February 2008
8 posts
Motivation for Technology Adoption by End-Users at... →
Learning Project Update →
Exploring More about PLE’s: Part One « The Weekly... →
Web 2.0 and Job Search: Some Options →
Learning from My Web 2.0 Survey →
Newbie Feedback on Using Typepad for Blogging →
Entry into Social Media for Learning--Is Blogging... →
Key Questions →
January 2008
5 posts
“There is a second, perhaps even more significant, aspect of social learning....”
– Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT
4 Credits →
Obviously blogging and learning run in the family. This is Jess’s independent study blog.
Today I learned . . .
That it’s hard to make certain ideas really simple and to distill them to their essence. I tend to see too many connections and want to put too much information into everything I do. But that overwhelms people. I’m trying to focus on simplifying, but it’s harder than I thought.
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This is Michele. Just doing my test jott to see how I can post my Tumblr micro blog using my jott account and lets see how this works. listen
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August 2007
1 post
The Happiness Project: Why I started keeping a... →
Something I should start doing.
May 2007
5 posts
My Personal Results-Oriented Work Environment... →
How one nonprofit staff person is implementing ROWE
Nonprofit Online News: Ten Things We Look For In A... →
Many of these would apply to working with human services clients—it’s about being in a position to take advantage of interventions to change your life.
DESCHOOLING SOCIETY by Ivan Illich, courtesy of... →
“Together we have come to realize that for most men the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school.”
“You can’t learn unless you can teach. The old fashioned one-room...”
– Russell Ackoff
“Information is more valuable than data, and knowledge more valuable than...”
– Russel Ackoff
April 2007
32 posts
Eportfolio position paper →
15 Minutes a Day on Personal Learning →
Derek Powazek -- How to Moderate a Panel →
Good stuff.
“The crux of success is to know which core values to hold on to, and which to...”
– Jared Diamond
Literacy for the 21st Century →
An Overview and Orientation guide to Media Literacy Education Good stuff on how learning needs to change.
100 Ideas for Using Web 2.0 in Education →
Many can be adapted for learning at work and for personal learning.
SocialProfitsSlideShow.pdf (application/pdf... →
Info on Social Entrepreneurship with some examples.
Highlights from Computers in Libraries 2007 «... →
What every staff person should be doing after a conference.
“Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the...”
– David Allen
“Technology is anything that was invented after you were born.”
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WebJunction →
Online tools can enhance the learning experience, but making the most of these resources can often be a challenge. In this webinar we will take a look at the blended learning approach to instruction and explore some of tools and best practices aimed at trainers and instructors who are looking to effectively incorporate live in-person instruction with a variety of online learning modes such as web...
“. . if you’re into all this 2.0 stuff, you are still way, way, way ahead of the...”
– PR Squared: Embrace the Tortoise
Generosity →
I am proposing a different ladder of generosity, primarily based on the motives and attitudes of giving. The spiritual law of giving may be tested by the following 8-steps in ascending order: the higher the level, the greater the blessing to both the givers and the receivers. 1. Give...
On Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning →
A lifelong learner: **recognises the need for information **accesses information from appropriate sources **develops skills in using information technology **critically analyses and evaluates information **organises and processes information **applies information for effective and creative decision making **generates and creatively communicates information and knowledge **develops attitudinal...
LifelongLearning.pdf (application/pdf Object) →
Great article on becoming a lifelong learner.
“Open people are seeking out things that they believe will make their lives...”
– Seth’s Blog: Marketing to seniors (open and closed)
Seal the Deal: 10 Tips for Writing the Ultimate... →
gtd with gmail.pdf (application/pdf Object) →
Applying Getting Things Done to Gmail
The Wales-Wide Web | A workshop for teachers on... →
“Business as usual is almost always lousy marketing, because there isn’t a...”
– Seth’s Blog: Do you have to be anti-change to be pro-business?
Fundraising for Nonprofits: The science and art of... →
The Money Quote: Globe-trekking fundraiser and author Lynne Twist has written a lot about this. “In a world where huge proportions of financial resources are moving toward consumption, destruction, depletion and violence, (our mission as fundraisers) should be to to inspire, educate and empower people to realign the acquisition and allocation of their financial resources with their most...
I’d Rather Be Writing » Twenty Usability Tips for... →
Great tips with accompanying graphics. Really well-done.
My Personal Learning Environment
Tumblr—for quick links, resources, etc. For example, I’m putting this here as a quick note to myself to blog at my main site later. Bubbl.us—for brainstorming Diigo—for highlighting and note-taking Typepad—for my longer reflections/thinking De.licio.us—for bookmarking, staying on top of other people’s stuff (people in my network, by tag)...
e-Learning for Kids →
Click on the link in the middle of the page to the Harvard Business School. You can take an elearning leadership course in Time Management or Coaching. I looked at the Coaching course and it seems pretty good, including a multimedia case study and a chance to assess your skills to see where you need to focus.
“When the power of love is stronger than the love of power, then the world will...”
Creative Think: Change Fields For An Hour →
“Most advances in science,” explain physicist Peter Borden, “come when a person is forced to change fields.” Have you ever purposely sought out someone who comes from a totally different field or industry to pick their brains about what they do? Sometimes when we come from the outside we can see things insiders miss.
TEDTalks Videos →
An incredible resource of ideas and information across a broad range of fields, including art, technology, business, society, etc. Just some really cool stuff.
Moving at the Speed of Creativity... →
DESCRIPTION: “This podcast features a recording of the keynote address by Roger C. Schank at the SITE 2007 conference in San Antonio, Texas, on March 26, 2007. The abstract of Roger’s keynote was: Modern technology seems to have influenced every area of our society, but it has had very little effect on our conceptions of teaching and learning. We still believe that someone who knows a lot...