm a kid in a playpen surrounded by toys. The playpen? The Coursera course structure. Keeps me off the streets and gives appropriate boundaries.
The toys? This blog for one--I'm looking forward to how the faculty will mash us bloggers all together in the News while still communicating the fresh new ideas being shared by bloggers, and still making some sense of it all!
I greatly enjoyed being part of the Hangout, and would like to learn from the faculty how it was set up to have so many people able to tune in at the same time. It seems to me that Google Hangout was limited to 10, so what is the secret? Please tell me more. . . .?
The discussion groups brought forward a fascinating mix of thoughts from people all over the world--what a great reminder of the international possibilities of learning right now. Still, how will faculty deal with having to 'slow down' or 'quit waving your hands'? Has anyone been working on integrating simultaneous translation into other languages?
Thanks to help from others, I am now unsubscribed from week 1 responses to faculty questions, and am ready for the onslaught of week 2. Have just started to view the clips.
I have been thinking and rethinking my own program that I am revising from on-ground only to blended learning, and one insight came out of the fact that some participants here have been interacting for months. Although I was feeling quite a bit left out of the early organizing and grouping (cliques forming!), it did make me realize that pre-course participant interaction would be quite additive to the program I am designing.
This could include introducing oneself and perhaps posting a photo on a blog, pre-reading and discussion group questions, plus other e-learning tools that will help set the scene, ensuring that everyone is on board and helping them get a running start on shared learning.
Right now I feel like I'm a kid in a playpen surrounded by toys. The playpen? The Coursera course structure. Keeps me off the streets and gives appropriate boundaries.
The toys? This blog for one--I'm looking forward to how the faculty will mash us bloggers all together in the News while still communicating the fresh new ideas being shared by bloggers, and still making some sense of it all!
I greatly enjoyed being part of the Hangout, and would like to learn from the faculty how it was set up to have so many people able to tune in at the same time. It seems to me that Google Hangout was limited to 10, so what is the secret? Please tell me more. . . .?
The discussion groups brought forward a fascinating mix of thoughts from people all over the world--what a great reminder of the international possibilities of learning right now. Still, how will faculty deal with having to 'slow down' or 'quit waving your hands'? Has anyone been working on integrating simultaneous translation into other languages?
Thanks to help from others, I am now unsubscribed from week 1 responses to faculty questions, and am ready for the onslaught of week 2. Have just started to view the clips.
I have been thinking and rethinking my own program that I am revising from on-ground only to blended learning, and one insight came out of the fact that some participants here have been interacting for months. Although I was feeling quite a bit left out of the early organizing and grouping (cliques forming!), it did make me realize that pre-course participant interaction would be quite additive to the program I am designing.
This could include introducing oneself and perhaps posting a photo on a blog, pre-reading and discussion group questions, plus other e-learning tools that will help set the scene, ensuring that everyone is on board and helping them get a running start on shared learning.
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