David Vogt
Dear ETEC522 Alumni – By now you should have received, via your external email, all of your remaining grades for the course, including your final grade. Please let me know immediately if you haven’t received these, or if you have any questions about them. It has been my distinct pleasure to have shared this learning […]
Continue reading Final Grades and Happy August! Posted in: Announcements Hi everyone – I’ve now emailed each of you your review assignments for the Venture Forum, so please let me know immediately if you haven’t received it yet. Good luck! David
Continue reading Let the Forum begin! Posted in: Announcements I’m starting to get some A3 submissions so here are detailed instructions and a further chance to ask any questions you might have. A3 Posting: Please post your A3 to this blog before midnight this Sunday (late submissions can’t participate in the Forum). Be sure to select the “Venture Forum” category for this post so […]
Continue reading A3 Postings and the Venture Forum Posted in: Announcements
Good evening Dr. Vogt,
I am a little unsure of how to embed or link a pdf file to the reply. It also doesn’t a spot to select the venture forum. I’m I missing something or should I just be creating a new post? Thanks.
Jon
Hi Jon –
One way for making a PDF available is In the Dashboard area, under “Media”, by selecting”Add New” to upload the document into the blog, including getting a link for it. But you can also link from other document hosting sites or embed using something like Scribd.
And if I understand your question, when you create a new post, the “Categories” selection is on the right side, with “Venture Forum” being among these (the 7th).
Hope this helps,
David
Perfect! Thats what I thought we needed to dow as just create a new post, but the message stated to reply! Thanks
Jon – Each A3 submission should be a new post in the Venture Forum. That enables PulsePress to be activated successfully.
David
Hi David,
You mentioned that we don’t have to post our “reflection”. Is that referring to the self-evaluation mentioned on Evaluation Rubric, or is it something else? Any particular format you are hoping for or is it fairly open-ended?
Thanks,
Janet
Yes, Janet, I’m referring to the self-reflection part of the rubric – this doesn’t need to be posted, simply submitted to me separately with the complete assignment.
Cheers,
David
Hi David, I would rather distribute my Venture Pitch just to those specifically assigned to review it. How ever, should they send me a copy of their review by email or will that be shared with the entire group?
~Shawn
Hi Shawn –
That’s fine if there are elements of your Venture Pitch which you don’t want public disclosure of for intellectual property (IP) reasons. Most reviews don’t delve into IP, but I won’t argue with additional caution. Please ask your reviewers to also copy their reviews to me when they forward them to you.
Cheers,
David
Hi David,
Should I send both the Venture Pitch and Elevator Pitch to the Reviewers? Or the Elevator pitch has to be posted here in the forum?
~Shawn
Hi Shawn –
Post both if that’s convenient. The elevator pitch is a minimum; the venture pitch is something you can control the distribution of .
David
Hi David,
I ran into some major difficulties with my video converter that I use to convert powerpoint into videos. It was working when I did my test slides a week ago, but everything is out of sync now. I don’t know if I would be able to fix the problem before midnight. Is it okay if I send you the PowerPoint Show instead? I am not sure how to post this onto the blog 🙁 Sorry for the inconvenience. Just discovered this when I was reviewing the videos today.
Sherman
Hi everyone – Wow – week 12 already! What a rush… I know everyone is deeply immersed in their A3 assignment, so just email me if you have any last minute questions. The protocol for A3 submission is that you should email your completed Elevator Pitch and Venture Pitch directly to me so that I […]
Continue reading Anticipating A3 Posted in: Announcements Happy Sunday – Everyone has their A1 grades emailed back to them now – please let me know if you haven’t found yours, or if you have any questions. And as your A1 analysis helps set the stage for your A3 pitch, please let me know how I can help your progress there. For […]
Continue reading A1 Returns Posted in: Announcements Hi everyone – Just a note that I’ve now finished a first reading of your A1 submissions (impressive!) and I hope to do a final reading and return my comments to you by the end of this week. Thanks for your hard work on these! David
Continue reading A1 Update Posted in: Announcements Hi everyone – A few of you missed my earlier posting – please simply email your completed A1 assignment – as a doc, link, or whatever works – to me at david DOT vogt AT ubc DOT ca. Looking forward to diving into your EVA analyses! David
Continue reading Delivering A1 Posted in: Announcements, Week 06: Learning with Games Thanks so much to the W5 team for launching us into the emerging markets universe and setting a high bar for those that follow! Just a reminder that your A1 is due shortly and that I’m available for any questions you might have surrounding your delivery of this. Please email your A1 to me directly […]
Continue reading W5 BlogKudos Posted in: Announcements, Emerging Markets Poll, Week 05:
Hello David,
I have several questions conerning the formatting for assignment 1:
– Are we expected to use APA style?
