Webheads in Action Online Convergence 2009 (May 22-24)

Friday, May 22, 2009

We're pegged to UTC (or GMT/Zulu) as shown here:http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

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The above URL was last archived May 24

but THIS is the definitive version of the schedule!

This event having now ended (whew!)

ARCHIVED RECORDINGS are available at:

Worldbridges: http://webheadsinaction.org

And thanks to Learning Times for providing Elluminate and these archives

For events held in Room 1
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/recording/playback/link/list/meeting?suid=M.21C6D5C9E7C4B811D8E3E7608269B2
For events held in Room 2
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/recording/playback/link/list/meeting?suid=M.C4B8F025B5EBD440ED02179C91E036

Presenters are welcome to revisit here and provide links such as Slideshares to any presentation materials

Thanks very much to all involved

Time in UTC/GMT with link to Worldclock and MODERATOR name	Presentation track (and link to recording or presentation venue) Name of volunteer Webcaster	60x70 thumbnail or icon of presenter(s)	Name(s) of Presenters with at least one contact address (see note above)	Title of Presentation (and link to further information)	50-word abstract / description
00:01 a.m.
01:00	raw audio recording is no longer here at Worldbridges		Doug Symington et al	EdTech Brainstorm
02:00	Find the Learning Times Elluminate recording here Blogged version of Interview http://tinyurl.com/090522molero raw audio recording is no longer here at Worldbridges		Doris Molero interviews Vance Stevens	" A conversation on Integrating technlogies in the EFL Class and Web 2.0 as multiliterated agents"	An interview with questions related on how to integrate technology in the EFL class and web 2.0 tools as multiliterated agents
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09:00	Unconference session in SL - 2:00 am SLT Muvenation Sandbox Simulcast for users with little SL experience. AUDIO only with text chat. http://webheadsinaction.org/chat Select Webheads chat room Jose Rodriguez Chatlog with ideas for uses of this tool		Teresa Almeida d'Eça Tere Short in SL tmvaz@mail.telepac.pt	The XyText Notecard Reader	This is partly a demo session in which I will show how to use the Notecard Reader (NR) and partly a hands-on session in which participants can play with the NR that I will give them. We'll also brainstorm ideas about how to use this tool for language learning.
10:00	Unconference session in SL - 3:00 am SLT Morgen's Platform Simulcast for users with little SL experience. AUDIO only with text chat. http://webheadsinaction.org/chat Select Webheads chat room Jose Rodriguez		Angelina Macedo/ Morgen String in SL angelina.m.macedo@gmail.com	Benefits and drawbacks of using The 2in1 Holodeck and the vComm Presenter in Education	In this session two tools will be presented and explored: The 2in1 Holoeck and the vComm Presenter. The benefits and drawbacks of using them for educational purposes will be highlighted
11:00 Moira Hunter	Invited Keynote Learning Times Elluminate Room 2 Simulcast AUDIO only with text chat. http://webheadsinaction.org/chat Select Webheads chat room Jose Rodriguez		Prof. Sugata Mitra	Self Organised Learning and Mediation Environments - the future of schools?	The talk reports on experiments with self organised learning by groups of children with free, unsupervised access to the Internet in public spaces. The original experiments, often called the 'hole in the wall'' experiments, lead to the creation of SOLEs, Self Organised Learning Environments with remote mediation over the Internet from a SOME, a Self Organised Mediation Environment. It is proposed that SOLEs and SOMEs can replace schooling in areas where good schools cannot exist and good teachers are not available.
12:00 p.m.	Panel discussion Find the Learning Times Elluminate Room 1 recording here		Jeong-Bae Son (Australia); Vance Stevens (UAE); Antonie Alm (New Zealand); Andrew Lian (USA); and Siew Ming Thang (Malaysia)	Technology innovations for language learning and teaching	Panelists address innovative practices with technology resulting in deeper learning or enhanced productivity; open source and web 2.0 tools that successfully engage students in learning, create a sense of community, or promote collaborative peer-to-peer learning; example perspectives: digital portfolios, digital storytelling, blogs, wikis, microblogging, podcasting, social networking applications, voice/VOIP tools
