tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42569818526816140002024-03-19T03:57:05.391-07:00Socially Constructed MediaDemonstrating social media for education, art and design, business and professionalsLeigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-26313924053448424572011-11-04T03:36:00.000-07:002011-11-04T03:36:24.586-07:00Using social media in an undergraduate course<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzQrSCl8V2QR0M5p7Cr4F3s__9sFTC7WVcrrL1b2NO9MaojYyV5OFnAkSVMbNf6bKUYVQjsH1KqXyiyj6pBp-wshQnxp00dXEYYDsHA7hwjaWYCf91QKMOeHkgyhKIoY9sFs2jUWpIC2R/s1600/bps+banner+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzQrSCl8V2QR0M5p7Cr4F3s__9sFTC7WVcrrL1b2NO9MaojYyV5OFnAkSVMbNf6bKUYVQjsH1KqXyiyj6pBp-wshQnxp00dXEYYDsHA7hwjaWYCf91QKMOeHkgyhKIoY9sFs2jUWpIC2R/s400/bps+banner+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Banner for the unit. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; line-height: 16px;">Image by </span><a class="external text" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenkayho/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; line-height: 16px; padding-right: 13px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Karenkayho</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> on Flickr</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Over the past 13 weeks, I've been working with <a href="http://keithlyons.me/">Keith Lyons</a> teaching a unit called <a href="http://bps.ucniss.net/">Business, Politics and Sport</a>. Our goal was to modify the pre-existing unit outline enough so we could run an open, flexible, invitational learning event, where we could curate a guest lecture series, put everything online (not so much on university systems, but on real-world web sites), to make attendance intrinsically motivated, and to set assignments that were challenging and that make a contribution to wider, open knowledge communities. It worked, and we're getting really <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:Business,_politics_and_sport">good feedback</a>.<br />
<ul><li>In the end, we used <a href="http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au/mod/forum/view.php?id=337873">UC's Moodle</a> in a very basic stripped back form, making it open access, and providing a link out to the unit website, with a forum set up if anyone needed it</li>
<li>We set up <a href="http://bps.ucniss.net/">a unit website on Blogger</a>, which fed through to a Facebook page, and used these to document progress in the unit</li>
<li>We used <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Business,_politics_and_sport">Wikiversity to prepare the unit content</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Sport_and_Exercise_Studies">develop and submit the assignments</a></li>
<li>There were three assignments: an essay on Wikiversity, an online presentation, and an "open book" exam, where open book means the use of personal computers and the internet in the exam.</li>
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The exam is next week and everyone seems quite excited by it, partly because no one has sat an open book exam quite like this one. We're encouraging the use of chat and other online communication throughout the exam, and of course we're designing the questions with that capability in mind. Let's just hope the UC power circuits and wireless hold out for it. We have some contingencies in place.<br />
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Most of the essays are in, as well as the presentations, and almost all of the 93 participants have really risen to the challenge. We have some fascinating essays and videos published, from pole dancing to rock climbing, all with copyrights (hopefully) cleared, some with open standard format videos embedded, one in Arabic (although he will need an extension due to outside pressures), and many having been peer reviewed by other participants. The full list of works are here on the <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Category:UCNISS/BPS2011">BPS2011 category on Wikiversity</a>.<br />
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We have gained <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Business,_politics_and_sport">some really nice feedback</a> so far from two of the participants already, and we're hoping for more when the exam and assessment is out of the way. We plan to produce a PediaPress printed book from some of the best essays, in combination with work from Ben Rattray's group working together on Wikibooks, producing a book of <a href="http://pediapress.com/books/show/94137d5fa8a08f19b4f4898bfe23cd/">factsheets about disease and exercise</a>.<br />
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It has been a pleasure to see this model of teaching work so well, and we can only hope to see it scale more with other staff taking up the principles and practices here. We're directing participants to engage in productive, real world knowledge communities, using contemporary information and communications technology, to produce openly accessible information from their work, drawing more on their intrinsic motivation than not, and it seems to have worked well.<br />
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When the unit is over, and the mountain of assessment is out of the way, I'll be using BPS2011 as a case study in my PhD. We were given an opportunity to implement some of our ideas on open education and networked learning, and while we couldn't take it all the way - for example, I would have loved to have tried open and rolling enrollments, or done more in terms of coordinating with other similar units or community groups, or mapped several of the learning objectives to vocational competencies where they obviously connect, we did manage to show something of a model worth thinking about. The workload has been well within the recommended limits - although the marking will be hefty, the learning objectives have plenty of evidence of being met, and the student feedback is looking excellent.Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-60674921952755761942011-11-03T21:37:00.000-07:002011-11-03T21:37:13.622-07:00History of Paralympics Australia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQnx942eikwF67zApca2l7OBk0CxYqtpJk_j_5q4zDwH0h614XwxbaVE9vRMCJuXO7rUT31dcv8X2Gg9a9RLTOBJcGgy_gXGRRtHd6TrMS2_7cxKqz9tozFL_QbPvJtCcCMCBLp15PyVd/s1600/ucniss-hopau.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQnx942eikwF67zApca2l7OBk0CxYqtpJk_j_5q4zDwH0h614XwxbaVE9vRMCJuXO7rUT31dcv8X2Gg9a9RLTOBJcGgy_gXGRRtHd6TrMS2_7cxKqz9tozFL_QbPvJtCcCMCBLp15PyVd/s320/ucniss-hopau.png" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">HOPAU is the tag word for the </span>project called 'History of the Australian Paralympic Movement'.<br />
