Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Don't bother me with the latest thing that will make my life easier: What we can learn

or - What we can learn from brain science
Presenter - Jerold R. Thomas The Ohio State University
http://drop.io/NETC2010Cognitive and on the NETC 2010 Google Wave with:public netc2010

1) Humans structure new information to fit existing beliefs
2) Mental Work is hard work
Do your focused work when you are rested.
3) Multi-tasking is usually counter-productive
4) We have short attention spans and memory
Use stories to relate to audience experiences

Planners tend t
o overvalue the plan or product and users tend to undervalue the plan

Monday, May 24, 2010

Improving your Powerpoint Presentation

Presenter Stan Skrabut
@skrabut #UWCES and #netc2010
Presentation at http://www.slideshare.net/skrabut/improving-your-power-point-presentations-by-stan-skrabut
Available on Google Wave - with:public netc2010

You want your audience to remember what you presented. It goes back to science and research. People can only work with 3-4 bits of info at any one time.
Overwhelming viewers with info does not aid learning:break it down.
Info is processed in two channels - visual and verbal.
Verbal channel is processed easier.
One idea per slide is easy to digest.
Use complete sentences to guide thought: This increases learning.
Use a simple graphic that ties the thoughts together

Recommended books - Beyond Bullet Points, and The Backchannel by Cliff Atkinson

Use Word template to create slides. Template is from book.

Use notes section to put in all the great info instead of putting it in a slide. Print them out and use them as handouts.

Add pictures

During presentation:
Step into the screen so attention will not be split
Use a presenter feature of Powerpoint and keep a small screen in front of you.
Use a remote control.
Keep slides simple. do not give into temptation of givine goo much info.
Make sure everything works.
Plan for problems.
Practice, Practice,Practice.

The three elements of your presentation: headline, sentance, graphic.
You should encourage a backchannel (Twitter, facebook, etc)

NETC2010 eXtension in Second Life: It's the People, not just the Pixels

Presenter LuAnn Phillips
Available on Google Wave - with:public netc2010

Changes, Improvements
Pages to visit: Spotlight in Eduction, Viewer 2 with Interactive Prims, Virtual State Fair.
SL is on track to have 1M regular users this year
Great Networking for Educators in SL

Enterprise SL is in the works with added security.

Immersive Experience in a Virtual world gives a similar learning experience as other immersive learning ways.

A person will have 10,000 hours of gaming experience by age 21 and it takes 10,000 hours of dedicated practice to master a skill.

Luann's SL avatar is Thynka Little.

Creating Educational Screencast for Youtube and Online Delivery

Presenter Pete Flores
Available on Google Wave - with:public netc2010

Produce videos in Camtasia preferred format is SWF. Also use MP4 and FLV. He has problems with FLV.
Put your marketing logo at the beginning for about 3-5 seconds. Put information at the end for about 7 seconds.
Showed the options to produce a video using Camtasia.

Creating Podcasts

Presenter - Darrell Crutchley
Available on Google Wave - with:public netc2010

Standard Podcast is audio only. Enhanced podcast is the audio with static images placed whenever you want. Video podcasts are full video and audio. mp3 is audio only. mp4a is audio and video using the AAC encoder.
Camtasia can be used for the video podcast on both PC and Mac. Screencast can be used on the MAC.

Caster can be used to create a podcast on a Ipad or similar item made out in the field and if you have a Internet connection, can be uploaded immediately.

Photo Management Roundtable

Presenters, Greg Parmer of Auburn University and Jason Young of North Carolina
Available on Google Wave - with:public netc2010

Listening to what others use for their photo management. Anything from Lightroom, Aperture, Extensis Portfolio, or nothing. Interesting ideas.

NETC 2010

Available on Google Wave - with:public netc2010

I am in Auburn Alabama for the 2010 National Extension Technology Conference. Getting started with sessions this morning. I start with one called Photo Management. I will post more as I get through them.