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| Supporting learning communities: How to do it for free |
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| Facilitator: |
Professor
David M. Kennedy, The University of Hong Kong
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| Bio: |
David
M. Kennedy has nearly three decades of teaching experience and currently
works at Hong Kong University (HKU) in the Division of Information
and Technology Studies, Faculty of Education. His work involves teaching
about the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)
in education, researching the design of eLearning and mLearning environments,
and design and evaluation of software for eLearning and mLearning.
He has presented seminars and workshops about eLearning and mLearning
in Hong Kong, the UK, Finland, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. He
is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Educational Multimedia
and Hypermedia (JEMH) and the International Journal of Teaching
and Learning in Higher Education (IJTLHE).
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| Detail: |
Key questions to be addressed:
What is 'free software'?
Is free software really free, or just pretending?
How can we create online communities for free?
Does free = cost-effective?
Does free = trivial?
Can free software do the same or a better job?
This seminar will provide an overview of two components of the current
technical landscape - free and open-source software (FOSS), and Web
2.0 applications. Software examples of these two sorts of tools which
support learning and teaching will be demonstrated, for example:
FOSS: image and sound manipulation applications
Web 2.0: blogs and wikis
A CD of the seminar PowerPoint with relevant links will be provided
to participants.
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| Date: |
8 May 2007 (Tuesday) |
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12:30pm - 1:45pm |
| Venue: |
Room 804, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building
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