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1 octobre 2018

Trends in Collaboration

Trends in Collaboration
This 25 minute presentation will take you, well, 25 minutes to get through (audio presentations completely negate the advantage of speed reading), but it's a sampling of the best of Jay Cross. More...

1 octobre 2018

T and D Blog

T and D Blog
George Siemens points to this new blog from Training & Development magazine. As he and others point out, the blog really needs an RSS feed, which though Blogger doesn't support it, could easily be provided using RSSify. More...

1 octobre 2018

The Mythical e-Learning Hour

The Mythical e-Learning Hour
This item has been getting good circulation in the blogging community. In a nutshell: learning should not be measured in terms of time, because that is a measure of activity, not outcome. More...

1 octobre 2018

Scholars and Scoundrels

Scholars and Scoundrels
On the one hand, as this article notes, the tranditional universities sometimes act like a cartel when it comes to accrediting online and distance learning universities. On the other hand, there are a lot of fishy institutions out there. More...

1 octobre 2018

Government Searches for National E-learning Agenda

Government Searches for National E-learning Agenda
Scott Leslie culls two bits of coverage of last week's PanCanadian e-Learning Forum. This first item is survey article with a generally positive tone. The emphasis is on a proposed national strategy, an idea that is gathering steam here in Canada. More...

1 octobre 2018

Google Unveils Rival to Friendster

Google Unveils Rival to Friendster
Google has sort of quietly launched / not launched a social networking service called Orkut. I tried to sign up, but you have to be invited by some who is already a member of the network. More...

1 octobre 2018

Paving the Way

Paving the Way
Leaving aside how awkward the PDF document is to read online, this new guide released by BECTA is an authoritative 'best practices' list that looks at learning content developement. More...

1 octobre 2018

The Maine Idea

The Maine Idea
Among the more comprehensive coverage of the Maine laptop I have seen, this nine part article is unremittingly enthusiastic. "What happens when technology is accessible to all students all of the time? Continuous learning!" So enthuisiastic, in fact, that the content is more gloss than substance. More...

1 octobre 2018

Creative Class War

Creative Class War
I have made comments along these lines in the past, but this article by a Carnegie Mellon professor packs a punch. The message is simple: if creative talent decides to locate elsewhere, the American economy is in trouble. More...

1 octobre 2018

What's it worth?

What's it worth?
Definition is everything, and the proof is this example of a story that gets everything right but that misses the main point. What's right is the observation: employers are less frequently valuing a formal education, looking instead to an employee's demonstrated skills and attitude. Fair enough. More...

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