from aporia <aporia@aporia-works.org>
to <[*name of publicly funded body staff]@[*publicly
funded body email address]>
cc EMERGE-COMMUNITY-request@jiscmail.ac.uk,
<[*complainant]@[*private email address]>
bcc [X-in-confidence]
date Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:26 PM
subject *aporia (un)slot invitation* Next Generation
Environments
conference 2008
without prejudice, save as
to costs
strictly private and confidential, for addressees only
(aka "X-in-confidence")
this is not a game
dear [*first name of publicly funded body staff] and fellow
NGE community members,
continuing invitation to participate
in the aporia (un)slot at http://ap0ria.wordpress.com coupled
with
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oAF5pTOCv9FL4mB7L_2favKw_3d_3d
by way of iterative consultation process running from 23 april up
to end of play on 20 may 2008
further to original
invitation below, directed primarily at our emerge community
membership, have been registered to join you in Birmingham for this
week's NGE II conference all being well.
(un)fortunately this
remains not quite the case, and have now been formally advised not to
accept [*publicly funded body]-based invitations to meet in person
whilst the employees giving rise to said formal complaint are still
at large.
so again, in absentia, please find the continuing
aporia (un)slot open for extended community participation by way of
an additional parrallel session, with an expressly mutual emphasis on
our NGE II conference topics of "understanding needs,
unravelling complexities and applying practice" as per your
interesting programme received on fri 25th instant
in
particular, based on the rolling feedback coming from community
members since the aporia (un)slot first opened on wed 23rd, a *new
link* to appendix kurmanadi* has been added today alongside that of
an updated appendix F*
for those who have expressed difficulty
in finding these (red) links under the aporia pidgeon post headed
"widening forms of participation", it may be easier to
click the following links directly:
1. updated appendix F*
links to
http://www.aporia-works.org-a.googlepages.com/arkhe_f_asterisk
2.
new appendix kurmanadi* links to
http://www.aporia-works.org-a.googlepages.com/arkhe_kurmanadi_asterisk
specifically,
the sanskrit term "kurmanadi" literally translates into
english as "turtle channel", and in this case serves to
present, inter alia, pages 2-9 of 20 extracted from "appendix
green" which comprises the main thread of formal complaint as at
29 march 2008, and is now one of the many related evidences, data,
and documentary materials open to FOI requests in general.
in
this sense, if you would like to pursue a full FOI (freedom of
information) request with the [*publicly funded body], please do
consider copying any correspondence to us here at
aporia@aporia-works.org
so that we can make best efforts to expedite matters in the first
instance - otherwise, FOI requests directed only to the [*publicly
funded body] care of the FOI Officer ([*publicly funded body staff
name], under [*publicly funded body Head of Policy & Corporate
Services], afaik) would then need to come via [*publicly funded body]
to aporia for due consideration and consent as an additionally
intermediate step, which may then become administratively more
burdensome and, in light of the issues raised by appendix kurmanadi*
itself, possibly prone to encountering similar unforseeable
delay(s)
in any case, for kind convenience, have added another
*new link* as part of the aporia (un)slot to a recent example of the
pros and cons of FOI requesting, via the (red) phrase "need to
know". alternatively, as above, you may prefer to just click on
the following link to access this example directly:
3. new
"need to know" links to
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=401501
at
any event, sincere thanks to those members who have already visited
the aporia (un)slot at http://ap0ria.wordpress.com
for a first time around and had a go at responding via
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oAF5pTOCv9FL4mB7L_2favKw_3d_3d
as a consequence - please do feel free to visit again over the coming
weeks as this next generation environment continues to evolve, and
here's hoping to be ultimately able to feed full results back,
together with associated SUMs (for all the dear e-frameworkers
amongst us), during our next NGE conference in 2009 - if only then to
be free and safe enough to do so in person <sigh> ...
