Comments on: BLC on Demand – why not school?

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21st century classrooms « Educational Discourse — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:20:44 +0000

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» 21st century learning Educational Discourse — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:18:57 +0000

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By: kwhobbes

kwhobbes — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:23:12 +0000

technotuesday – I would really love to be able to go to one of the big conferences but, like you, I can’t convince anyone that it will be money well spent. I was able to skype into a few sessions but only those where there was someone willing to get me in. I would be willing to pay a fee to be able to get into any of the sessions especially if it offered audio and video. I think this would be money well spent. Free is nice but I’m willing to put out some money for a chance to partake in something like this.

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» Does EVERYTHING have to be about money?? Cathy Nelson’s — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:52:56 +0000

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By: Christian Long

Christian Long — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:51:01 +0000

Technotuesday: No worries; I’m sure participants (like Dean and others) will offer ‘access’ through their own means, even if the conference (with ‘partners’) will charge virtual fees. Cheers, Christian

By: technotuesday

technotuesday — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:54:15 +0000

@Christian Long – Oh no say it ain’t so!! I have wanted to attend BLC for years and for the first time this year, through the many involved in the skypecasts, I was able to virtually attend. Now you tell me Alan November is finding a way to take that away too? I cannot afford BLC, and have yet to get my district to send me. : (
For once I did get to attend–even if it was only virtually. Now I see the writing on the wall. It will come next year for a fee. RATS! Well I hope it is not too costly. Maybe it will be affordable after all.

By: Christian Long

Christian Long — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:06:21 +0000

First, thank you for pushing on this idea. Echo your thoughts across the board.

Second, as a new papa who has video access to his kidddo in daycare each day, I am already preparing to be blacked-out once he arrives in a traditional school that considers ‘parent teacher nights’ to be the equal of ‘access’ that I have n0w. Whether regular or semi-regular podcasts (or something more or less dynamic), I’d like to think that by the time my kiddo goes to kindergarten it will be possible for me to regularly ‘attend’ his classes from a distance.

Third, and the same can be said of the classes ‘down the hall’ at the same school I’ll be teaching at this fall. So many wonderful conversations taking place in the same building, but I can’t be in all the classrooms at the same time. Mmm.

Fourth, Alan November’s BLC events will be available for a fee virtually starting next year. He announced that in Boston this summer. Plan on attending one way or another!

Cheers, Christian