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The grassroots of learning

E-Learning Provocateur

Here’s a common scenario: I “quickly” look up something on Wikipedia, and hours later I have 47 tabs open as I delve into tangential aspects of the topic. In translating this experience to the classroom, I try to see the open web and the connections we create between people and ideas as the curriculum for learning.

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Corporate Social Bookmarking Tools

Tony Karrer

Here are the social bookmarking tools that I commonly cite in presentations: BEA Pathways Cogenz Connectbeam del.irio.us - perl based, very similar to del.icio.us IBM Lotus Connections Scuttle – Open Source WSSsearch - SharePoint add-on Any others? I thought I had blogged about this before, but I'm not finding the post.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

Then, maybe open it up to subject matter experts. Wouldn't you rather have it out in the open? Open up editing slowly. Limit Authoring - You can control who is allowed to make changes. Initially, you can start where only your instructional designers / writers are allowed to make changes. Then to the help desk.

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Both sides now

Jay Cross

Possible solution: Get the knock-off versions of web tools provided by IBM, EMC, BEA, and Microsoft. It’s easier for IT to focus on the damage workers might do rather than the benefits an open business gives its stakeholders. Implication: IT can’t trust those pesky users. IT has rarely come down from its me-first perch.

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