Friday, April 30, 2010

到訪一哩高的城市 (Mile high City)丹佛

經過漫長的航行與轉機(東京與舊金山),算算大約十八小時,終於到達科羅拉多州的丹佛,記得過去曾經在此轉機,但從未在此停留,此行又增加我在美國去過州數的數目,目前大概只剩八州沒去過,丹佛的天氣還算冷,只有攝氏八度 ,在旅館小歇片刻 便前往市中心的科羅拉多會議中心,也是AERA研討會的地點,進去之後,我想大部分的人都會喊一句wow,真的是很大的會議場所,有好多的會議室與展示場地,我覺得它比舊金山的MOSCONE中心還大,由於到達時間已近傍晚,因此大部分活動都已結束,回到旅館準備好好休息,明天需上場發表論文.















停留的旅館














AERA場地














晚餐後上超市去買的黑莓,2.5美元一盒

Monday, April 19, 2010

另一本有關社交科技工具的書


利用片段時間讀完網客聖經-成功擄獲人心的社群媒體行銷,不由得再次佩服WEB2.0的影響力,在教育、選舉、行銷、管理等各方面,如果不懂得利用社教科技,那真的是嚴重落伍了

Sunday, April 04, 2010

西拉雅風景區


趁著剛從西拉雅風管處簡報中得到的訊息,利用這個週末帶著全家人至烏山頭水庫一遊,記得上次來烏山頭已是近三十年前的事了,我一直回想當時我跟爸媽是坐在哪裡? 真希望那時能有拍一張照片。希望三十年後,我兒子看到這張照片能想到曾經到此一遊。

Sunday, February 07, 2010

落枕

這幾天飽受落枕的困擾,上週接待國外的學者時就感到有點感冒的癥狀,也沒特別去注意,直到週五,頭只要左轉及上下動,就劇烈的疼痛,周六勉強排了外出一個下午的行程,到了週日便受不了去看醫生了,經診斷是感冒引起的落枕(斜方肌發炎),打了二針的止痛,便大大感善了。不過不適的感覺還是未消失,真得平時要多保重身體,尤其步入中年,身體開始退化,更是要特別的留意。

Sunday, January 31, 2010

低IQ的時代-近期閱讀的一本書


最近每天利用一些片段的時間,讀完了大前研一的"低IQ時代",有些論述與見解非常令人省思,他指出現在的年輕人大過於安於現狀,以至於都變成不會思考的低IQ個體,任由國家政客主宰、亂開願景之支票所迷惑。他也提到WEB2.0的共創智慧的精神,是所有國家與組織經營者必須要具備的思維。大前先生指出,現在人必須具備的三項神器為英語能力、金融素養、IT知識。看了他的書之後,我想我的確在某些層面還是固守在過去的一些思考模式,不過我認為自己藉由閱讀也漸漸培養出一些思考的技巧。

Sunday, January 10, 2010

A good book that tells you how powerful the online community can be


3300萬人的聊天室:如何利用社群網站創造十倍、百倍業績?
剛讀完這本書,或許對於想了解社群經營的人會有一些啟發!!!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

再次與美國同步線上上課

記得第一次以線上同步上課是在2002年初,當時因為擔任助教所以寒假期間在台灣利用WEBCT的平台與美國的老師及同學上課。其實,我一直認為線上學習的效果不亞傳統教室上課,在擔任線上教學助教與帶領線上學習課程的經驗中,我了解到老師也需要花很多時間準備,而學生在線上學習過程中須不斷的丟出問題與完成作業,而且都是有時效限制的,也因此學生反而會更加用心去準備與複習。週六時,我請求在UI的學妹邀請之前的口委老師Jerry與幾位美國學生跟暨大的四位學生做同步線上討論,我想這對雙方都是一個不同的體驗,也讓我們的研究生能藉此練習英文。期待,之後能再安排類似的線上交流,我想對暨大與對美國的學生都會有幫助。

Monday, September 28, 2009

BOOKS-I recently read.

Facebook, Twitter, plurk, and Youtube have changed the world. I strongly recommed teachers to read this book for the purpose of understanding the Net generation kids.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Informal learning and scoial software

(picture form Gettyimage)
Web 2.0 has brought huge impact to the Internet surfers. Many social software have been widely used for communication and sharing ideas. Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, Second life, and Wikis have attracted thousands of users to be a part of the web 2.0 community everyday. These software software have really changed the world. Many companies don't rely on TV to promote their new products. Instead, they use blogs, facebook, and Twitter to announce new products' features.
Following is a link that introduces the use of Second Life at school.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R1SrZua5ww&feature=related

Saturday, August 08, 2009

Celebraing my first Father's day

Typhoon MORAKOT disappointed many people this year, especially those who prepared to celebrate Father's day. We did not go out to have meal together. Instead, we cooked couple dishes and invite my father, mother, sister, brother-in-law, and their daugher to our home. Although my son doesn't give me any gift (he even doesn't know how to say daddy), he does enjoy couple hours fun wih grandpa, grandma, and his cousin who is 9 days older than him.

