Well what an experience the past 3 days proved to be. I thought I would try my hand at live-blogging the MoodleMoot NZ08 event as I knew I had many followers that would be interested. In fact, over the past week my number of followers increased sharply. (many thanks to you all, I hope you enjoyed it).

Live blogging in Twitter is a dangerous method as you risk over twittering your audience. I did loose a few people, however the feedback from many was to keep going. This blog post serves as a transcript of the past couple of days. I hope you find the content as useful as I did

Julian (aka moodleman)

	jsridden : off to bed. 5:30am start for flighht to NZ for #moodlemootNZ . Will liveblog again where possible. Wee you on the other side
	jsridden : Nice healthy breakfast. All low fat here http://snipurl.com/44o5q
	mister_peterman : @jsridden I want that! Stupid me not eating breakfast. The girl next to me on the bus is eating vegemite on toast. So hungry
	jsridden : Finally boarded and on my way to #moodlemootnz08 http://snipurl.com/44q5i
	betchaboy : @jsridden was just trying get all the MoodleMoot gossip from you blog… You there for ULearn?
	betchaboy : @jsridden btw, the new blog layout is intruiging! Is that just a Wordpress theme? It’s awesome!
	MoodleMootNZ08 : @jsridden Welcome to Napier, Julian!
	jsridden : just arrived at #moodlemootnz08 and having my morning beverage. I am so tired. Need sleep. Napier is gorgous though. Ill liveblog what I can
	tabitharoder : @jsridden yes, liveblog keynotes
	jsridden : receiving traditional welcome and waiata at #moodlemootnz08 . The NZ culture is so welcoming.
	jsridden : martinD (aka #moodler ) now starting his keynote
	jsridden : MartinD expressing how he too finds NZ very welcoming.
	jsridden : keynote will discuss the moodle project, pedagogy, roadmap and some demo’s at the end. Cant twitter demos.
	jsridden : MartinS takes center stage at #moodlemootnz08 http://snipurl.com/46tly
	jsridden : impressive stats as always 50,000 registered sites in 199 countries.
	jsridden : It’s a full house. Audience is buzzing http://snipurl.com/46tok
	jsridden : 500,000 registered moodle.org members. 1500 new accounts each day. just over a third are teachers
	tabitharoder : @jsridden the photos are great! keep them coming!
	jsridden : Yay. He is talking about moots at moots. MartinD is on a 5 moot bender. I am jealous http://snipurl.com/46ts6
	jsridden : /me thinks that last tweet was possibly in the “Too much info” category and appologises
	jsridden : manages bugs, new ideas and ongoing development with project targets.
	jsridden : Retweet @tabitharoder: #moodler promotes docs.moodle.org - a wiki of documentation for moodle - at the #mmnz08
	onlineteacher : @jsridden Thanks 4 all teh Moodle info … I haven’t been 2 the Orange House (virtually) in a while *:-) Say hi to your wife via iChat *:-)
	jsridden : importance of elearning, like a real classroom, is flexibility and adaptability.
	jsridden : Step 3: Start using assignments ad quizzes. Basic assesment tools and simple online activity
	jsridden : Step 7: Teachers think deeper about the learning activities and how they are deployed. More engaging activities created
	tabitharoder : @jsridden no, keep tweeting, this is good, cant read slides properly so good that you write!
	jsridden : Step 9: Use of tools like workshop to establish peer-to-peer based activities and assesment
	jsridden : now showing how to request new features in Moodle with the Moodle tracker. A must for all moodle users. Vote for what you want. You can …
	jsridden : Every few months there are Hackfests. Moodle devs get together to work on code and resolve issues.
	lenva : @jsridden - following your updates while here at #ulearn08 - wish I was at both too
	jsridden : /me chants “you learn, I learn, we all learn at ULearn”. Catchy huh?
	sirchriss : @jsridden That cloning thing would be handy huh? I’ve the reverse problem to you. Even locally there’s too many good choices. #ulearn08
	jsridden : moodle 2.0 will allow students to browse photos from flickr and bring them into moodle. ALso alows to send images from moodle to flickr
	jsridden : Retweet @tabitharoder: is anyone tweeting at ulearn08? they can follow, we can follow?