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<div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Early in 2011, The <a href="http://ucniss.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies</a> (UCNISS) proposed that we help the <a href="http://www.paralympic.org.au/" style="text-decoration: none;">Australian Paralympic Committee</a> (APC) write their history, using the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) wikis, namely Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Wikibooks.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paralympians and volunteers helping to<br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our objective is to try and build and sustain a volunteer editing community on Wikipedia, and to a smaller extent Wikimedia Commons. We want to work with that community to write a wide range of quality Wikipedia articles, and support that process by releasing and uploading a wide range of Australian Paralympic related media to Wikimedia Commons, such as audio and video content like interviews, productions and raw footage, quality images, and book and poster scans.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This project will be <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Paralympic_Movement_in_Australia" style="text-decoration: none;">managed and documented openly on Wikiversity</a>, as well as the <a href="http://ucniss-hopau.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">UCNISS-HOPAU blog</a>, and the task force page on Wikipedia. Communications take place on the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/hopau" style="text-decoration: none;">HOPAU email list</a> and anywhere the #hopau tag is used.</span></div>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-36066911774227802092011-05-02T19:15:00.000-07:002011-05-02T21:18:29.049-07:00Social media in sport sponsorship and media<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Robin McConnell has asked me to give a talk to his <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Sport_sponsorship_and_media">Sport Sponsorship and Media</a> class, on social media. He's offered a list of questions to guide the talk, listed below. Before attempting a response to these, I will see if we can first establish an understanding on what social media is, as I see it that is, socially constructed media. This is different to just platforms that support social networking, which don't necessarily speak to the media side of the equation.<br />
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Below are my responses and links to that list of questions from Robin:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How could a sport organisation use social media get their message, brand across more people?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ol><li>Social media can be an extension to broadcast, but it is not only broadcast</li>
<li>Social media can be used to communicate a message straight to audience without mediation by editors and journalists. Useful for press releases</li>
<li>If done well, social media can be used to build engagement, loyalty and other elements of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital">social capital</a></li>
</ol><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What could a sport organisation suggest to a sponsor?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ol><li>Brand visibility in the traditional form of logos and advertising embedded in the media</li>
<li>Product placement strategies in the broadcast, and in the responses</li>
<li>Direct links to point of sale by way of Amazon, Paypal and other online transaction methods</li>
</ol><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What sponsors would be interested in a social media?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ol><li>Providers of social media platforms (Facebook, Youtube, possibly local charters of the Wikimedia Foundation)</li>
<li>Other internet service and mobile Providers </li>
<li>Startups</li>
</ol><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How do present sites use sponsors or get used by sponsors?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ol><li>NRL by Telstra</li>
<li>Facebook and Google adds</li>
</ol><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What is being done to increase fan allegiance and how could this be used to get sponsor recognition across?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">See UCNISS researcher, Laura Hale at <a href="http://ozziesport.com/">ozziesport.com</a> where she is researching sport fandom online, developing a range of case studies to test her methods and support her recomendations.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How can a logo be featured in social media communications?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ol><li>Backdrops, clothing and equipment featured in videos made in house</li>
<li>In campaigns that tap user generated content</li>
</ol><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Which mode of social media should a sport organisation first consider to get greater sponsor awareness by the public?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ol><li>First understand where target audiences frequent online, and study the culture and dynamics of those spaces</li>
<li>Find out what skills and levels of participation already exist in the organisation</li>
<li>Develop a strategy that ensures communications is regular, responsive, appreciative and non confrontational, and present.</li>
</ol><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What are the major social media sites/modes, their primary features/functions and how are they used by sport?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ol><li>Facebook - Fan pages, club pages, groups, athlete user accounts, campaigns</li>
<li>Youtube - Mostly video broadcast, sometimes two way dialog, playlist creation</li>
<li>Wikipedia - Ensure club, code and athlete pages are accurate, up to date, comprehensive and linked. Do this within Wikipedia policy, and fully disclose interests before making contributions. Don't be defensive.</li>
</ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See also</span></div><br />
<ol><li><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/marobella/social-media-in-sports-the-athlete-1151579">Social Media In Sports: The Athlete</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/pursuantsports/fan-engagement-sports-social-media-done-right">Fan Engagement: Sports Social Media Done Right</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/11/08/big-brands-social-media-2/">5 Big Brands That Are Rocking the Social Media Space</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.digitalsport.com.au/">Digital Sport Summit | June 2011 | Melbourne, Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cluetrain.com/">The Cluetrain Manifesto</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Sport_sponsorship_and_media/Social_media_in_sport_sponsorship_and_media">These notes in a wiki</a></li>
</ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Conclusion</span></div><div><br />
</div><div>Listen, inquire, respond quickly and positively. Social media is not broadcast media, listen to the conversations. Individual publishers have potentially just as much to contribute, probably more, than your club or organisation. Always be present and respond quickly to direct questions or comments. Respond selectively and strategically to wider coverage.</div>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-89709591742835416792011-04-06T17:25:00.000-07:002011-04-06T20:05:19.676-07:00Social media for the health professional - intro to searchMore and more I've found myself talking to health professionals and clinics, interested in how they might use social media in their work. I usually advise that they should at least ensure their website it simple and easy to use (address and contact details on every page for example, and to consider using website services like Blogger to create and manage their site - because in my experience, its more reliable and better run than locally produced services). But most importantly, they are on search results. For example, look at this result for <a href="http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=canberra+health">Canberra Health</a>. <br />
