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The evolution of personal learning environments

Origin Learning

The coming of technology has naturally exposed us to more entertainment, and at the same time, to more learning. Much of our learning is informal and happens online. Instead of learners going to information, the situation is now the opposite. Image Credit – Freepik.com. Forward to the year 2014.

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The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

According to Urban Dictionary: Your exobrain (or exo-brain) is your extended brainpower from the information you have access to from your computer or the web. Web-based learning portals are the ultimate brain food — extending brain power by positioning learning and How-To reference material close to the job, 24/7.

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A List of Interesting Mobile Learning Links

Upside Learning

Mobile learning is in the air, almost everyone realizes the potential, and some companies are now taking tentative first steps. Here are some interesting links I’ve come across recently, mostly about mobile learning and some about learning in general that I found interesting. Mobile Learning: Context And Prospects.

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Leveraging Technology to Drive Business Value (University of Farmers) at Corporate University Week

Learning Visions

Some things they’re doing at U of Farmers… Making use of video – they now have a video studio – think breaking news stories with experts to keep employees informed about a current crisis (Farmers = insurance company). Demonstrated that learning was able to drive results that the company was looking for with agents.

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Social Learning – What’s the Point? Time to turn the tables on the naysayers

eLearning 24-7

LMS/LCMS/Learning Portals (commercial & free), Social Learning stand-alone systems, hybrid system, content authoring tools, m-learning, web conferencing (already exists in many systems), virtual worlds, virtual meeting systems (already exists in some systems), marketplace exchanges (not affiliated with a system).

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Social Media and Social Learning – Where R We now?

eLearning 24-7

Learning Portal 16%. M-Learning Tool – 9%. Do you offer some type of social learning with your product (examples: RSS, blog, wiki, Facebook like page, micro-blog, app sharing, live streaming, social Q/A, etc.). If you have a LMS, LCMS, CMS or Learning Portal: Offer some type of social learning?

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

In its 2012 underground learning report, Edudemic magazine explored college students’ use of mobile devices for learning and found “being able to do one task very well is the key to a good app. ” Some apps connect students to study groups or link to dynamic content such as RSS feeds.