September 2011 – Page 3 – Silence and Voice

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-09-25

For all the weather forecasts of doom and gloom and rain and storms today, it has been sunny and lovely outside. #
@mark_mcguire @francesbell Thank you! #
@kiwicito Why such a change in schedule? #phdchat #
@mark_mcguire @francesbell I have not seen a reference for this; can you share a link? Thanks #change11 #eci831 #
@NSRiazat Yes, data analysis isn't quite something you can outsource, right? #phdchat #
@dbaQ8 and the same positive energy right back to you as well. #
@savasavasava Nearly everything troubles me about fb these days. #
@TechCoachScribe I find it a challenge to watch recorded sessions; they always feel so dated and removed from where I am #change11 #
@mark_mcguire @francesbell What is #eci831 #
@jupidu Congrats? Sorry? Why? #change11 #
I found my week got busier and busier, which meant I had to scale back my hoped-for reading of #change11 blogs and Tweets. #
RT @gsiemens: How to track conversations in #change11 http://t.co/eFrN4TWq (3 min video) // This is basic and spot-on! #
The sun is trying to come out. Wow, what a surprise for what was promised as a rainy day. #
@martin_eve Take care of yourself, and feel better. #
@lizith Did they? #
@DrGarcia Goodness, not what you want to hear. #
@MisaimedBrain None I know of, but since actor-network theory turns common perceptions of networks on their head, how can it not be funny? #
@MisaimedBrain Alas, nothing about Latour is silent! #
@dbaQ8 No data analysis yet; will resume transcription in another week #phdchat #
I have never seen that opera, though know some of the music. The MetOpera opens again on Monday, and we are seeing Nabucco on Tuesday. #
Drove through pounding rain and saw the product of a pretty bad accident. Glad we made it safe and sound. #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-09-24

Hoping to scan and catch up on some of the #change11 readings and postings and sharing today. #
Ironic the US offers peace advice to the Middle East and debt advice to Greece. Wish we would mind our business and repair our own house. #
@MisaimedBrain How actor-network theory of you! #
Goodness, I fell asleep on the couch last night with my laptop open to Twitter. No offense . . . #
@savasavasava I know; I just never mentioned it before! #
@trentmkays Idealism helps us to get out of bed in the morning. #
@trentmkays Kudos again, as the internal trial and tribulation is not always visible to those unfamiliar with the nuances of them. #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-09-23

@savasavasava Yo? Goodness, you do not seem like a "yo" user. #
@trentmkays How do you understand "liberatory pedagogues"? #highered #teaching #
That story of Jamey Rodemeyer is so disturbing as he recorded himself speaking about his situation before he hanged himself. Very disturbing #
Watching a story on the news about that horrible suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer. What a tragedy. #
@1080Group Alas, I know. Wish I were one to work out or go running or such to handle stress. Probably better than more food and drink! #
@savasavasava @christiepooh I really struggled this morning, as I had only a little sleep. Always tonight to look forward to. #
@rainbowhill @rjhogue @mattlingard I am really enjoying #change11 thus far; so many interesting people and ideas to focus upon. #
@kiwicito You are right; sometimes there is value in repeatability, while other times there is not! #phdchat #
@gkozdrowski @chris_saeger Alas, it is easy to pretend everybody follows every word vs. acknowledging we teach very busy adults #11Tips #
@LeesersGallo Let us both keep our fingers crossed for the great #11Tips giver-outer! #
@megbertapelle Great; will look forward to receiving it. Thanks! #
@1080Group Yes, it is quite an engaging avatar maker. Alas, my Mac picture taker adds 40 pounds to my face. #
@1080Group I have seen your avatar before today, always made me think of an Andy Warhol painting of Che! #
@1080Group What is the origin of 1080 Group (the name)? #
@1080Group I did about 10 minutes ago! #
That is the same with the slides; how could we request copies of them? I did not see anything about this, even after the post-survey #11Tips #
BTW, I did not catch how or to whom they were going to give free copies of the book #11Tips #
I really liked the content in the #11Tips webinar on presenting online. I now want to see the book. #
I want a book! #11Tips #
I love slide 11 1/2 in #11Tips #
#11Tips seems stuck on the poll slide again. #
Is it really multitasking if it is related to the content or objectives? #11Tips #
It seems confusing that the #11Tips webinar is using 3 different hash tags. Why? Doesn't this dilute the value of the conversation? #
The slide delays in the #11Tips webinar is becoming a distraction. Points to need for a just-in-time backup plan. #
#11Tips I love the slides, but there is some network problem someplace. The slides are coming to me v-e-r-y slowly. #
Goodness, this is the first time I Tweeted all day. Feel out of practice after my #TwitterBurst last night. #
#11Tips is giving lots of great examples of bad slides. Not his, but his examples! #
I am attending Roger Courville's online webinar on Virtual Presentation #11Tips and his slides were not advancing. Oops. #
@EDUCAUSEreview Glad you can relate! Better in bursts than to watch life pass by #twitterburst #
Last song of the evening – Everyday Is Like Sunday (Morrissey). #
#Twitterburst I like that one. How unusual of me to be creative!! #
Yes, that is how I will describe checking and sending lots of Tweets a few times a day – Twitterburst. #
@christiepooh @savasavasava So, up Tweeting very late. See, a different time (and not a Twitter Burst!). #
@trentmkays Alas, yet another company that cannot keep its hands off our information, sooner to sell it than say no to China. #
@trentmkays I HATE #Facebook #
I forgot how large annotated pdf files are when you need to share them with a research partner #phdchat #
FInished revising the paper, and now to add a bit 'o literature to the mix. #phdchat #
I am finishing some reading to prepare for a very early research call tomorrow morning. Great stuff in the works #phdchat #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-09-22

