B. Advanced User Modules

Converging The Basic Program 101 into WizIQ/ Moodle (for Synchronous and Asynchronous Training)

A. Introduction

The newly appointed administrator John Schmidt for the (free) Wikiversity Moodle Sandbox Server writes:

"Hopefully in the future we will all be able to instantly link into video chat discussion groups. Maybe some day Wikiversity will exist as an immersive virtual reality environment."

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:JWSchmidt

As soon as John visits the Webcast Academy, he will discover that the Academy is doing this already. He has received an invitation. This may be a fruitful opportunity to collaborate and converge along with Wikiversity.

Benchmark Example

Check Lee Baber's tour of Second Life in the 2nd half of the video:

http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/1959

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/frameworkflyer_102607.pdf

B. Configuration

Twitter

http://twitter.com/

Best4c / Gliffy (like Visio, but collaborative)

http://www.best4c.com/ http://www.gliffy.com/

Google Docs / Zoho (collaborative documents)

http://docs.google.com/ http://www.zoho.com/

Mind42 Collaborative Online Mindmapping for Content Structure Building

http://www.mind42.com/ (MindManager is for the desktop, get the teacher's version)

WizIQ, free virtual classroom provider (which also operates in conjunction with Moodle)

http://www.wiziq.com/

authorPoint Lite http://www.authorgen.com/

WizIQ Demo Workshop Replay: Click on "Play Recording" and wait for the playback start

http://www.wiziq.com/Replay_Session.aspx?key=t&id=53527

WizIQ in YouTube http://youtube.com/results?search_query=wiziq&search_type=

- WizIQ for Moodle (synchronous)

http://www.wiziq.com/downloads/moodle/

- Elluminate Bridge for Moodle (synchronous)

http://www.elluminate.com/moodle_course_management_system.jsp

Moodle, open source course management system (asynchronous)

http://www.moodle.org/

http://www.moodle.com/

Moodle in YouTube http://youtube.com/results?search_query=moodle&search_type=

YouTube in Moodle http://youtube.com/watch?v=p_m2hG_YVIo

Diigo Bookmarking: Moodle http://groups.diigo.com/groups/moodlers

Webcast Academy Moodle

http://www.webcastacademy.com/

Wikipedia about Moodle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moodle

Free Wikiversity Moodle Sandbox Server

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Moodle

http://www.sandboxserver.org/moodle

C. Process (full life-cycle project view)

C1. Administration Processes

Team Building

Before this turns into a project kick-off, who wants to get involved in this? (Please add your name to the list)

Course Facilitator Qualification Requirements

Web 2.0 Facilitator Recruitment Solution http://people.zoho.com/

Language	Course	XP	Vista	Apple OS	Linux
English	EN101	Derrall Garrison (Doug Syminton)
Spanish	ES101	Jose Rodriguez
German	DE101 pending	(James O'Reilly)

Intern Computer Literacy Requirements (International Computer Driving License)

Basic Terms in English http://www.dlgi.org/uploads/media/ECDL_Syllabus_4.0engl.pdf

More (148) Countries & Languages http://www.ecdl.com/countries/index.jsp

C2. Core Processes

Roles

Project Manager

Facilitator

Co-Facilitator

x Old Interns

y New Interns

Web 2.0 Human Relationship Management

http://crm.zoho.com/

Course Milestone List

Course Life-Cycle Launch

Course Facilitator Recruiting Completed

Course Planning Completed

Course Announcement Day

Course Registration

Course Introduction

Course Schedule Announcement Day

Course Warm-Up Webcast

Course Assignment 1

Course Webcast 1

Course Webcast 1.1

Course Assignment 2

Course Webcast 2

Course Webcast 2.1

Course Assignment 3

Course Webcast 3

Course Webcast 3.1

Course Assignment 4

Course Webcast 4

Course Webcast 4.1

Course Assignment 5

Course Webcast 5

Course Webcast 5.1

Interncast 1

Interncast 2

Interncast 3

Gradcast

Webcaster Portfolio Submitted

Graduation Day = Course Life-Cyle Ending

Course Breakdown Structure (project phases)

Supervisory Life-Cycle Planning

Course Facilitator Recruiting

Course Event Planning

Course Announcement Day http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2064

