I am with a federal agency and we utilize online software, visual conference calls, satellite based training (which is now phone based and switching to VOIP), we are looking at Living Meeting, and I was just invited to a meeting where we are using other software. I am finishing up my dissertation now on Edutainment & Convergence and handhelds like smart phones, Blackberry's, Nexel walkie talkie/ phones, the iPod, pocketPCs and the new cell phones/smart phones (like the Korean versions)that utilize both VOIP and WiFi so that it switches seamlessly between the technologies when you enter buildings. As a film producer I have utilized handhelds like the Nextel, IM, message boards/groups like yahoo, and blogs to create instantaneous feedback. Dr. Taran should be looking at what her own company (actually the original AT&T since SBC purchased the name, history, long distance services and gov't contracts a year ago) is actually doing to compete against Verizon and others. The chief threat to the telecoms and cable is free/advertiser driven WiFi schemes that cities like Philadelphia, San Francisco, Portland and others are rapidly adopting in partnerships with local governments, the power companies who will utilize BPL to connect consumers, free Internet content providers who are using WiFi, satellite companies like DirecTV which is own by a major content provider Newscorp (Fox TV, News, Sports, FX, 20th Century Fox and numerous print publications) and emerging wireless technologies. These technologies will enable these training and educational tools to become even more portable and instantaneous. For example, I now utilize my Nextel to conduct national production trainings and meetings via direct connect with people in LA, San Antonio or wherever via speaker phone and pictures can be taken and loaded up via the web and sent to verify attendance in an audio environment. When I want to address an entire group, I can go on yahoo groups, Blackboard, my MySpace blog and have instant feedback. The blogs like eblogger and MySpace are very effective because I can refer students, fellow professionals to vodcasts and podcasts while they are reading and responding directly to the entire friends group and using RSS feeds to send or push future podcasts from audio messages via GoogleTalk or picture mail or video mail through Comcast. The hot applications right now are being created for smart phones and cells phones so that people can text, use IM applications for voice/text, use picture/text/voice combinations and now video is being utilized but not on a massive scale like it will be soon. Hollywood and other content providers are using mobi-sodes so an educator could utilize this method to show a program via cell phone, get students to send in voice comments via podcast blogs like eblogger and then respond via instant messenger directly and generally to the audience via the blog. The entire class or group would be kept together and expanded via RSS feeds. What state is Dr. Tartan located in Texas or New York I am guessing? I would love to interview her about this topic for my dissertation research this summer especially if she is in San Antonio or New York. I would like to help her. If she contacts me directly, I will see if I can special dispensation to do so from the government. As you know we are very meticulous these days about our systems, but maybe we can create a work around for her through a private outlet if there is an issue. My email address is chris.heidelberg@ssa.gov Chris A. Heidelberg Office of Communications, Office of Electronics Services - Internet Team Motion Picture Producer/Public Affairs Specialist Social Security Administration Headquarters -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of diana@opendrum.utt.ro Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 5:38 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Cc: ct1531@att.com Subject: [Air-l] Breeze Meeting request Dear collegues, A friend of mine Dr. Carmen Taran from Research and Development, AT&T, has sent me this message. Can somebody help her? Many thanks Diana I am presenting at the ED-MEDIA conference in Florida, on June 26th. I am looking to invite a few people via Breeze Meeting to speak for about 4-6 minutes about how online meeting software (e.g. WebEx, Live Meeting or equivalent) is used to deliver distance learning. If you are using any of these tools or something similar for any of your classes and you have some advice and you are available for 10 minutes in the afternoon on the 26th, please let me know and I will give you more details. The topics my students are interested in are related to ensuring student participation when students are at remote sites, scheduling practices, and ideas for other technologies used in synchronous distance learning besides the delivery platform. The students in my workshop would welcome a fresh and experienced voice - so I am looking forward to hearing from those interested. Carmen Taran Research and Development AT&T -- ****************************** Diana Andone School of Computing, Mathematics and Information Sciences University of Brighton W624, Watts Building, Moulsecoomb Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK Phone: (+44) 1273 643513 Email: D.M.Andone@brighton.ac.uk ****************************** _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/