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Notice how in the first result, Google is able to extract key navigation from the site and offer them in the search result, thereby helping people get to the information they need quicker - at least in theory, nothing worse than clicking "contact us" only to be presented with an online form and no address or phone number!<br />
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Also notice further down in the search results the image? Its to a news item with a video. Videos, especially if they're on Youtube, are given thumbnail previews in search results, naturally dragging the eye to the result.<br />
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Google search results are a snap shot of the web, relating to the search query. Logically then, the more coverage you have across the web, the more of these sorts of results you can generate for your area.<br />
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So my advice is to consider using the web in a distributed fashion. This means distributing your media across services, and then regather them into your central site. For example, all websites have images, graphics and photos. Consider first loading these images to a popular image sharing site like Yahoo's Flickr. Once these images are online, they can easily be embedded in your site like they never left. This way, some people browsing Flickr for images on places and events etc, will happen on your photos and see in the description your mention of your site and services. Likewise for video - on Youtube and then displayed on your site, for Calendar of Events, use Google Calendar and embed it on your site. Etc.<br />
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This sort of advice has been controversial for many years, with traditional web developers expressing concerns of control and reliability. As time goes on however, their concerns become less realistic, and for those who went first, their search spread and results are going from strength to strength.<br />
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<b>Exercise:</b><br />
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For this exercise, put aside the better part of a day (part time), or about 3 hours solid and focused.<br />
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<ol><li>Create accounts on Google, Blogger, Youtube, Flickr, Twitter and Facebook.</li>
<li>Set up a website on Blogger.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=57792">Create a playlist of the best videos</a> you find on Youtube, and try and work out how to embed that playlist on your website. Hint, Google search is your friend.</li>
<li>Load photos of yourself and your colleagues to Flickr, and embed these photos in the website section that is about you.</li>
<li>Write a tweet announcing your website (and look into how to have new content on your website automatically update your Twitter status.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php?campaign_id=368885149649&placement=pgall&extra_1=0">Create a page on Facebook</a>, and look into how your updates to Twitter, Flickr, Blogger and Youtube can automatically update your Facebook status.</li>
</ol>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-11829541780172887662011-03-29T22:45:00.000-07:002011-11-03T21:11:22.466-07:00Social media course, June-August, Canberra,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Ardea_alba;_3_chicks,_Morro_Bay_Heron_Rookery_2_-_by_Mike_Baird.jpg/300px-Ardea_alba;_3_chicks,_Morro_Bay_Heron_Rookery_2_-_by_Mike_Baird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Ardea_alba;_3_chicks,_Morro_Bay_Heron_Rookery_2_-_by_Mike_Baird.jpg/300px-Ardea_alba;_3_chicks,_Morro_Bay_Heron_Rookery_2_-_by_Mike_Baird.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I've been putting some love back into the wiki for <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Social_Media">the social media course</a> these past few days. Likewise giving this blog a new skin. We're planning to run another free and open social media course here at the University of Canberra, with a view to developing a generic undergrad unit that can be applied in any discipline area.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The structure</b> is based on the traditional university style education, involving lectures and tutorials. 6 lectures are generic looks at social media in society, followed by another 6 applied to a specific area of interest. </span><br />
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<ol style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Orientation to this unit</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It's the best of times, it's the worst of times - The pros and cons of social media so far</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The machine is us/ing us - Privacy, data, economic models and other basis’ for social media services</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">An anthropological introduction to Youtube - Cultures and trends in large social media networks</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Radical transparency - Open source and participatory economics, mashup, sampling and re appropriation culture</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The evolution will be socialised - Proposals and activism for alternative social media networks</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Guest lecture, panel or interview [your applied interest here]*</span></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Guest lecture, panel or interview [your applied interest here]*</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Guest lecture, panel or interview [your applied interest here]*</span></li>
</ol><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*Guest lectures, panel discussions, or interviews will be arranged based on the interests of participants in this course, and on topical events occurring during this course. The unit convener will make arrangements for these lectures. If you have suggestions, please contact the unit convener, or discuss it during prior lectures and tutorials.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Then there's the tutorials</b>, with the first 6 focused on skills, and the later 6 on presentations by participants, as well as completing the assignments.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div><ol style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Get ready</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Set up a blog</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Editing a Mediawiki</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Set up an RSS reader</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bookmarking and tagging</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Photos and video online</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Participant presentations</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Participant presentations</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Participant presentations</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Participant presentations</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Participant presentations</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Participant presentations</span></li>
