social computing & social media
Major w00tage! BarCampSydney #4 is currently being (un)organised ... Date: 15 November 2008 Venue: UNSW Roundhouse (http://www.unswroundhouse.com/)Time: 9am - 5pm (8:30 registrations) Register: http://barcamp.org/BarCampSydney (do it yourself on the wiki) Was good fun last time, past performance could predict future performance?
social computing & social media
Because the way we use social computing is changing the means, times and places by which we interact with other people this gives rise to issues around boundaries. It also means that we are dealing with a radically different set of expectations – from our learners on the one hand and
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Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life. -- Anne Lamott
social computing & social media
Technology is very seductive and it is easy to fall in love with it rather than viewing it dispassionately as a tool with utility for various tasks. It is really important for us to avoid getting caught up emotionally in the technology. This is important because the technology is changing
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"The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of meeting schedules is forgotten." -- Kathleen Byle, Sandia National Laboratories
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* Growth of knowledge * Too much knowledge to keep in our heads * No more epic poetryIn our tribal past there was a need to keep knowledge in our own heads for use by the individual and for sharing with others, hence the popularity of oral learning such as epic poetry. For
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Unlike the esteemed SilkCharm who tapped me to answer this question my blog is essentially self-indulgent. This blog is called Aide-mémoire for a reason, primarily because I wanted a place to record my musings and ideas that seem interesting to me. It's a personal blog. For some reason
social computing & social media
Consumption of media is now happening on the user’s own terms. I can access what I want when it is convenient for me, and in the media format that I prefer on my preferred device. This means that the consumer of today has a lot of personal discretion, and
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"Action should culminate in wisdom." -- Bhagavad Gita
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Just wanted to let people know about the 6th International Conference on Service Oriented Computing (ICSOC 2008) which will be held in Sydney Australia 1-5 December 2008. This has been described as the "top-tier academic conference in the area of service-oriented computing, an area of ICT focused on enabling
social computing & social media
Social computing has exploded and is changing the world we knew in a number of ways that impact on education. But social computing is not so much changing the world as it is changing student’s expectations of what kind of technology they should use in their everyday life and
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Before I re-launch normal transmission, I must play the 6 Things game because @shoesmitten tagged me. So, here are Six (Interesting?) Things About Me That You Might Not Have Known : 1. I am the eldest of five siblings - some have linked my bossiness to this. 2. All of my