Net Generation Overview

• NetGen Position Paper paper by Frank Kresin, Marja Verstelle and Brian Kelly
• Preliminary programme and homework
• Net generation - resources

Wiki Space For Workshop Participants

• BrianKelly Wiki space
• FrankKresin Wiki space
• StevenWarburton Wiki space
• PierreGorissen Wiki space
• WytzeKoopal Wiki space
• MarjaVerstelle? Wiki space
• PeterSloep? Wiki space
• HugoNordsethWiki? space
• MarcDupuis Wiki space
• ClaireMcAvinia? Wiki space
• FransJacobsWiki? space
• JenniferBurke? Wiki space
• NicoJuist Wiki space
• AmberThomas Wiki space
• BasCordewener Wiki Space

Use of Technologies

A Wifi network will be available during the workshop. In addition the workshop facilitators will encourage workshop participants to make use of a number of networked technologies in order to support the event. We encourage workshop participants to read about the AvailableTechnologies and the AcceptableUsePolicy if possible, prior to the workshop.

Images of the workshop can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/alt200604netgeneration/

Relevant links can be found here: http://del.icio.us/tag/alt-2006-04-net-generation

Workshop Programme

• 09:30 Workshop welcome and outline of the programme and workshop aims
• 09:45 Getting to know each other (Who are you and what are your main interests) DelegateInterests
• 10:00 The Edinbugh Scenario (presentation by FK)
• 10:10 What's your stance? (group exercise 1)
• 10:30 The future from four perspectives: (NetGenExercise1)
  • • Group 1: 'Virtual Vanilla' - Our Vision - [Group1Vision]
    • Group 2: 'Web of confidence' - Our Vision - [Group2Vision]
    • Group 3: 'Back to the future' - Our Vision - [Group3Vision]
    • Group 4: 'You Choose' - Our Vision - [Group4Vision]
• 11:15 Coffee
• 11:30 A Vision for the Future (presentation by BK): [Slides]
• 11:45 Incorporate the presentation of BK in your visions
• 12:00 Report back from groups on the main features of the vision NetGenVisionNotes
• 12:30 Summary of morning session:
  • NetGenerationSummary - Wiki page giving summary of the morning's session (allowing information to be shared with the other two workshop sessions)
• 13:00 Lunch & group discussions
• 14:00 Barriers To Our Vision: identifying and addressing obstacles & opportunities (brief presentation by BK): [Slides]

• 14:05 Identifying obstacles (Group exercise):
  • Group 1: User barriers - [Group 1 - UserBarriers]
  • Group 2: Management barriers - [Group 2 - ManagementBarriers]
  • Group 3: Technical barriers - [Group 3 - TechnicalBarriers]
  • Group 4: Cultural barriers - [Group 4 - CulturalBarriers]

• 14:30 Report back from groups: NetGenAfternoonNotes
• 14:45 Addressing the barriers (presentation by BK): [Slides]

• 15:00 Coffee

• 15:15 Addressing the barriers (group exercise): [Slides]
  • Group 1: Addressing the User barriers - [Group 1 - AddressingUserBarriers]
  • Group 2: Addressing the Management barriers - [Group 2 - AddressingManagementBarriers]
  • Group 3: Addressing the Technical barriers - [Group 3 - AddressingTechnicalBarriers]
  • Group 4: Addressing the Cultural barriers - [Group 4 - AddressingCulturalBarriers]

• 15:45 Report back from groups

• 15:55 Summary of the workshop: [NetGenerationSummary]

• 16:00 Workshop ends

Position Paper

The NetGenerationPositionPaper is under development.

Homework

We invite the workshop participants to write a short essay in advance of the workshop based on the position paper(s) and your personal experience on:

• Your personal goals for coming to this workshop

• At least one major obstacle that must be seized for the new learning environment to be realised.
• Your thoughts on the most important drivers of change in the learning environment
• At least One example of where the use of Web 2.0 & E-learning 2.0 can make a positive change to teaching and learning

Note that you may wish to use your personal Wiki page on this Wiki to make your notes.

In addition we encourage participants to contribute to the Wiki by, for example, adding links to relevant tools, demonstrators, background reading, etc.