WiAOC2007 - Etienne Wenger Post-Keynote Discussion and Part 1 of Rubena's 'Can a blended reading course work?'

Chat Log Below

17:00:05 NinaLiakos -> Sus, mine is much better since I got 1024 mb of new memory!
17:00:09 illya -> And many meeting places
17:00:11 elderbob -> unconfined.
17:00:33 elderbob -> Very cool presentation.
17:00:49 teresadeca -> what i've always found amazing is that we became a community of practice in a very natural way
17:00:53 ChrisJohnson -> I'm connecting too slow
17:00:56 ChrisJohnson -> oh well
17:00:59 elderbob -> Join us in the UnConference in 1 hour at LT>
17:01:00 CarlaArena -> i don't consider a listserv a community, at least in terms of connections...
17:01:10 ChrisJohnson -> interesting point Etienne
17:01:27 ChrisJohnson -> We jump around technologies
17:01:28 CarlaArena -> elderbob, I loved to see how the intros are evolving at the unconference
17:01:31 vance -> you'll have to rewrite your diss now Chris
17:01:31 sus in DK -> My new laptop has lots of ram and double processor, but I cannot use it much really because Vista is weird!
17:01:37 vance -> I don't think yuo covered that one
17:01:39 ChrisJohnson -> no way Vance
17:01:39 elderbob -> Join in Carla,
17:01:40 cris -> indeed
17:01:43 cris -> :)
17:01:46 ChrisJohnson -> Thank you Etienne
17:01:50 teresadeca -> it's this multispace that makes it all more exciting and dynamic
17:01:54 ChrisJohnson -> Thanks Jeff
17:01:55 CarlaArena -> Yes, i'm there, Bob!
17:02:12 sus in DK -> I should write mine.
17:02:15 Daf -> thank you Etienne and Sus
17:02:16 CarlaArena -> or do you mean here, Bob?
17:02:24 jeff -> we can stay on for a post show ifyou like
17:02:28 teresadeca -> the freedom of moving from one space to another is fantastic, exciting and very dynamic
17:02:28 ChrisJohnson -> Thank you Sus
17:02:38 jeff -> Doug will be streaming Rubena on another channel
17:03:02 CarlaArena -> you are amazing Jeff and with doug now! You two are impossible!!
17:03:04 Daf -> bfn
17:03:41 sus in DK -> Mona is in Qatar
17:04:01 mailtruck -> thanks
17:04:45 ChrisJohnson -> Don't rewrite it - it's done - further research (for someone else)
17:04:48 NinaLiakos -> I am going over to Alado now. Thanks for an interesting presentation.
17:05:20 CarlaArena -> not the case here, Mona, for sure, lack of sharing!
17:05:36 cris -> thanks Nina
17:05:37 elderbob -> Thats a good question Mona....I hope you will come to the Unconference and host a discussion on it.
17:06:12 CarlaArena -> and that's the biggest learning here...that the more you share the more knowledge we gain1
17:06:29 teresadeca -> i believe that this multispace and use of varied tools keeps us going and never lets boredom or routine sink in
17:06:58 illya -> IT keeps us learning and empasizing with our students
17:07:40 CarlaArena -> there's always something new popping up and people here share it, so the dynamics of the group is so intense!
17:07:50 illya -> sympathizing
17:09:27 CarlaArena -> i think the yahoogroups is the glue
17:09:56 cris -> it is
17:09:59 teresadeca -> there's a lot of reporting, etienne
17:10:14 CarlaArena -> not really... the people are, but the yahoogroups is the means to keep us together
17:10:19 CarlaArena -> and tapped in on Sundays
17:10:20 cris -> that's the mother group
17:10:49 teresadeca -> well, it is because that's our mail list
17:10:56 cris -> but BaW has been the ones that generates a lot of action and practice
17:11:03 cris -> right?
17:11:33 sus in DK -> I would say that which Yahoo group is more active depends of seasons
17:11:35 teresadeca -> but we report on most of our experiences, vance
17:12:03 Moira -> everything and anything
17:12:26 illya -> And the yearly EVO sessions
17:12:44 elderbob -> What about Dunbars Number....150 individuals being the maximum of any social group? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number
17:13:06 elderbob -> Do we eventually reach overload and HAVE to split into sub-groups.
17:13:21 elderbob -> What about Ning....organizing subgroups?
17:13:22 teresadeca -> about personal situations at times. we have had times when we open up
17:14:04 sus in DK -> Bob - there are subgroups all over
17:14:11 Moira -> Yes I use NING with groups and Multiply
17:14:18 teresadeca -> and the interesting thing is that we are so close that when we meet f2f, there's no stopping us. it seems we've known one another all our lives
17:14:47 elderbob -> Is F2F the same identity....Im not so sure....do we become someone else when online?
17:14:50 cris -> exactly. Because u do know the people. Humanware
17:15:05 elderbob -> I think we are all more work oriented online...then F2f much more social.
17:15:23 Moira -> Doesn't your real ID appear online with time though?
17:15:25 cris -> we are only meeting thru a diff means and are not able to hugs physically
17:15:34 cris -> but we do have virtual hugs
17:15:41 cris -> (((((HUGS )))))
17:16:05 elderbob -> Im not sure Moira....I think all our personalities continue to evolve....and not always on the same path, f2f and online.
17:17:00 CarlaArena -> and you were never the same, huh, Chris!!!!
17:17:07 teresadeca -> absolutely, chris!
17:17:17 ChrisJohnson -> No Carla, never the same :-)
17:17:19 Moira -> One question in Seattle asked was "are you disappointed by someone f2f?" and my answer was no
17:17:20 teresadeca -> why? because we're special, chris! :-)
17:17:28 illya -> It's not just chat and not just one forum. there are blogs and slide shows etc
17:17:31 sus in DK -> :p
17:17:33 ChrisJohnson -> not at all
17:17:57 cris -> yes! It's true!
