For whatever reason, this diagram by Clark Quinn has stuck in my head, and for the fourth time of calling I found myself scrabbling to find it, including tweeting the man himself to see if he could identify it from my patchy description. Taken from " eLEarning Tools " 17 April 2007 at Learnlets Clark's original post came in to being around the time of the big PLE debate if I remember correctly* and heck, it mentions social in the era "BT", or "Before Twitter". Our mindset can sometimes be a bit "classical" I fear, as befits a former public sector training organisation/venue in its fifth decade. MORE >>

The MobiMOOC experience was (and is still) a blast. The MOOC format worked well and for many of the MobiMOOC'rs including myself, the knowledge that was shared amongst all of the MobiMOOC participants was incredibly enlightening. For those interested in getting into another educational MOOC, feel free to join the EduMOOC that will cover the idea of Online Learning Today and. Tomorrow. This MOOC is organized by the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service at the University of Illinois Springfield and yes, it will be a great experience. Online Learning Today 2. education education2.0 MORE >>

Lots of organizations I speak with are concerned about onboarding , that is, bringing new people into the fold, socializing them, and getting them up to speed. Few people have addressed offboarding , the process of letting people go, yet the benefits from taking a new approach are huge. Kevin Clark is one of the people who has studied — and implemented — a better way. We talked about it in a coffee shop in Asheville, North Carolina, last week. Forgive the background noise; that’s collateral damage from hanging with coffee drinkers in the morning.). I’m a man obsessed. MORE >>

Have you ever had trouble sorting your stuff? Would you like to know who in SL might be a good social connection for you? Need to solve a problem, but don’t know how to organize the information? Researchers from the University of Washington Information School are conducting a research study investigating exciting and useful alternative capabilities for Second Life. They are hosting a Future InfoExpo, which offers 6 experiential exhibits.  These These exhibits let you interact with new design possibilities aimed at improving the social and information aspects of Second Life. to 4:00 p.m. MORE >>

Sounds like something from a sci-fi flick, doesn’t it?!? But of course I’m referring to Donald Kirkpatrick’s four-level model for measuring learning outcomes. The first level, you’ll remember, is “reaction.&# We do a good job of measuring that by using “smile sheets&# — those feedback forms that we issue right after learning as occurred (for more on Smile Sheets, see the article “Smile Sheets To Smile About&# in the April 2010 issue of ASAE’s Associations Now magazine). Let’s start with why. The answer is because. …sales?&#. MORE >>