tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315331548415132004.post3457573321750459781..comments2023-09-18T08:23:36.645-04:00Comments on NJ Tech Teacher Musings: The Time ChallengeAnn Orohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137060994986827867noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315331548415132004.post-63592820624950828472008-05-04T21:44:00.000-04:002008-05-04T21:44:00.000-04:00Diane:You're going to have so much fun at NECC. I ...Diane:<BR/>You're going to have so much fun at NECC. I have to wait until next year for my first NECC experience.<BR/><BR/>Certainly, the interactions via Twitter, webcasts, Voicethreads, and blogs made it easier to converse with everyone. I can compare it reconnecting with another local gentleman that I met for two days at Kean last October. I sat with him at lunch to talk a little and we had a bit to share related to what we learned at Kean and have tried since then.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the conversations with my online friends were easier. There were things I could refer to in conversation that I always wanted to know more about. We share a common knowledge of different events and happenings via all the online venues.<BR/><BR/>The real life conversations were a bit all over the place, just like online, since there were so many of us at dinner (I think 10 or 11 of us). I hear your up to about 35 at dinner in June - wow! It was nice to meet everyone. If anything, the time went too fast. <BR/><BR/>AnnAnn Orohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137060994986827867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315331548415132004.post-76296225108276765302008-05-04T21:34:00.000-04:002008-05-04T21:34:00.000-04:00Hey Kevin:It really is nice to meet these online p...Hey Kevin:<BR/>It really is nice to meet these online personalities in real life. The time went so quickly, though. I think we're all time challenged. There's only so much time in the day and so much more that I'd like to fit in every week, like your <A HREF="http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/category/day-in-sentence/" REL="nofollow">Day in a Sentence</A> entries. By the way, I noticed the video up on your blog when I went to create the link to your Day in a Sentence category. Very cool. I'll stop by soon and watch.<BR/>AnnAnn Orohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137060994986827867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315331548415132004.post-89846178381846338322008-05-04T19:37:00.000-04:002008-05-04T19:37:00.000-04:00I think it is so cool that you got to meet with pe...I think it is so cool that you got to meet with people in person with whom you have some sort of online connection with. Very neat.<BR/>As for time ... I wish I had more of it.<BR/>KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315331548415132004.post-73543384596074521482008-05-04T17:10:00.000-04:002008-05-04T17:10:00.000-04:00Ann,I was very interested in reading about your ex...Ann,<BR/><BR/>I was very interested in reading about your experiences connecting with people with whom you had previously interacted online.<BR/><BR/>Did you feel that Twitter conversations made contact f2f easier? How did the real life conversations compare with cyber connections?<BR/><BR/>With NECC looming in the not so distant future, the answer to these questions is becoming increasingly important to me!<BR/><BR/>dianedianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292813474160548707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315331548415132004.post-27306021104861591002008-05-04T14:12:00.000-04:002008-05-04T14:12:00.000-04:00Diane:I read through your reflections and find tha...Diane:<BR/>I read through <A HREF="http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/?cat=11" REL="nofollow">your reflections</A> and find that I <B>much</B> prefer to have at least an audio stream with the chat. I don't know how long I would have hung in for the live blogging, myself.<BR/><BR/>You raise some interesting questions about attending to multiple things at the same time. I know I have an extremely hard time being in the chat room in webcasts and listening to the webcast - to the degree that I have to listen to them as podcasts later.<BR/><BR/>While I was at Princeton, I got a lot out of each session as I live blogged. I tried to gather the points that summarized what was being spoken about. I knew that those outside the room couldn't hear or see what I was. I was listening and writing notes that I hoped would help me back outside the room while trying to make it clear those attending online. This is also why I started tagging into delicious.<BR/><BR/>That said, the day was a blur, but I have my live blog notes online to go back to. I know I missed a lot of the comments going back and forth because I was trying to stay focused on the presenters. I did glance at the additional comments when I could and respond as I felt able. <BR/><BR/>Additionally, I heard a couple of the presentations twice between Thursday and Friday. This helped my attention.<BR/><BR/>I will have to read Terry Anderson's post. I do have trouble with continuous partial attention myself. It's not something that I am going to consciously improve, but I notice subtle changes in my ability to attend to multiple things in online learning situations.<BR/><BR/>My students do no better than I do, I think. They do fully attend in bursts in math class - maybe not all students at the same time, but individually. In computer class, we haven't really done anything to the same degree of backchanneling that I did on Friday, so it would be hard to assess.<BR/><BR/>I think many of us struggle online with these issues. Thanks for the questions.Ann Orohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137060994986827867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315331548415132004.post-54635937885191620962008-05-04T13:01:00.000-04:002008-05-04T13:01:00.000-04:00Thanks for so generously sharing your experience a...Thanks for so generously sharing your experience at the Princeton conference - both during and after!<BR/><BR/>I followed the live blogging sessions that you were involved in and have to admit I didn't get as much out of them as I would have with a UStream feed and back channel. I just followed your link to the archives and can already see that it will be more valuable to me than the live blogging was.<BR/><BR/>In the past year I have really been pushing my learning modes. I've recorded a <A HREF="http://nexus.ontarioblogs.com/?cat=11" REL="nofollow">few of my reflections</A> as I've tried on a new learning style. I have to say I'm getting much more comfortable listening, reading and participating in the backchannel. (I still can't walk and chew gum though ;-)).<BR/><BR/>I'd be interested in knowing if the act of live blogging enhanced or detracted from your learning. Could you fully attend to the speakers? Did you need to? Do you feel like you missed anything? Did the blogging, especially in a group help your understanding?<BR/><BR/>Yesterday I read Terry Anderson's post <A HREF="http://terrya.edublogs.org/2008/03/18/back-channel-contention/" REL="nofollow"> Back Channel Contention</A>. One of the obstacles to learning that he talks about is <I>the challenge of continuous partial attention</I>. I agree with him that it is probably <I>related to your generation and certainly to your exposure to various modes of communication.</I> I know I struggle with this challenge. Do you? Do you see your students <I>fully attend</I> to anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com