SWSI - ITBLU

I liked the comments written by people who had watched the clip. They reflect how I feel. As far as reading books are concerned, the less distractions the better for me. However, as a tool for learning there is great potential.

Robyn's guide from UNSW

Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application. It allows you to upload images to share with your network/s and use in your courses. It also offers a wealth of images that have been licensed under Creative Commons that you may use with acknowledgement in your programs. See the FlickR CC tool to search for usable images.

By STEVE LOHR Published: March 16, 2010 New York Times

Danah Boyd's Blog

Determining the privacy requirements for e-portfolio use in the Australian VET sector March 2010

Considerations for managers of learner information and e-portfolio service providers March 2010

The Official Guide to Copyright Issues for Australian Schools and TAFE.

User guide: This application makes it easy for teachers to turn PowerPoint presentations into dynamic Flash files ready to share on the web. Build quizzes, capture video and add voice and music to your presentations.

by Diana Oblinger Educause, July/August 2003

Viv Evans' guide to using Voicethread

An example of a voicethread to discuss postential uses in eductaion

book a little out of date but some useful chapters

- This edition also contains an article about the E-portfolios business activity. IJLSC_Dec_2009

AeP2 - Stage 2 Final Report (December 2009) ePortfolio use by university students in Australia: Developing a sustainable community of practice The aims of the second stage of the Australian ePortfolio Project were to focus on building the Australian community of practice through an online forum and through further ePortfolio symposium activities

CLI Moodle with links from Rory Obrien's CLI Connect Adboce Connect presentations.

Maybe we can use this as a community of practice site

"Learning Networks + Knowledge Exchange = Learning 2.0"

'…I think most educators do have the desire to be excellent instructors that's why we got into this field in the first place some of us aren't here because we're hoping to get rich we have a genuine passionate commitment to students. It's the roles of managers to create an environment where that natural desire that teachers have to deliver excellent level of instruction can be nurtured. That requires removing barriers it does require building skills and extending an instructor competence so they can do the things that they want to do. That's why I refer to an ecology being created by management so that instructors can do what they want to do I am quite convinced if management plays a role of removing rather that becoming barriers then the people hired by the organisation in the first place will be well capable in achieving the objectives that are required…''…I think most educators do have the desire to be excellent instructors that's why we got into this field in the first place some of us aren't here because we're hoping to get rich we have a genuine passionate commitment to students. It's the roles of managers to create an environment where that natural desire that teachers have to deliver excellent level of instruction can be nurtured. That requires removing barriers it does require building skills and extending an instructor competence so they can do the things that they want to do. That's why I refer to an ecology being created by management so that instructors can do what they want to do I am quite convinced if management plays a role of removing rather that becoming barriers then the people hired by the organisation in the first place will be well capable in achieving the objectives that are required…'