However, I found little value over using separate tools such as Yahoo Groups and a PBWiki. Firewalls and restrictive corporate environments caused us considerable grief: Yahoo Groups were restricted in some corporate environments, Elluminate did not work through several firewalls, we had to switch to WebEx and that really goofed up the start of the course; Yahoo Toolbar (for MyWeb ) couldn't be installed on locked desktops. Background Over the past six weeks, I've been leading a course: Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 / eLearning 2.0 approaches. See the next topic. MORE >>

So, I'm trying to figure out what's going to be the right software / service to adopt, but I'm also trying to think about the differences in: Forum / Threaded Discussion / Group Examples are Google Groups and Yahoo Groups. I'm debating the value of forum / group / threaded discussion software vs. social network software for a particular situation. It aims at a very broad audience that includes everyone from early adopters to technology laggards. Participation will eventually mean a lot of different things, but initially it will primarily be sharing ideas. Generally are easy to get into. MORE >>

When a team of Pennsylvania State University researchers set out to discover the cognitive processes underlying search behavior, the team discovered that Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and other search engines have become part of the learning process for people who venture online. Check it out: [link] [link] [link] [link MORE >>

Feedster Corporate Blogging Policy Thomas Nelson Blogging Guidelines Plaxo Public Internet Communication Policy Hill & Knowlton Blogging policies and guidelines Yahoo Employee Blog Guidelines BBC Blog Guidelines Sun's Policy on Public Discourse Groove What Should Your Corporate Policy Be On Blogs? One of the barriers commonly cited during my presentations around eLearning 2.0 use of Web 2.0 / social media for work and learning) is that organizations often have not established their policies or guidelines around the use of these tools. Employees are using these things in some way. MORE >>

He maintains Yahoo’s design pattern library. Christian Crumlish has a fantastic job. He gets to think about the little things that make the web work that you never have time to think about. Christian teamed up with Erin Malone to write this incredible book just out from O’Reilly. When my electrician cut my power at 9:30 am and didn’t restore it until 2:30 pm, I used my time off the grid to dig in. The book draws on the logic, organization, and faith of Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language. Check out the book’s wiki to see what I mean. MORE >>