Month: February 2013

Synthesis and Evaluation – Assignment # 5 – #crit101

Originally published here.

It all started with the usual difficulty of getting in touch with anybody in the group I was assigned to work wih. This time, having to produce a video, we needed to meet synchronously which can be, apparently, an even tougher challenge to many. We needed to work synchronously AND rather early as making a video, not having a clue as to who wants to do what and when, can be a huge time sink.

Hello @ca73y, @treksartist, @reece_garside can we decide on a day we could meet j.mp/11TaaWO #crit101 – doodle.com/arz4z22hvb5qdz…

@plerudulier @treksartist @reece_garside Meet difficult due to time zone diff in Oz. Have images to get us started pinterest.com/atcathy/what-c…

— Catey Chen (@ca73y) February 21, 2013

— Pascal Le Rudulier (@plerudulier) February 19, 2013

1/2 : @ca73y @treksartist @reece_garside looks like tomorrow, Friday, from 19:00 until 21:00 (UK time) is when we’ll meet, on line. — Pascal Le Rudulier (@plerudulier) February 21, 2013

@plerudulier @treksartist @reece_garside Have added time to doodle

— Catey Chen (@ca73y) February 21, 2013

2/2 : @ca73y @treksartist @reece_garside online meetup, on Google docs and/or Google+? Suggestion: Google+ > Hangout > Video

— Pascal Le Rudulier (@plerudulier) February 21, 2013

Here’s what our duo came up with after a 1 and half hour hangout session. Credit to Catey who managed to make something out of the discussion.

Work in progress (The sentence will go when the post is ready)


#crit101 – Week 5

Originally published here.



This week is a group activity - Make a collaborative video in a small group under the title: Chicken and/or Eggs – Food of the People?
You should draw upon your research and reading about about Chickens and Eggs.It should reflect the conclusions that you have drawn and synthesise those ideas.


I am determined to make an early start and consequently, when I received the information I set about collecting some images relating to the topic and placed them on Pinterest. I find that sometimes it is necessary to jump in with both feet and just start - procrastination isn't healthy when there are tight deadlines and the people on the team live on opposite sides of the world!
Back in the Google doc. Pascal left a message for us to contact him any time for collaboration. I sent a Twitter message to all of my team with a link to my Pinterest.
A couple more days passed and Pascal sent a Twitter asking us to decide on a meeting date and choose ether Google+ or Hangouts. Then I noticed he had set up a schedule of suggested times in Doodle. I responded and the meeting was scheduled for Google Hangouts - unfortunately for me the equivalent time in Melbourne was 5:00am (not a morning person).
Anyway, Pascal and I were the only ones who 'turned up', the meeting went ahead and we spent around one and a half hours discussing 'the project' and how we would approach it.  At the end of the meeting we agreed that I would have a look at the recorded session and see if there was anything useful for inclusion in our video. 
Due to the time restrictions,I felt it was worthwhile trying for a final product using what we had to date. I earmarked sections that I thought could be used - I had some of the tools required to edit and collate the material on my laptop. So I downloaded the video and converted it to the correct format using Real Player. I used Microsoft Movie Maker to create some 'connecting' slides and used Photoshop to make Jpegs of screen captures of the different documents/tools we used. 
All the components were combined to create the following: 

#crit101 – Week 5

Originally published here.



This week is a group activity - Make a collaborative video in a small group under the title: Chicken and/or Eggs – Food of the People?
You should draw upon your research and reading about about Chickens and Eggs.It should reflect the conclusions that you have drawn and synthesise those ideas.


