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The changing Web

Learning with e's

Almost everyone, it seems, is using some element of social media in the planning, development, delivery, management or evaluation of teaching and learning. has spawned concepts such as folksonomy, ‘Darwikianism’ and the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ (Kamel Boulos et al, 2006). Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g.

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Building Your Upskilling Strategy: Data vs. People

Degreed

This approach leverages the data and actions of your employees, resulting in a dynamic folksonomy of sorts that can be used for social learning as well as organizational curation. In one example, half of the company’s developers were teaching themselves a language they don’t use. People-Driven.

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Data, People, or Something In Between: Clearing Your Path to Career Mobility

Degreed

This approach leverages the data and actions of your employees, resulting in a dynamic folksonomy of sorts that can be used for social learning as well as organizational curation. In one example, half of the company’s developers were teaching themselves a language they don’t use. People-Driven.

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The social impact of disruptive technology

Learning with e's

We have to realize that the way teaching is conducted in many schools and universities is actually outdated. Twitter is less distracting, it is more streamlined and has a more appropriate range of features that makes it a better teaching tool than Facebook. The internet has literally changed our lives. The future is very exciting.

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Knowledge and Learning In The News - 7/14/2005

Big Dog, Little Dog

Using Case Studies to Teach Science (note: excellent article for all learning professionals) I will tell you something about stories; they aren't just entertainment. Leslie Marmon Silko, Laguna Tribe Wikipedia's Word on Folksonomy. Mirror Neurons (video) We humans are really good at reading faces and bodies. Don't be fooled.

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#40years of educational technology: Social media

Learning with e's

I first started working in the field of educational technology in January 1976, at a time when technology was used more for teaching than it was for learning. Previous posts in this series tracked the development of educational technology over 40 years.

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LearnTrends: Microlearning

Experiencing eLearning

Not all of these things are required in every microlearning example– No formal teaching structure. folksonomy rather than standardization. No repository (unless you view the whole web as a repository). Not dependent on time or place. Doesn’t always help you meet a specific learning objective.