In Re: Extreme Learning (XL) Don announced:

Over the past couple of days I have handed back 120 reports to second year students (13 year olds). I took the opportunity to ask each student what they thought about the idea of a collaborative weblogging project along the lines we have been discussing. The response was very positive from students across the range of ability. I think we could get all of our students to partipate in the pilot project.

This is very exciting news. Looks like there's a whole slew of things that are coming together nicely.

I have some more thoughts about XL I'm mulling over but I'm really tired just now and will hone these on the train in to work in the morning.

Thanks for the very positive feedback Don. Looks like I'm going to be be busy over the coming months on XL stuff. Very much looking forward to it.

There's a lot of interesting stuff in the Advanced Operating Systems Project Reports for CS736 Fall 1998 from the University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Department

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The reason I have linked to Apple - Remote Desktop in the Extreme Learning (XL) thread is that I've been thinking of how the pair programming of XP might have a parallel in XL:

Apple Remote Desktop enables a teacher to keep an eye on all the computer screens in a classroom or lab, distribute software upgrades, perform group demos, and provide online assistance with real-time text communications for students needing individual attention.

It's difficult to tell from the specs whether students could also pair themselves up. It seem to be more a one-to-many, where the 'one' is the teacher or adminstrator. I'd like to see student-to-student capabilities too.

Daniel Berlinger's Archipelago News Weblog - Archipelago looks cool. One of these days I'll come back to this link, download, and try it out. Trying to avoid displacement actrivities at the moment though B-}

I am extremely (no pun intended!) fortunate, and grateful, that experts like Greg are taking such an interest in Extreme Learning (XL)

So, if I were Duncan's instructional consultant, and he had approached me with his XL notions, after a little time had passed (and we both had time to mull over our first discussion), I would send him a tickler with some more possible infor for him to check out. Something like...

Greg's such a nice guy that he's likely to deny that he's an expert in these matters. Of course, my definition of expert is someone who knows more than me about something. So, yes, Greg you are an expert in my eyes.

Many thanks for taking the time to prod me along the path of self discovery and learning. It's precisely the sort of incentive I need.

I hope Don is reading along too. Not necessarily for the educational advice that's been so generously given but to witness first hand the generosity of spirit amongst webloggers. If weblogging can instil in some of our students this degree of community spirit then we are already well ahead of the curve.

Thanks again everyone who is participating in this discussion.

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