Comments on: Keeping grounded! http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/keeping-grounded/ Connectivism & Connective Knowledge Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:59:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: rheyden http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/keeping-grounded/#comment-129 rheyden Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:08:59 +0000 http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-129 Jenny, You are not alone! It seems each week I have one problem or another connecting to the online sessions. And your step-by-step description had me laughing (with relief) to myself that I am not the only one! I do worry about the exclusionary nature of the technology required to be connected. I've watched my 69-year old mother, who is very bright, struggle with adapting to this online world of ours...getting familiar with her new laptop, getting a cable connection at her house, learning to use email, figuring out the metaphors of the internet. It's been a slog for her and she's nowhere near to your advanced level of problem solving to find your cohort in Elluminate. One thing in your 7-step path that strikes me like a silver bullet between the eyes, is your persistence. You REALLY wanted to get in there and listen/talk/participate. Just like my mother REALLY wants to be online in order to email with her relatives. Motivation, right? If the prize at the end of the technology obstacle course is sweet enough, well then, anything is do-able. Jenny, You are not alone! It seems each week I have one problem or another connecting to the online sessions. And your step-by-step description had me laughing (with relief) to myself that I am not the only one! I do worry about the exclusionary nature of the technology required to be connected. I’ve watched my 69-year old mother, who is very bright, struggle with adapting to this online world of ours…getting familiar with her new laptop, getting a cable connection at her house, learning to use email, figuring out the metaphors of the internet. It’s been a slog for her and she’s nowhere near to your advanced level of problem solving to find your cohort in Elluminate. One thing in your 7-step path that strikes me like a silver bullet between the eyes, is your persistence. You REALLY wanted to get in there and listen/talk/participate. Just like my mother REALLY wants to be online in order to email with her relatives. Motivation, right? If the prize at the end of the technology obstacle course is sweet enough, well then, anything is do-able.

]]> By: Maru http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/keeping-grounded/#comment-127 Maru Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:04:05 +0000 http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-127 Hi Jenny! I am glad to see that you have been offered support to use Elluminate and to find the recordings, which by the way I searched for at older posts on the Daily so thanks to you I now know also were to find them easily. It seems that product reps are reading you wich will make the use of their services easier for you and in a vicarious way to us, your readers too. :-) Yesterday I failed to connect to <a href="http://slexperiments.pbwiki.com/Weekly-meetings" rel="nofollow">SLExperiments</a> weekly meetings in SL. I have a new graphics card but the settings allowed me to remain in-world just 10 minutes before the PC turned off. My PC takes 10 minutes to start, probably I have added too many applications that somewhat conflict with earch other. It was very frustrating because we had CCK08 new participants. See you around. Maru :X Hi Jenny!

I am glad to see that you have been offered support to use Elluminate and to find the recordings, which by the way I searched for at older posts on the Daily so thanks to you I now know also were to find them easily. It seems that product reps are reading you wich will make the use of their services easier for you and in a vicarious way to us, your readers too. :-)

Yesterday I failed to connect to SLExperiments weekly meetings in SL. I have a new graphics card but the settings allowed me to remain in-world just 10 minutes before the PC turned off. My PC takes 10 minutes to start, probably I have added too many applications that somewhat conflict with earch other. It was very frustrating because we had CCK08 new participants.

See you around. Maru :X

]]> By: Zemina Hasham http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/keeping-grounded/#comment-126 Zemina Hasham Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:57:52 +0000 http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-126 Hi Jenny, Sorry to hear of your frustration with joining the Elluminate session. If you have time prior to your next session, please let me know and I'll have one of our technical support reps work with you to ensure you can connect and hear in the session! Just send me an email and we'd be happy to help! Thanks! Zemina Hasham Senior Director, Client Services Elluminate Inc. Email: ZeminaH@elluminate.com Hi Jenny,

Sorry to hear of your frustration with joining the Elluminate session. If you have time prior to your next session, please let me know and I’ll have one of our technical support reps work with you to ensure you can connect and hear in the session!

Just send me an email and we’d be happy to help!

Thanks!

Zemina Hasham
Senior Director, Client Services
Elluminate Inc.
Email: ZeminaH@elluminate.com

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