To be honest, there's probably very little difference between my description of a learning ecosystem and Etienne Wenger's definition of a Community of Practice : Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. suppose I use the term learning ecosystem as it helps to illustrate the organic, uncontrollable nature of such systems and communities. It's an analogy that people can hook ideas onto, rather than a well thought-out theory. Original post from Learning Conversations. MORE >>

Visual Journalist Eileen Clegg and I site down at Asilomar to talk about visual learning in this five-minute video: It amazes me that most business people are so short-sighted about the power of visual language that they’d rather bore people with the proverbial thousand words than use a picture. MORE >>

(Warning and Disclaimer: Those who have not watched the movie 3 Idiots may find it difficult to relate to the 3 I references. No attempts to lay claims on the box office proceeds from the movie. ;). enjoyed watching 3 Idiots so did 200 odd people sitting in the theater. The movie achieved its goal – entertain the audience, engage them, and connect with them. began to watch closely and have listed the first 5 storyboarding lessons from 3 Idiots. Shouldn't our learning courses also engage our learners, connect with them, and motivate them to learn? 1) Creating a Persona. Courtesy: [link]. MORE >>

These are live-blogged notes from Jeff Patton's session on Story Mapping which I couldn't upload until late next morning, due to a lack of internet connectivity. Jeff Patton : Started doing XP in 2000 (ex TW'er). User stories part of Extreme programming at the time, so he has a decade of experience of this thing. Claims to have figured this out only in the last 1 year. From my experience I know Jeff to be one of the most respected analysts in the industry and a name to reckon with in the area of agile customer experience. Its common practice to use user stories in SCRUM today. But we are! MORE >>

Level 3: Voice-based Content and Assessments NOTE: This is part 4 of 7 in a continuing series; please see earlier posts for more background information. Level 3 extends the mobile learning experience by providing users with anytime/anywhere access to audio-based content without needing a smartphone device or standard MP3/iPod-style media player. To help measure understanding and knowledge retention, voice-based CellCasts Sessions can include spoken word assessments (e.g., Administrator training time to a level of proficiency is typically 1 to 2 days (depending on experience). MORE >>