Comments on: A Powerful Set of Images, Ideas http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/ Alan Levine's blog space for barking about instructional technology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:49:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » My own interesting snippets http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/#comment-55816 Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » My own interesting snippets Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:34:26 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/#comment-55816 [...] since I came across this set in flickr from Alan Levine, I’ve both admired and used several of these images in my presentations. Most recently I [...] [...] since I came across this set in flickr from Alan Levine, I’ve both admired and used several of these images in my presentations. Most recently I [...]

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]]> By: Alan http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/#comment-30529 Alan Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:39:17 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/#comment-30529 Montse- I'm wary of age generalizations. its too easy to assume that most young people gravitate / relate better to a virtual world space, it ignores a spectrum of interests and approachability to technology that are in all age ranges. I've heard more than a few educators who felt comfortable their young students, clearly adept at music downloading and IM, would leap to SL-- ran into a lot of resistance. <em>Until they see it in action and can relate to a specific application, they just don’t get it.</em> I could not agree more- that is the premise of my "Being There" presentation. Not only specific application, but something relevant to their interests. At one of my more recent Sl demos, showing the voice capability sure tipped the audience more than any other aspect. Montse- I’m wary of age generalizations. its too easy to assume that most young people gravitate / relate better to a virtual world space, it ignores a spectrum of interests and approachability to technology that are in all age ranges.

I’ve heard more than a few educators who felt comfortable their young students, clearly adept at music downloading and IM, would leap to SL– ran into a lot of resistance.

Until they see it in action and can relate to a specific application, they just don’t get it.

I could not agree more- that is the premise of my “Being There” presentation. Not only specific application, but something relevant to their interests. At one of my more recent Sl demos, showing the voice capability sure tipped the audience more than any other aspect.

]]> By: Montse http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/#comment-30522 Montse Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:49:58 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/#comment-30522 Curious statistic from the NY Times. I thought the average Second Life user was 32. I have more of a difficult time explaining SL to people who are over 40 than I do people of my age group (30 somethings). Until they see it in action and can relate to a specific application, they just don't get it. That's not everyone, of course. I have friends in SL who are over 40 and a few over 50. A couple of the 50+ are power users. Curious statistic from the NY Times. I thought the average Second Life user was 32. I have more of a difficult time explaining SL to people who are over 40 than I do people of my age group (30 somethings). Until they see it in action and can relate to a specific application, they just don’t get it. That’s not everyone, of course. I have friends in SL who are over 40 and a few over 50. A couple of the 50+ are power users.

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/#comment-30508 Dean Shareski Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:19:05 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2007/07/02/a-powerful-set-of-images-ideas/#comment-30508 You could run these slides as a standalone presentation at any conference and it would likely be better than half the sessions. I'll definitely be using/modeling these images. Thanks for sharing. You could run these slides as a standalone presentation at any conference and it would likely be better than half the sessions. I’ll definitely be using/modeling these images. Thanks for sharing.

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