One of the nice things about FaceBook is that you're always uncovering interesting new angles on the people you know. Dominique Lowenthal alerted me to this exhibition of her photographs taking place on flickr. Interestingly, Dominique took all these photos with her mobile phone, which is embarrassing for those of us with digital SLRs. She credits the quality of her work to the "wonderful and insightful feedback I have through my Flickr friends" - another endorsement of the learning power inherent within social networking. Take a look - I think Dominique's a real talent.

... every month or so in a restaurant on Brighton seafront. The discussion centred on social networking: "The explosion of social networking sites in recent years has prompted some serious reflection on the state of modern friendship. While many ... users. Of the 16 hours that regular internet users spend online a week, 11 hours are spent social networking (hardly ... all convinced that social networking is in any way a cause of this state of affairs, not least because the phenomenon was in evidence long before social networking came on the scene. It seems likely to me that more credible reasons for ...

... and peer review assured the quality of what is produced. In Web 2.0, quality theoretically comes from public review and ... the quality of the content. Without us in the mix, how do we know that the content being created by learners is accurate, of high quality, appropriate, etc. These are fair questions for us to ask, and there certainly is a problem when ... , review, authoritative sources. But there's also a valuable place for the speed, breadth, depth and network in Web 2.0.

... network, you work in direct opposition of the sharing, community-building and quality exchange that can take place, and ... article is about the dichotimies between quantity of contacts and quality . I call it shouting versus dialog(ing?) . It's framed in the context of Twitter but I think it can apply to most social networks. Here is the link to her ... Twitterverse about quantity vs. quality . (Read it from the bottom-up.) If you click-through to the twitterstream above, the ... there are various reasons why people continue to focus on quantity over quality, but as we continue to become more ...

Over the last 12 weeks, Stephen Downes and I have facilitated a course on Connectivism and Connective Knowledge . The final “project” for enrolled participants is to reflect on the quality of their own learning networks. Wendy Drexler has posted a video of her final project that is (deservedly) getting significant attention: Connectivism: Networked Learner ( also available on YouTube ) ...

... presented simply improves the quality, and quantity, of the human connections. Who knows, really, how it will look. But one thing is certain in my mind: Closed off Exclusive Social networks - Blackboard-style are NOT going to fly...at ...

... exceed our humanity through technology; Connectivism = knowledge is networked and distributed; the experience of learning is one of forming new neural, conceptual and external networks; occurs in complex, chaotic, shifting ... assure that our content products will have any quality in them? do we increasingly build on other one's knowledge ... ) networks to find answers. But that is okay, we did do this in the past (International researchers, well traveled ...

... eye was the statement: For information-seekers using their favorite search engine, quality is simple to define. If a ... to be of high quality. Moreover, because the seeker has quickly been successful in obtaining a work of high quality, there is a transferal of quality to the work's authors, who receive a high "expert" ranking. The effect may not be rational ... in-between two things by Stephen (who coined the term), definitely lends a mark of quality and high expert ranking for ... : In the Web 2.0 world, the quality of a resource is determined by the intensity of its use. What is rated as "the best" ...

A Matrix Model for Designing and Assessing Network-Enhanced Courses Ruben R. Puentedura, Ph.D. ... domains of interaction) clarifies the design and evaluation of courses involving networked components. The model is tool ... when the models are applied to the design of courses with a networked component. The result is that many projects both fail to significantly enhance the quality of education delivered, as well as lack clear metrics for the evaluation of ... sender(s) and receiver(s) in network-mediated tools becomes a crucial one in defining the effectiveness of ...

White Label Social Networking Solutions, Part II A Comparison Chart by TechCrunch The information in the ... and custom social networking solutions. For do-it-yourself, hosted solutions, please see our previous chart and our post "9 Ways to Build Your Own Social Network" . You can also return to the post accompanying this chart. Hover ... LiveWorld Neighborhood America Omnifuse Pringo Networks Prospero ... Networks Telligent Systems ThePort Network, Inc. VMIX Media Web ...

