Comments on: Workshop Ideas for 2007 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/ apparently much happier in person Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: chris garrett http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82927 chris garrett Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82927 Have you already done RSS and widgets? Lots of people see RSS and "dashboard" style views of data as important for knowledge workers who see tons of data fly past and don't get to soak any of it in. Have you already done RSS and widgets? Lots of people see RSS and “dashboard” style views of data as important for knowledge workers who see tons of data fly past and don’t get to soak any of it in.

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82946 dnorman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82946 I did RSS a few months ago, and found that most of the people that came just wound up baffled by acronyms and jargon. I need to figure out a better way to talk about RSS and aggregation and feeds and XML without having to talk about any of them... I was thinking maybe a session on Google Reader or BlogBridge (or both? too confusing to show multiple options?) I did RSS a few months ago, and found that most of the people that came just wound up baffled by acronyms and jargon. I need to figure out a better way to talk about RSS and aggregation and feeds and XML without having to talk about any of them… I was thinking maybe a session on Google Reader or BlogBridge (or both? too confusing to show multiple options?)

]]> By: joshua http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82963 joshua Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82963 How about Pachyderm? :) How about Pachyderm? :)

]]> By: John Martin http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82965 John Martin Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82965 Darn these 2600 miles between us. I would love to drop in on some of these discussions! Darn these 2600 miles between us. I would love to drop in on some of these discussions!

]]> By: John Martin http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82966 John Martin Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82966 I'm not sure if your campus licenses MS Office (and at risk of sounding like a crony) but one segue into RSS might be through the discussion surrounding Outlook 2007 and its built-in reader. I posted a review of my experiences (not all positive) and I think that this integration has the potential for expanding the use of RSS in campus situations. Particularly if it is likened to catalog shopping. Take a peek at BlogBridges' Feed Library too, it's an interesting visual representation of feeds that expands the catalog shopping metaphor. Review link: http://www.whitemountaintech.net/wordpress/2007/01/10/outlook-2007-and-rss/ Feed Library: http://www.blogbridge.com/products-services/feed-library/ Cheers! John I’m not sure if your campus licenses MS Office (and at risk of sounding like a crony) but one segue into RSS might be through the discussion surrounding Outlook 2007 and its built-in reader. I posted a review of my experiences (not all positive) and I think that this integration has the potential for expanding the use of RSS in campus situations. Particularly if it is likened to catalog shopping.

Take a peek at BlogBridges’ Feed Library too, it’s an interesting visual representation of feeds that expands the catalog shopping metaphor.

Review link: http://www.whitemountaintech.net/wordpress/2007/01/10/outlook-2007-and-rss/

Feed Library:
http://www.blogbridge.com/products-services/feed-library/

Cheers!

John

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82967 dnorman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82967 John, I'll try to record what I can and share with the rest of the class. For Outlook, I can't in good conscience suggest that anyone actually use that, let alone recommending it as an RSS reader... The BB feed library is cool, but I'm not sure how valuable a central set of feeds would be to the University, with everyone having subtly (or dramatically) different areas of interest... It might be better to teach them all how to find feeds on their own and let them go forth and seek them out. Maybe they could also then share out their subscribed feeds... I'll take a closer look, though. John, I’ll try to record what I can and share with the rest of the class.

For Outlook, I can’t in good conscience suggest that anyone actually use that, let alone recommending it as an RSS reader…

The BB feed library is cool, but I’m not sure how valuable a central set of feeds would be to the University, with everyone having subtly (or dramatically) different areas of interest… It might be better to teach them all how to find feeds on their own and let them go forth and seek them out. Maybe they could also then share out their subscribed feeds…

I’ll take a closer look, though.

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82973 dnorman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82973 I thought about that, but our Pachyderm server on campus isn't really set to scale to a large rollout, and our NMC membership status is currently in question, so I can't point people to the NMC server in good conscience. But, assuming we solve those issues, yeah. I'd love to do a session on the 'derm! I thought about that, but our Pachyderm server on campus isn’t really set to scale to a large rollout, and our NMC membership status is currently in question, so I can’t point people to the NMC server in good conscience. But, assuming we solve those issues, yeah. I’d love to do a session on the ‘derm!

]]> By: Jim http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82979 Jim Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82979 Why you no wiki wiki? Why you no wiki wiki?

]]> By: Chris L http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82981 Chris L Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82981 Like most educational experiences there are many factors. I've had good and bad experiences being totally hands-on (which I still generally prefer) and with a lot of presentation and preparation. The obvious factors are time for the action and the tech abilities of the audience. The ideal experience (for my money) is a sequence of shared activities so you can alleviate both the technical problems of diving in and the passivity of being the sage on the stage. I don't think people in a training session ever get the bigger picture that drives most of us-- that takes time and personal integration. That's where it comes down, in part, to charisma and personality... it 's more like used car sales than anything else :) Like most educational experiences there are many factors. I’ve had good and bad experiences being totally hands-on (which I still generally prefer) and with a lot of presentation and preparation. The obvious factors are time for the action and the tech abilities of the audience. The ideal experience (for my money) is a sequence of shared activities so you can alleviate both the technical problems of diving in and the passivity of being the sage on the stage.

I don’t think people in a training session ever get the bigger picture that drives most of us– that takes time and personal integration. That’s where it comes down, in part, to charisma and personality… it ’s more like used car sales than anything else :)

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/29/workshop-ideas-for-2007/#comment-82982 dnorman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1460415381#comment-82982 I'll break out my Herb Tarlek plaid jacket for the sessions... I’ll break out my Herb Tarlek plaid jacket for the sessions…

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