	jsridden : new portfolio system allows users to send forum posts, assignments, blogs, etc to a portfolio system.
	jsridden : If you havent heard me rambling allready. You must check out mahara.org An Open Source, custum built portfolio system aimed at secondary ed!
	jsridden : Retweet @sirchriss: “Hooray! we do need a new schooling concept. MOre and more influential people are getting that.” I so agree!
	jsridden : moving on from Moodle 2.0 - increased Pedagogical support and usability (BINGO!…ahem, sorry about that)
	jsridden : OMG, did MartinD just mention Blackboard compatability as a goal? Well, I guess you cant go forward without looking backward
	GianninaRossini : @jsridden Blackbored?! Shock Horror!!
	jsridden : The Moodle.dog is currently called Mr Ninja! Is that because he hopes it is silent??
	mbogle : @jsridden Good luck!
	jsridden : MartinS hobknobbing as usual http://snipurl.com/46vqq
	jsridden : Morning tea. Hmmmmmm. Time to recharge my conference venue http://snipurl.com/46vuu
	vaughany : @jsridden Moodle 2.0 is gonna be **so** kick-ass. I have my work cut out trying to build a case even for contemplating a different VLE!
	jsridden : Now a talk on how Eastern institute Tafe are using Moodle.
	jsridden : Joyce is speaking, but has brought her entire team as well. Should be a good tlk. Will liveblog the intersting points
	jsridden : EIT had an unstructured start. are findung it difficult to measure usage and effectiveness
	jsridden : @sirchriss well, who can aurgue with the Trump..hmmmm
	jsridden : internet has gone flaky on me…sorry for lack of posts Sadly some awesome content Im not posting.
	jsridden : EIT had a great “Pimp my course” program that was very successful. Nice idea to encourage teacher activity
	jsridden : @betchaboy I am at the NZ Moodle Moot or also known as #moodlemootnz08
	jsridden : great point .Never forget what your audience is capable of. If they dont have broadband, dont use too much media. Simple but often forgotten
	jsridden : I hate the “digital immigrant” stereotype, but students are certainly now expecting online content. Am I wrong to dislike the term?
	tabitharoder : @jsridden I not that keen on digital immigrant / native stereotypes either, are we not all living in the same age?
	jsridden : Chemistry lecturer now speaking (specialised in Wine) I want to do this course. Describes herself as not an expert, but her work looks great
	jsridden : I can study making wine at tafe?? My gift for presenting is a bottle of chardonnay made by the students. I could live here quite happily!
	jsridden : courses at EIT (feeling mischeivous, should I add a J…nahhh) are using a diverse mix of activities and resources to engage students.
	jsridden : following me at #moodlemootnz08, also look at @wcel and @tabitharoder for more tweets.
	jarruzza : @jsridden You are not wrong sir! I dislike the whole ‘Digital immigrant / native’ paradigm, and do not subscribe to it one jot.
	jsridden : Forums setup from the start for informal discussion. Strong emphasis on getting the students to know each other. Very important step
	jsridden : @jarruzza what happened..are you sick? You have gone all blue?
	deangroom : @jsridden no kids were not born to txt or type they learn it. Hate that term too.
	jsridden : blended course to “add” value, not for sake of it. - Another often missed point
	jsridden : I am thrilled that over the last year there has been a growing trend to re-evalutaing how we teach with technology.
	jsridden : It is refreshing to see this re-evaluation suported so widly by educators in general at all levels.
	jsridden : they have found the journal to be the most enlightening tool they have ver used. Forums were too public for many opinions.
	jsridden : Retweet @tabitharoder: their way of getting participation - giving marks for using activities
	jsridden : arrggghhhh 15 minutes of power left
	deangroom : @jsridden journals are v important reflective writing tools. Kids ask questions in forums. Both needed to spur on conversational learning
	jsridden : current teach focuses hugely on engagement by using fun activities. Made it not feel like education (sound like a familiar technique)?
	jsridden : session now finishing up. I will go quiet now as it is my turn to present my “Turbo charging moodle” Preso. It is on slideshare if u want it
	jsridden : looses alot though as it is really all about the demo’s which happen outisde of powerpoint
	rhysatwork : @jsridden BOL for your preso. Thanx for the conference tweets
	mauricecummins : @jsridden moodlemootNZ tweets great. Thankx for looping us in too.
