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These pages give some idea of the tools I have used while organizing this keynote. I have also included references to the readings by using my del.icio.us account and tagging them **merlot2007onlap**.

=**TOOLS AND PLATFORMS USED**=

Pre-conversations and brainstorming
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 * invitation to participate/collaborate: e-mail to different interest lists
 * a great amount of Skype one to one/ many to many
 * gmail chat and email one to one
 * e-mail to target groups
 * (hmmm...a reflection on the process - should have been using a collaborative tool like Google docs instead of e-mails
 * phone conference call with organizing committee on Wednesday July 25th (Bee, Andrew Pincon, Executive Director, Digital Workforce Education Society,Jonathon Richter, Center for Electronic Studying, University of Oregon; Lou Zweier, Academic Technology Administrator, California State University; Laura Franklin, Professor of French, Northern Virginia Community College; David Landry, Telecommunications Technician, Sheraton New Orleans; Jeanna Baldwin, Associate Director of Convention Services, Debbie Smith, MERLOT Conference Manager and responsible for the logistics and budget of MIC07.
 * [|Merlot Learning Objects]
 * [|Gliffy]
 * wikispaces
 * [|Flickr CC]
 * [|Flickr]
 * [|CCRemix]
 * Meetings in [|Second Life]
 * Forums at [|Webcast Academy]
 * Slides uploaded to [|Zoho Show]
 * ppt file sent to Alado admin through [|YouSendit]

=READINGS=

I have downloaded some papers, did some Googling, followed the blogosphere on the subject and got some of the content from newsletters, like [|Stephen Downes] Old Daily and George Siemens [|E-learn Space]. There were also suggestions coming from the different communities - not necessarily related to the event - but ongoing discussions on open content. Here is what I bookmarked on del.icio.us using the **merlot2007onlap** tag

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