Hi Everyone,

We have three editions this year in May, August and October.

International writers include danah boyd - trends in youth behaviour online, Geetha Narayanan - slow schooling, Jenny Ambrozek - Enterprise 2.0-business blogging and Barbara Ganley and Barbara Sawhill on connecting learning spaces, using social softwares.

Live conversations with these writers will follow each edition publication.

We have articles/podcasts on mobile learning in work placement, new learning and multimedia design for language learning…so far :o)

We have interviews on Personal Learning Environments, immersive learning in Second Life, e-learning for free and online identity.

Edition 13 is already full and will be out May 8, but if anyone out there would like to contribute, the guidelines are accessible on the home page with closing dates for submissions for later editions on 9 July and 24 September.

Would love to hear from you

Cheers Jo

Editor

Hi Everyone,

Well for those of you who missed this fantastic session with Sean and Paula Lancaster, you can now listen back to the archived recording.

You’ll hear generous and open professionals sharing/surfacing their thinking processes behind teaching educators and enabling them to change. Really valuable conversation… and connections.

To listen to, or revisit these gems click to open the archived recording:

https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.AF01F7651F91C61D37A4A24D688E7D

And from The Knowledge Tree, a big thank you to all of you subscribers out there.

Wishing you the best for a safe and joyous festive season! :o)
Jo Murray
Managing Editor

******Apologies for cross postings**********

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick reminder about the conversation with Paula and Sean Lancaster titled ‘Technology shaping learner dispositions’. The conversation will further explore the ideas presented in their article on change in preservice and in service teacher education at:

http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/edition-12-editorial-2/lead-article-technology-shaping-learner-dispositions-by-sean-j-c-lancaster-paula-e-lancaster/

Join us Tuesday 28th at 2pm ADT, 1pm QLD, 1.30pm SA 4pm NZ (Monday 27th US)

Hope you can join us at the link below:

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=995&password=M.B08534AABB6515B2DB12CB60031BFB

Cheers
Jo

Hi Everyone,

Just letting you know that the final edition for 2006 will be out 14 November, for your listening viewing, reading pleasure.

Contributions cover: the use of technology to enable teacher reflection, creating culturally inclusive curriculum through constructive self critique, the creation of more enabling social, relational use of Web 2.0 and mobile technologies for learning, the improvement of access for rural learners and the development of the digital literacies required by teachers (as learners) and by their students.

See you next week :O)

Hi Everyone,

The live conversation with Nancy White, to further our exploration into blogs and community is on Tuesday 26 September 2pm AEST, or Monday 25 September in US.

Click (https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=995&miuid=6EF957A67F2E379BB999DCB648384907) to enter the session half an hour before.

Nancy’s also visiting Australia in October, so hope to catch up with some of you at the Tasmanian event.

To see where sessions are visit this link (http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/flx/go/home/projects/2006/networks/op/edit/pid/193) and/or follow the tour at this blog (http://australianoctober.blogspot.com/index.html)

You might also be interested in keeping tabs on this travelling roadshow around NZ i.e. The Future of Networked Learning Conference (http://flnw.wikispaces.com/).

Thanks for subscribing :o)

Cheers Jo

Hi Everyone,

Going Communal - Edition 11 of The Knowledge Tree - is available now at http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/edition-11-editorial/

The live conversation with Nancy White, to further our exploration into blogs and community is on 26 September 2pm AEST, or 25 September in US.
Thanks for subscribing. :o)

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick note to tell you what to expect in next week’s edition of The Knowledge Tree: an e-Journal of Learning Innovation.

The impact of blogging on online communities is the focus of Edition 11.

The lead article ‘Launching a New Paradigm for Online Community?’ is by respected Seattle based online community facilitator Nancy White of Full Circle and Associates, who asks readers to take an explorative journey into blogging communities. The article looks at some of the emerging patterns of blog based communities and raises some questions for their strategic application.

Other contributions:

• in ‘Blogging at the Chalkface’, Alison Gotts from Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland, Australia, writes a personal account of using blogs in teacher professional development during three years of facilitating the Diploma of E-learning

• in ‘Moodling while Mobile’, Leo Gaggl of Brightcookie Online Educational Solutions based in Adelaide, South Australia, discusses research at the interface of mobile learning and learning management systems

• in ‘Thinking Beyond Pen and Paper’, Jenny Ashby from Epsom Primary School in Victoria, Australia, discusses innovative projects she is engaged in with teachers and school students using voice and mobile technologies.

• Ian Robertson reviews Kukulska-Hulme and Traxler’s (2005) Mobile learning: a handbook for educators and trainers.

Hope you’ll join us in live conversation with Nancy White on Tuesday 26 September 2pm AEST.

With attendees from Taiwan, China, Japan, New Zealand and several states of Australia, the live conversation with Dr Michael Thomas was both enlightening and connecting
The recording is at:
https://www.elluminate.com/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d399960710.446718

Hope you can join us next time.

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for supporting the Knowledge Tree e-journal.

I just wanted to invite you to the live conversation with Dr. Michael Thomas

The session will be held in Elluminate Live! on Tuesday 25 July at 2 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time

OR 5 am 25 July in UK (sorry), 12 pm Western Australia, 1.00 pm Japan, 1.30 pm Central and Southern Australia, 4 pm New Zealand.

OR Monday 24 July, 2006 @ 9.00pm (America/Vancouver), 10:00 PM (America/Edmonton), Midnight EST America-New York (Daylight Saving Time).

Click to access the room:

https://www.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/demo.jnlp?password=348143572

The room will be open an hour before and you can configure your system earlier (recommended) by visiting the Configuration room at http://www.elluminate.com/support/

Click to read/listen to Michael’s article.
Hope to see you there.

Cheers Jo

Managing Editor

Hi Everyone,

Another edition of The Knowledge Tree is just out for your enjoyment and listening pleasure.

This one focuses on all things aural, like podcasting - how well do we plan for using new technologies like iPods? what benefits do they bring to learning environments? how do you make podcasts of high learning design and sound quality? what gear do you need to create and catch them?

The lead article is from Dr Michael Thomas in Japan, on podcasting in English language learning. Interviews with innovative Australian practitioners and students are also included.

Come over and listen. :o)

Print versions of individual contributions are available in MSWord, and we’ll have the PDFs and the full Edition 10 print version up very soon.