discussion forum functionality is key for this purpose, other things are nice to have but often blur the decision about the forum to choose. First it is good to know that many many online platforms offer similar functionality: a discussion forum, the possibility of personal pages, one page with the members, a document sharing tools, the ability to create subgroups and management tools for administrators. Often there are good functionality including announcing events, hold discussions and news announce. Situation 2: Now at work. Possibility 1. It's free. MORE >>

The Power Collaboration Users). collaboration technologies by users: . To get to the true state of the Collaboration Cycle , where users both contribute and consume, through strong and weak ties, employing the model in a continuous, authentic, receptive and enriching fashion, we have to ask our various users two questions: Where are you right now in the 0-90-9-1 continuum? How can we help you shift to become more collaborative? They are the individuals who, at a 0% collaboration level, are simply ‘aware’ of the 2.0 It is also known as the 1% rule. Educate. MORE >>

Thursday, August 16, 2007 Confronting Instructional Design Myths (Online Forum eLearning Guild) This was the opening session for this months online forum Advanced e-Learning Instructional Design: New Techniques and Strategies (or WWKBD - what would Kevin Bacon Do a great joke if you were part of the session). Im going to try something new here (for me) and blog as the forum progresses, trying to capture interesting points of the talk. In regards to Distance Learning: Poll to participants: What do you think of discussion boards? Our presenter was Frank Nguyen, PhD. MORE >>

An intranet with an SII of 6 integrates social media elements such as a discussion forum, blogs and wikis into a single sign-on solution. The profiles are rich (including photos, contact details and subject matter expertise) and integrate with the other components of the intranet (eg the discussion forum) to facilitate social networking. This typically involves the selection and arrangement of social widgets (eg a particular blog, a discussion sub-forum), a filterable activity stream, plus external functionality such as a customisable RSS feed. MORE >>

Cain cautions us about the over-use of group work and collaboration, which can be somewhat toxic for introverted students, and she provides nearly a chapter’s worth of advice on raising introverted children. For introverted learners, here are some of the strategies that come to mind: Provide time for private reflection before jumping into group discussion. Try to ensure that the environment for discussion isn’t “noisy” – separate groups into breakout rooms (live or online), provide separate online discussion forums; and limit potential distractions. MORE >>