Knowledge Tree e-Journal Launch
Edition 7: Tensions in the Convergence of Technology and Pedagogy

In partnership with the Elearning Network of Australasia (ElNet), The Knowledge Tree: an e-Journal of Learning Innovation (the journal of the 2005 Australian Flexible Learning Framework) launched its seventh edition with a concurrent online and face-to-face Multiple Venue Presentation (MVP).

The event featured Ulises Mejias, author of ideant, (Columbia University, New York), in conversation with James Farmer of Incorporated Subversion, Anne Bartlett Bragg of Learning Technologies and Digital Dialogues, Leigh Blackall of Teach and Learn Online and instructional designer Barry Gordon of e-learning company Savv-e.

The panelists discussed the Knowledge Tree Edition 7 theme of Tensions in the Convergence of Technology and Pedagogy related to the rise and use of social networking software.

You are welcome to read Ulises Mejias' lead article 'The Nomad's Guide to Learning and Social Software' and Leigh Blackall's critique 'Digital literacy: how it affects teaching practices and networked learning futures - a proposal for action research', as background to the panel discussion.

Online location: Click to view the archive of the launch or click to listen to the audio recording of the launch - 16 Mb (1 hr 10 min duration).