Course Event Promotion

Intern Application Process http://www.webcastacademy.net/application

Learning About The Configuration Environment

Learning About The Support Environment

Course Scheduling

Course Warm-Up

Course Launch & Execution 1-5

Intern Wrap-Up

Quality Survey Feedback & Evaluation http://www.surveymonkey.com/

Web 2.0 Project Resource Planning & GANNT

http://www.yutiti.com/

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Performing Advanced Show Management

1. Introduction

2. Configuration

Event Organization via Wikis

http://www.buzzya.com/2008/05/19/wikis-are-now-serious-business/

Wiki Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/07/16/wiki-toolbox/

Events Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/09/12/events-toolbox/

Blogging Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/06/19/blogging-toolbox/

Quickly Building an Audience Blog

Wiki-Category: Rhetorical Techniques

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rhetorical_techniques

Wiki-Category: Artistic Techniques

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Artistic_techniques

Autodesk Maya Personal Learning Edition (freeware 252 MB)

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7635167

An approach for creating Second Life LSL content from MAYA via MEL

http://www.purplestatic.com/MEL_SL/

Autodesk Labs Freewheel DWF Viewer (online version)

http://freewheel.labs.autodesk.com/index.aspx

3. Process

Administration Process

Event Promotion

http://eventful.com/

Core Process

Support Process

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Streaming Hosted Music & Show Events (Real-live, On-site)

A. Introduction

Benchmark Examples

Video: Intel Moore's Show - 2007-09-18 11:01 50 minutes

http://ustream.tv/recorded/vJXtWrvfK93Wx7wtreuhOw

Remote IT Support (Live & Interactive Video Webcasting, Archive)

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/chris-pirillo-live

Webcasting Weddings

http://www.cio.com/article/29723/Webcasting_Weddings

BBC engineers have broadcast an entire international TV sporting event live in 3D for the first time in the UK (TV audience deploying 3D cinema glasses)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7286852.stm

Real-live/Second Life Blended Rock Concert

http://www.fabchannel.com/16_down_concert

B. Configuration

B1. Basic Terms

Mixing Console

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixing_console

Digital Mixing Console

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_mixing_console

Equalization EQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equalization

Audio Amplifier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_amplifier

"The sound card in a personal computer contains several audio amplifiers (depending on number of channels), as does every stereo or home-theater system."

B2. Hardware

B3. Software

NASA Conference Organizer

http://groups.drupal.org/conference-organizing-distribution

ePresence: Web Conferencing and Webcasting System (freeware)

http://epresence.tv/products

C. Process

C1. Administration Processes

C2. Core Processes

C3. Support Processes

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Streaming Hosted Music & Show Events (into/within/from Second Life)

A. Introduction

http://secondlife.com/music

Benchmark Examples

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Radio_&_TV

http://www.virtualive.tv/

Second Life Discjockey

U2 in a SL Virtual Concert in Second Life

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mro9Qzv--k8&feature=related

Real-live/Second Life Blended Rock Concert

http://www.fabchannel.com/16_down_concert

Best Practices for Organizing SL/Real World Events

http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Best_Practices_for_organizi...

Second Life Machinima in YouTube

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=second+life+machinima&search_type=

YouTube-to-SL

http://www.youtube.com/tube2sl

B. Configuration

Second Life Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/11/19/second-life-toolbox/

Audio/Music in Second Life

Movies & Machinima in Second Life

Avatar Files Avatar Clothes / SL Clothes Previewer (freeware)

Sculpted Prims: 3D Software Guide

SceneCaster

The future of virtual worlds and 3D Web applications is in being able to support standard 3D content rather than having to rely on proprietary content authoring tools. This is one of the key attributes of SceneCaster, a new 3D Web social media site launched at DEMO conference. SceneCaster supports almost all popular 3D formats, including 3D Studio Max, Sketchup, DWF, etc, and integrates with Google's 3D Warehouse. As a result, SceneCaster users can search for and import 3D content from the largest catalog of 3D objects on the Web and create their customized 3D scenes -- right in their browser. We've also recently announced a partnership with Turbo Squid and will be featuring their catalog of premium 3D content.

http://www.scenecaster.com/

Open Source Software for Second Life

MachinimaCamHUD v0.11 Pro

C. Process

C1. Administration Processes

Event Management in Second Life

Organizing Virtual Events

Streaming Music into SecondLife With Winamp

Streaming Video into Second Life (SL's Parcel Media, play webpages, movies etc.)