17:18:02 CarlaArena -> we were not disappointed because we knew each other before meeting f2f!
17:18:13 Moira -> right Carla :-)
17:18:19 cris -> diff ages
17:18:24 illya -> That's also what I love and cherish - getting help, giving help
17:18:28 cris -> from 18 - to late 30s
17:18:29 elderbob -> Did you know each other bettter, after F2f?
17:18:30 illya -> supporting
17:18:39 jeff -> anyone else in the skypecast want the mic?
17:18:59 elderbob -> IS there a conference call # Jeff.
17:19:02 cris -> thank u Sus
17:19:07 jeff -> nope
17:19:12 elderbob -> Ok.
17:19:16 Moira -> yes, I think so - the blended approach does work :-)
17:19:32 illya -> (nod)
17:19:32 CarlaArena -> I guess, bob, we just had even more fun together, but I felt I knew the people I met!
17:19:47 elderbob -> The blended approach probably works best of all.
17:20:16 elderbob -> In fact, I am not too sure that our welcomeness of others at a F2F stems from our awareness of them online.
17:20:45 CarlaArena -> I don't know, bob...
17:20:48 elderbob -> I am not saying that you dont know them online....but that you know them in a different way.
17:21:24 elderbob -> I think I went through the same thing In San Antone, the year before.
17:21:46 elderbob -> The F2F was awesome, but I knew soooo much more about some after the F2f
17:21:51 CarlaArena -> san antonio was when i first heard of the webheads...
17:22:05 elderbob -> I remember taht Carla
17:22:09 teresadeca -> chris, i believe we also find a certain comfort i knowing that others have those same "shared problems"
17:22:21 teresadeca -> comfort in knowing...
17:22:23 elderbob -> Etienne and Sus, please come to the UnConference and start a forum
17:22:24 ChrisJohnson -> Definitely Tere
17:22:32 cris -> I liked the Chaos!
17:22:37 cris -> thanks so much Sus
17:22:39 CarlaArena -> for sure. I guess it adds a special flavor to our relationship, this blended mode
17:22:41 teresadeca -> so education does have its problems worldwide...
17:22:45 ChrisJohnson -> Chaos rules
17:22:45 cris -> thnks Etienne
17:22:52 cris -> Thanks everyone
17:22:55 elderbob -> Unconference is organized chaos
17:22:59 illya -> Thank you!
17:23:05 Moira -> Thank you Etienne and Sus!
17:23:11 elderbob -> Bye all....great session....
17:23:12 teresadeca -> it's been very nice, sus and etienne. thank you, both! :-)
17:23:27 ChrisJohnson -> Take care everyone!
17:23:33 teresadeca -> and maybe i'll get to meet you both next week
17:23:34 etiennewenger -> Thank you all.
17:23:34 CarlaArena -> great talk!
17:23:35 elderbob -> Sus.....holler at me sometime... I miss our conversations.
17:24:37 teresadeca -> where will you be in setubal, etienne and sus?
17:24:47 sus in DK -> At an old wind mill
17:25:02 teresadeca -> i see. that's great!
17:25:03 CarlaArena -> you already have it, Jeff!
17:25:15 Durff -> Thank you!
17:25:18 teresadeca -> sus, let's see if i can meet etienne f2f, ok?
17:25:28 Durff -> yesz!
17:25:36 teresadeca -> bye all! thank you!
17:25:40 etiennewenger -> Teresa, we will be at some conference place.
17:25:53 teresadeca -> i live in the lisbon area
17:25:54 Durff -> i want one too
17:25:57 cris -> it might be in ESE
17:26:16 teresadeca -> i can drive over. or meet you in lisbon sometime
17:26:17 Durff -> a PhD in webheadist?
17:26:27 teresadeca -> ok, sus. great!
17:26:38 cris -> great idea
17:26:41 teresadeca -> great session! thank you!
17:26:45 cris -> I need an idea for a PhD!
17:26:50 cris -> thanks u Teresa
17:26:54 cris -> thank u all
17:27:04 Moira -> Thanks Jeff
17:27:11 Moira -> Bye all
17:27:12 teresadeca -> you can listen to this session and get some, cristina
17:27:25 Ramona -> Thankls all, I really enjoyed this!
17:27:31 ChrisJohnson -> Christina, look at my dissertation - recommendations for future study
17:27:38 teresadeca -> hi, neighbor ramona! :-)
17:27:42 cris -> will do ;)
17:27:43 ChrisJohnson -> maybe you'll get an idea there
17:27:47 Ramona -> Hi Teresa
17:27:54 teresadeca -> see you all tomorrow
17:28:05 Ramona -> yes, c u 2morrow
17:28:13 teresadeca -> bye all!
17:28:19 sus in DK -> Goodnight - I'm exhausted an happy!
17:28:21 CarlaArena -> see u tere and ramona
17:28:25 ChrisJohnson -> bye everyone, nice "seeing" you all again
17:28:32 Ramona -> bye everyone
17:28:36 Ramona -> have a great weekend
17:28:38 cris -> bye
17:29:02 sus in DK -> good luck with everything!
17:29:09 jeff -> alado now on Worldbridges A & B and simulcast desktop on yugma at:
17:29:33 jeff -> http://www.yugma.com/app/loading.php?user=&role=0&collsession=113825776
17:32:04 Durff -> sound gone
17:59:46 jeff -> hello
17:59:55 jeff -> currently simulcasting Rubena's presentaion
17:59:58 jeff -> almost finished
18:02:55 Durff -> Fry's Readability Scale
18:09:19 Durff -> yes, virtual applause!