Disclaimer – As always, I am the developer for Cisco in Second Life. The opinions expressed here are ALL MINE and are not paid for by Cisco – I am very expensive!
Attended one of Cisco’s TechChats today in Second Life on Education 2.0 given by John Connell, Education Strategist and Business Development Manager at Cisco. Listed below are some of John’s credentials.
Attendees of the event were from around the world; UK, France, Spain, Australia, Bulgaria and the U.S. It was interesting to note that they all seem to have the same issues – top down management, lack of connectivity and control issues.
What I took away (as a non-Educator) is the following
- Education is still bound by “traditional” thought of as an individual pursuit versus collaboration
- Web 2.0 is still considered play
- The passion of the attendees – mainly front line teachers – is amazing! Salute teachers!
There was so much more in this excellent talk yet any attempt by me to express them would do a great deservice to John. If interested, check out John Connell’s blog: http://www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog
—– Notes from the Event ——-
“Learning 2.0”
This TechChat features John Connell, Education Strategist and Business Development Manager at Cisco. During this TechChat John will discuss the concept of ‘Learning 2.0’ — the profound implications of technological development for both formal and informal education.
13 MARCH 2008 at 1200 PST
SUPPORTING URLs
- John Connell Blog: http://www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog
- Providing a Framework to Transform Education: http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/education/index.html
- Cisco Virtual Environments Blog: http://blogs.cisco.com/virtualworlds/
- Learn more about Cisco Live! http://www.cisco-live.com/
SPEAKER BIO:
John Connell is an Education Strategist and Business Development Manager working for Cisco in the Emerging Markets, covering South America, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia. He worked for 25 years in the public sector in Scotland, at all levels of education from teacher and headteacher to national policy adviser and national project Director. For 6 years, he led the world-class Scottish Schools Digital Network project, now known as Glow (see www.glowscotland.org.uk). He has spoken at many events and conferences across the world on the conjunction of education and technology and he is a well-known voice in the world of educational blogging.