Bringing live video to Second Life

http://cyberwizard.de/secondlife/index.php?title=Live_Video

C2. Core Processes

a. 3D Computer-Aided-Design

- 3D Illustrations Outside Second Life
SceneCaster, Google SketchUp 6

- Out-world 3D Prim Creation and Import into Second Life

- In-World 3D Prim Creation within Second Life

- Prim Export from Second Life

b. Machinima and Animation

- 3D Movie Creation outside Second Life

- Audio/Video Streaming into Second Life
Second Life's Parcel Media Feature

- In-World Machinima Creation within Second Life

- Audio/Video Capture from Second Life (e.g. for Use in YouTube)

c. ...

C3. Support Processes

Diigo Bookmarking: Second Life http://groups.diigo.com/groups/SL

http://www.youtube.com/user/Torley

Editing and uploading sounds - Second Life

Sound sliders explained - Second Life

Zoom In & Out - Second Life

Moving your camera further and better - Second Life

Advanced camera snapshotting - Second Life

Running multiple SL viewers at the same time - Second Life

Wiki: Multiple-camera setup

How to use gestures - Second Life

Advanced movement controls - Second Life

LipSync Viewer

Animation Gesticulation

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Streaming Mixed Reality Events (Converging Virtual and Real Events)

1. Introduction

Benchmark Examples

Mixed Reality Teaching & Learning Environment MiRTLE http://sun-isig.org/

http://chimera69.essex.ac.uk/User:Gardnemr/Mixed_Reality_Teaching_and_Learning_Environment

2. Configuration

Constructing MiRTLE

3. Process

3.1 Management Processes

3.2 Core Processes

3.3 Support Processes

Streaming Transcribing Blogging

1. Introduction

From Webcasting to SoftPhone Technology
http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/2058

How to transcribe wave-to-text for text blog publication
http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/1980

Blogging Toolbox
http://mashable.com/2007/06/19/blogging-toolbox/

2. Configuration

3. Process

3.1 Management Process

3.2 Core Process

3.3 Support Process

Streaming a Podcast/ Blogcast/ Videoblog

A. Introduction

Benchmark Examples

LibriVox: free audiobooks

LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net. Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books.

http://librivox.org/

Wiki: Podcast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

Wiki: Blog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Google Books: Blog http://books.google.com/books?q=blog&btnG=Search+Books

Wiki: Blogcast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogcast

Wiki: Videoblog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videoblog

B. Configuration

Podcasting Toolbox http://mashable.com/2007/07/04/podcasting-toolbox/

Blogging Toolbox http://mashable.com/2007/06/19/blogging-toolbox/

C. Process

C1. Management Process

C2. Core Process

C3. Support Process

How to transcribe wave-to-text for text blog publication

http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/1980

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Streaming a Video Resume

A. Introduction

Wiki: Video Resume

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_resume

Podcasting Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/07/04/podcasting-toolbox/

Video Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/06/27/video-toolbox/

Benchmark Examples

Second Life: The Virtual Job Interview

Career Networking in SL

http://www.itworld.com/Career/career-networking-second-life-nlscareer-080318/

The Web 2.0 Resume

Diigo Job Bookmark List

B. Configuration

C. Process

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Streaming and Conducting an Audio and Video Interview

1. Introduction

Benchmark Examples

Learn about Live, On-Demand, and Hybrid Streaming

Producing Video for the Web .pdf 85 pages

Event Organization using Wikis

http://www.buzzya.com/2008/05/19/wikis-are-now-serious-business/

Events Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/09/12/events-toolbox/

Wiki Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/07/16/wiki-toolbox/

Podcasting Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/07/04/podcasting-toolbox/

Video Toolbox

http://mashable.com/2007/06/27/video-toolbox/

2. Configuration

Webcaster Kit for Interview Guests
- Technical Basics (Hardware, Software, Basic Structure & Procedures)

