Who’s Right When The Copy’s Left?

Another of the standout sessions at ACEC 2008 was that of Matthew Rimmer who presented a very engaging parallel keynote session looking at the the issue of copyright law. Matthew is is a member of the Copyright and Intellectual Property Advisory Group of the Australian Library and Information Association, and a director of the Australian [...]

Keeping Safe at ACEC 2008

For me, one of the standout presentations at ACEC 2008 was that of Greg Gephart dealing with Emerging Trends with Internet Safety. This was in session that was deserving of keynote status, as it was a message that all teachers of students using computers, especially in the area of Web 2.0, should be listening to. [...]

ACEC 2008 Obs Continued

Well here we are, the last Keynote, (and at least it is far more relevant than another corresponding presentation on another day). Here goes some more random thoughts;

Big Question??? Who does the vetting for keynotes and how much does sponsorship influence the choice of presenters? It is a truism that you will very rarely find [...]

ACEC 2008 Obs

This last couple of days has been spent at the Australian Computers in Education Conference 2008 in Canberra. These are a few random observations so far, sometimes with comment;

Taking a bus to pre-conference workshops we were ticked off via a hand written list, (maybe it was quicker to confirm attendance?)

Venue for pre-conference workshops is a [...]