Sep 2, 08:46 AM

Got a question that didn’t get answered in a session? Looking for a bit of information about topics that only got a little session coverage (like Twitter, Skype, Web 2.0 Basics, Challenges of Implementing Web 2.0 in the Classroom… not that these might be TOPICS or anything…) but you would like to learn more?

Have we got the place for you!

MOREnet introduces the Blogger’s Corner to MITC for 2008! The Blogger’s Corner will be a relaxed, less formal area where open discussions and mini sessions will be held. It will be set up in the area where registration used to be, in the main hall by the elevators. Make sure you stop by and check out the schedule as these sessions are extra additions (free, of course) and will not be listed in the main conference program. This means you will have to plan them in to your schedule but it will give you MORE CHOICES to enhance your conference experience. At times when there are not active mini sessions going on, the Blogger’s Corner will be open for relaxation and rousing discussions of things like “Which is better, Twitter or Plurk”, or “Do You iGoogle?” Look for more information on this blog in the weeks to come about sessions and times.

Do you have a suggestion for a mini session on a topic you don’t see listed? Suggest it here! Comment on this blog entry and we will see what we can do!

Aug 22, 01:27 PM

MOREnet has recently switched our tool for delivering online meetings, classes and content to a powerful and easy to use program called Adobe Connect. In the land of high gas prices, collaborative meetings and professional development are becoming more of a challenge. MOREnet believes that Adobe Connect can be a excellent bridge for that gap.

Come take a look at the interface and tools available in Adobe Connect such as chat, application and desktop sharing and an online whiteboard. We will also share our plans for rolling out many of our classes online for you to access at any time.

Aug 18, 09:55 AM

As one of the premier Web 2.0 tools in existence, wikis are wonderfully useful tools for collaboration, communication, and the serving of information. They’re also fun to play with, explore, and learn. However, for those of us used to a Web 1.0 age, it’s difficult to fully wrap our minds around the functionality and possibility of these tools.

The best way to learn about these things is to brainstorm and tinker, in my opinion, and therefore we want to offer the opportunity for people to learn and discuss together. In preparation for MITC, Missouri State University is founding a Wiki Users Group that will continue long after MITC 2008.

A Space on our Confluence wiki has been setup to host this WUG, and I invite everyone interested to create an account and send me an email so I can give you access to this space. Here you can learn more about Confluence, get a feel for how it works, and discover some of the features of this phenomenal wiki.

For more information on Confluence in general, visit Atlassian’s website to learn more, or dive right in and let us know what you think.

Matthew Stublefield is a Centralized User Support Specialist at Missouri State University. He will be presenting F098: Confluence Wiki: Merging Information Services and Beautiful Functionality at MITC.

Aug 14, 01:43 PM

My name is Ben Colley, and I’ll be hosting the Research Roundtable session. My official role at MOREnet is Director of Strategic Technologies. Somehow folks think I must have a crystal ball that allows me to see the future and chart a course through the maze. Let me tell you, nothing is further from the truth.

This session is one of the ways I try to find the path through the maze. At this session we’ll talk about what you are doing at your organization about research. Now, I don’t mean white-coat lab kinds of research, I mean what technologies are you ‘researching’ as part of your technology future. What technologies do you think you should be looking into that maybe you just don’t have time to? What have you researched lately that others might find useful?

Come join the discussions at the Research Roundtable. But let me warn you, I’ll mostly be questioning the crowd and moderating the conversations. This will be a highly interactive session — no PowerPoint from me!

Aug 12, 12:22 PM

One of the greatest challenges of Web 2.0 is simply information management. It is easy to get overwhelmed with the volume of websites, blogs, wikis and so on that you get bombarded with on a daily basis. Your Bookmarks menu can quickly become overloaded and useless. And in this era of mobility in computing, what if you REALLY need that bookmark but you are not at your computer?

This session introduces a great new concept called social bookmarking. Like a portable bookmarks folder on the web, tools like Del.icio.us, Diigo and Ma.gnolia allow you to save, annotate, tag, organize and share bookmarks as you find them. Demonstrations will be given of these tools and how easy it is to create, save and share your lists with colleagues, friends and students.

Bob Martin is a Technical Trainer with MOREnet.