Moodle in English: Moodle Moot Savannah

Fellow moodlers,

I cannot thank you all enough for the uplifting and encouraging conference in Savannah. I feel so re-invigorated! The moodle community is even more personable and enthusiastic than I imagined! Every presentation was interesting and informative.

I know I sound like some crazy "pollyana", but it is true! Art, Debbie and I were all so excited to have this opportunity and it far surpassed all our expectations! Our only negative was that our colleague Janet had the flu and could not come with us. sad

Thanks to one and all, most of all to Martin for the vision of moodle. That PhD will be completed any day now! tongueout

--Mary

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 11日(土曜日) 20:46 - Art Lader の投稿

Mary is right.

And it really was great meeting so many people who we truly do admire. I hate to admit it, but face to face interaction has its place in the world. wink

I am already pumped for my next Moodle Moot.

Thank you for putting this on, Bryan. It was great.

-- Art

P.S. Yes, Ulrike, we got the pictures!

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 11日(土曜日) 21:20 - Ulrike Montgomery の投稿

Mary and Art,

I'm so happy that you had a great time in Savannah

. Can't wait to see the pictures and hear the stories. You are right, Art, f2f is very important.
We were all thinking of you while sitting in cold Germany. (Our classrooms are heating up, though. Moodle is spreading like wildfire, especially in Baden-Württemberg schools).

Keep on moodling,

Ulrike

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 11日(土曜日) 21:24 - Art Lader の投稿

Hmmm, Ulrike, I wonder who is fanning those B-W flames. Who could it be? wink

-- Art

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 11日(土曜日) 21:54 - Ulrike Montgomery の投稿

Wasn't me! I just brought a few sparks back with me after visiting your school almost 2 years ago.
BTW, could you please send me some pics before tomorrow, I have to go to a GAPP seminar for 3 days where I'll meet teachers from all over Germany. We have to talk about our partner schools - so guess what I'll talk about? I just can't let such an opportunity pass without spreading the Moodle gospel.

Ulrike

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 11日(土曜日) 22:29 - Art Lader の投稿

I do not have the pictures. They are on the camera of a friend. But I will try to call her and get her to email me a couple!

-- Art

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 11日(土曜日) 22:34 - Art Lader の投稿

Okay, she is going to send a couple to me later today and I will send them to you.

-- Art

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 22:23 - Mark Burnet の投稿

There are a few more pics here too. http://www.frappr.com/moodle/photos

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 22:52 - Art Lader の投稿

Thanks, Mark!

-- Art

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 15日(水曜日) 05:47 - Don Schwartz の投稿

I deny any knowledge of the guy in the corner who looks like he had a bourbon or two. dead

Great MOOT! Thank you to all the organizers.

moodle on

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 16日(木曜日) 02:24 - Martin Dougiamas の投稿

I added a few photos too.

If people would send more of them it would be good.

I had a shortish but good discussion with Afroze from Blackboard on Sunday (nice lady!) ... it marks the first time Moodle and Blackboard have "talked" really.

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 16日(木曜日) 18:57 - David Delgado の投稿

Hey! Can you tell us more about that interesting talk with Afroze Mohammed? He participated in "The Grand Debate: Open Source vs. Proprietary Course Management", at ITC. I wonder which were the conclusions of that interesting debate.

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 16日(木曜日) 22:56 - Martin Dougiamas の投稿

I don't think there were any conclusions

The question was "Is proprietary software dead?" which I personally disagreed with since I think there's room for all kinds of software in the world. So I ended up agreeing with Afroze

It wasn't a good question really, but no-one was taking it very seriously anyway.

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 11日(土曜日) 21:05 - Martin Dougiamas の投稿

It was great to meet you and everyone else here yesterday too.

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 11日(土曜日) 21:24 - Art Lader の投稿

-- Art

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 01:50 - Helen Foster の投稿

Yes, it was fantastic to meet you, Art, and so many other amazing people! big grin

A big THANK YOU to Bryan for organising the Moodle Moot.

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 02:08 - Art Lader の投稿

It was a real love feast, wasn't it?

And I am so happy to have met you, Helen. I am looking forward to our next encounter.

-- Art

P.S. Janet, we really wish you had been able to join us!

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 23:01 - Jonathan Moore の投稿

Helen, thanks for the lesson on MoodleDocs!

Great meeting you. We would be headed your way this summer for UK MoodleMoot if not for our own local conference. Hopefully our paths will cross again

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My Encounter with a Rock Star

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 02:09 - Art Lader の投稿

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Re: My Encounter with a Rock Star

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 03:39 - N Hansen の投稿

He can't be that big a star if he has to wear a nametag. tongueout

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Re: My Encounter with a Rock Star

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 03:47 - Art Lader の投稿

ROTFLMAO

-- Art

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Re: My Encounter with a Rock Star

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 12:24 - Martin Dougiamas の投稿

It just says "Dude" on it.

