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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | July 30, 2021

Mike Taylor

Read on to learn how you can extend your mind. How to Implement Active Learning Strategies and Activities. As interest in active learning has grown—and with its value now firmly established empirically—what gets labeled as active learning continues to expand. Top 3 Ways to Discover Inspiring Content as a Creator.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Her topic– personal learning networks, also known as PLNs. Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs).

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Her topic– personal learning networks, also known as PLNs. Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs).

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My History of Live Blogged Notes

Experiencing eLearning

That helps me remember what I attended and what I learned, and it lets me share that knowledge with others. In a recent discussion about how I have learned about instructional design without getting a master’s degree, someone asked me what courses and webinars I’ve attended. Storytelling and Scenario-Based Learning.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | November 9, 2018

Mike Taylor

From funny cartoons to serious reflections and a whole lot in between, here is what I found this week from the learning, design, and technology world. Learning in the Flow of Work. Social Bookmarking: Your Favorites Really Want to be Free. TLDR: If you’re short on time grab this quick start guide to social bookmarking.

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Social Learning Has Its Place…And Informal Learning Does Too.

Dashe & Thomson

Two weeks ago Jane Hart wrote an article titled, Social Learning: to be or not to be? , in which Jane expresses her dislike of the term Social Learning (big S, big L). Jane claims that “Social Learning has come to refer exclusively to the use of social media in top-down, formal learning.”

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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

Here is a table with some tools for social learning, short description of the tool, the best use for social learning for the tool and some examples. Links to resources, peer-to-peer learning. Social Bookmarking. Podcasting. Definition of the tool. Best Use of Tool. A wiki is a discussion.