I got this idea from some tweets last night, specifically from watching budtheteacher backchannel a workshop. It got interesting, especially when D’Arcy Norman backed away due to the high volume of tweets.
What if we had a space to always use as a central back channel? What would this space look like?
What if we collectively create it on a space at www.edublogosphere.com?
I would say it needs a…
1. Chat room that archives chats and makes them searchable
2. Twitter feed so that folks can announce that they’re planning a backchannel.
That’s all I’ve got. Does this seem worthwhile? What else should be added?
John Pederson says:
Yes, but then you went to sleep.
I have a few ideas, none of them perfect.
22nd September 2007 at 9:33 am
Kristin Hokanson says:
Oh wow Chris…
I think that is a great idea. What about the ability to post skype user names so that a conference call might be started or some way to cast out (similar to webcast academy) not sure how it would work…are there privacy issues…
Lot to think about
22nd September 2007 at 9:55 am
Claudia Ceraso says:
I think we need a place on the one hand and a chat tool on the other. The word ‘centralized’ leaves a bug buzzing in my head.
I wrote my thoughts here:
http://eltnotes.blogspot.com/2007/09/back-channel.html
22nd September 2007 at 6:13 pm