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If you want to videoconference to the wilds of Australia then here’s the map for you.
Scroll down the right-hand bar until you see: Video-conferencing Services and then click on the thumbnail map. You can zoom in on any spot. I zoomed to 0.1km and I could almost see the house I grew up in!!!
It shows [...]

We have a fantastic event on educational videoconferencing organised for 28 September. This is an absolute must for anyone teaching via videoconference or thinking about using videoconferencing in the future.
I hope you can join us to:

hear some of the innovative ways educators are using videoconferencing;
join a lively discussion with colleagues about issues we are facing; [...]

I’ve been playing with Google Trends, which analyses a portion of Google web searches to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you enter relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time.
I ran one on videoconferencing.
Which city do you think showed the top results?
Which THREE Australian cities made [...]

Global Summit 2006 Online will take place before, during and after the Global Summit.
This online event began on 31 July and is set up for anyone interested in contributing to ideas about technology connected futures and the future of education and training.

Global Summit 2006 Online will be open to everyone for 5 weeks.
After 4 September [...]

The Learning Technologies conference program has been posted on the website.
8 - 10 November 2006
Mooloolaba on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast, Australia
This year’s theme explores the concept of Learning Partnerships and how these can enhance and support our teaching and learning communities.
The Conference Program runs on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November. On Wednesday 8th we [...]

These tips come from Larry Tracy - “An extraordinarily effective speaker”. Although they are for face-to-face presentations, there is a lot to learn here for videoconference presentations. Larry’s tips are:

Have a specific objective
Know your audience’s problems, needs and concerns
Structure backwards
Practice solo with tape-recorder or video-camera
Practice with colleague, friend or spouse
Convene Murder Board practice session
Arrive early [...]

I’m on a bit of a visuals kick at the moment. I’m updating one of my workshops so have been researching information. Expect a few entries on this topic! Here’s the first good resource I’ve found.
ECG is a company in New York that publishes a client newsletter providing insight into key communication issues. They have [...]

Yesterday I was fortunate to see a presentation from Futurelab that overviewed some of the projects they are undertaking in the UK. One project takes videoconferencing as a learning tool to new heights. It’s run by the National Space Centre in the Leicester.
The Space Mission project puts pupils in the roles of experts in an [...]

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