Comments on: Reflections on the Teaching and Learning with Technology Institute http://techne.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/reflections-on-the-teaching-and-learning-with-technology-institute/ just another blog about technology, the web and learning Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:20:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Kate Foy http://techne.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/reflections-on-the-teaching-and-learning-with-technology-institute/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Kate Foy Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:32:19 +0000 http://techne.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-50 Hi Jeff I love your 'tugboats nudging' analogy. Can I had the HMAS Education to the flotilla that needs moving on faster! Regards Hi Jeff
I love your ‘tugboats nudging’ analogy. Can I had the HMAS Education to the flotilla that needs moving on faster!
Regards

]]> By: Jeff Nugent http://techne.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/reflections-on-the-teaching-and-learning-with-technology-institute/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Jeff Nugent Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:45:48 +0000 http://techne.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-49 Maureen thanks for reading and commenting. I'm excited to see that you started your own blog...well done. You've added your voice to the conversation! Maureen thanks for reading and commenting. I’m excited to see that you started your own blog…well done. You’ve added your voice to the conversation!

]]> By: Jeff Nugent http://techne.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/reflections-on-the-teaching-and-learning-with-technology-institute/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Jeff Nugent Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:43:59 +0000 http://techne.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-48 Kate, thanks for your thoughts here. I agree that the smaller "break-out" communities (small groups of 2-3 folks)will likely remain the most vibrant. Our work here at the CTE reflects this perspective, we are really a grassroots operation that relies on the spread of ideas through a network of faculty members who have worked with us. The idea is that we build pockets of community - or nodes - throughout the university. It is a slow process, but I'm not sure that change in higher education is ever fast...or even steady for that matter. While at the same time I acknowledge this, I'm not altogether that comfortable with the reality of the pace of change. Alas...we are but little tug boats attempting to nudge the USS Education along a slightly different path, and sometimes the change in direction is hard to see out on the big water. Kate, thanks for your thoughts here. I agree that the smaller “break-out” communities (small groups of 2-3 folks)will likely remain the most vibrant. Our work here at the CTE reflects this perspective, we are really a grassroots operation that relies on the spread of ideas through a network of faculty members who have worked with us. The idea is that we build pockets of community – or nodes – throughout the university.

It is a slow process, but I’m not sure that change in higher education is ever fast…or even steady for that matter.

While at the same time I acknowledge this, I’m not altogether that comfortable with the reality of the pace of change. Alas…we are but little tug boats attempting to nudge the USS Education along a slightly different path, and sometimes the change in direction is hard to see out on the big water.

]]> By: Maureen Uche http://techne.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/reflections-on-the-teaching-and-learning-with-technology-institute/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Maureen Uche Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:52:49 +0000 http://techne.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-47 Nice! I learnt a lot during our time together at the Summer Institute–you can tell from my new webpage. Before this class/institute, I knew nothing about blogs, flickr, jott, gmail, google reader. I intend to keep practicing and updating my skills! Nice! I learnt a lot during our time together at the Summer Institute–you can tell from my new webpage. Before this class/institute, I knew nothing about blogs, flickr, jott, gmail, google reader. I intend to keep practicing and updating my skills!

]]> By: Bud Deihl http://techne.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/reflections-on-the-teaching-and-learning-with-technology-institute/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Bud Deihl Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:21:45 +0000 http://techne.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-46 Collaboration on the web does (or can) offer an experience that surpasses what most of us have experienced in traditional work and learning environments. Perhaps we need to step back and consider the word tools one more time. As you stated, "The tools we were exploring, with their focus on shared document and resource development, seemed to fall short of our shared view of collaborative process." In viewing collaboration in a broader sense, it is not about the tools, but the opportunities that they provide. Collaboration in this online world changes time, offers new creative ways to think and share ideas and has the potential to invite new players to the conversation through the power of social interaction. Ideas which were once being "collaboratively developed" between a small, local group of people are now subject to the input of anyone willing to contribute from any location in the world. Bud Collaboration on the web does (or can) offer an experience that surpasses what most of us have experienced in traditional work and learning environments. Perhaps we need to step back and consider the word tools one more time. As you stated, “The tools we were exploring, with their focus on shared document and resource development, seemed to fall short of our shared view of collaborative process.” In viewing collaboration in a broader sense, it is not about the tools, but the opportunities that they provide. Collaboration in this online world changes time, offers new creative ways to think and share ideas and has the potential to invite new players to the conversation through the power of social interaction. Ideas which were once being “collaboratively developed” between a small, local group of people are now subject to the input of anyone willing to contribute from any location in the world.

Bud

]]> By: Britt http://techne.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/reflections-on-the-teaching-and-learning-with-technology-institute/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Britt Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:50:27 +0000 http://techne.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-44 Nice job, Jeff. Fun to read about a shared experience through your eyes. I would also suggest that we not base our expectations on this group based on past experience. I am tainted from reading The Black Swan by Taleb, but he discusses the Problem of Inductive Knowledge. For several years, a turkey knows from observation that he will be fed by nice humans every day...until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving comes as a complete surprise! This is the first year that we have introduced the element of social media...and it is a powerful message. This group may surprise us - I already am being tweeted by several of them! Nice job, Jeff. Fun to read about a shared experience through your eyes. I would also suggest that we not base our expectations on this group based on past experience. I am tainted from reading The Black Swan by Taleb, but he discusses the Problem of Inductive Knowledge. For several years, a turkey knows from observation that he will be fed by nice humans every day…until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving comes as a complete surprise! This is the first year that we have introduced the element of social media…and it is a powerful message. This group may surprise us – I already am being tweeted by several of them!

]]> By: Kate Foy http://techne.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/reflections-on-the-teaching-and-learning-with-technology-institute/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Kate Foy Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:40:28 +0000 http://techne.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-43 Hi Jeff enjoyed reading your post and the conclusions or thoughts along the way that you describe. I wrote something similar myself last night in my blog about using Web 2.0 tools with students and in my own teaching this semester. I agree that your question: "How can the community be sustained? How can these collegial relationships – so important yet so elusive in higher education contexts – continue to be supported? How can the shared experience and the dialogue continue? How can we continue to ride the wave of enthusiasm and interest?" is key right now. Yes it is the responsibility of the organisation, but knowing how these 'work', my own feeling is that it is a close, collegial i.e., one-on-one or two 'viral' approach amongst colleagues that will keep things sustained and eventually develop. Warm regards Hi Jeff
enjoyed reading your post and the conclusions or thoughts along the way that you describe. I wrote something similar myself last night in my blog about using Web 2.0 tools with students and in my own teaching this semester.

I agree that your question:
“How can the community be sustained? How can these collegial relationships – so important yet so elusive in higher education contexts – continue to be supported? How can the shared experience and the dialogue continue? How can we continue to ride the wave of enthusiasm and interest?”

is key right now. Yes it is the responsibility of the organisation, but knowing how these ‘work’, my own feeling is that it is a close, collegial i.e., one-on-one or two ‘viral’ approach amongst colleagues that will keep things sustained and eventually develop.

Warm regards

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