I've just finished an online workshop run by NIACE, called "Working Collaboratively Online". It was delivered using Instant Presenter and I really enjoyed it, even though my sound wasn't working properly. There were sixteen participants, one principal presenter and two further staff to offer tech support (I needed that!)
We learned about - and used - Twitter, XlearnSMS, Etherpad and the discussion forum facility of a Moodle just like ours. We were introduced to the new Google Wave which looks fantastic - can't wait for that to launch and can see there's going to be much fun to be had with it.
There was pre-course prep to do, the course itself ran from 9.30 till 12.30 this morning and now we have homework. But the whole workshop was really enjoyable and surprisingly easy to follow. In particular, Instant Presenter is a remarkably effective tool for teaching online, involving everyone in the process, wherever we happened to be.
The picture is of the new home of Adult Education in Gloucestershire; a wonderful old warehouse in the heart of the historic docks, Gloucester and a step away from the new shopping centre. Things are settling down nicely!
2 comments:
Yeah I agree. Such refresher courses and workshops are really helpful to gain insights and share each others experience. I have also heard about Google Wave and really everyone is waiting for This new "Google Wave"
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The location of the new premises look fab...do you get a good view of the docks from where you are?
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