Comments on: My Quest to Kill Fewer People at My Presentations. http://cthompson.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/my-quest-to-kill-fewer-people-at-my-presentations/ Thinking about technology and education Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:25:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Claire Thompson http://cthompson.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/my-quest-to-kill-fewer-people-at-my-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Claire Thompson Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:51:07 +0000 http://cthompson.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-166 Dean, thanks for checking out my slidecast. I've gotten a lot of inspiration from your presentations and the links that you post. I'm really struggling with the best way to assess my students in a distance learning program. I would like to move to more collaboration between students and designing more authentic assessments. It's definitely a challenge. Dean, thanks for checking out my slidecast. I’ve gotten a lot of inspiration from your presentations and the links that you post.

I’m really struggling with the best way to assess my students in a distance learning program. I would like to move to more collaboration between students and designing more authentic assessments. It’s definitely a challenge.

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://cthompson.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/my-quest-to-kill-fewer-people-at-my-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Dean Shareski Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:13:17 +0000 http://cthompson.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-165 Even as I teach the odd post secondary course online, I struggle with the flexibility of an online course. While it's great to allow students to hand things in whenever, the social aspects of posting content and receiving timely feedback, not just from me but from others, is difficult when students hand in work whenever. Not sure how much social learning you build into your courses but it's a big piece for me. I think this is the greatest challenge with distance/online learning. Thanks for sharing. Even as I teach the odd post secondary course online, I struggle with the flexibility of an online course.

While it’s great to allow students to hand things in whenever, the social aspects of posting content and receiving timely feedback, not just from me but from others, is difficult when students hand in work whenever. Not sure how much social learning you build into your courses but it’s a big piece for me.

I think this is the greatest challenge with distance/online learning.

Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Claire Thompson http://cthompson.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/my-quest-to-kill-fewer-people-at-my-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Claire Thompson Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:57:39 +0000 http://cthompson.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-148 @Sarah, there's the power of the PLE then! The amount of professional growth I've experienced since I started blogging is amazing. Being able to learn when you want, where you want, and what you want is really powerful. I still enjoy conferences and networking face-to-face, but... can't beat my PLE! @Sarah, there’s the power of the PLE then! The amount of professional growth I’ve experienced since I started blogging is amazing. Being able to learn when you want, where you want, and what you want is really powerful. I still enjoy conferences and networking face-to-face, but… can’t beat my PLE!

]]> By: Sarah Stewart http://cthompson.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/my-quest-to-kill-fewer-people-at-my-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Sarah Stewart Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:28:03 +0000 http://cthompson.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-147 The answer is 100% yes -my style has changed because of everyone I am learning from my PLE. It certainly isn't from people I work with or the conferences I am attending because they are mostly using old style presentation techniques. The answer is 100% yes -my style has changed because of everyone I am learning from my PLE. It certainly isn’t from people I work with or the conferences I am attending because they are mostly using old style presentation techniques.

]]> By: Claire Thompson http://cthompson.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/my-quest-to-kill-fewer-people-at-my-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Claire Thompson Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:20:05 +0000 http://cthompson.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-146 @Sarah, thanks for taking the time to watch the presentation! Do you think your presentation style has changed as a result of your PLE? I know that without my PLE, and all the great resources I've found through it, my stuff would be pretty static. The few conferences I've attended this year have had a small impact, but everything else came from my on-line world. @Sue, ask and ye shall receive! Thanks for the podcasting tip re: Edublogs. So once it is hosted on Edublogs I can link it to my SlideShare slidecast? @Sarah, thanks for taking the time to watch the presentation! Do you think your presentation style has changed as a result of your PLE? I know that without my PLE, and all the great resources I’ve found through it, my stuff would be pretty static. The few conferences I’ve attended this year have had a small impact, but everything else came from my on-line world.

@Sue, ask and ye shall receive! Thanks for the podcasting tip re: Edublogs. So once it is hosted on Edublogs I can link it to my SlideShare slidecast?

]]> By: Sue Waters http://cthompson.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/my-quest-to-kill-fewer-people-at-my-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Sue Waters Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:03:03 +0000 http://cthompson.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-145 Well you can always just host your podcasts on your Edublogs blog :). Just upload the audio/video to a post, give it unique category such as My Podcasts and then burn the RSS feed at Feedburner for that categorgy (make sure you tick yes for Are you a podcaster) and then add the RSS feed to your blog side menu. You can upload files up to 20 MB in size to Edublogs. Well you can always just host your podcasts on your Edublogs blog :) . Just upload the audio/video to a post, give it unique category such as My Podcasts and then burn the RSS feed at Feedburner for that categorgy (make sure you tick yes for Are you a podcaster) and then add the RSS feed to your blog side menu. You can upload files up to 20 MB in size to Edublogs.

]]> By: Sarah Stewart http://cthompson.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/my-quest-to-kill-fewer-people-at-my-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Sarah Stewart Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:16:46 +0000 http://cthompson.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-144 Cool presentation. I especially loved the photos of the confused baby! I am giving a presentation next week at a conference so am trying hard to keep the 'brain rules' in mind. When I look back on my presentations in the past, I cannot believe how my style has changed over the last year. Cool presentation. I especially loved the photos of the confused baby! I am giving a presentation next week at a conference so am trying hard to keep the ‘brain rules’ in mind. When I look back on my presentations in the past, I cannot believe how my style has changed over the last year.

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