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Context-aware Computing
Monday, September 15th, 2008Ubiquitous computing (also know as pervasive computing) has been played out in many a sci-fi futuristic film but it is taking shape in our world today. Mark Weiser, wrote about computing in the 21st century; “The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are [...]
Teach, Facilitate and Moderate
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Teaching and Facilitating while closely linked, they can be poles apart. As a teacher, I aimed to help facilitate students learning, create classroom environments that aided and allowed students to come to learning form their own unique place and draw from the experience the knowledge and skills that interested them. While this was my aim, [...]
Online Community
Sunday, August 24th, 2008Online communities, like any community need to have something in common, something needs to bring people together.
But when do all these individual online voices, become a community?
When they listen, and respond and interact, when ideas are collaborated and knowledge shared, when a connection is felt.
What makes a good online community?
interaction, connection openness, communication… Community comes [...]
A blogger’s babel
Sunday, August 24th, 2008The arrow hovers over the publish button as deliberation overcomes me.
what is this for…? I am just contributing to millions of other egos that bumble spewed thought into an endless virtual world? Does publishing this ‘out there’ define me, leave my mark? Should I back away from my mac… exist only like the [...]
Mobile computing without power
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Studying my Masters of Arts/Masters of IT online with a laptop, a mobile phone, in a cottage in the forest without power would have been unthinkable of before mobile computing made it possible.
Extra tools: a car, a car phone charger, a 100w 12 – 240V inverter that plugs into my car’s cigarette lighter… and a [...]
Facilitating Online Communites
Sunday, August 10th, 2008I often feel that I sit on the fringe of online spaces… maybe I am shy to put my voice online … maybe I would like to pass through the world leaving no mark… maybe I feel there are so many who know so much more…. maybe I should just take a deep [...]
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Linux on Mac
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Why?
When I was the principal at Parnngurr Community School, the satellite internet connection had periods of being unreliable. We wanted to do blogging with the kids but not knowing whether or not the internet would be functioning made it really hard on the teachers. This combined with wanting community to have control over content, [...]
Wireless Internet with my new phone
Sunday, April 13th, 2008I was spoilt with the joy of wireless next G internet. I had the use of a USB next G card… and it was fantastic. Even in remote area where only my old CDMA phone worked I could get internet. But now I no longer have access to the network card (and at $300 that’s [...]
A Brave New World
Sunday, April 13th, 2008I am sitting here with a new Mac book pro. I know that my pc buddies will sigh at my transition to the dark side (or to the force, depending on your perception). But I must say, after having a new vista pc to play with for a few months before this Mac move… this [...]