Curt Bonk Keynote on Livescribe Pulse

Curtis Bonk gave an energizing keynote presentation at the 24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning in Madison, Wisconsin. I have uploaded the Livescribe Pulse recording of “Technology trends opening access to education worldwide: Now, we all can learn!” The Pulse pen records audio and synchronizes this recording with what I noted in my journal. The shared recording is converted to an Adobe Flash file. You can view the recording on my Livescribe community pages. WE-ALL-LEARN Web Searching in the World of e-Books (i.e., Darwin) E-Learning and Blended Learning Availability of Open Source and Free Software (e.g., Moodle) Leveraged Resources and OpenCourseWare (e.g., MIT) Learning Object Repositories and Portals (i.e., shared content) Learner Participation in Open Info Communities (YouTube) Electronic Collaboration and Interaction (sync and async) Alternate Reality Learning (Online Massive Gaming, Simulations, and Virtual Worlds; e.g., Second Life) Real-Time Mobility and Portability (e.g., iPhone) Networks of Personalized Learning (Blogs, RSS) 15 Predictions Five Billion “Have-Nots” Have at It! Emergence of Lifelong Super E-Mentors/Coaches Quarter-Century Learning Clubs Terabyte Learning Access Points The Veneration of Learning Personalization+ Portfolios The Selection of Global Learning Partners The Shared Learning Era Teaching-Learning Perpetuities Teachers, Teachers The Rise of the Super Blends Self-Determined Humans Free Learning Zones Authentic Learning Amalgamations Alexandrian Aristotles I was pretty impressed with the quality of the recording. However, I have noticed a couple of things I would like to change: Typically I take a second or two to cogitate after I hear something profound. Thus, clicking on my notes plays back the audio from a few moments after something of importance has been said. It would be nice to easily jog back 10 seconds from that point (rather than messing with the navigation). I wish I could charge/sync the pen with a mini-USB cable. I forgot to bring the dock to Madison. The pen’s batteries ran out at the end of the first day (a better battery indicator would be nice too). The pen does not have a clip. If I set it down on a fat surface it does have a tendency to roll (typically covering the microphones in the process). UPDATE: PDF handouts from the keynote presentation can be found on Curt Bonk's TraningShare website.