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The 21st Century Curator

ID Reflections

Curation today takes on a new meaning in the context oftechnological affordance, information abundance, diminishing attention, hungerfor contextual and timely information, and constantly shifting, globally linkedlandscape. In this complex and chaotic world, making sense can only be aconstant endeavour, pattern matching a crucial need.

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Why Content Curation Should be in Your Skillset

Jay Cross

And, as Clay Shirky has said: “Curation comes up when people realize that it isn’t just about information seeking, it’s also about synchronizing a community.”. Sorting through posts made me think critically and see patterns. It’s also a marvelous means of professional development.

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GE TV: An Coppens on Engaging the Brain with Gamification

Growth Engineering

As if that wouldn’t keep her busy enough, she’s also an award-winning business coach, learning and development professional, author of multiple books , and globe-trotting speaker! The more you can build on old information and make new connections, the better it will stick. The most powerful ways to apply gamification to learning.

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