Shanghai's skyline

I stayed in Shanghai for couple days during an official visit in July. It's my first time to visit China's biggest and modern city. Shanghai is really an international city and it is changing rapidly. I saw many skyscrapers and traditional Chinese style buildings in the city. The world EXPO will be held in Shanghai next year, and it shows that Shanghai has proved its unique and important role in the world. The economy booming in China attacts tremendous amont of money to invest the countryand people are getting rich. In Shanghai, people will observe what is called CHANGE in a short period of time.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Great Barrier Reef


Everyobe should visit the Great Barrier Reef once in his/her lifetime. It is truely a wonder!!!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

LAMS(學習活動管理系統)的應用


LAMS是一種基於活動導向與學習設計概念應用的平台,其中文翻譯名稱為學習活動管理系統,它是設計與管理線上學習活動的數位化工具,LAMS提供教師視覺化與簡易的操作介面,讓教師在很快的時間就可以設計出課程的教學活動的序列(sequence),學習活動的安排可包含個人或群組合作學習的作業,LAMS提供多項工具可以讓教學者設計出多元化的教學活動,例如線上小組討論、投票、聊天、問題提問區、辯論、課程維基(wiki)、Google map等工具,LAMS本身是一個可獨立執行(stand alone)的軟體,可以在任何伺服器安裝執行,並可與各主要的商業化與開放源碼的學習管理系統(Learning Management System, LMS)整合,成為其中的一項工具,目前LAMS可與Moodle、Sakai、.LRN、WebCT及Blackboard等學習管理系統整合使用,目前最新的版本為2.2版。
LAMS的操作介面非常容易上手,它的操作方式有點類似Macromedia公司的Authorware (如圖),操作方式是採用拖放(drag and drop)的方式來建立學習活動的序列,教師可將整個學期或單元課程所安排的活動以視覺化規劃設計出來,例如教師可以利用LAMS來建立一整學期的教學進度與每節課程的教學活動,使用LAMS讓老師可以全盤思考與仔細規劃課程活動的細節,透過視覺化的介面讓教學者能將課程活動的架構以概念圖方式(兼顧左腦的邏輯與右腦的圖像思考)呈現出來,同時LAMS亦提供許多教學設計的模板(template),教學者可以利用內建的模板快速建立課程計畫,並能針對需求加以客製化,而LAMS所提供的多樣教學工具更是可迎合各種教學法(pedagogy),設計出符合學習者需求的學習活動。此外,教學者設計者可將教學活動序列可以分享給其他的使用者,並可重覆使用。

Monday, April 20, 2009

Enjoy a day outing at Shitou

We took our son to visit the famous tourist spot, Shitou. He was pretty excited and curious about all live plants around him, but we felt tired because we had to watch him from time to time. Thus, we didn't go to see the giant tree and sky walk. During the past few months, I have realized that it is really not easy to raise a child. However, it is really a wonderful experience to be a parent when I see my boy growing up everyday.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Kangaroo


袋鼠的尾巴可以支撐整個身體的重量。澳洲的Taronga 動物園裡,只有母的袋鼠,原因是公袋鼠會攻擊人類的男性。

Friday, February 20, 2009

A rewarding visit in Australia




終於結束在澳洲的短期訪問,現在在香港的機場準備搭機返台,此次澳洲之旅,跟以前每一次旅行與學術訪問一樣,都讓我感到豐收。澳洲是一個很大的國家,面積是台灣的200多倍,人口比台灣還少,只有2100萬人,此行讓我深入了解澳洲的歷史、自然景觀、文化與科技的發展,最重要的是我認識了很多朋友在工作上或在旅行中。尤其,我在Macquarie大學的數位學習中心,認識了不同國家來的工作夥伴,同時也學習到開放源碼軟體在澳洲的發展過程與應用在教學與研究的情況,在這段時間我也翻譯了LAMS軟體的中文介面,雖然只完成百分之三十八,但我相信我會繼續將所有的中文化工作完成,並且號召一些有興趣的同儕共同推廣LAMS軟體。


此行碰到很多友善的澳洲人民(Aussies),對於他們提供的協助與幽默的個性,讓我待在澳洲期間非常的自在與愉快。非常感謝Macquaire大學的夥伴們與台北駐澳洲代表處的曾組長,讓我有機會到澳洲來學習,也再我的人生中留下一段美好的回憶。




Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Ready for new semester




Australia's universities are ready for new semester, and freshmen are coming to school to attend orientation and search apartment. Macquarie univeristy's campus set up many information booth to provide assistance and answer new students' questions. The city buses also run through campus, so students can catch bus to the train stations and city center.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Working on the LAMS project


I spent most of time translating and learning to use LAMS at MELCOE. It is not an easy task. However, I do feel the joy of learning. I think learning is the happiest thing in my life.

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Blue Mountain National Park


Blue Mountain National Park is a World Heritage site. It is not too far from Sydney. This picture is the most famous spot, three sister rocks, in this beautiful park.