This is also the ethos of sites such as Wikipedia, which rely heavily on 'the people' and 'wisdom of crowds' to create and maintain the content held in its pages. And yet where is the first place students will go when they want to glean some facts or information about a subject? lot of academics and scolars scoff at Wikipedia and forbid their students to reference it in their assessed work. must agree that quality across such sites is variable, but I also point out to the critics that just like Wikipedia, there are real experts out there writing these blogs. MORE >>

We constantly go through a process of looking at bits of information and trying to make sense of them by adding to our existing knowledge or testing out new patterns in our sense-making efforts. The Web has given us more ways to connect with others in our learning but many people only see the information overload aspect of our digital society. As years of sorting, categorizing and making explicit develop into a large amount of information we can begin to see its value. Exchanging: We exchange and note ideas and information all of the time. People learn socially. MORE >>

Simply point your phone’s camera at the landmark you would like to learn more about and get detailed information instantly with links to more content via Wikipedia and YouTube. Travelers can inform other travelers of traffic, construction, landmark closings, etc. social learning elearning ERP performance support user adoption Wikipedia Wikitude World Browser youtubeLike many of you, I love to travel and I’m intrigued by the possibilities of social learning.  Gone are the days of old, inaccurate maps, bulky travel books, and expensive tour guides.  MORE >>

Just take Wikipedia: Technically it is a collaborative work space for creating content. In fact it has thoroughly overturned the idea that you need to consult a printed encyclopedia to get expert information. There are around 7.000 authors for the German Wikipedia edition. The basic idea behind Wikipedia is that everybody can be an editor and a commentator. They don’t like Wikipedia to be referenced (in academic assignments) because they don’t trust anything which has not been formally peer-reviewed. For further information on Steve Wheeler see his weblog. MORE >>

Formal learning and informal learning. Marcia Conner's explanation of informal learning is a good starting point in understanding the thinking underlying informal learning. have also written previously on informal learning in these three posts: Informal/Social Learning - Concertina Style. Permission Learning - encouraging the informal. Fish are the last to recognise water = informal learning. As you can see I've used the term, informal learning myself, however, my question in this post is. It's a little bit of both." Your views? MORE >>