A Discussion on Worldbridges Sustainability
A Discussion on Worldbridges Sustainability
November 16, 2006
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While hanging out on air before EdTech Brainstorm, Brad Hicks skyped in and asked Jeff & Dave about the sustainability of Worldbridges and The Webcast Academy. The discussion that ensued covered non-profit possibilities, other financial considerations, potential management structures and how to avoid participant burnout.
dave | i'm here | |
dave | yo yo | |
Brad Hicks | Hi guys is there a skypecast set up? | |
Brad Hicks | Mr Australia - lol | |
Brad Hicks | I have some questions from you guys | |
Brad Hicks | can you bring me in? | |
Brad Hicks | for you guys* | |
JasonR | Moooola! | |
JL | Hey J | |
Brad Hicks | Hey Jason | |
JasonR | Greetings | |
dave | sarah... | |
Sarah | Hello | |
dave | darth | |
dave | cathy | |
Sarah | It's me | |
dave | it is you! | |
Sarah | Yes, it is. | |
Sarah | that's why I'm part of Pweb. Out of love. | |
dARTh Gelwicks | Howdy, campers. | |
Sarah | that's one of the biggest problems I have being part of the Worldbridges community. | |
dave | camping? | |
Sarah | pacing myself | |
Sarah | not getting burnt out | |
dave | yeah... tell me about it... :) | |
Sarah | and trying to supress the guilt when I miss personal deadlines | |
dARTh Gelwicks | It's easy to drown in the deep end. | |
dave | and then letting them drag on after you miss them | |
Sarah | and that, too | |
dave | monkey! | |
dARTh Gelwicks | Are you having primate problems? | |
dave | kind of. | |
Sarah | Oh! I'm not a problem! | |
Sarah | or, haven't been recently. | |
JasonR | I blow off my deadlines and go into Second Life instead | |
dARTh Gelwicks | Why not treat it like a board of directors with yearly nominations and appointments? | |
dave | we've discussed it | |
JL | we need to policy it | |
JL | governace | |
JL | ance | |
Sarah | obviously there are backups. | |
dave | dominance | |
JasonR | BTW, ecamm supposedly fixed my recording problems with a new update. | |
Brad Hicks | Yeah i saw that Jason | |
JasonR | I had an offending colon (:) in my contact list | |
dARTh Gelwicks | I sat on a municipal board for three years before I bugged out. The only concern would be losing the character of the group under the weight of bureacracy. | |
dARTh Gelwicks | (avoiding colon jokes now.) | |
dARTh Gelwicks | Can't help it...I know lots of offending colons. | |
JasonR | But it's such low hanging fruit | |
dARTh Gelwicks | I was behind one in traffic this morning. | |
dARTh Gelwicks | So if they only annoy you are they a semicolon? | |
JasonR | Har :) | |
cheryloakes | Hi | |
cathy e | Hi Cheryl | |
dARTh Gelwicks | Hi Cheryl | |
cheryloakes | Hi Cathy | |
cheryloakes | hi darth and Jason | |
JasonR | greetings | |
Brad Hicks | Hi Cheryl | |
cathy e | an AUP | |
cheryloakes | Hey, Brad, nice to see you online. | |
Brad Hicks | Yeah decided to re-neg on a day of substitute teaching today | |
Brad Hicks | have to get my uni assignment done | |
Brad Hicks | writing a critical analysis of WorldBridges as a PLC - so really appreciate the guys addressing these questioins | |
Brad Hicks | Professional learning Community* | |
cheryloakes | really good idea, share your analysis. | |
Brad Hicks | will do | |
dave | must go and feed baby... | |
dave | nice talking nice folks | |
Brad Hicks | thanks dave, for your time | |
dave | MONKEY! | |
Doug | cya dave | |
cheryloakes | bejois for Oscar | |
Sarah | bye dave! | |
Doug | yes all the best to Bon' and the wee man | |
dave | many thanks | |
cheryloakes | hey doug, and sharon, i missed seeing you and JL | |
Doug | hi Cheryl, sorry I missed it | |
cheryloakes | the podcast of WW2 is up at webcast academy. | |
Doug | well done, I look forward to listening | |
JL | https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/skypecast/detailed.html?id_talk=... | |
dave | monkey are you on brad's back? | |
dave | bye again all... | |
cheryloakes | Brad, it was very good to hear . | |
dave | really must go... too bad. this is really cool... | |
JL | Please join in the fun https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/skypecast/detailed.html?id_talk=... | |
cheryloakes | I agree BRAD, the academy has been incredible. I never thought I would be webcasting. I always like to join a conversation, but this was just not in my vocabulary until I started in the class. | |
cheryloakes | I am so jealous of you being on the slopes! | |
cheryloakes | We are water skiing at my mountain. | |
Doug | I'll be "radiocasting" from a trailer | |
cheryloakes | Sweet. | |
Doug | didn't even get on the boards last yr | |
cheryloakes | I am impressed. | |
Doug | hope to get some runs this yr | |
cheryloakes | Women of Web 2.0 new webcast. | |
cheryloakes | My virtual learning community is more active than my school community most days. | |
Brad Hicks | yup, 12 am GMT is always good for me | |
cheryloakes | My virtual community is the place where I am challenged to move onto new learnings, I can be assured that I will learn something new. At school, I get excited when I can share something I've done in my virtual life. | |
Brad Hicks | break out the coffee :-) | |
Brad Hicks | here here | |
JasonR | Weekends work for me | |
cheryloakes | The webheads meet at 12PM GMT, so a 12AM sounds good. | |
JasonR | Or late weekdays, after 6pm EST | |
cheryloakes | I ditto that Doug. | |
Brad Hicks | guinea pig Doug! | |
cathy e | I wanna do it... I wanna do it. I will not give up! | |
Brad Hicks | good idea - wiki | |
cheryloakes | That is really how I learned best when online with Jeff and Brad one night and just doing it! | |
cheryloakes | wait, that sounds like planning | |
Brad Hicks | I was amazed that Jeff succumbed to a Moodle being established ;-) | |
Doug | it's because of Sloodle == thin edge of Moodle wedge ;) | |
cheryloakes | hey alex | |
Alex Ragone | Hi Cheryl. | |
JL | https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/skypecast/detailed.html?id_talk=... | |
Alex Ragone | Sorry about that. | |
Alex Ragone | Going to stay muted for now... | |
cathy e | I have a feeling I will still be a student in the class of 1.9 | |
cheryloakes | No way Cathy, you are way into Web 2.0!!! | |
Brad Hicks | Yep, if i can find a good time to schedule sessions, I definitely want to help in my time zone | |
Brad Hicks | with the academy | |
JasonR | Heh, you should see the Millionsofus people trying to organize a live event rigt now in SL. I'd copy the URL, but chat is not letting me :( | |
JasonR | And the sim crashes | |
Brad Hicks | how many channels can be supported? I though this nmay be a way to raise funding - people renting channels | |
Brad Hicks | even if just for a token amount | |
Brad Hicks | do we consider becoming somehow registered as a recognised training organisation? Not sure how that works in US/Canada | |
Brad Hicks | would this give more weight to certification? Do we care? | |
cheryloakes | Oh, yes very different!!! | |
cheryloakes | I wouldn't have joined webcast academy unless I'd been through the webheads class and participated in skype calls. | |
Doug | great point Cheryl |
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