	jsridden : Enjoying lunch at #moodlemootnz08 http://snipurl.com/471z0
	jsridden : listening to @tabitharoder talking moodle glassaries
	moTik : @jsridden Hi Julian, thanks again for the tweets.
	jsridden : /me is wishing he could afford to get to NECC . yould love to have presented there. some awesome presenters applying there this year.
	jsridden : I also appologise for those who have been flooded by my tweets. Feel free to unfollow till next week. Im not offended
	jsridden : group participation tasks really liven up an educator based audience. Must remember this for the next one I write.
	jsridden : @tabitharoder is now photographing her own workshop. Smile http://snipurl.com/472g8
	jsridden : so many here have not seen sloodle (secondlife moodle integration). You must check out this project http://www.sloodle.org
	jsridden : Retweet @sirchriss: Rate of change of education development just described as “twitter speed”. #ulearn08
	moTik : @jsridden Virtual Worlds = Higher-end Web 2.0 maybe?
	jsridden : Tabatha now showing moodle databases. Extremely powerful yet underused tool. No where near as scary as most ppl think’
	jsridden : about to present again. This time doing the “Podcasting in Moodle” preso again. Should be fun.
	jsridden : for those after the pres you can find it in my youtube channel.
	catspyjamasnz : No apology needed for your plethora @jsridden!
	jsridden : now watching stuart mealor present on social network based learning
	jsridden : RT @wcel: #mmnz08 Stuart ’selling’ benefit of iPhone in education
	jsridden : moodle 2.0 and onward is looking towards social based learning. Can moodle be the new student facebook?
	tabitharoder : @jsridden random thought… custom profile - add twitter field? what do you think?
	deangroom : @jsridden how about calling it a ’study network’ not social network - more schoolie and less confronting to muggles, I mean teachers.
	russell : @jsridden I hope moodle is paying you per-tweet today…
	jsridden : @deangroom agree and disagree. Studdy space would immediatly put a barrier to students. But is a good point you raised. Who is the focus?
	jsridden : RT @tabitharoder: so twitterers are in all three presentations now? #mmnz08 stories from everywhere!
	jsridden : @motik additional thought in last post. Can we control the beast of social networking to do our will in a classroom? I really dont know.
	jsridden : Should we expect students not 2 use social networking knowing that we as adults can allready see such relevance?
	jsridden : nice quote “Creativity is when the teacher and the learner are in the same body…”
	catspyjamasnz : @jsridden @bookjewel did a blog post on PLN Reflections http://tinyurl.com/4tn2et
	deangroom : @jsridden yeah I think teachers won’t let go of their comtol perceptions. Ive had greater buy in with the word study in it so far
	lasic : @jsridden @moodlehotpotato would love your take on http://tinyurl.com/4xewa9, no pressure though. Thx
	jsridden : @catspyjamasnz great bog post. Il be sure to keep reading
	jsridden : /me is feeling like “a delicate flower” that needs powerful sunglasses after last nights drinks. Why Moodle and Mohitos??
	jsridden : moodle2/mahara portfolio integration apparetly now fixed in head. Downloading latest GIT version now. Wish me luck
	mjollnir : @jsridden good luck!
	moodlehotpotato : @jsridden - local moot in UK? there isn’t one this year
	DBMandrake : @jsridden Good luck
	jsridden : @mjollnir ohhh, do keep me in the loop. Becoming quite the mahara advocate. Been picking on Nigel for all his bugs..I would stop but its fun
	jsridden : off to my next session. cant belive we are nearly finished at #moodlemootnz08
	digitalmaverick : @jsridden - if you are there @moodlemootnz - please say hi to Martin from me
	jsridden : Very funny video. Preso off to a good start http://snipurl.com/4820i
	ryanbretag : @jsridden is that video (why Moodle quizzes should be used) posted anywhere online?