13:00	Break		Kim Cofino and Jeff Utecht will present at 1 a.m. GMT May 25. This is due to an error made on the keynote page where a pointer to 01:00 GMT May 22 was written in as 13:00, creating an a.m./p.m. problem. Apologies from the WiAOC team and thanks to Kim and Jeff for their understanding.
14:00 Vance	Published at: http://webheadsinaction.org/node/357		David Warlick
15:00 Vance	Publsihed at: http://webheadsinaction.org/node/359		Nancy White - Slides at http://www.slideshare.net/choconancy/digital-habitats-for-webheads-in-action-online-09	Digital Habitats: Stewarding technology for communities	http://www.technologyforcommunities.com Spidergram activity
16:00	BREAK
17:00	Published at: http://webheadsinaction.org/node/358		Jessica Driscoll / Jessie Teacher in SL jessie@ languagelab.com	Social relationships in English City.	This presentation looks at the social relationships that students have with the 'English City People' who play functional roles in the virtual space. This draws a correlation between the architecture of virtual worlds and a learning environment based on learning through social contexts
18:00 Sus Nyrop	Published at: http://webheadsinaction.org/node/361		Moira Hunter (RL) Busy Link (SL) Marlene Brooks (RL) Zana Kohime (SL) Jon Brouchoud (RL) Keystone Bouchard (SL)	The Learning Curve for Architectural Education in Virtual Worlds	Join us in an unconference discussion. Topic: blending language learning, architecture, virtual worlds, technologies and the pros and cons. Where: ArchiTECool (Architecture through Technology Enhanced Collaborative Online Learning in Other Languages)
19:00	Unconference Session:Quest Atlantis Start in Learning Times Elluminate Room 2 Simulcast AUDIO only with text chat. http://webheadsinaction.org/chat Select Webheads chat room Jose Rodriguez Skype id: coordinatortwo		Bron Stuckey bestucke@indiana.edu	Orientation to Quest Atlantis	This is a chance to visit the curriculum-based virtual world Quest Atlantis designed for students aged 8-14. We will meet inworld and over skype to explore and hold conversations. Teachers wishing to join this session will need to register and provide valid contact details for themselves and their school: http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu/public/pdInfo.pl Online Workshop: WIAOC09 Registration Code: 647678
20:00	Pecha Kucha Published at: http://webheadsinaction.org/node/362		Heike Philp heike.philp[at]lancelotschool.com Pecha Kucha Presenters Heike Philp (->RECORDING) Robert Squires (->RECORDING) Donal Thompson (->RECORDING)	Pecha Kucha	A Pecha Kucha Night is a fast-paced, entertaining series of speedy presentations. Any topic can be presented with 20 slides which auto-advance every 20 seconds (Pecha Kucha) or 15 seconds (Ignite talk by O'Reilly Media). Send me an email if you wish to reserve 6min 40sec. For a great demo on Pecha Kucha see the one they did at IATEFL in Cardiff. http://tinyurl.com/ce8b8p This Pecha Kucha will be conducted in Elluminate.
21:00	Published at: http://webheadsinaction.org/node/365		Dafne González / Daf Smirnov in SL Cristina Palomeque Cristina Papp in SL	A tour of Ciudad Bonita in Second Life	Come visit our mediterranean city "Ciudad Bonita" in SL, which was especially built to teach Spanish. You will find out where and how we teach. Have fun playing with our educational tools.
22:00	Unconference Session Plaza de Ciudad Bonita in SL 15:00 SLT		Evelyn Izquierdo/ Evelyn Michalski in SL Jennifer Verschoor/ Tamara Ashton in SL	SL Basic Skills (For beginners)	A basic workshop for newbies in SL. Learn in a fun way to walk, fly, jump, move objects, use camara controls, and many other SL skills.
23:00	Learning Times Elluminate Room 2		Rita Zeinstejer rita@zeinstejer.com	Google Apps in the Classroom	Presentation: a report on a f2f experience at the Google Teacher Academy, November 18, 2008. A collection of Google Apps and how they can be integrated into the ESL/EFL class.