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Kill the curriculum?

Clark Quinn

The emergent nature of knowledge out of a network argues against a fixed curriculum and instead for contextualized knowledge. I want them to be learning how to solve ill-structured problems (cf another wicked smart person, David Jonassen )! I reckon Harold and I (and Mark, another wicked smart person) are agreeing furiously.

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Work Literacy of Social Learning Implementors

Vignettes Learning

The areas I am often asked is: "How do we use social learning and networking to improve performance at work?" The exchange of ideas is very rich with practical stories and theories. I must admit that I am quite late in following the conversations. However, some of my observations and thoughts are: 1. Who is to lead?

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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.”. Here’s an example of a no-cost, one-person curation project. IDEA: New person joining the team? Personal Knowledge Mastery.

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GE TV: An Coppens on Engaging the Brain with Gamification

Growth Engineering

The more you can build on old information and make new connections, the better it will stick. And it will also encourage information-seeking, to go further and look for more information. If you look at an expert’s brain, their networks of connections are a lot closer. ‘Oh, I didn’t know I could use that there.

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