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Connectivism and the modern learner

E-Learning Provocateur

So after several hours of unenlightened googling, I decided to bite the bullet, go back to first principles and read George Siemens’ seminal paper, Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. According to Chaos Theory , everything is connected, as illustrated so eloquently by the Butterfly Effect.

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Social play can be Social Learning

Ideaon

History tells us that gamification in learning increases the attention span and helps retain knowledge and process. I have news for you: social learning is here to stay. Social learning, or learning from peers or from the community, is not new. Research indicates a direct correlation to the discipline of knowledge-management.

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How to Define & Build Effective R&D Capability in Your Organisation 

Acorn Labs

Bad news first: The rate of product, service and technological development isn't likely to slow, which means you need to look inward and figure out how you can keep ahead of your competitors or keep pace. But the good news is that there’s a solution, and it’s building vital R&D capability.

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How to Define & Build Effective R&D Capability in Your Organisation 

Acorn Labs

Bad news first: The rate of product, service and technological development isn't likely to slow, which means you need to look inward and figure out how you can keep ahead of your competitors or keep pace. But the good news is that there’s a solution, and it’s building vital R&D capability.

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knowledge and Learning In The News - 7/11/2006

Big Dog, Little Dog

Understanding Technology as Knowledge and Culture - Knowledge Board. Millions of fans poured into the streets in celebration late last week, when the social networking megasite Friendster.com was awarded a patent on managing real-life relationships. Friendster and Social Network Patent - blaugh. Your Guide to RSS - Media Shift.

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Working smarter

Jay Cross

Imbed what we know about learning theory into how people work, and working smarter is the result. Working smarter draws ideas from design thinking, network optimization, brain science, user experience design, learning theory, organizational development, social business, technology, collaboration, web 2.0 Multi-disciplinary. Supporters.

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Knowledge & Learning in the News - 4/16/05

Big Dog, Little Dog

Knowledge management: Designing Knowledge-based Organization. First, it is the transition of our society into a knowledge economy. Knowledge management & eLearning: Podcasts Catching on with iPod Owners. Knowledge management: Knowledge: The Essence of Meta Data -- The Repository vs. The Registry.