– Is it possible to have some point form (bullets) within the venture analysis?
– Also, is it possible to include links directly embedded in the analysis?
– Are footnotes acceptable, or are you expecting traditional referencing?
Thank you so much,
Marie-France
Hi Marie-France –
Thanks for asking.
You may use APA style, but it is not necessary. Your objective is to compose and format A1 in whatever style that best conveys the integrity and force of your analysis. So bullet points, links, footnotes, etc, are all fine. Your analysis could also be a text-free video if it conveys your message well.
Good luck!
David
Just a note that – if you`re interested – the cumulative ratings for each of the ventures in the Pitch Pool are now available. Simply go to the Pitch Pool, open the venture post in question, and click on `view ratings` within the ratings box. You can see how your ratings influenced the overall […]
Continue reading Pitch Pool Cumulative Ratings Posted in: Announcements, Week 03: Analyst Bootcamp
Hi David,
I think this polling plug-in is a great idea! And I think you will get a more accurate indication of what students really think if the previous responses are hidden.
Danielle
I’m glad everyone participated in the analyst bootcamp so energetically. Some really good points were made about the ventures, but also the process of analyzing ventures (as this week was obviously practice for your A1!). I trust the exercise was useful in getting you to assume the mindset of an analyst and investor. Being an […]
Continue reading Welcome to Week4 – Entrepreneur Bootcamp Posted in: Announcements, Week 04: Entrepreneur Bootcamp
Hello David
I am sorry I posted (Monday 1:30 am) a short answer or notion to a posting about re-Phrase before reading the welcoming note to week 4.
Hussain
Hi Hussain and David,
I too fell in the same trap, I answered week 3 posts before reading the welcoming note for week 4.
Although I understand that it is important to keep within the course deadline in order to maximize communication and learning possibilities, I find it is too bad that we can’t also respond to each other’s posts beyond the weekly deadlines. I personally like to ‘mull over’ what was learned and ideas and replies often come to me after reflection . . .
In all other MET courses I enjoyed the fact that I could go back and rediscuss various points with colleagues. It will certainly be a challenge to ‘keep to the weekly posts’.
Marie-France
No worries, Hussain. I’m only hoping to cultivate our collective good manners in advance of the EMTs starting.
David
Entrepreneur Boot Camp – First Take
I feel that I am more of an innovator/inventor than an entrepreneur so this exercise will be extremely challenging. I like to invent things but believe I truly lack the skills and expertise to market my products/services/ideas. I’m also not sure I will be a good CEO or organizational leader of anything.
Perhaps I am more of an intrapreneur – I feel much more comfortable initiating change within my own teaching organization. Taking it outside to start something new is somewhat of a scary thought, but for the purpose of this course I will give it a try. I am confident that from this experience I will at least learn how to evaluate worthwhile learning ventures.
Off I go chasing rainbows of emerging, transformative agents for learning . . .
Hi Marie France,
Being and intrapreneur is a very valuable asset from my perspective. Personally I find this really challenging and I would really like to learn from your experience – what has worked for you? What tips can you share?