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The assignments include:</b></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span><br />
<ol style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">A tutorial weblog</span></span></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">A presentation</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">A Wikibook chapter</li>
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">And so, this should be seen as a generic course (at level 1 or first year) that can be adapted into any specific setting. On the same note, the course should be seen as flexible by potential participants, in that they can bring their own ideas for assignment work, or apply the assignments the way they need to apply them. Likewise with guest lectures. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">I guess this course tries to straddle the institutional education system, and the open interests out there on the street, so to speak. Its a difficult balancing act because participants tend to bring entirely separate expectations, depending where their coming from.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">But we're running this course 14 June - 12 August, 2011, at the <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/University_of_Canberra" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">University of Canberra</a>, contact me if you'd like to be involved, or coordinate your own teaching and learning efforts with this one.</span></span></div></div>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-60164077020976150982011-01-31T21:26:00.000-08:002011-11-03T21:27:25.085-07:00Recent Changes Camp 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/RCC_2011_Canberra_group2.gif/400px-RCC_2011_Canberra_group2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/RCC_2011_Canberra_group2.gif/400px-RCC_2011_Canberra_group2.gif" width="320" /></a></div>We hosted a <a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/University_of_Canberra/RCC2011">RecentChangesCamp at the University of Canberra</a> these past three days. It was an OpenSpace unconference focused on wikis and online collaborative practices, following the success of the RCC2010 event, and RecentChangesCamps held in other parts of the world. The main characteristics of the event were that it was free to attend, open to anyone, with a program determined on the day by the participants. The aim of the event was to draw together people interested in Worldwide Iterative Knowledge Involvement or wikis (we made that acronym up btw), to discuss and share knowledge, and eat and socialise in a friendly face to face setting.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Rcc_canberra_2011_(1000px).png/400px-Rcc_canberra_2011_(1000px).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Rcc_canberra_2011_(1000px).png/400px-Rcc_canberra_2011_(1000px).png" width="282" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/University_of_Canberra/RCC2011/Participants" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 25px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" title="University of Canberra/RCC2011/Participants">Participants</a><br />
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<ol style="background-color: #fffcf1; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.3em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:LauraHale" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:LauraHale">Laura Hale</a> - University of Canberra</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Leighblackall" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Leighblackall">Leigh Blackall</a> - University of Canberra</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Juttavd" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Juttavd">Jutta von Dincklage</a> - Cancer Council Australia</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Rob Fitzgerald - University of Canberra</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Jayvdb" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Jayvdb">John Vandenberg</a> - Wikimedia Australia, University of New England</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Jpatokal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Jpatokal">Jani Patokallio</a> - <a class="external text" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/contact/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Lonely Planet</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Rose Grozdanic - Australian Flexible Learning Framework</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Michael Coghlan - TAFESA, NewLearning</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="external text" href="http://recentchangescamp.org/wiki/User:Kirstys" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Kirsty Sharp</a> - Tasmanian Polytechnic</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Tom Worthington - Australian National University</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="external text" href="http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/education/staff-profiles/diane-phillips" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Diane Phillips</a> - University of Canberra</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:MarkDilley" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:MarkDilley">MarkDilley</a> - <a class="external text" href="http://aboutus.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration: none;">AboutUs</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:SatuSuro" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:SatuSuro">SatuSuro</a> - Wikipedia editor - Western Australia</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Chriswaterguy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Chriswaterguy">Chriswaterguy</a> - Wikipedian & co-founder of<a class="external text" href="http://www.appropedia.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Appropedia</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Bilby" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Bilby">Adam Jenkins</a> - University of South Australia</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Billinghurst" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Billinghurst">Billinghurst</a> - no organisation - Fri - Sat for parts of days, ?Sun.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Marghanita" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Marghanita">Marghanita da Cruz</a> - Ramin Communications - definitely attending all day Friday</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="external text" href="http://recentchangescamp.org/wiki/User:Sridgway" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Stephan Ridgway</a> - Sydney - Travelling down Friday, definitely attending Sat. and Sun Morning</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Robyn Jay - Free</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Jtneill" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Jtneill">James Neill</a> - University of Canberra - attending all day Friday</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Ken - Lonely Planet</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Mark_Spain" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Mark Spain">Mark Spain</a></li>
