Back from the WebCT (RIP) Conference
Well, Chicago was a fantastic city. I was quite taken with how easy it was to get around. How much FREE stuff there was to do. Oh yeah, and the conference! Actually, I have always been one of those folks who actually attend the conference and this time was no different. This year, the conference seemed more somber..and the fact that the name “WebCT” is out the door was not lost on me. I am a bit bummed by that fact, for some reason. Just like I was when GoLive was bought by Adobe and then Macromedia was bought by Adobe and then…well, you get the idea.
The major theme for this year, in the sessions I chose, was Web 2.0. Wikis, wikis, wikis. RSS, podcasting – but I quibble with many folks’ definitions, and so forth. I’m curious to watch and see how this whole 2.0 thing will play out with educational technology in general and online learning, more specifically. The customization, the need for media experiences, the end user as the major player of the content and its organization all go really against the traditional thoughts and schemes of academia so the growing and changing might include some pains.
I need to sift and sort and think about some of the other things I learned this past week. Stay tuned!
Filed under: educational technology, ruminations