Leonora
Hi Leonora,
My experience as an intrapreneur is mainly based on my suggesting new projects, strategies or tools within my school. In my previous job my title was ‘change agent’. I was a teacher, but I was also expected to initiate and implement a multitude of just-in-time workshops and inovative projects to promote bilingualism in the workplace.
The way I went about it was to first evaluate the needs of the clientele/students and then take in all the factors such as: available funds, time, resources, and learning objectives and expectations etc. Thus began the process of initiating change within that organization.
I suppose I am also an entrepreneur, I did run my own artist studio and art workshop business for 15 years and I have also started a gardening business on the side. I think the essential ingredient for becoming an entrepreneur is probably passion and creativity. However, becoming an entrepreneur for a learning venture is totally new to me . . . I hope to learn much about this endeavour in this course.
Hello David,
Thank you for bringing the uncategorized topic to our attention. Of course, many of my posts are there. I went to edit but then how do I choose where to re-direct my posts to to?
Sorry, using a blog is new to me and I’m still trying to get used to it. Thanks for your patience.
Donna
Hi Donna,
I too posted in the uncategorized forum when I thought I was posting in the weekly one – I even lost a post somewhere in cyberspace and had to re-post it Monday. Like you it is my first experience blogging and I am just now getting the hang of it.
Now that I know how to redirect posts it will be much easier to do than copying and pasting in the proper category.
Marie-France
That’s OK, Donna – thanks for being patient with this unfamiliar learning environment.
Section 1.8 on the upper menu provides a good overview of how to use the blog, including a useful diagram of how to select categories, tags, etc. When editing you can select a category specific to the subject of the post, and that gives it a home.
Cheers,
David
Thank you David,
I’m still discovering this Blog system. I must be getting old because it’s taking longer to get used to than I originally thought. I really appreciate your help.
Have a great week,
Donna
And Happy Victoria Day for those celebrating! I enjoyed your critical commentary on the reports, predictions and analyses about the future of global learning technologies marketplaces. What I hoped everyone could take away from this effort is that the horizon is maddeningly rich and vibrant, and that nobody “owns” it. Whether brave individuals or high-priced […]
Continue reading Welcome to W3: Analyst’s Bootcamp Posted in: Week 03: Analyst Bootcamp
Happy Victoria Day to you too David.
I like your comment when you mention that we should never feel that we could never win just because we’re not part of some exclusive club who knows what is going to happen next. It means that we all have the same fighting chance to create a venture that could possibly be successful in the world of cyberspace:)
Cheers,
Donna
Thanks Donna –
Going further, one idea that always inspires me about the creative industries (everything digital) is that Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, etc, have no intrinsic advantage over me or anyone else who has an original, burning idea. Sure, there are a few people like Steve Jobs who are an amazing creative force, but humanity is like that and there’s always room for more.
Indeed, once you have a large company like a Google, Facebook, Microsoft, etc, every new idea is hobbled by the constraints of your existing enterprise, so you can never be as nimble or daring as a new enterprise. That’s why most ‘innovation’ today is accomplished by large companies consuming small ones for their ideas.
You’ll see this week when reviewing Elevator Pitches that the proponents aren’t business geniuses of any kind – they’re just ordinary people, like us, who have become passionate about some idea that could potentially change the world.
Bravo to the brave, I say!
David
This is slightly off topic but to feed to David’s comment about how the creative industries have no intrinsic advantage over anyone who has original and burning ideas… I came across this today as I was browsing for some resources for a part of the project I am working on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cJCYM624YJU#!
Enjoy,
Sherman
Sherman, thank you for the nice youtube. ORIGINAL and burning ideas can’t be stopped once they are born.
Hussain
Hello David, in 2.7 Deconstructing a Pitch, you referred to an article ( as a further reading)”How to Pitch a Brilliant Idea” by Elsbach K. The article is really interesting. But don’t you feel that the writer is inclined towards creating impressions more than anything else. The impressionistic approach in business is risky. And it makes the line of demarcation between real and unreal very thin.
I also have one more question, Do you think setting up rules in pitching one’s ideas is a good thing to do in a fast changing world?Do you think these rules should change from time to time?