</ol>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-28882925930282712062010-12-13T17:36:00.000-08:002011-11-03T21:28:50.469-07:00Social Media Workshop - University of Canberra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/RCC_2011_Canberra.JPG/800px-RCC_2011_Canberra.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/RCC_2011_Canberra.JPG/800px-RCC_2011_Canberra.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Wanting to get a handle on all this blogging, wikis, podcasting, twitter, and other social media, once and for all? Want to establish a professional web presence for your work? Want to better manage information available online? <br />
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A social media workshop will be held on 13 and 21 December, facilitated by Leigh Blackall, at the University of Canberra - Research Education Program. The workshops will explain the workings of social media and get you going with it all.<br />
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The first session will run on 13 December from 9.30am till early afternoon in Building 11, room A49<br />
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The second session will run on 21 December from 9.30am till 12.30 - a morning only session, and is planned as a follow up session for people who attended the first, but all are welcome of course.<br />
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Some people have indicated they could not make some of these dates. Leigh Blackall has accepted to run similar sessions end January (date tbc), just before University resumes. This may allow those of you who cannot find time in December to come in January, or to come to the 13 December session and the follow up in January (after lots of practice).<br />
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If you are still interested, just let me know and I will confirm your registration and sent out venue details,<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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<span class="il">Joelle</span> Vandermensbrugghe<br />
University of Canberra, Research Education ProgramLeigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-68396050839643269722009-09-10T14:15:00.000-07:002009-09-10T14:16:17.656-07:00Twitter power user shows howSome great tips for using Twitter to access rich information<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ByhBzwTCa_M&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ByhBzwTCa_M&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-1927737414365107322009-09-08T14:08:00.000-07:002009-09-08T14:14:26.665-07:00As always, things never go to planWe had a massively long conversation with Zina and Chris last night. Both are involved in developing a new website for their respective places of work, and both are interested in ideas for incorporating social media and more social practices.<br /><br />I remember 2 core principles being discussed:<br /><br />Spread content widely, using tools that aid efficiency, and tiw it all together again on the main central site.<br /><br />Better to ask individuals in your organisation to blog, vlog, tweet etc about the organisation, then to set up an "organisational" Twitter or Facebook accounst that will only die an organised death through lake of authenticity. Detail of this idea was in the discussion, and Chris mentioned an article with words to this effect on <a href="http://idealog.co.nz/">Idealog</a>. Chris, I hope you can find the article for us...<br /><br />Below is rough notes and links from last nighst rather intense discussion:<br /><br /><div>Wikis as websites:</div> <div> </div> <div>Raw wiki - <a href="http://wikieducator.org/Otago_Polytechnic" target="_blank">http://wikieducator.org/Otago_<wbr>Polytechnic</a></div> <div>Made pretty - <a href="http://www.superuser.com.au/Main_Page" target="_blank">http://www.superuser.com.au/<wbr>Main_Page</a></div> <div> </div> <div>OUSA Youtube needs to be managed better. Needs responses to comments, needs to make favs and playlists. Use the features.</div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/OUSAScarfieTV" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/<wbr>OUSAScarfieTV</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Also, once you use the features on Youtube, embed the channel on OUSA website using embed codes provided by Youtube.</div> <div> </div> <div>Upload videos to multiple services at once (saves time, makes a backup, spreads)</div> <div><a href="http://tubemogul.com/" target="_blank">http://tubemogul.com/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Local webdesign businesses</div> <div><a href="http://demo.loopsolutions.co.nz/" target="_blank">http://demo.loopsolutions.co.<wbr>nz/</a></div> <div><a href="http://www.fireweb.co.nz/blog" target="_blank">http://www.fireweb.co.nz/blog</a></div> <div>Both have their own Content Management Systems</div> <div> </div> <div>YahooPipes - Once you have spread your data out across the popular Internet, bring it all together on OUSA. You can use Yahoo Pipes <a href="http://yahoopipes.com/" target="_blank">http://yahoopipes.com</a> to bring it together, as well as for media monitoring, research etc. This blog is full of crazy ideas for Yahoo Pipes: <a href="http://ouseful.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://ouseful.wordpress.com/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>SCOPE Art Journal uses Wordpress as a CMS</div> <div><a href="http://thescopes.org/" target="_blank">http://thescopes.org</a></div>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-63093117859908876252009-09-07T22:00:00.000-07:002009-09-07T22:05:33.279-07:00Pull yourself together!So, if you follow my advice you will have distributed yourself all over the Internet. You'll have not just one blog going, not just one video account, not just one photo and image account, bookmarks, etc.. but, its important that you tie it all together somehow. You can do this 2 ways I reckon:<br /><br />1. Create a navigation menu on a central website that points to all the places you exist<br />2. Bring in all those places via their RSS feeds and display them on one central page<br /><br />Let's look at both ways.<br /><br /><a href="http://leighblackall.blogspot.com">Here's me with a navigation menu</a> (as well as a bit of RSS content being pulled in)<br /><a href="http://pipes.yahoo.com/leighblackall/everything">And here's me 100% RSS</a><br /><br />See you tonight (Tuesday) at the Otago Polytechnic's Forth St Campus Community Learning Centre, 6 - 8pm.Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-38914145403748793952009-08-31T18:32:00.001-07:002009-08-31T18:38:49.164-07:00Tonight will be interestingWe are coming together again after a month apart! And we have a new venue. These things could make or break our little Dunedin group interested in social media.<br /><br />But tonight I'm expecting 2 new faces and at least 2 old faces. A designer from the university wanting to know how she might incorporate social media into the website she is re-jigging; a usability consultant who is interested in social media generally and who comes to these Tuesday nights; Chris from the university business school interested in similar things as the designer; and myself who wants to share some research I've been doing in Otago Polytechnic's use of social media.