http://pretoria.uoc.es/wpmu/OpenEdTech_2010_en Just another Pretoria Blogs weblog Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:53:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During the second day of Open Edtech 2010, the participants worked in several teams, taking as a starting point the ideas gathered in the first day brainstorming.  Four groups were created (A, B, C and D), and all of them presented their ideas about engagement to the general group, that ... http://pretoria.uoc.es/wpmu/OpenEdTech_2010_en/2010/10/06/groupwork-and-final-conclusions-of-open-edtech/ For this new edition of Tech Talk we invited Eduardo Manchon, cofounder of Panoramio, in a session that was moderated by Chris Csikszentmihalyi, Dolors Reig and Llorenç Valverde. Most of the discussion was about the elements of success in social networks. The debate was especially engaging due to the different views ... http://pretoria.uoc.es/wpmu/OpenEdTech_2010_en/2010/10/06/uoc-tech-talk-social-networks-and-innovation/ We enjoyed a few delicious dishes cooked by all the Edtech participants. See the photos below to have an idea of how best cooks we are ! [gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="4"] The session was really a cooperative cooking activity where the group assumed different roles and the responsability to create good dishes. ... http://pretoria.uoc.es/wpmu/OpenEdTech_2010_en/2010/10/05/cooking-good-food-cooking-good-environmnents/ The first activity of this year has been about the understanding of the concept of engagement. Certainly, 'engagement' is one of these words we tend to use in a quite unspecific way, both in educational and non-educational settings. In this sense, is unavoidable that the first step of our work ... http://pretoria.uoc.es/wpmu/OpenEdTech_2010_en/2010/10/04/opening-conversation-whats-engagement/ And finally the third edition of Open Edtech started ! We chatted for one hour in the hall of Hotel Catedral in a quite informal setting. After that, we went to one of our favorite  Restaurants: the Euskal Etxea, where everybody was introduced to the typical Basque food called Pinchos (or ... http://pretoria.uoc.es/wpmu/OpenEdTech_2010_en/2010/10/04/reception-and-pinxos-dinner/ Dear colleagues, to all of you present/invited, welcome to the 3rd edition of Open Edtech. Barcelona could not be a better option to discuss engagement. The city is very well known for its potential to attract tourists, travellers and professionals due to a pleasant lifestyle. In fact, the city  has had some ... http://pretoria.uoc.es/wpmu/OpenEdTech_2010_en/2010/07/14/information/