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Data & Training, Learning, Folksonomy, Scenario Learning, Outsourcing, & Rapid eLearning

Big Dog, Little Dog

They are learning to collect and manipulate information on personal computers or what are known as clusters, where computer servers are cabled together to form a larger computer. Folksonomy folktales - KM World. The Dewey Decimal System is not a good example of a taxonomy. Hierarchies are not rigid, conservative and centralized.

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Learning Solutions day 3: Saved the best for the last #LS2011

Challenge to Learn

I got so much information that I’m still processing, I will try to summarize it for you. Selecting information that is relevant for you based on all kind of information that is available. Information will start to present itself at the time you need it. And …… they all were great.

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Finders keepers, losers weepers

Clive on Learning

Peter describes himself as an information architect, which cynics (heaven forbid) might describe as a highly impressive rebranding for those formerly known as librarians. The alternative, of course, is a bottom-up effort whereby users apply their own tags to online content, evolving in the process what are now commonly known as folksonomies.

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knowledge and Learning In The News - 7/20/2006

Big Dog, Little Dog

Folksonomies: A User-Driven Approach to Organizing Content - UI. Folksonomies, a new user-driven approach to organizing information, may help alleviate some of the challenges of taxonomies. Way Back Machine. Enter the URL in the search field and then click the "Take Me Back" button.

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Folksonomies, memes and misunderstanding

Learning with e's

It all started with a message on Twitter from @stephendale who stated: "A taxonomist: One who organizes information in ways that makes sense to content providers, rather than content users." There always has to be some organisation at an individual level, or there would be no folksonomy at the community level - all would remain chaotic.