Hello from the TTIX conference in beautiful Orem, Utah. The snow-capped mountains ringing the valley a sparkling with new snow, in June!
I'm attending a conference sponsored by Utah Valley State College called the "Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange Conference." It's a great regional conference model, hosted by the distance learning team at UVSC and free to participants. UVSC invited proposals about using technology in teaching and gathered peers from around the region and afar.
Not surprising, the most common themes at the conference were collaboration and using Web 2.0 tools. Blogging, Wikis, Google Tools, Podcasting, Second Life and more. The sessions included presentations and hands-on workshops. I did a presentation and a workshop on social authoring. All the sessions where recorded for others to view in the future.
If you live anywhere in the Utah area, or just want an excuse to visit, watch for the conference next summer. One gentleman traveled from Ankara Turkey to present and share ideas, but most participants came from Utah and neighboring states.
Watch for our NROC webinars on Web 2.0 tools and on social authoring, or catch one of my upcoming presentations at the League's College Summit, Distel2, ALN or CIT.
- Ruth
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