Hussain
Thanks for these thoughts, Hussain –
On your first question, everyone’s immediate reactions are usually significantly decisive, so cultivating a positive first impression is clearly valuable. However, if there’s no substance behind a positive first impression that’s deadly. I guess the key for me is that if you’ve got a good idea, you’ve got to find a way to hold peoples’ attention until they understand and appreciate it. If people don’t respond to you well they will stop listening very quickly, before they have a chance to ‘get it’. So cultivating a good impression is simply a way of extending their attention span, and therefore increasing your chances of success.
And with respect to pitch rules, no way. Your only objective is to convey a powerful idea in a positive way, so breaking conventional rules of communication is often the best way to succeed with that.
David
David
Thank you for the informative reply. I still have a question about the same concept we are talking about. what if someone has a great idea but he or she is hopeless in presenting it. And this can happen not only in business but in teaching as well. For example sometimes you see a teacher who has a great lesson plan and great material but they are unable to convey it effectively. Probably in business it is different because the project holder will suffer if he can’t sell his product but when it comes to education , I think , the students will suffer instead. Back to my question, so what is your recommendation here for those who have great ideas with a kind of inability in presenting them they way they should be? It is sad to see sometimes vibrant projects killed by their creators for not presenting them the way the market asks for.
Thank you
Hussain
I think the answer is very simple in both business and teaching – if you’re not good at presentation, find someone else who is.
In business, so long as the CEO quietly exudes integrity and intelligence they can delegate the presentation of their ideas to someone with sales or marketing or business development talents. However, the CEO still needs to drive the vision, and communicate it effectively to their presentation proxy, so if they aren’t dynamic onstage they need to do everything they can to develop those skills.
The same is true for teaching, I suspect, in that there are lots of guide-on-the-side methodologies that can reduce the requirement for sage-on-the-stage excellence, but won’t make it disappear.
In short, I feel leadership is about effective, commanding presence more than appealing performance, but both entail significant, credible visibility.
David
David
Thank you!
Have a great day
Hussain
Hi everyone – By now, each of you will have got a separate email introducing you to your team members for the EMT assignments (A2) for weeks 5-12 of the course. Please let me know immediately if you haven’t received your team assignment, or if you have any questions. In brief, the EMT schedule looks […]
Continue reading Poll Results and A2 EMT Assignments Posted in: Announcements, Emerging Markets Poll Good morning everyone – hope you had a great long weekend, especially those celebrating Mother’s Day! As we dive into world markets this week, don’t hesitate to seek out and recommend other prospective sources of market intelligence for us to be aware of. Post all of your thoughts about week 2 to the main blog […]
Continue reading Welcome to Week 2! Posted in: Announcements
Hi David and everyone,
I’m afraid I am dropping out of ETEC 522; the reasons are long and complicated. It’s a shame because this group is full of interesting and talented people, but it was not meant to be. I definitely want to take this course, so maybe next time.
Good luck to everyone!
Adriana
Hello David and everyone,
I’m afraid I will be dropping out for reasons too long to explain!! It’s a shame because this is a very interesting and talented group. I am definitely interested in this course, so maybe next time.
Best of luck to everyone!
Adriana
Hi Adriana,
I dropped ETEC 511 for this course. It’s not a shame, just because our time is very limited, and we want to give our best effort to every courses, separately. You definitely should come back next time. Gook luck!
Ping
Well, week one is almost done and we’ve been introduced to just about everyone in the course. Thanks so much for your words of introduction and warm welcomes. This is quite an amazing group any way you cut it – professional experience, geographical distribution, interests, etc. I’m humbled, and excited for our journey together! A […]
Continue reading What an interesting mob! Posted in: Announcements Hi everyone – A note that I’ve just added a new Emerging Markets Poll candidate: the UBC MET program itself. Just yesterday the process for a formal academic review of MET was begun to help determine the best future directions for this (already successful) program. We believe that graduate programs in learning technologies […]
Continue reading MET added to the Emerging Markets Poll Posted in: Announcements When UBC MET was created it was the first of its kind, now there are a number of similar graduate programs. As part of normal academic process a formal internal-external review of MET has just begun – this qualifies it as an ’emerging market’ because all of its many possibilities and opportunities are on […]
Continue reading Masters of Education Technology Posted in: Emerging Markets Poll
With the expansion of technology in the workplace, coupled with the expectation that employees be highly educated (credential-wise) and a persistent expectation that employees are engaging in professional development opportunities, I think there is a lot of room for expansion in the MET program – specializations, PhD’s and much more.
