Comments on: Reality Check in Vienna http://www.pontydysgu.org/2009/09/reality-check-in-vienna/ Pontydysgu - Educational Research Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:43:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy Powell http://www.pontydysgu.org/2009/09/reality-check-in-vienna/comment-page-1/#comment-30698 Andy Powell Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:31:26 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/?p=1965#comment-30698 http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/2009-social-network-analysis-report/ would appear to indicate lower penetration of Twitter in most of Europe than in the UK (though I don't know how good this analysis is). Assuming that to be true in the mainstream, then one might also assume that uptake of Twitter by learning technologists will be lower in the rest of Europe than in the UK? One might also assume (possibly without much basis!) that uptake of Twitter is indicative of uptake of social technologies more generally? I also wondered about the size of the conference. Does it attract a larger proportion of senior management compared to other conferences for example? http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/2009-social-network-analysis-report/ would appear to indicate lower penetration of Twitter in most of Europe than in the UK (though I don’t know how good this analysis is). Assuming that to be true in the mainstream, then one might also assume that uptake of Twitter by learning technologists will be lower in the rest of Europe than in the UK? One might also assume (possibly without much basis!) that uptake of Twitter is indicative of uptake of social technologies more generally?

I also wondered about the size of the conference. Does it attract a larger proportion of senior management compared to other conferences for example?

]]> By: David Muir http://www.pontydysgu.org/2009/09/reality-check-in-vienna/comment-page-1/#comment-30697 David Muir Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:14:06 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/?p=1965#comment-30697 I have been very surprised at the low use of Twitter at the ECER conference. I have mostly been at the Network 16 sessions but even there, in ever case, I have been the only one with my laptop open during sessions. I have found the technology in the rooms to be variable (for example in a number of rooms the data project is propped up on a desk with wires trailing over the passageway and projection is onto a wall rather than a screen) however I agree that the wi-fi is excellent! As a starting point, could future ECER conference publicise a standard hashtag and provide a page on the site to aggregate items that use the tag. See for example the SLF Live page from the recent Scottish Learning Festival: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/SLFLive/index.asp Reading this post and having seen your Tweets makes me annoyed that I missed your digital identity session - it would have been good to meet you. I have been very surprised at the low use of Twitter at the ECER conference. I have mostly been at the Network 16 sessions but even there, in ever case, I have been the only one with my laptop open during sessions. I have found the technology in the rooms to be variable (for example in a number of rooms the data project is propped up on a desk with wires trailing over the passageway and projection is onto a wall rather than a screen) however I agree that the wi-fi is excellent!

As a starting point, could future ECER conference publicise a standard hashtag and provide a page on the site to aggregate items that use the tag. See for example the SLF Live page from the recent Scottish Learning Festival: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/SLFLive/index.asp

Reading this post and having seen your Tweets makes me annoyed that I missed your digital identity session – it would have been good to meet you.

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