May 2009
58 posts
The diminishing relevance of space →
I presented on The Diminishing Relevance of Place today - my presentation is here (I’m almost at Chris Lott’s view of Prezi…but I’ll keep using it for at least a few more presentations). If…
Analysis of emerging trends affecting the use of... →
Becta has published a new report Analysis of emerging trends affecting the use of technology in education. The report does not contain anything significantly new, but provides a good overview of…
Community information hubs →
Finding relevant information about a local community is challenging in a sea of global information. I subscribe to several local blogs, news sites, and related information. In networks, local…
New courses: Certificate in Emerging Technologies... →
We are starting two new courses in our certificate in emerging technologies for learning next week: Digital Literacy and Immersive Worlds, Avatars, and Second Lives. If you’re interested in…
The internet and social cohesion →
A common assumption of heavy internet users is that they are less social than non-users. This assumption is reflected in images of geeks living in their parent’s basement, oblivious to the world…
Middle East edition of IRRODL →
IRRODL has published a special edition of education in the Middle East. I haven’t had time to review all of the articles, but from a quick skim, it’s an important contribution to our understanding…
Work is learning, learning work →
As host of this month’s Working / Learning Blog Carnival, David Wilkins challenged participants to think about the intersections between working and learning:
When does work become learning?
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Quote of the Month–Schools as “Sites for Learning” →
From Deborah Meier on Bridging Differences in what is unquestionably one of the most powerful paragraphs about education I’ve read in a long time:
As long as we use test scores as our primary…
April 2009
56 posts
How social media is changing college admission →
Media and advertising are obviously intertwined. Attention draws marketing schemes. There is value in watching how the PR industry has moved from centralized controlled messages in mainstream media…
NB advanced learning technologies sector →
If you read the Telegraph-Journal you’ll find my comments in today’s story, Technology solution must be industry led:
Harold Jarche … who has long worked in the sector, authored two previous…
Nine Shift in Saint John →
I’ve written fairly often about Nine Shift, both the blog and the book, since 2005. Tomorrow evening, Bill Draves, Nine Shift author, will be speaking at the Faces of Fusion networking…
Continual, Collaborative, on the Job Learning →
It’s been a few days since John Pederson posted this Tweet, but I’ve been thinking about that phrasing a lot ever since. It’s pretty obvious that as my professional life has changed, my…
Visualization and search →
Searching and finding useful information really shouldn’t be as difficult as it is today. When Google first appeared, it introduced new expectations of search. Instead of categorical Yahoo search or…
Twitter potpourri →
I’m still figuring out how best to integrate Twitter to my personal knowledge management processes. I post some things I find directly to Delicious and others I mark as favourites. Here are some…
Learning products →
Heike Philp recently made this comment in response to Media & Messages:
What I am sorely missing right now are ‘learning products’. To me a product has product specifications (specs) just as…
Empire State College →
I had the pleasure of presenting to faculty (though they call them tutors and mentors) at Empire State College yesterday (presentation here). ESC is at the early stages of an evolution that will…
LearnTrends →
Jay Cross hosted a 24-hour learn-a-thon this week. Any experimentation with teaching and learning that challenges assumptions of courses and conferences is intriguing. Jay reflects on the event:…
Pay Attention! →
How do you handle students/colleagues who are actively handling email, twittering, facebooking, and whatever-else-ing while you are conducting a class or attending a meeting? Some educators adopt a…
Rough week for higher education →
General Motors is now the new standard insult to organizations that need to innovate, but don’t. Established institutions like higher education are increasingly targeted as bloated, inefficient, and…
Technology as philosophy →
Technology is not neutral. We don’t apply it to our teaching in a “plug in and use” approach. Technology is philosophy. Tools embed views and influence action. Google permits access to information…