	ryanbretag : @jsridden I very much appreciate it. Enjoy the show
	jsridden : Now seeing demo of captivate. An essential tool in any trainers toolkit (pc only) http://snipurl.com/482w2
	jsridden : If you develop training vids on a mac then use Screenflow. Awesome app
	lenva : @jsridden - also look at Silverback for Macs - fantastic
	moodlehotpotato : I feel like I have been at whole of moodlemoot nz with @jsridden’s tweets
	jsridden : Captivate can also do branching videos for roleplay or senario activities. Cool! http://snipurl.com/483aa
	jsridden : @lenva thanx for that. I’ll check it out.
	jsridden : Some did not survive the conference dinner :). I feel so much better now http://snipurl.com/4846h
	jsridden : RT @tabitharoder: #mmnz08 phone goes off in preso and a rude word came out (giggle)
	jsridden : Lunch time at #moodlemootnz08 http://snipurl.com/485bc
	jsridden : now sitting in session re: moodle networking at #moodlemootnz08
	jsridden : multiple technology colleges are networking to share content.
	jsridden : objectives include: cost splitting amongst colleges, greater variety, increased resource collection, better value to colleges and students
	jsridden : Their network project from woe-to go is 12 months. The project is operated through “The Tertiary Accord of NZ”
	jsridden : Noodle networking project timeline http://snipurl.com/487bs
	jsridden : RT @tabitharoder: #mmnz08 - TANZ dealing with coordination and communication issues - consider group dynamics and provide support
	jsridden : Moodle networking allows students access 2 resources from several colleges while still seeing their existing college brand.Important feature
	jsridden : Off topic - The Univ of Canterbury wants their students to help decide which LMS to use. Funiest Moodle vid ever: http://tinyurl.com/3bjko2
	jsridden : RT @tabitharoder: #mmnz08 TANZ - wanted interface to be same for students, want brand template to follow student
	jsridden : Templates EIT use are clean and simple. Never understomate the power of a clean interface http://snipurl.com/487rq
	jsridden : /me appolgizes again for spelling errors. Speed and accuracy with me seldom go together.
	jsridden : Offtopic - what happened to the DOW. Rescue package having oposite effect. Wall Street’s Dow has now fallen below 8600 …WOAHH!
	jsridden : managaging students on networked sites involves alot more work. Who owns the student in a shared moodle?
	jsridden : Finally! #moodlemootnz08 images coming into Flickr. Hope more attendees will add theirs: http://tinyurl.com/4hpadx
	jsridden : Sometime I amaze myself with my level of maturity http://www.flickr.com/photo…
	jsridden : ownership and co-ordination key to success of moodl networking. Does this really work within the beurocracy of a typical edu institution?
	jsridden : another secret to succesful moodle networking is celar guidlines from the beginning. Anohter good point.
	jsridden : Tghe power to share content amongst educational communities is awesome. More work should be done to bring moodles of a similar ilk together.
	jsridden : New presentation at #moodlemootnz08 re: FLAX . Interested on integration ideas with Moodle
	jsridden : FLAX stands for Flexible Language Acquisition System - Now you know
	tabitharoder : @jsridden I can twitter during panel for you Julian
	assistivetek : @jsridden Are you evaluating Captivate 3? Take a look at this post http://tinyurl.com/4duo3f
	jsridden : Content word guessing is a group task for FLAX where students compete to fill in the missing words http://snipurl.com/4890g
	jsridden : /me is looking forward to installing FLAX and experimenting with the possibilities. Could be used very well in Secondary and Tertiary st …
	jsridden : FLAX interface is reasonableclean and intuitive for teachers.
	jsridden : Just added FLAX to my del.icio.us links. A project well worth following I think if you teach langauges inan online or blended environment
	jsridden : @mikejisrael LOL. its just like your car always stops rattling the moment you get to a mechanic..damn “they”. Damn “they” to hell
	jsridden : Sometimes I shouldn’t ask http://snipurl.com/48agv
	jsridden : Heading in for our last session at #moodlemootnz08 , the panel http://snipurl.com/48b5d
	jsridden : Who on a panel takes photos? Honestly! http://snipurl.com/48b6a
	jsridden : the #moodlemootnz08 is sadly over. Brilliantly run, fantastic speakers. Sorry some of you missed it. Now I have to go back home

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