-- Guest microphone: A USB mic completely separate to the sound card displays no interference. Not even the USB mic built into a webcam achieves the quality of a completely separate USB mic. Logitech USB Desktop Mic (AK5370) is by far the best tested and verified microphone requirement. Please also check Skype Call Quality Issues in order to remedy frequent problem areas, such as: Call echo, background noise, one-way sound, robotic sound, words cut off, and delay. Sound spectrums may be increased or decreased in energy level by using your Equalizer EQ utility software as supplied along with your sound card in order to compensate for audio feedback. Sound volume may be controlled inside the Skype panel under Tools > Options > Audio settings.

- Guest headset: Using speakers is also a source for audio feedback in the microphone, thus making the use of a headset necessary.

- Show & Content Basics

3. Process

Administration Processes

Core Processes

Support Processes

How to transcribe wave-to-text for blog publication

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Streaming into/within/from 2D Virtual Workshops (Converging Webcasting into Moodle)

A. Introduction

In order to enable this module, some course material must be prepared and installed. So it might be favorable to consider converging The Basic Program into WizIQ/Moodle first. Check the relevant module for this.

Benchmark Examples

eLearn Magazine http://elearnmag.org/index.cfm

WizIQ Demo Workshop Replay: Click on "Play Recording" and wait for the playback start

http://www.wiziq.com/Replay_Session.aspx?key=t&id=53527

B. Configuration

Thinkfree Online Collaborative MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and MS Excel

http://www.thinkfree.com/

WizIQ, free virtual classroom provider (which also operates in conjunction with Moodle)

http://www.wiziq.com/

WizIQ in Moodle (synchronous)

http://www.wiziq.com/downloads/moodle/

authorPoint Lite http://www.authorgen.com/

WizIQ in YouTube http://youtube.com/results?search_query=wiziq&search_type=

Moodle, open source course management software (asynchronous)

http://www.moodle.org/

http://www.moodle.com/

Moodle in YouTube http://youtube.com/results?search_query=moodle&search_type=

Diigo Bookmarking: Moodle http://groups.diigo.com/groups/moodlers

Free Wikiversity Moodle Sandbox Server

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Moodle

http://www.sandboxserver.org/moodle

C. Process

C1. Administration Processes

Guidelines for e-Learning following a Web 2.0 Approach

C2. Core Processes

C3. Support Processes

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Streaming into/within/from 3D Virtual Worlds (Converging Webcasting/ WiZiQ/ Moodle/ SLoodle into Second Life/Project Wonderland)

A. Introduction

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Education_in_virtual_worlds

Up to now, the standard converged situation was meant to look like this:

- Moodle & SLoodle & Avatar Trainer

But newly converged situations are also now unfolding:

- WizIQ/Moodle (Chat, Audio, Video, Synchronous, Asynchronous) & SLoodle & Avatar Trainer (Chat, Audio, Gesture) & Ustream.tv (In-world Video)...Open Source virtual worlds, and other whatnot to come 8-]

Benchmark Examples

SLanguage 2008 Conference for Language Education in Virtual Worlds

http://www.slanguages.net/home.php

Second Life Educators - Mailing List (Archives) (Webcasting in Second Life)

Second Life Corporate Use - Mailing List (Archives)

Service Provider for SL Streaming

http://www.theconsultants-e.com/index.asp

Classroom: Web 2.0

http://www.ahg.com/

Check Lee Baber's tour of Second Life in the 2nd part of the video:

http://www.webcastacademy.net/node/1959

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/frameworkflyer_102607.pdf

Google's Own Second Life?

http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=2415

Meta Search: webcasting second life

Discussion Thread

https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/2007-November/015780.html

