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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. There are two main types of tools for building a Professional Learning Network: information aggregation and social media connection. Social bookmarking tools (i.e.,

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. There are two main types of tools for building a Professional Learning Network: information aggregation and social media connection. Social bookmarking tools (i.e.,

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How To Communicate The Value Of Social Media

The eLearning Coach

How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organization? Identifying the IT social media users and doing some initial legwork for them could help. This important resource is a rather convincing testament to the ways people learn through social media.

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10 Social Media Tools For Learning

The eLearning Coach

Do you have a training or information need that could benefit from a social media strategy? So here are descriptions of ten applications representing different social media technologies that promote learning. Category: Podcasts. Elgg is an aggregate of many social media technologies in one platform.

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The changing Web

Learning with e's

Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. These are questions we are beginning to address in some of our current research. Yesterday's post can be found at this link. and Purdon, M.

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So many learning style tests, so little time.

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

One of the observations I have with regards to the use of social media is that some people just love delicious , the social bookmarking service, and others don't bother at all after you show them. Personally I dislike podcasts, when I listen to them, my mind gets distracted too easily. The same with blogging.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): "Intel Launches social media experience Open Port" (PodTech)

Mark Oehlert

"Open Port is Intels first publiconline community targeted at the IT tech enthusiast audience; its acentral destination for Social Media." " Because of the Web every company is suddenly a media outlet. Clay Shirky My latest additions to del.icio.us stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us