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• HABITAT and
• MOOSE with 3 podcasts available at CABWEB
• and the discussion is facilitated by Helen Keegan.

Do join us - you can join as a guest, or create an account if you want to post, but all will need to accept Site Agreement to access the space.

Suw Charman-Anderson has set a challenge for people to blog about a woman in technology on Ada Lovelace Day, 24 March.   As I write this 747 out of 1000 have pledged to do this so hitting the 1000 target won't be an issue but let's make this count by blogging, twittering and generally raising the profile of this venture.  Role models are very important!.

Pledge is at http://www.pledgebank.com/AdaLovelaceDay

This has been a fantastic learning experience - demanding, frustrating, provoking and above all social. My main motive for participation was to pursue an idea I have had for about 18 months about a comparison of two theories that seem similar but don;t talk to each other, namely Actor-Network theory and Connectivism.  Here is the latest instalment of my critique - enjoy and comment! http://francesbell.com/2008/11/09/cck08-is-connectivism-a-learning-network/

· What does the digital Divide mean to you?

· Who has the hardware, software and bandwidth?

· Digital Divide as a duality - link to Perpetual Divide

· Gender as a lens on the Digital Divide

· Silver surfers and Digital Natives

However, you’re not restricted to the above topics - with multimedia resources to inspire you and plenty of opportunity to explore your ideas, we are expecting this to be a lively and interesting discussion.

Please do join us for what we expect to be a lively and thought-provoking event!

Helen Keegan, Frances Bell and Cristina Costa

CFP - Higher Education in Second Life

HIGHER EDUCATION IN SECOND LIFE (Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, North Carolina)

Editors, Charles Wankel, St. John's University, New York; and Jan Kingsley,

Training & Development Consultant

Final date for initial submissions: November 1, 2008

Date of publication:  September 2009

There are many virtual worlds currently available or under development, but

Second Life (SL) is the one that is best known and most widely used by the

educational and academic community. Many educators have adopted SL as the

platform of choice for developing educational activities across many

disciplines. The concept of the book is to create a forum for

administrators and educators to share experiences and assessments of current and

projected uses of  the platform. Chapter proposals are solicited on that.

Topics might include:

* Implications of VWs for the education industry in general, and the adult education industry in particular?

* The way  companies, universities and colleges are using VWs for deploying their educational strategies

* Examples of cutting-edge pedagogic and curricular approaches deploying SL

* Specific advantages of SL over other VWs for higher education?

* Challenges facing educators in the use of SL?

* Resources are required to ensure effective use of the platform?

* Legal issues exist and how should organizations

deal with these?

* Ethical guidelines required for educators and

their students?

* How does the use of VWs influence relationships within an

educational setting?

* How can students best be engaged?

* How will VW technology develop, and what are the implications for educators?

Schedule:

1.       November 1st 2008: Initial proposals due.

2.       March 1st 2009: First Reviews completed

3.       August 1st: Final drafts completed

4.       September 1st: Page proofs completed

5.       September 30th: Publication

Your chapter proposal ideally should be at approximately 600 words.  Additionally, you should include a brief bio for each of the coauthors of your chapter, with an emphasis on related publications and/or presentations.

Please email all submissions to both Charles Wankel wankelc@stjohns.edu  and Jan Kingsley Jan@kingsleyinternational.com

Charles Wankel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management

St. John's University, New York

wankelc@stjohns.edu

908-334-7792

and

Jan Kingsley, MA MBA

Kingsley International

Jan@kingsleyinternational.com 

http://www.knowandnetwork.org/eileenb/weblog/569.html 

What does this picture mean to you? more at http://eduspaces.net/francesbell/weblog/265950.html  

One dog says to another "I had my own blog for a while, but I decided to go back to just pointless, incessant barking" .

Well it made me laugh ;-)