Sharing Ideas About Computer Science in Sport: An Introduction

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This post has emerged from discussions at the 7th Symposium on Computer Science in Sport held at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra.

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My experiences of being involved in the Connectivism and Connective Knowledge (CCK08) course and my fleeting participation in CCK09 this year have given me wonderful hope that collaborative, connected communities of practice can flourish. This flourishing draws upon the shared experiences and expertise of the members of the community.

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Earlier this year I was inspired by the Future of the Book projects initiated with CommentPress. I am elated that digress.it offers such a wonderful opportunity and feature set. The format of this blog post allows you as reader to add comments paragraph by paragraph in the language of your choice. I believe it is an ideal framework for exploring and developing text.

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What better way to start than with a post about sharing?

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The post is framed around two very basic questions:

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Can we transform sport as a global activity by sharing our knowledge?
Are there any constraints on this sharing?

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In this case the question refers to the knowledge those interested in computer science have acquired and developed. I have suggested to my friend Didier Seyfried that we might initiate a discussion about sharing that others may wish to join. This is my invitation to Didier:

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Didier, nous avons discuté les possibilités et certaines des contraintes du partage. C’est le commencement pour moi d’une aventure passionnante. Je me demande ce que tu penses ?

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Some of the tools used at IACSS09 were designed to stimulate this sharing. These tools included:

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A symposium program that had lots of opportunities to engage in informal conversations.
A Ning site to draw together a community of practice.
A SlideShare collection of presentations.
A collection of full papers presented at the symposium.
Video of all presentations (keynotes and papers).
A Twitter exchange with the #IACSS09 tag.
Blog posts on the Ning site and at the Clyde Street blog.
A small set of pictures on Flickr.

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The range of digital objects generated by the symposium should facilitate rich asynchronous discussions for those interested in exploring ideas and possibilities. This digress format provides one space for these discussions. I hope to explore the potential of wikis with UTF-8 capacity too.

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Photo Sources

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IACSS09 Flickr Set

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Smithsonian 150th birthday celebrations. The Commons

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Bronx Traveling Library The Commons

Tags: CCK08, CCK09, CommentPress, Computer Science in Sport, Didier Seyfried, digress.it, Future of the Book, IACSS09, Sharing, UTF-8

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