A blog academy?

Been investigating the viability of establishing a series of f2f courses to learn the  improved practices, emergent tools and tacit skills around social software.

The idea is to host a number of 1-2 day sessions where participants can gather to learn, practice and experience social software skills.

We plan to explore blogs, Wikis, VOIP and related software, expose participants to useful tools, teach basic skills and allow them to experience this genre. At the end of the workshop, each participant will have a strategy for selecting tools, have established their own space and will know the interactions and synergies around these evolving technologies. Our focus will be personal productivity and effectiveness and the ways to increase this using these exciting technologies.

The METS Center has advanced facilities for on-line participation by external experts and a number of gurus in these areas have expressed an interest in being a part of the 'academy'.

 

Comments

[David Locke]

Doesn't the need for a class on this stuff just point out how very unsocial the applications really are. Interfaces select, so only those in the know will participate, which is one of the typical failures of KM.

[Denham]

Tom,

Many thanks for your interest, will be making contact down the road.

Things are still at a very early stage. So far we have Lilia Efimova, Patrick Hindert and myself trying to work up an agenda, arrange space at METS and integrate this into their regular training courses.

I will keep you informed of progress and greatly welcome your experience and interest.

[Tom Collins]

Denham,

This sounds very interesting. Would love to get involved, help with planning, present and/or attend. Everyone has much to learn about these tools and most have much to share, as well.

So, who's "We"? Where can we find details (dates, agendas, proposals, etc.)? Why so cryptic? ;-))

Tom

[Denham]

Greetings Lars,

Go rid of the TB spam thanks for the hint. I'm sorry I do not know any web developers that could help here.

[lars]

Denham, this sounds like a good idea.

Especially the:
" Our focus will be personal productivity and effectiveness and the ways to increase this using these exciting technologies."

Then "user" 用SS来提升个人学习效能 linked to : http://blog.online-edu.org/zxl/004611.html

and somewhere, along this line -
http://fxfeeds.mozillazine.org/ showed up.

Well, you know. Have used wikis, blogs, all kinds of web-interactive thingeys, here, there, all kinds, over the years, and am "still" after all these years, a newbie - a newcomer. Too much, too fast, in an interactive world moving far, far faster than my "interactively detached" abilities, are. Is.

Ran into this person, the other year, who started a website, a few years back: http://humanunity.org .

This website needs updates and design. BigTime.

I'm not the person, for that.

You know anyone?

Thanks.

lars