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What Makes a MOOC a MOOC?

ID Reflections

MOOCs have taken the world of higher ed and corporate learning by the proverbial storm. When George Siemens , Dave Cormier and Stephen Downes came up with the concept in 2008, they had a vision of how a “learning design” based on Connectivism could change the face of learning and collaboration.

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The best elearning reads of 2013

eFront

How Technology Changes The Skills We Need To Learn , Forbes. Being explicit about corporate learning , Clark Quinn. Why Learning is Complicated , Dennis Callahan. Introducing Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) to a Corporate Audience , Eric Kammerer, Learning Solutions Magazine.

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Tool Set 2009

Tony Karrer

I thought I'd kick off this year by posting a series of posts on topics related to tools and methods for work and learning. I'm hoping to address questions such as: How do you create a personal tool set or Personal Learning Environment (PLE) for yourself? It depends heavily on the person, the job, the needs, etc.

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Taking gamification in training to the next level

Matrix

She rejected my call and I got three very bewildering texts: “bus” “can’t phone” “chasing pkm”. That is my personal example of how engaging games can be and how they work even for those one might not expect. For corporate learning, the rise of gamification means that L&D professionals need to step up their game.

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eLearning - Social Media - Mobile Learning

Tony Karrer

A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Eye Candy , May 16, 2009 Facilitating Online | Centre for Educational Technology , May 19, 2009 Are Your E-Learning Courses Pushed or Pulled? , May 19, 2009 25 Tools: A Toolbox for Learning Professionals 2009 , May 19, 2009 Learning 2.0

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Sahana Chattopadhyay – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

She blogs at www.sahanac.com on topics related to the future of work, the shifting digital trends, and their deep impact on how we will work, learn and live in the future. As I was mentioning earlier, L&D needs to don a different mantle – that of community managers and learning tour guides. Sahana: Curation is a specialized skill.

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eLearning Learning - Best of May

Tony Karrer

Blogger in Middle-earth , May 26, 2009 Tips for Working with SMEs - Bozarthzone , May 21, 2009 Social Networking in Times of Stress and Personal Emergencies - Electronic Papyrus , May 11, 2009 Aligning Learning Theory with Instructional Design - The E-Learning Curve , May 21, 2009 Developing a PLE Using Web 2.0