Continues will789gb on Posterous
Rougemont Global Broadcasting is based on streets in central Exeter. It is mostly local media but some things could be anywhere. The loop is around the Phoenix Arts Centre as a source of tech resource, the Apple Store as consumer electronics, and the Castle and Cathedral as locations for events. Other YouTube clips have shown various bits of kit or performances or attempts to connect them.
This is a reminder of some of the YouTube clips that have shown the space where the first Management Theory at Work conferences were held. I found it hard to think about following through ideas around applied technology. So the walk was around a tech vision from the InfoLab, then critique near George Fox / Management School, then public space near Alexanderplatz or via bus to city centre. Other versions on YouTube may show up. More on this later.
I have been looking at links around Futurelearn, the MOOC project from the OU and others. More from Posterous to be copied over later. Meanwhile this quote from Simon Nelson, (previously with the BBC iPlayer) interviewed in timeshigher ed.
“Going into an online environment to learn is fun, social, an alternative to television and some of the other things you do for entertainment at night,”
So the "entertainment" bit of TED is still in there, at least as one trend. I think TED could be another case for a three dimensional diagram ( Gibson Burrell is the main one, another post to be copied over later). Education - Entertainment could be one axis.
There is a critique of Futurelean and MOOCs and associated technology. A blog from the LSE points out that many MOOCs are from commercial sources and that Futurelearn could become commercial in future. as far as I can tell the intention is to get some interest to start with so I will try to explore the free offers. There is a place for critique but it concerns me that almost no alternative proposal is on offer. It seems enough to explain that technology is in a neoliberal context. What other sort of MOOC could be imagined?
There is more about "deliverology" on the website for a public university. I'm not sure if existing universities are thought to be fine as they are.
Meanwhile there is another Critical Management conference this summer. Stream 20 is about rethinking the C in CMS - Cynical? Constructive? Comfortable? The guidance includes an open approach to success -
We are living in times of crisis, protest and societal changes which (at least) need attention and reflection. Therefore, we especially invite case studies or other empirical material on successful change, protests and disturbances.
This could be interesting.
There are options, trying another
Found the word "content " , still getting used to this.
These photos are on Flickr, but here is a try yo get them on Squarespace.
Why did Posterous have to go? I was getting the hang of it. I think maybe be all these sites have their own agenda. How hard should it be to undersand the code or even see it?