<br /><br />So, see you there I hope. The Otago Polytechnic's Forth St Campus Community Learning Centre, on Union St across from the Bill Robertson Library.Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-31291491933187965522009-08-24T20:31:00.001-07:002009-08-24T20:39:52.454-07:00New venue confirmedOk, we have a new venue, this time with a projector, good group working space, and quieter (I think we'll have it to ourselves even!). It seems we have some more interest from people at the University too, so they'll enjoy the proximity.<br /><br />We are now at the Otago Polytechnic's Forth St Community Learning Centre (which is actually on Union St East!) <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=109184537924875506578.00046ac95143d6b9e6282&ll=-45.866898,170.519056&spn=0.002435,0.008991&z=16">Here's a map</a>:<br /><br />SEE YOU TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 6-9PM<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=109184537924875506578.00046ac95143d6b9e6282&ll=-45.867003,170.518477&spn=0.00523,0.00912&z=16&output=embed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><br /><small>View <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=109184537924875506578.00046ac95143d6b9e6282&ll=-45.867003,170.518477&spn=0.00523,0.00912&z=16&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">Otago Polytechnic Community Learning Centres</a> in a larger map</small>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-41539860329986214182009-08-24T16:53:00.000-07:002009-08-24T17:00:23.799-07:00We're back on deckHey ho! Just landed in from San Francisco (sounds fancy hey) and keen to see us come together on Tuesday nights again starting September. There has been a little burst of energy in Dunedin over the past month, with a seminar held for the Otago Chamber of Commerce to top it off.. The <a href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23thedistiller">Twitter notes</a> look encouraging, and some of these high rollers might even be interested in dropping in with us on Tuesday nights to see what could happen if we get heads together..<br /><br />I'm aiming for a new venue that is better set up for show and tell, has better parking, and is a little quieter.. The Common Room in town was setting up something upstairs, but I'm thinking maybe the Otago Polytechnic Forth St Community Learning Centre. Still have to ask if it'll be ok.. Stay tuned.Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-89580926772468004922009-07-27T21:04:00.001-07:002009-07-27T21:08:48.209-07:00Not too sure?I'm not too sure what to do tonight.. but we always come up with a number of things based on who turns up.. so this one depends entirely on who turns up!<br /><a href="http://chrislabes.blogspot.com/2009/07/working-it-out-at-workshop.html"><br />Chris points to </a><a href="http://chrislabes.blogspot.com/2009/07/working-it-out-at-workshop.html">an interesting write up</a> by a local media consultant about the level of interactivity in Dunedin through social media.<br /><br />One challenge I'd love to have a go at is creating a full social media presence from nothing for someone who doesn't even know you're doing it.. a Youtube channel based on playlists and favs, a Flickr based on tags and favs, a Delicious account based on tags.. and pool it all into Facebook perhaps...Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-39639542813178277032009-07-20T19:27:00.000-07:002009-07-20T19:36:12.274-07:00HypertextHave you been caught without your WYSIWYG editor yet? You know, when you're leaving a comment on someones blog, or trying to add a description to a photo and the text input box doesn't have the button for creating a link, making bold, or making italic.<br /><br />Let's drill this tonight. It comes in very handy.<br /><br />1. Do a Google search for "what is the HTML for a link?". If your first result is something from W3Schools - you're on a good path. But just about anything will do. <br /><br />2. Leave a comment to this post and use the HTML to link to the page you found and are referring to.<br /><br />3. Now find me a good video on HTML and leave me another comment with a link to it.. but this time I want it all in italics<br /><br />4. Finally, what does Wikipedia have to say about HTML.. is there a course on HTML at their sister project Wikiversity? So what you can find and leave another comment with a hyperlink and one word in bold and another word in italics.<br /><br />5. If you think you have the hang of it, try commenting me a picture. I wonder if that one will work.<br /><br />See you tonight at 6pmLeigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-18880142363695229372009-07-13T20:19:00.000-07:002009-07-13T20:32:30.135-07:00What will we do tonight?No need to ask! <a href="http://chrislabes.blogspot.com/2009/07/5th-element.html">Chris has it all layed out</a>:<br /><ol><li>Linking things together</li><li>Work collaboratively to create a presence for something</li><li>Mingling a bit more</li><li>Creating a youtube chanel</li></ol>Cool!<br /><br />Let's set up a social media business tonight.. and here's our ad:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OjMOeM22PJM&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OjMOeM22PJM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/otagopolytechnic">Otago Polytechnic's Youtube channel</a>. Notice no videos in it? Can you tell me how it works?Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-20660845253558705692009-07-06T23:46:00.000-07:002009-07-07T00:32:33.010-07:00Creating a webpage with JimdoThis one comes recommended by Jonathon.<br /><br /><b>Jimdo</b> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYSIWYG" title="WYSIWYG">WYSIWYG</a> web hosting service.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimdo#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> Jimdo offers JimdoFree, a free <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hosting" title="Web hosting" class="mw-redirect">web hosting</a> service, and JimdoPro, a premium service. Jimdo is operated by <b>Jimdo GmbH</b>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>-based company.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rcbM2X2D2lo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rcbM2X2D2lo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jimdo.com/wiki/Main_Page">Jimdo's help pages</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to:</span><br /><ol><li>Its pretty easy to create an account with Jimdo so as to get started creating a website.. but you will need to be able to access your email account to confirm the new account and get started on your website.</li><li>When you have created an account, the email will issue you a link and a password - open the link in a new tab, and copy the password to use for signing in.</li><li>The settings for changing your password are behind a large icon row on the right. All editing is in context and easy to use<br /></li></ol>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-48689292765106525362009-07-06T23:30:00.000-07:002009-07-07T00:43:22.393-07:00Slideshare<b>SlideShare</b> is a presentation sharing website where users can upload, view and share presentation files.