On-line events

On-line conferences

The scheduled dates for on-line conferences in 2009 are January 30th, February 27th, March 27th, May 1st and July 3rd.

Each online conference will last for approximately one hour or consist of up to four one hour conferences.

Each conference will be supported with further links and discussion on the MoLeNET Moodle site. Each conference will be recorded using both Instant Presenter and due to firewall issues will also be recorded using other equipment.

The schedule for Friday 30th January is as follows:

10.00 - Podcasting

Do you want to know what a podcast is, how to podcast and importantly what to podcast? Then this is the online conference for you. Covering the workflow in creating, editing and distributing podcasts.

11.30 - Lights Camera Action

So you think you're Stephen Spielberg? Are you interested in making video for use on mobile devices? What are the key issues you need to think about? From equipment, sound, lighting and the types of cameras available, to using video to enhance and enrich teaching and learning, this online conference will provide (some of) the answers.

1.30pm - Feeding Frenzy

Do you know what RSS means? Are you aware of the potential in using RSS feeds for mobile learning? This one hour conference will cover creating and using RSS feeds for teaching and learning, as well as using RSS feeds on mobile devices.

Future on-line conference topics

Name	Description
I'm having a coffee	Conference on mobile and micro blogging, will include Twitter, Jaiku and Moblog.
Gadget Fest	A conference on a wide variety of gadgets and mobile devices and their capabilities and functionality. Including the PSP, iPod touch, Archos 605, Nokia N810, EeePC, a variety of UMPCs, some phones, and then some...
Image is Nothing	A conference on images, creating images, editing images and using images on mobile devices. The use of images for teaching and learning with an emphasis on cameraphones.
Feeding Frenzy	A conference on RSS feeds and mobile learning. It will cover creating and using RSS feeds for teaching and learning, as well as using RSS feeds on mobile devices.
Podcasting	A conference on an introduction to podcasting, it will focus mainly on workflows
Pedagogically podcasting	A conference and discussion on pedagogy and podcasting.
Where are you?	A conference on GPS and location based learning using mobile devices, it will cover some of the GPS devices out there and how location based learning can be used.
Sounds good	A conference on recording audio, the use of audio editing software, formats.
Lights Camera Action	A conference on recording video, includes capturing, editing, formats, conversion and best practice.
No wires	A conference on wireless networking.
Copyright	A conference on copyright and IPR
Legal issues	A conference on copyright, data protection, etc…
Sustainability	So where do you go next?
Mobile Communities	A conference on forming, and engaging an online community via mobile devices.
m-Assessment	Assessment using mobile devices and technologies.
m-Learning	A conference on learning scenarios and learning activities using mobile devices.
Beyond the technology	A conference looking at mobile learning from the perspective of the mobility of the learner.

Previous Conferences

Recordings of all previous on-line conferences are available on the MoLeNET moodle. These recordings are currently hosted in the MoLeNET Communities Course, which is only available to users involved directly in MoLeNET. We hope to make these recordings available to the wider community in the near future.

Example recordings of a previous on-line conference are available below. This on-line conference took place on 1st February 2008, and was entitled "Lights, Camera, Action!". It consisted of four sessions:

10am

How shall I video?
This session covered: the type of things and activities that work well as video clips on mobile devices, how to capture video clips, types of equipment which can be used to create video clips, lighting and sound issues.
View a recording of this session (link: http://www.instantpresenter.com/mole/E958D78785 )

11.30am
How shall I edit video?
This session covered how to import and edit video (Mac and Windows), the issues that need to be considered and how to edit and export video.
View a recording of this session (link: http://www.instantpresenter.com/mole/E958D78788 )

1.00pm
How shall I watch the video?
This session covered how to share video with mobile devices, how to share video via a vodcast and how to ensure that learners can access video.
View a recording of this session (link: http://www.instantpresenter.com/mole/E958D78681 )

2.30pm
Questions and Answers
This general session provided an opportunity to ask questions from video-on-mobile-devices experts.
View a recording of this session (link: http://www.instantpresenter.com/mole/E958D78684 )

Each session lasted approximately one hour.

On-line workshops

These are held on an ad-hoc basis in response to perceived need and/or requests from MoLeNET projects
The on-line events are "presented" using Instant Presenter and backed up by the MoLeNET Moodle.
Initially on-line event invitations will go only to staff working for MoLeNET project partner organisations and a maximum of 50 colleagues can participate in each event. However for some events invitations will include members of the Wider MoLeNET community. Also all events are recorded and the recordings are available on the MoLeNET Moodle. Some of these recordings will also be made available on this site.