MOST POPULAR | RSS | SAVED ARTICLES | REPRINT E-Networks: If You Cant Beat Em, Join Em ... heads with knowledge to tuning networks of experienced individuals to a given problem or opportunity. Nows the time to join ... pressure in the business environment, requiring that enterprises take on the qualities of adaptive organisms rather than ... applied technology to speed it up. Technology knows nothing about quality but is addicted to speed. It is like a jet ... filling individual learners heads with knowledge to tuning networks of experienced individuals to a given problem ...

THE FUTURE OF LEARNING IN A NETWORKED WORLD Site menu: Welcome ... , networked events, groups and individuals from round the globe. Connectives and ... development in his thought. box - Dabbawala - one who carries the box. This is a network of people who collect and ... to the company to the network as th innovator. But - this raises issues of freedom and control. At the heart of collaboration and maships and the rest, you are playing with such issues. Networks can result in complex tasks. Underlying ...

... jill/txt 20/4/2006 [ Network Literacy: Learning with Blogging and Web 2.0 ] My keynote ... [ ] --> 26 Responses to “Network Literacy: Learning with Blogging and Web 2.0” ... workshops that my office will be holding for faculty in coming weeks.  I came a cross  this article:jill/txt » Network ... training students to become willing participants as surfers on a global sea of superficiality? For the main quality of the ... convergent, remixable, socially networked - but at the same time acknowledging the disruptive nature of all these ...

I wish the mad scientist of Nottingham has been around when I was a kid. Instead, I watched the sheriff ... this would have made Chemistry much more fun! My thanks to Brent Schlenker which is how I learned about "this" periodic table! In the mean time check out your favorite element! In fact, the site even has a social network quality ... most watched, etc. You'll even find a link in the bottom right corner for those or you whose firewall blocks YouTube. University of Nottingham Periodic Table of Videos (check out Helium!) This will definitely get added to my ...

Making the Case for Quality Resources and tools supporting continuous improvement techniques in K-16 education. Case studies from several school districts provided. tags: quality , continuousimprovement , education Create Custom Characters for Your E-Learning Scenarios - The Rapid eLearning Blog Tips on breaking apart and ... people focus on learning rather than tasks and “network collaboration,” such as the loose networks formed ... , organizations , learning , networks , orgculture Middle School Science Mania Activities and resources ...

Groups are about nature, they’re about quality, they’re about mass. They’re about number.A network, by ... Groups Vs Networks: The Class Struggle Continues ~ Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes Transcript of a talk about the differences between groups and networks. Downes situates networks between individuals and groups, as a ... supporting diversity. tags: connectivism , cck08 , networks , learning , assessment , diversity Those of you ... ignore the group. And it seems to me that networks offers that middle way. Networks offers that path that ...

... network of organisations involved in higher education, academic cooperation and science based activities between the two regions, amongst others, supported by the European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning. The initiative focusses on ... , USA, ( www.fullcirc.com ) | European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning, ( www.qualitiyfoundation.org ) | Kenyatta University, Nairobi, ( www.ku.ac.ke ) | Lesley Boyd Consultant, South Africa, ( www.lesley-boyd.za ) | MENON Network ...

I installed a wireless home network this weekend, and it was a lot harder than I thought it should have been (three XP computers and a TiVo with new Linksys wireless stuff). I spent over an hour going online, Googling user groups, until I got what I needed to configure everything. The experience was similar to when I got a wide screen television, and had ... integration,' 'quality assurance,' 'user interface,' blah blah blah? And yet the rest of me was realizing how old I must sound ... doing knowledge work. Big deal. What was I belly-aching about? Networking software and televisions might get easier ...

... edubloggers. I greatly respect and value the discussions and innovative ideas produced with this network. It does, however, point a weakness in my network: I lack needed diversity in my reading about education. During the recent US election, I ... suggestions on quality blogs within education that espouse a conservative view?

... quality feedback, more learning. Tools available - Blogs and Wikis. - Network - LinkedIn and Facebook allow us to network ... questions of your direct network or 2nd level (since they are likely to respond if you both know each other.

