Browserless Blogging: Feb 22 - 27, 2009
(KSKW8915)

 This course requires an enrolment key


Browserless Blogging
(Sunday, February 22 - Friday, February 27, 2009)

Location:http://knowschools.ca
Facilitator: Grant Potter, Canada


Microblogging services continue to diversify with the development of mobile access features and desktop clients. With access no longer tied to a browser, users are able to build resources and communities with new methods and approaches. This KnowWEEK will explore the chemistry of portable devices and social networks and experiment with applications and clients that tie them together.

About Grant Potter:

Grant Potter is the e-Learning Coordinator with the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology at the University of Northern British Columbia [ http://www.unbc.ca/ctlt ]. Grant has been pursing research and development of educational technologies for the last 10 years through his work in the Canadian Arctic, China, and Northern British Columbia. Grant leverages existing and emerging technologies to extend the instructional potential of UNBC course offerings and facilitates the adoption of educational technology best practices for faculty through regular workshops, seminars, and consultations. In addition to academic pursuits, Grant is an active contributor to a number of open-source educational technology projects.

How To ACCESS This knowWEEK:

Please note the following steps

1. Limited Participation
Each knowWEEK is limited to a maximum of 35 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged!

2. Who can Participate?
Of interest to school administrators and teachers.Access is open and free of charge to:
  • All BC teachers and Administrators in the BC public and private school system;

  • By special arrangement for organizations outside of the BC Public School System.

If you don't fit into the above criteria you can still participate and $175.00 CAD for each knowWEEK. Pay through our secure online registration system.

3. Access Steps
  • First time at KnowSCHOOLS? Welcome! Your first step is to create an account in our site: http://knowSCHOOLS.ca
  • Once you have created your profile (login and password), your next step is to pre-register for the knowWEEK discussion(s).

4. KnowWEEK Length:
knowWEEKS open apx. 9:00 am, Sunday and close apx. 12 noon, Friday Pacific time (Vancouver, British Columbia) http://timeanddate.com (World Clock)

5. Late Registration:
If you register after the knowWEEK has begun, and try to enter the discussion, you will be asked for an enrolment key. This means we haven't moved you into the knowWEEK yet. We will very soon, we promise!

This course requires an enrolment key