Other Events
Got an idea for other events or activities? If these aren't entirely fictional, leave your name to show that you do intend to organise it!
Paper Whine-a-thon
Got your paper rejected? Whine about it with others!
None of the Above
Come to the none-of-the-above event! Its none of the above!
Spot the... (ball) competition - PPT slide with Web2.0 logos
- Paradigm shift
- Re-use of an existing presentation with complete disregard for today's time slot / audience
- Most bullets on a slide
- The presenter with their names on most papers
- A JISC Programme Manager with a smile
EduPunk Poetry Corner Over the garden wall....
EduPyjamasIdentify what the author was wearing when they wrote the abstract (idea attributed to ace twit
gconole)
Whose Tweet is it Anyway?Competition. In each round three Twitterers read out the same tweet (claiming it to be their own). Prizes for the contestant who guesses correctly the most times, and maybe for the most misleading twitterer. (Very silly, I know, but it seemed like such a good idea last night... -
suzicatherine)
The F-ALTiesYou could get your mitts on one of those coveted F-ALTies!
ARSEPOO: Award foR the worSt Elearning PrOject acrOnym With lots of JISC and Eduserv grants around, the competition is going to be fierce!
Kookiest Looking SL AvatarAlternatively, it could of course be the avatar that looks most like it's owner...
Special award for the Best Dressed Principal's avatar or member of Senior Exec?
Av who most looks like a Spitting Image version of Gordon Brown
Best Shoes AwardWho is bringing the bling back into e-learning?
Not A Learning Object AwardFind something that isn't a learning object and claim a prize!
Creepy TreehouseBuild a
creepy treehouse and sell it to your employer!
BOGOF pretentious blog posting award(Buy one get one free) Nominate a pretentious blog posting (lots of choice) BUT only if you you accompany it with your own most pretentious blog posting (friends? may be able to help you with this identification task). Extra points available for .links bet ween paired postings.
SuckUp most sucking up blog posting award Nominate a blog posting that most sucks up to a.) a speaker or b.) an organsiation.
Worst and Best Freebie from a Vendor
Worst freebie from a vendor has to go to the rubber stone loofas handed out by Pebble Pad. They fall to pieces in the shower....
Pebble Pad gets my vote too. I wish I had the wit to have taken a photo of the Wall of Shame they built for themselves. Best probably goes to those nipple tassels - the assets ones.