This week I’m off to the ATMI (Association for Technology in Music Instruction) & CMS (College Music Society) Conference. I’ll be presenting on using blog systems in music courses at the ATMI Pre-Conference Technology Workshop and then presenting later on in the week on popular music pedagogy through web-based technologies. I’ll try to get the material posted here once the conference is over. I’m excited about the ATMI Pre-conference theme “Delivering music instruction with Web 2.0 Social computing tools and can’t wait to hear about the creative ways people are using these technologies. The rest of the conference looks fabulous as well. One of the great things about CMS is the opportunity to hear from colleagues across various fields of music. With the theme “A Changing Profession in a Changing World” there are sure to be some inspiring presentations throughout the conference. It will be interesting to see what types of cross fertilization takes place with so many options to choose from at any given point in the conference. If you’re planning on attending say hello!
Kimberly James (who will be giving a showcase on Twitter during the pre-conference) has set up Twitter channels for people attending who want to tweet throughout the conference. If you can’t make it to the conference you can take a look at what’s happening in the channels. Here’s the info she’s provided:
To send a tweet to our “channel,” type #cmsatmiconferences at the
beginning of your twitter updates. To view the channel, go to
http://tweetchannel.com/cmsatmiconferences. Channels are a great way to
cut through the “noise” and connect with others who are interested in
following the same topics. It could also be a valuable way for our
members who can’t attend the conference to tag along with us.I’ll be tweeting from http://wwww.twitter.com/msomustek and
http://www.twitter.com/UMfreshtheory Hope to hear from you!See you soon,
Kimberly
Thanks Kimberly for such a great resource!