Allison Rossett

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Take the YinYang tool for a spin

Allison Rossett

You hear it at conferences, on blogs, even on twitter. Come online to our YinYang tool and answer questions about your circumstances. Then, with your situation in mind, you will be invited to answer the 15 questions at the heart of the tool. Tweet Today, the buzz is about informal learning. Are your programs informal?

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. There are two main types of tools for building a Professional Learning Network: information aggregation and social media connection. Social bookmarking tools (i.e., Information Aggregation.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. There are two main types of tools for building a Professional Learning Network: information aggregation and social media connection. Social bookmarking tools (i.e., Information Aggregation.

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My first MOOC

Allison Rossett

Why not a decision tool that helps me figure out if the content will suit? The posting on this blog are her opinions and do not necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions. It wasn’t challenging. I did not feel as close to my peers as I have felt in other classes. See more at www.linkedin.com/in/sarahsiegel/.

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Needs analysis– something old, something new

Allison Rossett

Typical drivers are their skills, motivation, incentives, tools, and work processes. With heaps of respect for online survey tools (Survey Monkey, Qualtrics, and Zoomerang, for example) and web conferencing technologies (Connect, NetMeeting, and Wimba, for example), new forms of analysis turn attention to data that is waiting for us.

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Needs analysis– something old, something new

Allison Rossett

Typical drivers are their skills, motivation, incentives, tools, and work processes. With heaps of respect for online survey tools (Survey Monkey, Qualtrics, and Zoomerang, for example) and web conferencing technologies (Connect, NetMeeting, and Wimba, for example), new forms of analysis turn attention to data that is waiting for us.

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Instructional Design: Something Old, Something New

Allison Rossett

I harkened back to these findings after reading Xyleme CLO Jeffrey Katzman’s provocative blog posting about new instructional design. The Katzman blog posting, and influential voices like Jane Bozarth and Jay Cross , encourage us to consider a new ID that is characterized by informality, choice, learner centricity, and connections.