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slideshare">Wikipedia July 2009</a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CJKlFUwQE8o&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CJKlFUwQE8o&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to:</span><br /><br /><ol><li>Set up an account on Slideshare.net</li><li>Upload a presentation made in powerpoint or open office or similar, by clicking the big link at the top that says "upload"</li><li>Then click the big button that says "Browse and select files"</li><li>Locate file and upload</li><li>Once the upload completes, you will see fields for adding a Title, Tags, Description etc. Fill these in.</li><li>If you like, you can click the "Browse and select files" button again, and upload multiple files</li><li>Finally, click the big "Publish All" button</li><li>If you have an MP3 recording of yourself talking through the presentation, you can upload it and synch it with your slides. To do this, view your slides on Slideshare, and click the link that says "add MP3"</li></ol>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-2738241035251822572009-07-06T20:45:00.000-07:002009-07-06T21:03:42.462-07:00No requestsOk, so I've been watching blogs and tweets and no requests for how-to demonstration have come through.<br /><br />I did get a request by email though. Felicity would like to learn how to embed audio with a slide presentation she has on <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">Slideshare.net</a> so as to make what they call a Slidecast. Slideshare.net is kinda like the Youtube of Powerpoint.. so for those who like making powerful points, or like to get their message down into a nicely illustrated sequence of events, Slideshare is for YOU!<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_1671329"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/jamadrid/my-resume-20" title="My Resume 2.0">My Resume 2.0</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=myresume2-0-090701183853-phpapp01&stripped_title=my-resume-20" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=myresume2-0-090701183853-phpapp01&stripped_title=my-resume-20" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/jamadrid">Edutechnia 501 c 3 nonprofit</a>.</div></div><br /><br />Obviously teachers and students should know how to get the most out of Slideshare, but I am noticing a lot more businesses using it to create short sharp messages about their products and services as well.<br /><br />So lets spend a little while checking out Slideshare.. starting as always with creating an account.Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-47618592900440109262009-07-03T17:21:00.001-07:002009-07-03T17:24:03.103-07:00Social Media and Social Change in New ZealandPicked this one up from <a href="http://twitter.com/SarahStewart/status/2462214796">a Tweet by Saah Stewart</a>: Social Media and Social Change in New Zealand by Simon Young.<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_1403615"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/audaciousgloop/social-media-and-social-change-in-new-zealand" title="Social Media and Social Change in New Zealand">Social Media and Social Change in New Zealand</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=mentalhealthandleadershiplite-090507220126-phpapp02&stripped_title=social-media-and-social-change-in-new-zealand" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=mentalhealthandleadershiplite-090507220126-phpapp02&stripped_title=social-media-and-social-change-in-new-zealand" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/audaciousgloop">Simon Young</a>.</div></div><br /><blockquote><br />My presentation to a group of students from Regis University who were visiting New Zealand. Their interest was in the highly successful "Like Minds, Like Mine" campaign, and also the use of social media for social change. Interestingly, although LMLM currently doesn't use any social media, the principles are the same: have a clear simple message, build relationships and spark conversation.</blockquote>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-17401463157050845102009-06-29T23:54:00.000-07:002009-06-30T00:11:27.956-07:00Delicious<span style="font-weight:bold;">Delicious</span> (formerly del.icio.us, pronounced "delicious") is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. Delicious uses a non-hierarchical classification system in which users can tag each of their bookmarks with freely chosen index terms (generating a kind of folksonomy). A combined view of everyone's bookmarks with a given tag is available; for instance, the URL "http://delicious.com/tag/wiki" displays all of the most recent links tagged "wiki". Its collective nature makes it possible to view bookmarks added by similar-minded users.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicious_(website)">Wikipedia June 2009</a><br /><br />A <span style="font-weight:bold;">Folksonomy</span> is a system of classification derived from the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content; this practice is also known as collaborative tagging, social classification, social indexing, and social tagging. The word folksonomy is a portmanteau of folk and taxonomy.<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy"><br />Wikipedia June 2009</a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1pOsYjCvE8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1pOsYjCvE8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-63627781493819613842009-06-29T23:11:00.000-07:002009-06-29T23:46:54.641-07:00How to use Google CalendarGoogle Calendar is a free web based calendar application offered by Google. The interface is similar to desktop calendar applications such as Microsoft Outlook. It enables users to view, add, and drag-and-drop events from one date to another without reloading the page. It supports view modes such as weekly, monthly, and agenda. Users can "quick add" calendar events by typing standard English phrases, such as "Dinner with Michael 7pm tomorrow". Events are stored online, meaning that the calendar can be viewed from any location. In the case of a user experiencing a hard drive failure, it also means that no data is lost. Multiple calendars can be added and shared, allowing various levels of permissions for the users. This enables collaboration and sharing of schedules between groups or families. There are also general calendars available for importing into one's account which contain national holidays of various countries. Google Calendar is integrated with various other Google services.<br /><br />1. Log in to Google<br />2. Click the link on your Google page that says "Calendar"<br />3. Enter in a few events for the week to get started with your calendar<br />4. In the left navigation area, click the drop down arrow that is next to Your Calendar, and change the colour<br />5. Click the same drop down and select Calendar Settings, change the title etc. When you see the embed code DON'T copy it yet. Instead click the link that says "Customise the colour, size and other options"<br />6. Adjust settings to 400 pixels (so that it fits in your blog) and other settings to make it look the way you like.<br />7. Copy the embed code (it automatically updates as you adjust settings) and paste it as a new post in your blog.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2tnYwbs-yDk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2tnYwbs-yDk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-62935206252520853662009-06-29T21:01:00.000-07:002009-06-29T21:14:25.225-07:00Its Tuesday night again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leighblackall/3673724340/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/3673724340_91540b9e7f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>You know, I quite like Tuesday nights. I get to show off new things to people who are actually interested in social media.