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Re: My Encounter with a Rock Star

2006年 02月 13日(月曜日) 18:59 - Ian Usher の投稿

...as in...

The Dude Abides

...?

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Re: My Encounter with a Rock Star

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 03:48 - Ulrike Montgomery の投稿

Art,

Thanks a lot for the pictures. I have to teach several Moodle courses within the next 2 weeks - I'll start them with your pictures: Moodle - the software which is alive (in contrast to the commercial products which, in my opinion, are as dead as a doornail)
MooDieLEbendige Software!

Proud to be the friend of somebody who encountered the 'Rock Star'

Ulrike

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Re: My Encounter with a Rock Star

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 05:57 - Art Lader の投稿

Well, I guess what we have here is a mutual admiration society, Ulrike.

And MooDieLEbendige Software! is inspired. Marketing is your talent. (lebendig = http://www.dict.cc/?s=lebendig)

-- Art

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Re: Segwaying around Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 11:33 - Chardelle Busch の投稿

The Segway Gang--We actually were having more fun than it looks like--but we were cold (and I'm in my socks--my shoes are in Sean's bag)!

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Sean and Mike in Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 11:42 - Chardelle Busch の投稿

Sean Keogh and Michael Penney in front of a Riverboat

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Re: Segwaying around Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 12:22 - Martin Dougiamas の投稿

These things are SO much fun.

We had a ball, thanks Bryan!

They only took ten minutes or so to get used to, and you can zip about with such ease. After we got off, walking seemed like a real drag.

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Re: Segwaying around Savannah

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 15:29 - Art Lader の投稿

GREAT picture! My suggested caption: "You want Moodle support? Tell you what, we'll be right there!

-- Art

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Re: Segwaying around Savannah

2006年 02月 20日(月曜日) 15:10 - D.I. von Briesen の投稿

Hey Martin... didn't you actually manage to crash the Segway?

I like the way you have your hand(s?) in your pocket... "dat boy he don't need no hands ta ride dat ting!!" Everyone else is white-knuckled!

My tribute (ok my friend's convenient camera since I left mine at the hotel) to Martin:

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Re: Segwaying around Savannah

2006年 02月 20日(月曜日) 15:10 - D.I. von Briesen の投稿

And the other (Hey, when we gonna get multi-attachment capability)?

d.i.

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Re: Segwaying around Savannah

2006年 02月 20日(月曜日) 21:44 - Andy Diament の投稿

Is this pic a queue for the wi-fi hotspot?

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah - Slides, recordings?

2006年 02月 12日(日曜日) 22:10 - David Delgado の投稿

I am afraid I could not attend that meeting.

Can we have the slides and recorded sessions or are those only for registered attendees?

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah - Slides, recordings?

2006年 02月 13日(月曜日) 21:43 - Nicolas Martignoni の投稿

Yes,

I second this!

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 13日(月曜日) 23:32 - Mike Churchward の投稿

Hello Everyone -

The Savannah Moot was great! I had a blast and finally met so many of you, although it looks like I missed meeting a lot of you too. I have some pictures that I will post soon.

My impressions there were:

Moodle is for real. People aren't considering Moodle just because they can't afford others. They are considering Moodle because of all it has to offer. The cost thing is just a bonus.
As before, I saw teachers as the prime movers in this area. They see ways to use Moodle to enhance the learning experience and want it for this reason.
The Moodle community is filled with the best of the best. These people want to reshape the world. I know this sounds "hippy" like, but its true.

Looking forward to the next one.

Thanks, Bryan, for doing this.

mike

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 14日(火曜日) 06:06 - Jason Cole の投稿

What a great day! Thanks to Bryan, Jon, Jim and everyone involved in organizing the conference. There was terrific energy and I'm excited about the future of the Moodle community.

I also can't believe hopw many people wanted signed copies of the book! I still can't get used to it.

Thanks everyone and Happy Moodling!

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 14日(火曜日) 06:49 - Bryan Williams の投稿

Wow, I just turned my Moodle mail back on after spending all day trying to get caught up. Thanks for those pictures Chardelle, they're priceless. We did have fun!

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 14日(火曜日) 11:07 - Julian Ridden の投稿

It's times like this I hate living on the "opposite side of the world".

*gives mental note...get scholarship funding for Moodle travel

Maybe next year I can make it.

Loks like Savannah has really set the bar for MoodleMoots.

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Re: Moodle Moot Savannah

2006年 02月 16日(木曜日) 21:17 - Art Lader の投稿

Well, Julian,

When you do come to our neck of the woods, it would sure be nice to meet you.

Looking forward to it.

-- Art

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