best,
[*first letter of a name]
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From: aporia
<aporia@aporia-works.org>
Date:
Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 4:56 AM
Subject: *aporia (un)slot invitation*
re: Emerge Conference 2008, Digital Identities & Communities
To:
EMERGE-COMMUNITY@jiscmail.ac.uk
Cc:
<[*complainant]@[*private
email address]>
[Bcc: X-in-confidence]
without prejudice, save as
to costs
strictly private and confidential, for addressees only
(aka "X-in-confidence")
this is not a game
dear [*first name of publicly
funded body project staff] and fellow community members,
invitation
to participate in community-generated aporia (un)slot at
http://ap0ria.wordpress.com
coupled with
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oAF5pTOCv9FL4mB7L_2favKw_3d_3d
further
to [*first name of publicly funded body project administrator]'s
email below, had originally been hoping to join you online for this
week's emerge event all being well, but (un)fortunately, this has not
quite been the case.
in absentia, therefore, please find an
"aporia (un)slot" at http://ap0ria.wordpress.com
which has been put together as part of an openly developed,
community-generated web (2.0+1) narrative of our co-emergence with
the U&I programme since inception in 2006 to the present.
this
narrative has always been made publicly accessible, subject to being
openly hosted by wordpress with permissions being controlled by the
original author as per standard copyright procedures. the entire work
consists of a series of 13 short posts, each with attending scholarly
commentaries and embedded hyperlinks, principally authored to help
ellucidate some of the subtler cross-cultural aspects of the beloved
"higherness" of our higher educational endeavours - or
UNI-versity understandings.
notwithstanding, this
story-telling remains to unfold as an interactional work-in-process
together with community members. in particular, by way of exploring
the topic of widening forms of participation in HE, the term marked
F* (in red) hyperlinks to an appendix that was submitted as part of a
series of such documents appended to the formal complaint initially
made to the [*publicly funded body] in light of matters arising at
the time.
importantly, the standard period of [*publicly
funded body]'s formal complaints procedure (as at the time of
submission) came to a close yesterday, i.e. on tuesday 22nd april
2008, and so in due anticipation of the freedom of information (FOI)
requests now pending for all associated data, evidences, and
materials related to the said formal complaint, this specific
appendix F* is being made available to community members herewith in
good faith, in advance of next steps.
please do not reply to
this email directly, but rather be welcome to have your say in
whatever happens next, in whatever manner that makes sense to
you/your person(s)/your community membership(s)/your
discipline(s)/your academic freedom(s)/your profession(s)/your
contract(s)/your employer(s)/your institution(s)/other by completing
the initial survey form being made available
at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oAF5pTOCv9FL4mB7L_2favKw_3d_3d
all
responses to this survey will be taken into account over the coming
period, whether contributed anonymously or otherwise, and as such
this survey form has been set up to accept submissions up to and
including tuesday 20th may 2008 (i.e. 20 working days from the date
of this invitation to participate)
so, on the occasion of
shakespeare's birthday, in homage to all-the-worlds-a-stage, here's
sincerely hoping that all parties concerned will be able to move
creatively on from here in due course. in particular, this aporia
narrative has been intentionally framed as if it may be an
alternate-ARG (alternate reality game), so that we may have a chance
to put things right together as a community, and perhaps even help
set the scene for related "practices-in-transition" to come
as this story continues to unfold.
at any event, here's
thanking you in advance for your "serious fun" and looking
forward to, as ever, making it up as we go along :o)
best,
[*first letter of a name]
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:28
PM, [*name of publicly funded body project administrator] <[*name
of publicly funded body project administrator]@[sub-contracted
charity email address]> wrote:
Hi
all,
Please note a message below from
[*name of publicly funded body project staff] about the next EMERGE
community event towards the end of April. The blog
posting
for this can be found at:
[*weblog
post #1312]
We hope to see you all
there. Please do keep checking [*publicly funded body special
community homepage]
Best regards
[*name of publicly funded body project administrator]
===================================================
We are delighted to announce the Emerge project's next community
event – a three day *online* conference looking at cutting edge
developments and practice under the banner of 'Digital Identities and
Communities', taking place on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th of April.
