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The importance of Sandboxes and Play in online learning spaces!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was reminded yet again about the importance of play and experimentation as part of the online spaces, particularly those that are learning environments. One of the areas I wanted to dig deeper into was vlogging and screencasting. In fact, was able to carry on a brief vlog conversation with another participant from Holland!

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Intermediated Conferences and Backchannels

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since the workshop is essentiallly about designing more interactive face-to-face learning environments, I don't want to model a 85 minute lecture with 100 slide powerpoint, leaving 5 minutes for q&A at end. See Dave Winer's comments here, or as someone on the vlog list "Fighting for civilty using rudeness."