Just when I thought #FaceBook could not confuse me any more, it changes the timeline and muddles top stories. Is it trying to drive me away? #
@savasavasava Agreed; quite interesting the possibilities. #
@ai1sa @thesiswhisperer 😉 #
@savasavasava Very true, very true. Hmm, is social media just public email? #
@thesiswhisperer In other words, people who like #Blackboard 😉 #
Nice to see new voices and faces in #phdchat Keep us all honest! #
@aeratcliffe The work through or the sleep? #phdchat #
Working my way through TweetDeck columns, it is evident to me that I Tweet in groups. Hmm, my communication is compartmentalized? #
@thesiswhisperer Hope he feels better. #
@ai1sa Excellent (now working) Gravatar. Welcome back 😉 #
It will be a late night working tonight, so broke out iTunes. How can Livin' Joy's hit Dreamer be 17 years old?!?! #
@robinyap @andycoverdale Thanks for the #nlc2012 RT! #
@jeanburgess True, though I suppose it depends on the source, alas. #
@allonsdanser @PaulMBaker @skirrid @leroyh @savasavasava @klbz Thank you all for the RT of #nlc2012 #
@bigbluebutton Thanks for the notification; will keep that in mind for the future. Kind of you to suggest it. #change11 #
Wondering if we should have a large system test of the technology before the next guest speaker? I will volunteer to help. #change11 #
I suppose we have all been in this same place of tech not working when we need it, I know I have #change11 #
@maffronti At least you got a message; I just got a blank screen. Not sure if it were my browser, OS, bandwidth, or what #change11 #
@gsiemens @suehatwilkes @thbeth @maffronti Perhaps it is a sign of open learning when there are no clear channels of communication #change11 #
@gsiemens @suehatwilkes @thbeth @maffronti Thanks for letting me know about the #change11 meeting shift. Wish I would have seen it earlier! #
Had the most delightful and fast experience at Macy's in Herald Square having my watch battery changed. Less than 5 minutes altogether #NYC #
@gsiemens Agreed. Hopefully the speaker was not too inconvenienced #change11 #
I cannot get into the #change11 live meeting. Cannot find any help from BigBlueButton. Very frustrated with this. #
@gsiemens Is there a list in advance posted someplace? Want to put them on my calendar as possible #change11 #
@gsiemens @Downes The live event link on the Week 2 page and the one on the #change11 homepage point to different locations. Which is right? #
Please RT: Networked Learning Conference "Hot Seats" Now Open: http://t.co/xYGgPSQo #phdchat #change11 #nlc2012 #
@gsiemens Will all the live sessions be on the same day and time for each presenter? #change11 #
@gsiemens Thanks. Perhaps it may also be the so much to do at the beginning, especially when adapting old templates. Been there! #change11 #
@gsiemens This is where the live meeting is for #change11 ? I could not initially locate this, as I was looking for a schedule with links. #
#change11 Is there a list of when all the live meetings will occur? The schedule is http://t.co/LpWbVt9e but does not mention live sessions #
#change11 Anybody know where the live meeting today at noon is? I cannot find a link to the software or call-in. #
@kiwicito What is normal, except learning to be a researcher is indeed a threshold over which to pass? #phdchat #
@gconole Excellent; I am waiting to order it on Amazon. #
@klbz Well, while I have not had the resources to comment there, I do find the one or two email notifications quite interesting #change11 #
@savasavasava Your initial avatar, at least when we first started to speak, was not even identifiable in F2F. #
@christiepooh Is this your own creation, or is there a movement around this? I like the idea. #
@christiepooh Too bad; nothing like mucking around with success and then ruining everything. #
@trentmkays @savasavasava I know a few websites . . . #
@savasavasava @trentmkays Goodness, perhaps you should help those folks at the UN this week; they don't seem to get that!! #
@gconole Agreed, nothing like being made feel welcome. Nothing like it~ #
@ai1sa Are you familiar with Gravatar http://t.co/2ciKYPdM which will add your picture to many blog post comments? #
@ai1sa I love your comments online, especially as you are pushing some of the definitions in the #change11 MOOC. #

Networked Learning Conference “Hot Seats” Now Open

The Hot Seats, an informal and free series of online discussions by international researchers in the area of networked learning, are about to begin in the Hot Seats Ning page. This is a lead-in to the 8th International Conference on Networked Learning, scheduled for Maastricht in April 2012.

What is networked learning? According the call for papers (which are due in about two weeks), networked learning is:

learning and teaching carried out largely via the Internet/Web which emphasises dialogical learning, collaborative and cooperative learning, group work, interaction with on-line materials, knowledge production and design for learning

Participation in these online discussions, based around the research of a number of very interesting scholars and led by the authors themselves, is open to anybody; conference registration is not required.

While this is more focused than the #change11 MOOC that is stretching over the same period, there may be an interesting overlap between participants in both online learning events.