beyond the backchannel by cynthia calongne
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NMC Rock the Academy: Radical Teaching, Unbounded Learning Symposium presentation by Cynthia Calongne, a.k.a Lyr Lobo in Second LifeTRANSCRIPT
Cynthia Calongne
Colorado Technical University
NMC Rock the Academy 2008
Beyond the Backchannel:
Blending Student Content
with Open Discourse
Characteristics of a Backchannel
•Whispers•Context•Meaning•Direct•Collaborative•Fresh•Lively•Engaging•Satisfying
The Backchannel and Open Discourse
Connection
Interaction
Lurking with intent
Grand ideas, recorded and published
in the time it takes you to say them
Let Your VoiceBe Heard
Exploration and
Collaboration
MeetingMinds
Novel class experiences recorded and turned into a music videohttp://animoto.com/play/3ca65bf4857a660a1464abf52f4e5309
Second Life’s Building Blocks
•Second Life•Communication•Avatar Movement•Camera Controls•Tools
•Learning Goals•Course Content•Activities•Assessment
Social Discourse and Creativity
Learning to build while talking Exploring research ideas
Pulling it all together
Experimental Design
Usability tests with collaboration and feedback from other schools
New forms of communicationand interaction
Movement and dance
Discourse between people and created content
Links to Tools
• Twitter at http://twitter.com
• Animoto at http://animoto.com
• Lyr Lobo’s research at http://ctusoftware.blogspot.com/
• Slideshare at http://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo
• Second Life at http://secondlife.com
• Gabcast.com at http://www.gabcast.com/
Beyond the Backchannel: Blending Student Content with Open Discourse
Cynthia Calongne at [email protected]
For info,contact
Lyr Loboin
Second Life