ruweb2? Podium Podcast

As I was doing my presentation James Watson recorded the session in a Podium podcast. To listen to a completely unedited version of the podcast about ruweb2? copy the hyperlink below and paste it into your favourite podcast player (e.g. iTunes).

http://www.dougdickinson.co.uk/podcast/DD290907170932/rss.xml

Naace Autumn Conference Friday/Saturday 28th/29th September

In the exceptional surroundings of the Cisco Centre near the River Thames at Runnymeade 50 odd (!) delegates came to discover if they were Web 2.0 or not. The discussion was enthusiastic and the texted questions and comment provided a link from the presentation to what people were actually thinking.

There was much interest in the use of a blog as a presentation tool and also with the way videos, slide shows and snapshot pop ups were enabled to enhance the presentaation . Real modelling of the Web 2 model.

Much interest was expressed in the educational concepts and the operation underpinning Honeycomb and people were excited about the prospect of getting their hands on this powerful, educational focused ICT tool.

Honeycomb

For a while now we have been thinking about how we can move people forward so that they will take advantage of the enormous potential that Web 2.0 apps offer and how we can make them safe and secure for users in educational contexts but also take into account the power that comes with publication and peer review etc.

Moving people forward is like herding cats ... not for the faint hearted but gives immense satisfaction. As the man says 'I wouldn't do nothing else.' (thanks to Tricia for this)



(The video just seemed appropriate ... we have no connection with EDS)


And we have made a start ... it is called 'Honeycomb'

What is it ?

• It is an online tool … delivered online, used online and accessible from anywhere at any time and is always 'up-to-date'. No CDs to load, no updates to install. Every time you log on you are working on the latest version.
• It is a safe tool as it exists in a secure environment for which access is customisable at a personal variety of levels
• It is a collaborative tool designed for users to work alongside each other on documents and ideas from wherever they are
• It is an engaging tool as it fits the current idiom of customisation and personalisation. It is ‘your’ tool… a users tool !
• It is a creativity tool in the hands of creative people who will think in spaces and communicate appropriately
• It is a community tool because ideas created in it are designed to be shared
• It is an easy tool to publish ideas with as access can be granted to anyone anywhere
• It is a tool designed for education to move forward from the one person - one recording system idea into a multi-collaborative, cooperative environment
• It is an easy to use intuitive tool where items are placed, moved, changed and adapted to suit the developing ideas
• It is personal to each and every students
• It is a tool that can and will be integrated into every aspect of educational life

It is a honeycomb ... each bit tessellating with each other bits, separate but totally integrated. It is not a 'mash up', a collection of apps in a carrier bag. It is an entity and works as such.

So to find out what the bees do ... go to Softease and discover ...