In this “old school” episode, Jonathan visits a place from his childhood to reveal one of his first learning moments about non-verbal communication — a lesson that applies to the real-time virtual classroom.

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SPECIAL NOTES: Meet Jonathan Finkelstein online during the following upcoming events:

• Jossey-Bass Online Teaching and Learning Conference Online: October 17-18, 2007. Based on the popular series of Jossey-Bass guidebooks on online teaching and learning, the OTL Conference Online brings all of the books’ authors — as well as a community of hundreds of professionals worldwide — right to your desktop for interactive online sessions, discussions, hands-on learning, strategy swapping, and networking. Jonathan will lead an interactive session, and host several other author panel sessions. All registrants receive their choice of 3 books at no additional charge (including Jonathan’s Learning in Real Time).




• Podcast Online Workshop: Producing Great Audio and Video Podcasts: December 3, 7 and 12, 2007. In this three-part live online workshop – taking place over a two week period – Jonathan Finkelstein guides participants as they learn and practice the practical skills and techniques needed to produce high-quality, highly engaging audio and video podcasts.

In this special edition of the Real Time Minute, Jonathan showcases an interview with Stephanie Eskins about her real-time online work with the Smithsonian, and her participation in the certification program on "leading effective live online events" that Jonathan leads. The interview was conducted by Susan Manning and Dan Balzer, hosts of the LT Green Room.

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(SPECIAL NOTE: Jonathan’s next two offerings of the LearningTimes CSTP workshop on “Leading Effective Live Online Events” begin August 17, 2007 and September 28, 2007. Join us, live online!)

In this “moving” edition of the Real Time Minute, Jonathan notes at least one similarity between experienced drivers and effective live online facilitators: the natural way in which they process “dashboard” signals as they lead their car — or learners — from Point A to Point B.



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(SPECIAL NOTE: Jonathan’s next two offerings of the LearningTimes CSTP workshop on “Leading Effective Live Online Events” begin July 17, 2007 and August 17, 2007. Join us, live online!)

In this extended edition of the Real Time Minute, Jonathan sits down with Richard Urban, Michael Twidale, and Paul Marty for a conversation about real-time, online experiences by and for museums and learners inside Second Life, a three-dimensional, socially-constructed virtual world.

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Richard Urban, Michael Twidale, and Paul Marty at the LearningTimes
booth at Museums and the Web, April 2007.

In this extended edition, Jonathan explores real-time, online experiences by and for museums and learners inside virtual worlds like Second Life. The conversation featured Richard Urban, Paul Marty and Michael Twidale, authors of a paper entitled, “A Second Life for Your Museum: 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments and Museums“, which is part of the proceedings of the 11th annual “Museums and the Web” conference held in San Francisco in April 2007.

About the Guests:
Richard Urban is a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Paul Marty, Ph.D. is assistant professor at the College of Information at Florida State University .

Michael Twidale is associate professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Michael is Rich Urban’s doctoral advisor, and in the past was Paul Marty’s doctoral advisor as well.

(SPECIAL NOTE: Jonathan’s next CSTP workshop offering of “Leading Effective Live Online Events” begins June 1, 2007. Join us, live online!)

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In this snowy episode, Jonathan suggests three quick ways to help mess up the snow in your live online sessions and get even the more reticent participants engaged and contributing.

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(SPECIAL NOTE: Jonathan’s next CSTP workshop offering of “Leading Effective Live Online Events” begins March 30, 2007. Join us, live online!)

In this episode, Jonathan suggests that we be amphibious — and travel well in both real-time and asynchronous venues. He encourages us to build momentum from and for non-real-time activities by launching them from within real-time gatherings.



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SPECIAL NOTE: Jonathan’s next CSTP workshop offering of “Leading Effective Live Online Events” begins January 23, 2007. Join us, live online!

In this “fireside” edition of the Real Time Minute, Jonathan draws parallels between a virtual fireplace and a virtual classroom, and highlights the “warmth” offered by each. Gather ’round and listen in.

(SPECIAL NOTE: Jonathan’s next CSTP workshop offering of “Leading Effective Live Online Events” begins January 23, 2007. Join us, live online!)

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