Back in June, I posted about the Three Tiers in the  Content Pyramid , a model I borrowed from Nick Shackleton-Jones of the BBC. The pyramid shows how high-end e-content can integrate with rapid content and user-generated content within an overall strategy working from both the bottom up and the top down: At the eLearning Network 's ... strength, co-ordination, responsiveness, speed and balance - qualities that could be applied successfully to e-content ... right tools for each job. Quality and speed are not absolutes - you need the right speed and the right production ...

I do a lot of work with organizations funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). My work as an evaluator provides me the opportunity to see the high quality work these organizations produce. One of the NSF funded organizations, Wisc-Online has created a large database of online, multimedia learning objects on dozens of topics. There are even social networking aspects such at "write a review" and "tell a friend" built into the library. You need to register to ... , Welding, Forklift Safety) Business Subjects (Quality, Accounting, Business Law) And many, many more You can ...

Opinion Finding, filtering and forwarding The sharing of links among social networks is the foundation ... us learn that this is the main force driving our social networks. If you want to understand the emergent behaviour of ‘always-on’ users, observe what they already do. The ad-hoc techniques developed by the swarm of network ... also a continuously reinforced connection to our social networks of friends and family. Some of this correspondence is the simple reaffirmation of contact, but, increasingly, these emails contain a link to some piece of ...

Complex systems are decentrally networked and are said to be decentralised. If there exists anything identifiable ... metaphorically. Social learning that develops through interaction between members of a community has qualities that categorise ... systems adaptive A complexity system has two key qualities that can be used as identifiers, one of which is described as adaptive. Davis describes this quality as being more like Darwinian evolution than Newtonian mechanics. A system with this quality resembles a living system more than it does a mechanical system, for it has the ability to change ...

America. The Web 2.0 Bubble - The Atlantic Few of the social networks have yet proved adept at truly linking people of like-minded interests, and many of the networks being started now, especially by entrepreneurs and corporations ... devices can provide the ultimate quality, flexibility, and convenience for delivering mobile learning: ...

Is it helping me network? Does it help me meet new interesting people? Am I getting interesting inquiries? Does it ... and Top Ten Not to Blog . On networking - again, it's been a big success. I've been meeting really interesting people ... - those activities may or may not get you success if you define it like I do. Quality/depth of learning and ...

Kevin Kruse from e-LearningGuru.com. Industry threatened: 1) Industry is threatened: lack of measurable results 2) Vendors are threatened: clients don't choose quality 3) You job is threatened: by those who can do it cheaper Kevin is talking about the web2.0, social networking, or Learning2.0 and asks if anyone is blogging the keynote right now. So I raise my hand...I'm the ONLY one! So he calls me up in front to promote elearndev.blogspot.com. Back to the keynote ... . We will begin to monitor the social networks and pull out the nuggets that can benefit from applying the theories ...

I NEVER thought I'd see something like this at one of my alma matters. In buildings I spent quality time in over my misspent youth. I don't even know what to link to. Or how to express my sadness. What I found interesting was how quickly alumni and friends still there started e-mailing each other. Trying to figure out if everyone was ok. The only person who could get through to the folks in Blacksburg via phone was an alum in Alaska. Even more interesting - from ... friends - the mobile network was maxxed out) or Twitter or any other "new" social technology. Right now - the major ...

Produsage.org Social Networks on Ning: A Sensible Alternative to Facebook Produsage: A Working Definition All time ... , networked, information economy, participants are not simply passive consumers, but active users, with some of them ... which are inherently constructive and productive of social networks and communal content. These latter users occupy a ... A produsage approach assumes that quality control and improvement are probabilistic rather than linear: the assumption ... of their predecessors, the more likely an outcome of strong and increasing quality will be (an exten-sion of ...

... quality outcomes (pp. 97-112). Madison, WI: Atwood. Downes, S. (2006). Learning networks and connective knowledge ... , and network. Many learning endeavors commonly are focused initially upon the integration of course content. The ... contexts: the Network and the Collective. Anderson and Dron (2007) note the distinctive characteristics of each of these granularities of social organization. They define the network as, “a more fluid form of social entity in ... network is personalized for each learner, as s/he has complete control over the composition of their network, ...