We have an exciting line up of planned activities and sessions, and
online registration will open shortly. For now, please make sure that
you have the dates marked in your calendar for what promises to be
one of the most exciting educational technology conferences of
2008!
Each day will be opened with a
project elements focus – Appreciative Inquiry, Benefits
Realisation, and UIDM. Running across the whole event we have
additional themes, mapped to community activity and interest areas.
These are:
•
Social networking and collaborative learning practices
• Multimedia, story telling and
narrative
•
Community building and network development
• Web 2.0 for learning,
creating and discovering
We have also
scheduled flexible community slots to make sure the amazing projects
and ideas that you are all involved in are featured during the three
days. Scheduled across the event are opportunities for you to
showcase your work and set the agenda for our community. These
are:
•
1-2pm Wednesday 23 April (Appreciative Inquiry focus day)
• 3.30-4.30pm Wednesday 23
April
•
1-2pm Thursday 24 April (Benefits Realisation focus day)
• 11-12pm Friday 25 April (UIDM
focus day)
The Emerge events team will be
on hand to support project members get the most out of this
opportunity to run informative and creative synchronous sessions
using an Elluminate platform. During the York event projects were
given the opportunity to introduce themselves and to begin to make
connections across the community, using the Wall of Fame exercise to
think through the connections they currently had, and those they
needed or wanted to develop. The community slots are designed to take
this to the next stage and provide projects with a supported
opportunity to work with each other to contribute to the online
activities and produce appropriate resources.
What are the community slots for?
The
community slots are for small teams made up of cross project and
community members. There should be between two – four
projects/groups/individuals participating in planning and delivering
each one-hour slot. This is to ensure that the sessions are
collaborative, and cut across specific projects.
Teams may wish to share their experiences and concerns about how they
are engaging with their users or customizing the UIDM approach.
Concerns may exist at a number of levels. At the highest level, is
the scope of UIDM about right or is it, for example, too software
development orientated? If you are a practice change project, how are
you going about modifying it? How are you using the guide, for
example as something to follow closely, or as a handbook of possible
methods? Other levels could address more strategic issues around the
agile or co-design approach, or at even finer level, the experiences
of using particular techniques suggested in the guide (e.g. using
scenarios to define user needs).
How can
teams most effectively use their time?
Projects and all members of the community are invited to contribute
to the benefits realisation of the whole U&I Programme.
Benefits realisation will support "project anchored,
community led" activities that will synthesis new outputs,
capacity build the community and promote take-up of project outputs.
As well as the official launch of the Emerge Bazaar, we will be
running a Dragon's Den, which will be open from Monday 21 April to
Friday 2 May. Following the community invitation for small benefits
realisation projects members will be able to submit draft ideas to a
Dragon's Den and receive feedback and comments from the resident
Dragons. Members may also arrange times to discuss project ideas with
members of the Emerge Team – contact [*name of publicly funded body
sub-contractor staff] ASAP at [*name of publicly funded body
sub-contractor staff private email address] to arrange a time for
discussion.
You might also want to consider
using one of the Community Session slots to bring together a small
group to discuss an idea for a small benefits realisation
project.
However – this is community
space and it's really up to teams how to best make use of the time.
It may be that teams just want to outline your current project, and
share with the community where your aims and interests overlap with
or feed into other project groups. Or teams may have a particular
topic they want to raise for debate within the community, and know of
other projects that share an interest. The event themes focus
on a range of technologies and practices – teams might want to use
one of the themes as an anchor for their session.
How can people find out what other projects and community members are
doing?
Check out the community list with
links to the projects' home pages on Emerge. If your team or project
doesn't have a home page yet, check out this worksheet on using the
groups' function to set out your stall.
How
do I register for a community slot?
Contact
[*name of publicly funded body project staff] ASAP at [*name of
publicly funded body project staff private email address]. Let her
know:
•
who your team members are, their projects & institutions
• title and brief description
of your session including focus/theme fit
• Preferred slot/s, if any
You can also talk to her about how best to use the Elluminate
platform and what additional support you might need.
[*name of publicly funded body project staff]
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