e/merge 2008: Connected Teacher Toolkit

It is interesting to read some of the reflections on the conference and I will try to link it up here from posts. As I follow Nancy’s RSS feed (a great way to keep track of favourite blogs) I stumbled accross her reflection on the conference:

http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/07/17/a-spot-of-reflection-shifting-from-me-to-we/

As for me, I am not quite ready to reflect yet! I still feel as if though I can go and harvest quite a lot of learning from the forums.

So I will be back.

Cannot believe that e/merge 2008 is over! or is it? It does not have to be!!! We can keep the conversations and connections going….

If you have not yet joined our Facebook group, you can wander over there and give us some input: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23363984814

Also, I have been having a great time seeing how people are getting on with their lives in teaching and learning through twitter (www.twitter.com) If you have not started twittering yet…now is the time. Robin Good has been posting some stunning new collarborative tool links in his twitter, which I have tagged in my…

Del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us/maggiev) is another place where we can follow one another around in learning. Let’s join our learning networks together!

So, three places where we can keep in touch…

I will from time to time trace some of our e/mergers progress on our emerge 2008 blog at edublogs. And just a reminder that it is not to late to join us in blogging…or share where you are blogging…. http://emerge2008.edublogs.org/emerging-people/

We have an exciting programme starting on Monday which includes a live keynote at the combined face to face and online opening at University of Cape Town on Monday evening. This will also be available online. Dr Bakary Diallo, Rector of the African Virtual University will present on “Reaching the potential of ICTs in African Higher Education Institutions”.

The Connected Teacher Toolkit workshop led by Bronwyn Stuckey and Maggie Verster is also starting on Monday. Each weekday during the first week of e/merge a live online meeting at 3pm  will focus on a different tool in the toolkit and offer a relaxed and supportive exploration of the tool, its use and benefit to the practices of teachers.On Monday there is an excellent opportunity to learn about Twitter which makes it easy for groups of people to stay in touch in real time. Other tools that you can explore next week include blogging, social tagging, Facebook and newsfeeds. Why not come and sign up for the Connected Teacher Toolkit?