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2008-01-24: IPON 2008: Re-thinking Learning
Posted by: Richard Gatarski in english, gig, public[Update right after the gig] Whow, what an audience! Around 1000 truly interested people. (Well, the dark hall made it hard to sense the interest, but those I could see looked inspired and virtually no one left the room.) Anyway, as promised I have uploaded my presentation slides (pdf). Here are direct links to Bob Sprankle’s recordings of Dr Tim Tyson (The Blogging School and Leadership applied) and Lynn Swett Miller (Blog based professional portfolios). Also, take a look at Pirate Coelho to see how this Nobel prize awarded author uses the Internet (I will soon blog more about that).
It seems the content of my gig for EDEN spread not only to the UK and BBC Learning, but also to the Netherlands. Hence I have been invited to deliver a key note at the IPON 2008 event, where “Het ICT platform Onderwijs Nederland met vol elan nieuwe media en technologie aan het onderwij” (ICT in education). This conference and exhbition event will gather around 3 000 participants engaged in the Dutch education system. Among the other key note speakers are Toine Maes, director of Kennisnet Ict op school, Bob Hofman and Jan Lepeltak.
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januari 28th, 2008 at 19:58
Dear Mr. Gatarski,
This evening I want to thank for your speech in Utrecht.
We might be different in a sort of way of thinking, but you opened my eyes for the new sort of conversation.
The point you made to use the marketing-component of communication in our education was – on it’s own - very clear.
Your example of your son and “his” Toyota Yaris was remarkable!
The thing is: how can I use it in our education at school? Web-games with maths? Language-games on www?
It might sound stupid, but is that what you mean?
Perhaps I misunderstood you. My English is not as developed as yours. I didn’t dare to ask you yesterday…
Yours sincerely,
John Witvliet
(principal of the Oranjeschool in Katwijk, Holland)