Introduction to the TLC
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by new technologies? Have you ever wanted to try a new technology but don’t know how to go about it? In an effort to find answers to these and other questions we are establishing an adhoc group where we can learn, share, try, and fail in the use of new technologies. We are self-organizing this group which will be called the “Technology Learning Community” or since we have to have an acronym the TLC. The general goal of our community is to support each other in our learning. The Technology Learning Community will hold monthly meetings as well as maintain this blog for communications. Our hope is that in these contexts we will be able to build a high level of dialogue, interaction and collaboration that will allow us to be creative and innovative with new technologies. Everyone who is interested is invited to participate with us in our learning. Currently, Rachel Wadham is, heading the development of this community, but we anticipate that our goals, purpose, and the roles of the group members will emerge over time. If you are committed to the generation and sharing of new knowledge we encourage you to join our collaborative Technology Learning Community. Our first meeting will be in July. Our initial plans is to try technologies such as camtasia, podcasting, rss feeds, blogs, wikkis, and maybe even explore the potentials of text messaging and other communication technologies.