social learning formal informal iTunes socialThis is the follow-up to Part 1. Found below are two screen shots from iTunesU littered with additional thoughts from yours truly concerning how the platform could become a more collaborative and useful (social) learning portal. There are so many other opportunties to explore including the use of ‘Learning Apps’ that could tie directly into the iTunesU portal. Those would obviously be used on your mobile iPad, iPhone or iPod. Associations could also tie into the platform and link public or private accreditations to the ecosystem. MORE >>

And, at some point every training manager, or CLO, in the Fortune 500 will hear from their C-level peers, "Why can't our LMS be easy like iTunes U? Ever since the Apple education announcement I've been blown away by what this means for our industry. In the process of scanning the new and improved iTunesU I found this interesting podcast. It's called " What Great Bosses Know ". Here is the description from iTunesU. Jill Geisler heads the Poynter Institute's leadership and management programs. Episodes 13 titled 10 Training Tips caught my eye. It's only 4 minutes so I listened. MORE >>

eLearning Video Amazon EPIC 2020 Google iTunes iTunesU Khan Academy MOOC Open Badges TEDThanks to Jane Hart and Jay Cross for directing me to this video: “2011, Badges as credentials, 160,000 students in a MOOC, peer-ratings = students teaching students, Udacity charges 20% finder’s fees for grads, MITx, TEDed, free, student loan overhang, tuition going up …. “In 2018 badges replace degrees as the preferred skill validation for companies. ” and. “EPIC – the Evolving Personal Information Construct. Augmented Reality: does it have a place/future in education? MORE >>

David Hopkins: Presentation on iTunes U, Education. Tags: Presentations iPod iTunes Presentation Video MORE >>

How is an ebook like an iTune? asked my techno-savvy friends this questions recently and for the most part received blank stares. The answer was obvious to me. They are both products of The Digital Revolution. Both of them have taken an analog “thing” and turned it into an instantly downloadable immediately gratifying product-of-your-choice. [.]. Hypermedia Social Learning MORE >>