Recently I viewed a recording of a keynote presentation delivered by Professor John Boyer – aka the “Plaid Avenger“. Below are my sketchnotes of the presentation, but before looking to those, a couple of other comments.
Ustream is an amazing video streaming site, which includes live presentations. A “Social Stream” allows for live chat during the broadcast. Some broadcasts are continuous, like the Monterey Bay Aquarium. That was really cool!! Just saw a huge school of tiny fish creating a whirlpool…… They are still going – this massive spinning school of fish! While the quality of the video from the aquarium is patchy, it is still amazing that you can just hop onto the site and check out what the fish are up to whenever you want.
Screenshot – Ustream broadcast – Monterey Bay Aquarium
Blended Learning Symposium – Griffith University – 2012
The presentation mentioned above was a keynote address during a symposium held last year at Griffith University in Brisbane. The other presentations can also be viewed on Ustream, and highlight a range of innovations introduced at the University to broaden and strengthen learning activities. Some interesting insights were shared on tools and strategies.
3 Things to Remember to Engage Students – Professor John Boyers
Turning now back to the keynote presentation, Professor John Boyers has become well known for the large lecture audiences attending his geography classes, as well as the way he employs a range of technologies to engage students. His two sites, Professor Boyer, and the Plaid Avenger (you’ll see why if you check out his photos or videos), are well worth a visit.
Sketchnote 1 – John Boyer Keynote
Sketchnote 2 – John Boyer Keynote