Project Wonderland "Open Source Second Life"

https://lg3d-wonderland.dev.java.net/index.html

Languagelab.com

http://www.languagelab.com/en/

B. Configuration

Moodle, open source course management software

http://www.moodle.org

http://www.moodle.com

Moodle in YouTube http://youtube.com/results?search_query=moodle&search_type=

Diigo Bookmarking: Moodle http://groups.diigo.com/groups/moodlers

Free Wikiversity Moodle Sandbox Server

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Moodle

http://www.sandboxserver.org/moodle

Ustream.tv

http://www.ustream.tv/

Second Life http://www.secondlife.com

Second Life Toolbox http://mashable.com/2007/11/19/second-life-toolbox/

Diigo Bookmarking: Second Life http://groups.diigo.com/groups/SL

How to enable Voice in Second Life

http://youtube.com/watch?v=p7Nunrc6KeM&feature=related

Using Second Life Voice

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7ViOXg2WUoo&feature=related

Free Teaching Tools for Second Life (Webcastatorium)

http://www.theconsultants-e.com/edunation/edunationtools.asp

SLoodle integrates the Second Life multi-user virtual environment and the Moodle learning-management system.

http://www.sloodle.org

SLoodle in YouTube http://youtube.com/results?search_query=sloodle&search_type=

Open Source Software for Second Life

Streaming YouTube Videos in Second Life

C. Process

C1. Administration Processes

Provider Registration & Basic Knowledge

Establishing an SL Workshop Event Venue

How to Plan an SL Workshop Event

Best Practices for Organizing SL/Real World Events

http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Best_Practices_for_organizing_SL/Real_World_events

How to Schedule and Promote an SL Workshop Event

http://eventful.com/groups/G0-001-000006232-8

http://eventful.com/events?l=Second%20Life

C2. Core Processes

What Avatar Workshop Presentation Skills are Needed

Avatar Animation

The Webcastatorium = The Virtual Presentator's Sandbox

The Global Kids Overview To Presenting In Teen Second Life

http://www.holymeatballs.org/pdfs/GKguidetoSLpresenting.pdf

Bringing live video to Second Life

http://cyberwizard.de/secondlife/index.php?title=Live_Video

First Test - Webcasting from Second Life (Mac)

C3. Support Processes

http://www.youtube.com/user/Torley

Sound sliders explained - Second Life

Editing and uploading sounds - Second Life

Advanced movement controls - Second Life

Running multiple SL viewers at the same time - Second Life

Wiki: Multiple-camera setup

How to Install and Operate Virtual Presentation Equipment in SL

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Streaming into/within/from Real-Live Workshops (Classrooms, Meetings)

A. Introduction

Benchmark Examples

Lebow and Maddrell Workshop about Webcasting at SLN Summit 2008

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/jHZDoDLoSVImtxC.m0LZYygqtbNms,XZ

DesiLu style Three "Camera" system by Academy Intern Paul McLean

http://pilot.sln.suny.edu/documentation/ANGEL/webcasting/webcasting.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-camera_setup

Video: Classroom Of The Future HD: What's New in Educational Tech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcXEznPXj8k&feature=related

IBM Forecast on the Virtual Workplace

http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/03/25/ibm-virtual-worlds-1q-2008-roundup/

Project Wonderland

https://lg3d-wonderland.dev.java.net/

B. Configuration

NASA Conference Organizer

http://groups.drupal.org/conference-organizing-distribution

Wiki-Category: Film Techniques

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Film_techniques

ePresence: Web Conferencing and Webcasting System (freeware)

http://epresence.tv/products

C. Process

C1. Administration Processes

C2. Core Processes

C3. Support Processes

Skype Help Page: Call Quality Issues

Skype's help page delivers some insight about: Avoiding call echo, Avoiding background noise, One way sound, Robotic sound, Words cut off, Delay

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Webcasting & Second Life In Mobile Devices

A. Introduction

Benchmark Examples

Bringing Streaming Video To Wireless Handheld Devices

http://whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com/whitepaper.aspx?&docid=41314&promo=100511

A Video Gateway to Support Video Streaming to Mobile Clients

http://whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com/whitepaper.aspx?&docid=175156&promo=100511

3D Virtual Reality Head-Mount for iPhone hehe

Second Life Spills Over Into Mobile World

Second Life on Samsung Phones

Broadcast live with your mobile phone. a mashup with QIK http://qik.com/

http://www.justin.tv/

MyCasting - Free Service, download Orb software

http://www.orb.com/en/mycasting

B. Configuration

C. Process

C1. Administration Processes

C2. Core Processes

C3. Support Processes

Diigo Bookmarking: Second Life http://groups.diigo.com/groups/SL

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Webcasting and Community-of-Trust