I agree with your ideas, Lisa. I believe that the MET program is not a revolution in the e-learning but a massive continuation of a revolution in the digital-based learning. There no doubt things will not stop at the MET program or similar programs. The program is paving the way towards a complex net of innovative e-learning platforms. I personally believe that future MET programs will require a comprehensive knowledge of programming. And that means the expansion will not be horizontal but vertical as well.
I love the way we are referred to as consumers. I totally agree with this terminology but sometimes forget that these are how students are seen from a marketing perspective. I initially earned my post-bacc diploma in Teacher Librarianship and instead of working towards my Masters in that field, I chose the MET pathway and it seems that the way in which public K-12 school is heading in BC, that this was probably the more appropriate field for a teacher librarian looking to advance their education.
Hello,
I believe there is a lot of room for expansion within the MET program and think that it could possibly branch out as K-12 and adult education. I agree with you as well Lisa that this MET program could also expand to specialized PhD’s. I would be particularly interested in seeing the MET program further explore and develop a holistic approach to online learning.
Hello,
I, too, think that there is much room within the MET programme to allow for greater specialization. While I have enjoyed this programme immensely, I would appreciate the opportunity to delve further into more specialized areas. MET only scratches the surface of educational technology opportunity, and I feel that there would be no shortage of interest in PhD’s in any number of areas.
~Kim
MET, and other courses, offer excellent grounding in a growing area. I think it caters well to K12 but coould expand to offer specialisation eg. in adult education, and definitely PhD. Continuing professional education opportunities should also be offered to support the number of educators completing these courses and as technologies rapidly emerge and our learning environments change.
I think it would be an excellent opportunity to create a PhD program out of the MET programme. I agree with Denise that it’s been a long time coming for the program to offer areas of specialty. There is an excellent PhD online distance education program from San Jose State University’s Library and Information Science program that has attracted students from across the world. I see an opportunity for the Faculty of Education to do the same!
Allan
The backbone of Digital Identity is the ability to employ a single, private, secure identity system as the key to enter any number of applications and environments you might have access to. In broader strokes however, especially in education, it can encompasses the ownership (by the learner) of the learning experience and the authority to […]
Continue reading Digital Identity Posted in: Emerging Markets Poll
Although I realize how important digital identity is, whether it is for ventures or directly linked to educational technology, I must say I evade it like the plague, for I find there are so many political battles related to digital identity. I find that to get interested in this subject one really has to delve into the politics of digital identity and I personally find this extremely complex. I do try to respect digital identity when using online material and hope others do the same with my own work, but that is as far (for now) as my interest goes on this subject.
Marie-France
Marie-France
I think the digital identity for the time being hails or paves the way towards creating a relentlessly materialized approached to education. Realistic modifications have to be introduced to the field in order to make it suitable for the fast-growing world of digital information and for the real needs of users (people).
Hussain
Digital identity sounds like a good concept but I would always question how secure the “secure” system would be.
Hello everyone! I’m your instructor – David Vogt – you can reach me whenever you wish at david DOT vogt AT ubc DOT ca or by using the message system in this weblog. I spend most of my time as an entrepreneur and innovation leader, but I have a longstanding passion for learning technologies which […]
Continue reading Welcome to ETEC522! Posted in: Announcements
Hi David,
Thanks for everything, I’m looking forward to have a great semester with you and my peers!
