The Aftermath : Upskirting
April 2, 2009 by alexanderhayes · Leave a Comment
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Well….Leigh Blackall has returned home and we are now in full swing to getting the AUPOV 2009 Conference up and running.
Here’s what Leigh had to say on the matter of his visit…
From all accounts all three workshops conducted by Leigh and Geoff were a success in differing degrees and if nothing else it’s spurned people to think a little deeper on the concept of using POV in educational contexts.
Meanwhile Geoff and I are embroiled into discussions about whether there is value in offering any form of recordable media technologies as part of the EDUPOV suite. I’m of the opinion that we should be offering all and sundry whereas Geoff states;
“….geoff: there is no real educational context that justifies the use of something that has as its prime design feature pure covertness.”
What I’m trying to explore is that ANY technology that realizes a positive and appropriate educational outcome deserves to be marketed and showcased. We are not in the position to dictate what people choose to do with the technologies nor could we be held responsible for distributing technology which was used in any number of other myriad of ways that we’d not intended.
Like chewing gum. If we sell it are we then responsible for deposits underside of tables ?
Upskirting ? Swearing in the school yard ? Workplace assessors belittling apprentices in true Aussie style on YouTube ?
Nah…our job is to foster openness.
Let the chickens roam and try not to clip their wings.
POV Gets Viral
March 23, 2009 by alexanderhayes · Leave a Comment
Another two EDUPOV 2 kits left our shores today bound for Thailand and New Zealand.
Both trials involve secondary class settings, trades related use in the workplace and international school insitutions of epic proportions.
I think this important concept is finally catching on…..and it’s pertinent that Stephen Downes has made mention of the ethics considerations we must make in distribution and the resultant considerations the trial user or anyone must consider from a socio-moral stand point.
Does POV open up dark spaces ? Are there cultural considerations that seem insurmountable ? Where can we better inform the creation of POV resources without getting bogged down in the dimensions of liability ?
Fat Cats : The Value Of POV vs Cheap Consumption Ethics
February 25, 2009 by alexanderhayes · 1 Comment
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Cast aside the technology allure for a minute and think deeply about what point-of-view technologies might mean for educators and learners alike.
Reusable learning objects or just hastily composed renderings of everyday skills from the perspective of the expert ?
Either way, and in any way…..who cares ?
What matters most is the opportunity to easily capture a hands free perspective of the skill in its core environment…generally contextually accurate and more often than not with all the hallmarks of a nervous “trainer” trapped between teaching and learning themselves.
I personally like anything that makes the educator feel nervous or places them squarley back in the seat of the learner. He he he * waves broomstick aloft*
So, anyone, just about anywhere has the ability to capture a short ( perhaps episodic ) multi-media element that could with a little imagination be combined with other elements to inform the core premise.
That brings us to the creationism question.
Considering that very little of the internet is created by the consumers who regularly navigate and consume its content vicariously, should we have any expectation that Joe Bloggs can compose, wear, shoot,download, render, convert, edit, output, upload and explain their POV creation ?
In fact, perhaps this is the answer to the American economic crisis that floods the airwaves 24 hours a day at the moment.Maybe American’s can concentrate more on creating and contributing rather than borrowing and spending ( other peoples hard earned cash ).
What will fascinate me is those that despite their common core of pleasure before business who pick up the technology, adapt it for their own purpose and who then apply it’s concept deeply in their creation mode ……between beers, cricket and farting profundly.
Can we expect to see an uptake of POV generation ( use and reuse ) in one of the most conservative areas of society ? Should we give up and just sell it to educators mind-numbed into consumption ethics ?
Perhaps. Either way I’m searching for it on the net……valuing it.
Point me in your direction.What POV do you have for me that I can consume….