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Panel Discussions

Facilitated by

Assoc. Prof. Bill Wade

School of Creative Arts and Humanities, CDU

Alexander Hayes, Consultant, EduPOV

October 30, 2009Source http://www.conversationagent.com/images/2007/11/18/yournewmedia001_3.jpg retrieved Oct 2009

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 2

Questions / Discussions• Panel members will discuss

and explore, among other topics, geo-referencing, iPhone application development, augmented experience, portability, and implications for remote reach.

Welcome to:– Fred Richardson– David Lamb– Elizabeth Povinelli– Simon Brown– Lee Blackall– John Eyles

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 3

Questions / DiscussionsCurrent and proposed researchApplied case studies A few key questions:

• What kind of standards are emerging or needed for ease of integration?

• Who controls the content and what implications are there for self determined deployment of cultural content?

• How might these augmentative technologies impact teaching and learning pedagogy?

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 4

Convergence Cartoon

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 5

Definitions: Convergence

• “Technological convergence is the trend of technologies to merge into new technologies that bring together a myriad of media.

• While historically, technology handled one medium or accomplished one or two tasks, through technological convergence, devices are now able to present and interact with a wide array of media.” Source

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-technological-convergence.htm Retrieved Oct 2009

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 6

New Media Proliferation

• Phrase used to distinguish digital media forms from ‘old media’ forms such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television.

• Now living in a ‘new’ economy with ‘new’ media all around us.

• Digital devices are now part of the everyday experience of most people.

Photo courtesy http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattjb

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 7

New Media / Old Media

Source http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/interactive/2008/apr/18/googlerevenue Retrieved Oct 2009

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 8

2009 Context: The NBN

• 100 Mb /sec• Fibre To Homes• Tasmania 1st

• $43 Billion• Government Built• Growth

Communities• What myths and

promises does the NBN perpetuate?

Source http://www.computerworld.com.au/nbn/ retrieved Aug 30, 2009

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 9

Ending Cartoon

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 10

• The Bionic Eye• Convergence of

real experience with augmented experience

• Reactions to augmented experience

Mobile Usage / Geo-referencing

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 11

• On-board GPS• Reliability of

measurement• Place as tag• Any value for

remote communities?

Mobile Usage / Geo-referencing

Photo courtesy http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattjb

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 12

• Top End Study• Corroboree

Billabong• Mary River• Adelaide River• Window on the

Wetlands

Mobile Usage / Geo-referencing

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Mobilizethis09 - Panel Session 13

• Caching Data• Aggregating

iPhone application

• The Red Centre Way

Mobile Usage / Geo-referencing