Cheers,
Karon Wong
A few years ago Open Source was a real buzz – the future of software well beyond education. While the movement is still very active, the breakthrough promise hasn’t been realized. Yet. There are many who believe that the critical mass of openness – including new dimensions such as Open Data, Open Licenses, Open Innovation, […]
Continue reading Open Source Posted in: Emerging Markets Poll
Although ahead of the times, open source is just too tantalizing and revolutionary to not be at the forefront of my interest. With more and more computer programmers and other professionals creating free software, products and services in their spare time, open source is becoming the new way to give back to society and opens endless possibilities for the future.
I have been an OSS fan for some time and feel that it should be a consideration when acquiring new software. Many boards won’t touch anything OSS for the lack of a single entity in the way of support, communication, liability, etc. There is a compromise with the use use of VARs (Value Added Resellers) to help with planning, deployment, and support, but this is still a somewhat incomplete solution for many organizations.
With the proliferation of devices, apps, services, software applications, many of which are ‘homegrown’ a change of ‘perspective’ will be required to take advantage on a broader scale of available resources available to us via OSS.
Personalized Learning has been been a dream of educators forever, one that is reaching a tipping point in terms of the technologies available for realistic implementations. This marketplace opens to data-driven evaluation enabling learning experiences that cater to individual students learning styles and needs. Opportunity Statement While the venture prospects for Personalized Learning are awesome […]
Continue reading Personalized/Adaptive Learning Posted in: Emerging Markets Poll
As the school I teach at caters to students with learning difficulties, each student has a different learning profile and as well this it the direction the ministry of education is shifting, so by having strategies in tools in place a school can shore up their section of a market, and as an individual it gives room for development as a consultant.
As an Administrator in post-secondary, there is more and more demand for us, as an academic unit to be as accommodating to all people as much as possible. I think that, with this demand, there are lots of opportunities (venture-wise) for technologies to address this.
Some companies are employing algorithms (Grockit, Khan) to create a highly adaptive and individual learning experience. Great market potential and lots of room for discussion as the idea could promote test mania.
The ever-evolving affordances of technology have the capability of moving online education from “read this, answer that” status to truly interactive, personalized opportunities. As the demand for online education grows, this area has the potential to grow exponentially.
Adaptive learning seems to fit in with the idea of universal design for learning. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it means that learning materials are adapted for use by many, not just those with special needs. That means it’s more likely to get used in a class room than technology that has to be implemented for a single student. The need for adaptive learning seems to be immense. However, one major obstacle I see is the huge amount of time needed to develop content that is sufficient for a broad range of knowledge levels (developmentally disabled to gifted).
Finding ways to appeal to every student presents a challenge that technology may be highly able to meet, if the right people are at the wheel. Presenting education as a one on one relationship catered to individuals turns it into more than an assembly line and creates a dynamic opportunity for advancement.
The ability to be more selective and autonomous as a student is appealing in today’s world. This opening of educational choice through the use of technology can be a motivating factor for many of our high school students who seem to lack it under the (often) straight-jacket opportunities they have. Self-paced opportunities will allow more students to be successful in more challenging areas.
The classical approach to learning has failed to give a chance to learners to choose the way they like to learn and as a result of that many educators feel they are ready to adopt any different approach that can break this rigidity in education. I think this project is important.
Hussain
It would be my dream job to design and work on a project\program that provides personalized adaptive learning. Although I am presently a FSL teacher, my interests are not limited to teaching languages, but I would be interested in developing a program that caters to adult individuals.
In researching e-portfolios for another course, I discovered Personal Learning Environments (PLEs). PLEs go far beyond e-portfolios as they include the integration of a whole host of web 2.0 tools for students to reach learning goals and present evidence of their learning through a variety of multimedia tools that suits their particular learning style and their educational interests. PLEs are definitely something I would be interested in exploring further.
For more information see the following websites: http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Personal_learning_environment and http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutPerso/171521.
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Donna Forward 9:41 pm on August 13, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Happy August to you too David and thanks again for a great course.
Donna