1. Introduction

Google Books: Webcasting and Ethics

Intercultural Information Ethics http://www.capurro.de/iie.html

Google Books: Webcasting and Intercultural Information Ethics

Amazon.com: Media Now: Understanding Media, Culture, and Technology, 2008 Update

Google Books: Webcasting and Sociology

Google Books: Webcasting and Community-of-Trust

Preventive Quality Management for Webcasting

http://preventive-qm-webcasting.blogspot.com/

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Webcasting and Cross-Cultural Impacts

A. Introduction

Google Books: Webcasting Cross-Cultural

http://books.google.com/books?q=webcasting+cross-cultural&btnG=Search+Books

Google Books: Webcasting Intercultural

http://books.google.com/books?q=webcasting+intercultural&btnG=Search+Books

Quintura: webcasting intercultural

Quintura: webcasting cross-cultural

B. Basic Elements Involved

Culture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture

Intercultural Communication Principles: What can go wrong? (The Banana Peel)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercultural_communication_principles#What_can_go_wrong.3F

Ethnocentric http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnocentric

Cultural Shock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_shock

C. Domestic Knowledge - Know Yourself

Cultural Competence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_competence

D. Foreign Knowledge - Know Others

Intercultural Competence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercultural_competence

E. Comparative Knowledge, Skills, Experiences - Keep Slipping Out on that Darned Banana Peel

Self-Research: Glimpse.org Expatexchange.com Shanghaiexpat.com Expatriates.com

Expatriate Networks: There are a series of established groups within these expatriate forums that have overlapping interests with webcasting, such as cross-cultural adaptation, e-learning, education, virtual worlds and many more. More can also be established for networking purposes and cross-cultural fertilization of webcasting.

InterNations.org (requires an invitation via email, ask any of the expats at the Academy to perform this process step) Recommended free groups to join: Cultural Misunderstandings (336+ members), Cross-Cultural Understanding & Adaptation (69+ members), Global Communicators (47+ members), WorldCitizen (327+ members), China (294+ members), Educators (145+ members), Andrea's German language learning (147+ members), Americans Abroad (74+ members), Bridge Media Network (37+ members), Paris Movie Group (133+ members), New Media Connection (82+ members), Latin Community (417+ members), International Journalism (48+ members), Language Teachers (23+ members), e-Learning (23+ members) and many more, near and far...

Xing.com (choose the free version)

Paperback: I'm OK - You're OK, Harris, ISBN-13: 978-0060724276,
Introduction to Transactional Analysis

Paperback: Games People Play, Eric Berne

F. Humorous Accounts

Wiki: Humor, Budai (Laughing Buddha)

Ni Howdy!, Desi Downey, ISBN 0595342361

Welcome to Absurdistan

G. Language Tools

IM Translator (free web-based Web 2.0 tool including online translator for 10 languages, text-to-speech avatar, spell checker, multilingual dictionary, virtual keyboard for 31 languages, Russian decoder) http://imtranslator.com/

Gate2Home (virtual keyboard for 71 languages) http://www.gate2home.com/

Wiki: Virtual Keyboard

Translate.Net (free open source software, online meta-dictionary system)

http://www.orangeinks.com/tips-n-tricks/use-multiple-online-language-translators-with-translatenet/

http://translateclient.googlepages.com/index.en.html

Onelook.com 1048+ dictionaries, reverse translation http://onelook.com/

Lexicool.com 6000+ translation dictionaries and glossaries http://www.lexicool.com/

Google Translate http://translate.google.com/

Chinese Tools http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/dictionary.html

Wordfast (TM translation memory based add-in for MS Word, free use up to 500 TM units) http://www.wordfast.net/

H. Anti-Censorship Tools

Web links where you can download free anti-censorship software developed by top US IT engineers. These softwares are widely used by college students and foreign journalists based in China:

http://www.ultrareach.com/company/download.htm
http://www.gpass1.com/index.php
http://hfh.edoors.com/
http://dongtaiwang.com/loc/download.php
http://heartyit.com/chinese.html
http://www.gardennetworks.com/download.php