Content quality - ratings by content category, contributor, and medium, amount of “inappropriate” or “wrong” content reported by users, and the amount and type of content with very few or a lot of hits or views. I am often asked by business leaders to describe what we intend to measure in order to understand, manage, and improve the networked (or social) learning eco-system.  There is interest in knowing how we will prove networked learning, turn potential chaos into something that is more certain and efficient, and to get some kind of “history”

A third technique is to report back evaluation results. What would you say if I told you that I know where you can find some FREE , HIGH QUALITY , and REUSABLE courses, modules, and lesson plans?  I I guess your answer depends on who you are.  A A company or person that sells “course or module” development, books, and “training” courses might not like

The survey, released today at the Microsoft Middle East & Africa Global Energy Forum 2009 in Dubai and carried out by computer software giant Microsoft Corp and management consultancy Accenture, found that despite the findings, only one in four of the oil and gas professionals questioned reported using the said tools to capture and share information within their respective companies. The survey also reports that 61% of respondents admitted to spending at least an hour a day searching for information and knowledge sources necessary for them to carry out their jobs. 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.

I was reading a report (Horizon 2009) and found three trends affecting the practice of learning and collaboration that I thought was worth sharing. Increasing globalization continues to affect the way we work, collaborate, and communicate . Information technologies are having a significant impact on how people work, play, gain information, and collaborate . Increasingly, those who use technology in ways that expand their global connections a re more likely to advance , while those who do not will find themselves on the sidelines.

Establish “approval” workflows and ways to report inappropriate content Below are three social learning challenges I have faced at my client organization and how we are trying to overcome them.  The The last two are the most difficult.  Early Early (enthusiastic) adopters are not always the “youngest” people.  We

Demos have released this new report which looks at the importance of social networking in organisations. This report argues that we have to look equally at Here is a brief overview: "Humans are social animals, spinning intricate webs of of relationships with friends, colleagues, neighbours and enemies. These

has released a research report on the use of online social networking by students, titled Creating and Connecting (caution: it’s a pdf file). While some of the findings are not surprising, some others are. Here’s a quick take on some of the findings. Overall, an astonishing 96 percent of students with online access report that they ever used any social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging and visiting online communities… Staggering as the 96 percent statistic is, it is intriguing to wonder what the other 4 percent is doing. The National School Boards Association in the U.S.

"The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium’s Horizon Project, a qualitative research project established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative inquiry on college and university campuses within the next five years. "The The 2010 Horizon Report is the seventh in the series and is produced as part of an ongoing collaboration between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE program. "In In each edition of the Horizon Report, six emerging technologies or practices are described that are likely to enter mainstream use on campuses within three adoption horizons spread over the next one to five years.

Forrester released a report today about the 'community platforms' market. We summarize the report below and highlight our own past coverage of Jive Software and Telligent. The Forrester report, authored by Jeremiah Owyang , notes that even in this down economy there is still demand for online community platforms - because they are a cost-effective way for companies to market their products and reduce support costs. They evaluated nine vendors, concluding that Jive Software and Telligent Systems "lead the pack because of their strong administrative and platform features."

As you may have noticed, the situation has moved on a bit (as Jay Cross reports, "... can foresee training departments being eliminated almost completely"),so it's probably now appropriate to upgrade my update to a 'recession report'. Figures showing the true extent of the damage are just starting to come through. Research by MTD Training , reported in e.learning age magazine shows that 61% of organisations are experiencing budget cuts and 42% of respondents are concerned Back in August, I posted my Downturn Detail . the magnitude of the financial meltdown