I created this 16 minute social learning primer (podcast) to address some of the frequently asked questions and concerns about social learning, and to share some of my insights and suggestions gained from my experience helping client organizations with their social learning agendas. Tags: Ideas My Podcasts learning learning20 social learning social media social networkin I hope you find this primer useful.  Please

One of my colleagures approached me yesterday and said “your Super Learner podcast was brilliant!”  8221;  I had forgotten that I made the podcast then decided to post it on my blog to see if other people find it useful and thought provoking. The podcast describes skill sets of a super learner and what you can do to identify, develop, and enable them. Ready or Not - Here They Come! ...Tags: Tags: Ideas learnin

BT was most intrigued by the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint solution that runs on Microsoft SharePoint as it would leverage existing technologies and investments, align with BT’s knowledge management and collaboration strategies, and address the key challenges and goals expressed by the BT Learning Council.  BT selected Accenture to complete a Podcasting Kit for SharePoint proof-of-concept project to confirm its applicability as well as the business case. Follow this link to read about BT’s experience with social learning.  Yours truly Yours truly was involved with this project

Companies have an opportunity to supplement their existing collaboration capabilities with newer tools such as podcasts and social networks to accelerate the sharing of knowledge, increase teaming and augment communication between their workforces in different regions,” he added. Will social media improve productivity?   Is it vital to the company’s success?   Will “employees” use the media?   A recent study provides some interesting insights and evidence. Workers using social networking sites instead of doing their jobs has long been the bane of human resources

I made this podcast in Dec 2008 in order to describe a “vision” for the future of learning in a business setting.  The The podcast is 7 minutes long and arguably not delivered in a “phenomenal” way.   I recommend this podcast to individuals who are very interested in “social learning” and who have a desire to get a bit deeper into the subject.  This This podcast is not suitable for individuals who want a 1 or 2 minute “elevator speech” or who have little patience for detail. In this podcast I describe how to incorporate

The word “podcasting” strikes a certain fear and awe into the hearts of many trainers.  Many of us look at podcasts as something only tech genius can master.  However, now a days advances in technology have simplified the process of creating and publishing a podcast.  Now Now No related posts. [[

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Steve has a few choice quotes dotted throughout the presentation that apply to more than just podcasting, of which I especially like the following: David Tags: Presentations eLearning iTunes mLearning Podcast Presentatio Many thanks to Steve Wheeler for this presentation. Steve David Warlick: “For the first time we are preparing students for a future we cannot clearly describe.” Steve

Having outlined the conceptual terrain of podcasting, it's time to look at the nuts and bolts of podcast production. In this part of the series, I won't delve too deeply into script-writing: I'll return to that subject in a later series of blog posts, but if you have a look at my series of articles on instructional design to understand my orientation on theoretical and pedagogical approaches to this activity. Today, I'm going to talk about digital audio, and the basic hardware and software you'll need to begin creating your own podcasts. As I indicated yesterday , the principles of multimedia have been understood for over 80 years, but wide usage of digitally factored technology did not begin in earnest until the 1970’s, because theory had to wait for hardware and software to catch up. Until recently, recording audio cost many thousands of dollars, used specialized and sophisticated equipment, took up lots of space (in the form of a dedicated recording studio), and required years of specialized training, followed by years acquiring hard-earned OTJ experience to make even the most basic recordings. In the last five years

My previous blog posts on podcasting have focused the human side of podcasting: narration, story-telling, communicating with your audience. I've looked at what you say, and how you say it, dipping liberally into the eighty or so years of accumulated skills and knowledge from radio broadcasting to reinforce my arguments - after all, content is king, and radio is still the place where people talk. Now, it's time to spend a little time understanding the technical aspects of podcasting. Don't worry if you've never so much as looked at a sound file before. Recording and producing