<br /><br />So tonight, <a href="http://chrislabes.blogspot.com/2009/06/interactive-calendars.html">Chris asks how to set up an interactive calendar</a> and for a look at Delicious again. We can do that! I reckon Google Calendar is pretty useful, and is very easy to get it together, add multiple users, subscribe to its RSS feed, and embed it on your website. So let's check that out.<br /><br />And we really must check out Delicious - especially now that <a href="http://chrislabes.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-give-in.html">Chris is finally using Firefox</a>. (yep, its TwitterFox you need Chris. Nice to see Veronique being social, dunno where all the others are?).<br /><br /><a href="http://veronique-online.blogspot.com/2009/06/mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers.html">Veronique</a> points to the unstoppable Sue Waters over in Australia (I taught her everything she knows ;).. she'll love that.. let's see if she finds us with that mention..<br />See Veronique's post with a link to Sue's tips for new bloggers.<br /><br />So, hope to see some of you tonight.. we have some more tools to learn. We'll start with a chat first as usual, and then its over to a computer with a new blog post entry at the ready.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?mode=AGENDA&height=600&wkst=1&bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&src=sf08j074e0gj99cs61gg7o805k%40group.calendar.google.com&color=%2329527A&ctz=Pacific%2FAuckland" style="border-width: 0pt;" scrolling="no" width="400" frameborder="0" height="600"></iframe>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-13064990195832429602009-06-29T20:50:00.000-07:002009-06-29T21:00:53.107-07:00New videos worth watchingI picked up a few new videos about social media worth watching:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Linking Lebanon: Activists Experiment with Social Media</span><br /><blockquote>Eight minute video documenting the development of digital activism in Lebanon as a tool for organizing, facilitating outreach, encouraging dialogue and raising money. It also sets the stage for more experimenting with Social Media for social change.</blockquote><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yL7WvjQjR6s&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yL7WvjQjR6s&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Using Social Media for Internal Communication</span></span><br /><blockquote>Abi Signorelli, Director of Internal Communications at Virgin Media talks to James Bennett, Online Managing Editor at Melcrum about the use of social media for internal communication.</blockquote><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KWDnlY5MWkc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KWDnlY5MWkc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iyzZoYBzNU">How To Use Social Media To Get A Job</a></span> (embedding disabled!)<br /><blockquote>The credits crunched, the recession is biting and certain jobs are getting harder and harder to come by, especially by the traditional means of finding employment. To get ahead of the game you need to utilize the social media world in your quest for another job. That's right, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin can all help you to find that next pay-check... here's how!</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Company as Wiki</span></span><br /><blockquote>A fast paced over view of how a US company called Best Buy is using social technology to improve store communication and productivity. Some interesting approaches in this - if you can see past the hype and blue skies.</blockquote><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H_jhLGxH-m4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H_jhLGxH-m4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The social media playlist</span></span><br /><br /><blockquote>As always, these videos are added to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9C7BC3CAD5ED9FD0">the Social Media playlist</a> where you can see lots of pretty interesting videos about social media and related topics.</blockquote><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/9C7BC3CAD5ED9FD0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/9C7BC3CAD5ED9FD0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256981852681614000.post-64189897140236436252009-06-22T23:17:00.000-07:002009-06-22T23:59:30.980-07:00MobloggingFelicity arrives, and all plans change. We are now loading photos to Flickr from our mobile phones.<br /><br />This sort of funny bizness is called moblogging. This is what Wikipedia editors have to say about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblogging">moblogging</a>:<br /><b></b><blockquote><b>Mobile blogging</b> (moblogging) is a form of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogging" title="Blogging" class="mw-redirect">blogging</a> in which the user publishes blog entries directly to the web from a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone" title="Mobile phone">mobile phone</a> or other mobile device. A moblog helps habitual <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloggers" title="Bloggers" class="mw-redirect">bloggers</a> to post write-ups directly from their cell phone even when on the move. Mobile blogging is popular among people with camera-enabled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellphone" title="Cellphone" class="mw-redirect">cellphones</a> which allow them to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail" title="E-mail">e-mail</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMS" title="MMS">MMS</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS" title="SMS">SMS</a> photos and video that then appear as entries on a web site, or use mobile browsers to publish content directly to any blogging platform with Mobile Posting compatibility.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblogging#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblogging#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup></blockquote><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblogging#cite_note-1"><span></span></a></sup><p>Tonight, we will be using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr">Flickr</a> and our mobile phones to moblog photos.</p><ol><li>Create and account with <a href="http://flickr.com">Flickr</a></li><li>Scroll to the bottom of your flickr page and click the link to tools</li><li>To the right of the Tools page, there is a section about uploading to Flickr by email. Click the link that says "upload using your own private email upload address"</li><li>Create a new contact in your phone and add the email address that flickr has given you</li><li>Take a photo and send it to that email address (NB. Sometimes, phone providers do not give you a phone with the settings in it to send email.. if this is you, contact your provider and ask them fore the settings)</li><li>View your photo on your flickr page, and click the link in the right that says "add tag", and type a word that will file this photo with other photos like it.</li></ol>Leigh Blackallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com0