In China . . .

We have made it to Kunming.

Travelogue of the trip is here http://in.lits.gen.nz

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Fictional Blogging

GE331 at Otago University runs a really cool class activity.

Write collaboratively in a wiki.  (In this case a script for a soap opera) Blog (in character, in german) for a month.  [This is an interesting genre]  Shoot the video and put it on YouTube.  (Complete with Bloopers)

See it here: http://seifenoper.wikispaces.com/   Fictional Blogging. 

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China Physics Workshop Update

Wiki details: http://akowiki.canterbury.ac.nz/index.php/Chuxiong_Visit

And my own emergent summary: http://akowiki.canterbury.ac.nz/index.php/Physics_Education_research

Still deciding where to exist online. Probably eventually Wikieducator.com

Reflections on the last 20 years in Physics Education

There have been some quite remarkable educational discoveries (if that is the right way to phrase it) in Physics Education. The ‘Golden Age” was the 1990′s. Now

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Community Platforms

Just had an e-mail from some of my buddies at cpsquare announcing a January workshop on Community Platforms.  Great Idea.  I’ve been mulling around possible futures for Interact – maybe spin it off as a slightly narrowed aim (not have to worry about all the quiz, gradebook stuff, and concentrate on core business: learning community

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Teachers from China

I met David in March, and now he is helping with translation for my workshop.  He has compiled quite a neat course: “Learning to Learn”.  The message for students is “Take control of your learning”.  The message for teachers is “Let go”.  I was really impressed actually.  He uses a learning style analysis – VAK. 

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Wikis again: WikiSym and “Structure vs Freedom”

There is still a lot of interest in wikis around here. Ran a short presentation last month, “Now you’ve got your wiki, what now?” looking at ways to introduce their use to a group.

Odd how little connections can somehow open whole new doors.  John Fountain’s sister Renee spoke recently at a wiki conference in

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Light at the end of the Tunnel

I’ve wondered seriously whether I need to declare online bankrupcy. Laurence Lessig did it for e-mail. E-mail is not quite my problem. Just a bit too much online stuff, too many frontiers. But I decided it is just the end of year run up to Christmas, I was tired – plus, there has been a

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