Episode 16: Global Conversations
The K12 Online Conference is a unique and innovative approach to professional development for educators. Started in 2006, the conference offers an amazing array of downloadable presentations on a wide range of topics. In this episode we talk with some of the conveners of the K12 Online Conference, Darren Kuropatwa, Lani Ritter-Hall and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach. Along with Wes Fryer who unfortunately couldn’t join us for this recording, we discuss the history and philosophy of the event and the incredible opportunity it presents to educators for the 2007 conference.
At the time of recording, the pre-conference keynote by David Warlick has been released, and the official launch of the main conference is only days away… hopefully this podcast will encourage you to go check it out a little more and to take part. (Of course, the presentations will be archived for future access so you can visit them at any time, but it will be great to take part in as it unfolds.)
Thanks also go to Simon O’Carroll, Kim Cofino, Graham Wegner and Carolyn Foote for their insights into what they got out of last year’s event.
Some links for this episode…
- www.k12onlineconference.org - The main conference blog
- The Schedule of Events - See what’s coming up
- Where do I start? - A guide for first time attendees
- Preconference Keynote - from David Warlick
Blogs of contributors to this episode…
- Darren Kuropatwa
- Lani Ritter-Hall
- Sheryl Nussbaum Beach
- Wes Fryer
- David Warlick
- Simon O’Carroll
- Kim Cofino
- Graham Wegner
- Carolyn Foote
I really hope you get inspired to take part in the conference after hearing this!
PS: Virtual Staffroom just turned 1 year old! Happy Birthday VSR! 
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October 11th, 2007 at 3:12 am
Love the podcast - will definitely play this to a couple of teachers at my school - it’s just the hook they need! Great sound effects too!
October 11th, 2007 at 10:12 am
In the spirit of helpfulness I submint the following:
While this page is clean, it uses jaggon to which I am not familiar, such as Tags. They look like links to me. Is a tag and international name for link?
The Flash player has a pause button that only restarts the 30+ minute presentation. I was interupted twice and had to restart both times. It would have been fastrer to down load it. I guess I’l learen.
October 11th, 2007 at 11:32 am
[…] K12 Online is about teaching and learning on the bleeding edge. But more than that, it’s about making personal connections with like minded educators from across the globe. Past participants have remarked that the best part of K12 Online is the people they meet and, in many cases, end up collaborating with. As a result of the personal connections you make with others while participating in K12 Online you can form your own intimate personal learning network. Teachers need teachers too. Take My Hand is one way you can find the teacher you need to learn what you’re interested in, in your own time, in your own way, on your own terms. Here’s how it works: […]
October 11th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
[…] And, just in case you are still wondering why you should attend this (free, online, just in time, amazing) conference, take a listen to this fabulous podcast by Chris Betcher and you’ll be geeking out before you know it! […]
October 11th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Great show Chris! I’ve shared your fabulous podcast with all of our teachers at ISB too
October 11th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Hi Richard, sorry to hear the Flash player is so awkward for you. I generally recommend that people use something like iTunes to subscribe to the podcast, or at least to listen to individual episides. The onscreen Flash player is really only there as a convenience (although it doesn’t sound like it’s been too convenient for you! Sorry) and is best used just to grab a quick preview. Definitely better to download the episode if you plan to listen to the whole thing.
At the top of the main page you will find a link called “How to Subscribe” and it will explain it all for you.
Thanks for the feedback folks.
October 12th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
[…] The K12 Online Conference is about to kick off it’s ‘official’ schedule after a week of pre-conference activities which started with David Warlick’s Pre-Conference Keynote and I guess you could say the pre-conference week is ending, aptly, with the Virtual Staffroom’s contribution of an excellent podcast (38 minutes - well worth it!) about the event. […]