Sloan-C Conference

I’m in San Francisco right now attending the Sloan-C Conference on Emerging Technologies.  Today was the pre-conference session day and I was lucky enough to present during a workshop as part of a team discussing the use of Web 2.0 technologies and Cloud Computing for Student Services. I was asked to be part of the group by a man from the University of Illinois who presented at the Sloan conference last fall in Orlando.

I really like workshop sessions because it seems to be much more about the discussions than about providing content and today’s session was no exception. I was fortunate enough to meet several new people who all had fantastic questions, input, and experiences that they shared.  The other members of the presentation team discussed how they’re using wikis and google apps in their library, and how they’re using jing for screen captures and videos. I presented about how World Campus is using Facebook, twitter, Second Life, etc to build community and strengthen relationships between the university and all of our online students.  Lots of great questions were asked and fantastic discussion occured.  Sometimes it just takes someone giving you an example or talking about things from a different perspective for those doors to open up and then you begin to see opportunities you might not have considered before.

Huge thanks to everyone for participating and attending the session. I look forward to the sessions to come and I’m really glad to be here in such a wonderful city!