I am determined to make an early start and consequently, when I received the information I set about collecting some images relating to the topic and placed them on Pinterest. I find that sometimes it is necessary to jump in with both feet and just start - procrastination isn't healthy when there are tight deadlines and the people on the team live on opposite sides of the world!
Back in the Google doc. Pascal left a message for us to contact him any time for collaboration. I sent a Twitter message to all of my team with a link to my Pinterest.
A couple more days passed and Pascal sent a Twitter asking us to decide on a meeting date and choose ether Google+ or Hangouts. Then I noticed he had set up a schedule of suggested times in Doodle. I responded and the meeting was scheduled for Google Hangouts - unfortunately for me the equivalent time in Melbourne was 5:00am (not a morning person).
Anyway, Pascal and I were the only ones who 'turned up', the meeting went ahead and we spent around one and a half hours discussing 'the project' and how we would approach it.  At the end of the meeting we agreed that I would have a look at the recorded session and see if there was anything useful for inclusion in our video. 
Due to the time restrictions,I felt it was worthwhile trying for a final product using what we had to date. I earmarked sections that I thought could be used - I had some of the tools required to edit and collate the material on my laptop. So I downloaded the video and converted it to the correct format using Real Player. I used Microsoft Movie Maker to create some 'connecting' slides and used Photoshop to make Jpegs of screen captures of the different documents/tools we used. 
All the components were combined to create the following: 

#crit101 – Week 4

Originally published here.






Talk about hectic - trying to stay one step ahead of myself for five different units a week and standing up in front of ten groups a week!! Add to that, continuous days of thirty plus degrees (Celsius = HOT). Thank goodness I finally succumbed and had AC installed in the house. None in my car - it sits outside in the baking sun all day - but at least arriving home helps me 'chill out'. 
So I have made my excuses for not participating fully again, but I am still keen to try and find some time for #crit101. I absolutely will read the assigned article, but may not be able to complete the critical analysis in time - the 750 – 1000 word critical review may appear in Google Docs later than the due date, but I doubt it.
Some days later ....
This post has missed the deadline, I spent several 'stolen moments' trying to reflect, but distractions (read - work) abound...
  • How has this week’s assignment improved your skills of reading and analysis?
My normal habit is to read critically - but it is something I do without consciously thinking about it what I'm doing. It is stimulating to participate in these activities and to 'surface' a practise that I undertake in my daily work.
  • Discuss one way in which you connected with another member of the course this week.
I have read the archived Google+ account, but I don't perceive that as 'making a connection' it is more a way of keeping informed about discussions that I can't join in with synchronously.
  • How is the course helping you to become a more in(ter)dependent learner?
The course tools allow me to 'hear' perspectives that others have, but I don't see myself becoming more in(ter)dependent with participants here. I probably would have experienced a better result with greater participation, but I have only just read the added part of the task - I didn't realise there was an expectation for us to discuss the assigned articles with others. 

Addendum: Tuesday 11:38pm - definitely not a model student - have just realised that I completely forgot to watch video presentation - sorry James.


    Readings
    Google+ Discussion

    #crit101 – Week 4

    Originally published here.






    Talk about hectic - trying to stay one step ahead of myself for five different units a week and standing up in front of ten groups a week!! Add to that, continuous days of thirty plus degrees (Celsius = HOT). Thank goodness I finally succumbed and had AC installed in the house. None in my car - it sits outside in the baking sun all day - but at least arriving home helps me 'chill out'. 
    So I have made my excuses for not participating fully again, but I am still keen to try and find some time for #crit101. I absolutely will read the assigned article, but may not be able to complete the critical analysis in time - the 750 – 1000 word critical review may appear in Google Docs later than the due date, but I doubt it.
    Some days later ....
    This post has missed the deadline, I spent several 'stolen moments' trying to reflect, but distractions (read - work) abound...
    • How has this week’s assignment improved your skills of reading and analysis?
    My normal habit is to read critically - but it is something I do without consciously thinking about it what I'm doing. It is stimulating to participate in these activities and to 'surface' a practise that I undertake in my daily work.
    • Discuss one way in which you connected with another member of the course this week.
    I have read the archived Google+ account, but I don't perceive that as 'making a connection' it is more a way of keeping informed about discussions that I can't join in with synchronously.
    • How is the course helping you to become a more in(ter)dependent learner?
    The course tools allow me to 'hear' perspectives that others have, but I don't see myself becoming more in(ter)dependent with participants here. I probably would have experienced a better result with greater participation, but I have only just read the added part of the task - I didn't realise there was an expectation for us to discuss the assigned articles with others. 

    Addendum: Tuesday 11:38pm - definitely not a model student - have just realised that I completely forgot to watch video presentation - sorry James.


      Readings
      Google+ Discussion