1. Cynthia Calongne Colorado Technical University NMC Rock the Academy 2008 Beyond the Backchannel: Blending Student Content with Open Discourse

2. Characteristics of a Backchannel Whispers Context Meaning Direct Collaborative Fresh Lively Engaging Satisfying

3. The Backchannel and Open Discourse Connection Interaction Lurking with intent

4. Grand ideas, recorded and published in the time it takes you to say them Let Your Voice Be Heard

5. Exploration and Collaboration Meeting Minds

6. Novel class experiences recorded and turned into a music video http://animoto.com/play/3ca65bf4857a660a1464abf52f4e5309

7. Second Life’s Building Blocks Second Life Communication Avatar Movement Camera Controls Tools Learning Goals Course Content Activities Assessment

8. Social Discourse and Creativity Learning to build while talkingExploring research ideas Pulling it all together

9. Experimental Design Usability tests with collaboration and feedback from other schools

10. New forms of communication and interaction Movement and dance Discourse between people and created content

11. Links to Tools Twitter at http://twitter.com Animoto at http://animoto.com Lyr Lobo’s research at http://ctusoftware.blogspot.com/ Slideshare at http://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo Second Life at http://secondlife.com Gabcast.com at http://www.gabcast.com/

12. Beyond the Backchannel: Blending Student Content with Open Discourse Cynthia Calongne at calongne@pcisys.net For info, contact Lyr Lobo in Second Life