Time after time in my recent workshops on web-enabled informal learning, I found myself using my own sites as examples of learning technologies. For example, we’d walk through the Informal Learning blog to look at an RSS feed, an ... on my wiki have morphed into leave-behind reference material, for example, Learning in Business or Seminal Documents. The focus of my workshops is shifting, too. Two years ago, the focus was on how to apply social software for learning ... ;ve learned when they return to their organizations. When you’re getting ready to sell your boss on a new ...

... in Workplace Learning Tools such as blogs, wikis, social networks, social bookmarking, and RSS readers are revolutionizing formal and informal workplace learning. GCASTD is bringing nationally ... TechEmpower, a software, web and eLearning development firm based in Los Angeles. A expert on using technology to improve human performance, he is a sought-after presenter on eLearning 2.0 and it's implications on workplace learning. He is author of the award-winning eLearning Technology blog. Dr. Karrer earned both his M.S. and ...

... learning traded technology for human interaction. Now, the personal element is being added<sep/> 19. eLearn: In ... ) : eLearning Technology 46. Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 (EDUCAUSE Review ... . Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools - A Summary : eLearning Technology 84. Theories and models of and for online ... CONNECT 7. eLearn: Opinions Good short article on characteristics of 2.0 collaboration 8. e-learning 2.0 ... technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells ...

Implementing Social Learning. The session was led by Kevin Jones, GTS. About 15 people attended and we had several great thoughts flying through the room for about an hour. Here’s a brief summary. First of all, social learning is a broad term. We used it to discuss any type of learning that takes place via discussion, sharing, or collaboration. It is not based on technology; however, technology may play a key role. Oftentimes, when social learning is discussed at an ... , instead of hoarding the knowledge. (Sometimes easier said than done.) If you’re getting pushback on social learning ...

Over a year ago I had set up two FeedYes feeds (see eLearning Technology: RSS Feeds from Static Magazines) for eLearn Magazine and LearningCircuits. Unfortunately, FeedYes has started sending lots of ads down the feed. The good news is that eLearn Magazine now has it's own feed at:http://www.elearnmag.org/elearn.xmlLearningCircuits doesn't and I've not yet looked for a replacement tool. Any suggestions on a good replacement for FeedYes to automatically send RSS feeds based on updates to the LearningCircuits home page?

... elearning industry embracing the newer technology is still very small.c) The elearning industry as a whole is very competitive ... to comments in eLearning Technology: How Do People Interact with Blogs? where several people said that they visit the ... good at the end (at least I think so).A really great comment came in during the holidays relative to the post: eLearning Technology: Move from Discussion Groups to World of Blogs? Craig said something that has troubled me for a while:Blogs are ... , if I have an eLearning Question, I think I'm much more likely to get answers to it by posting in my blog right now ...

As I've mentioned before (eLearning Technology: Managing your RSS Feeds), I go through a ritual every three months to ... also: eLearning Technology: eLearning Blogs - Quick Way to Find Good Ones.Move from Sept. quarantine to Front Page:mLearning-World.comCommunities of practice for development Kept in quarantine (gave it another chance):Technology For Communities - Note: partial feeds is really annoying (see eLearning Technology: Why You Should Provide Full Feeds (especially ... on eLearning, KM, PKM, communities, I'm always happy to hear about them.

... perspectives and most people are clear that it's their perspective or their experience. See eLearning Technology: Perspective in ... community do so using an RSS Reader such as Bloglines. They subscribe to the blogs (and other sources) that interest them ... it doesn't interest me."Yep, but again, with an RSS reader, there is little to no investment of time to ignore bad stuff ... I'm saying is sign up for an RSS Reader and give blogs a chance.

... technology beast that offered up much more potential in the learning world: RSS.  You can't be a good blogger if you ... .  It was the ultimate trifecta of learning technologies BLOGS, WIKIS, and RSS.  But that was, and is, only the ... to start connecting the dots around how topics apply to learning.  What I quickly realized was that RSS is the new pipeline for learning (find my DevLearn2006 presentation on this topic here).  By blogging I discovered RSS and by ... networking, blogs, wikis, rss, podcasting, and vlogging is more about how we truly want to learn.  Learning is mostly ...

Based on my experience in visiting blogs for the first time and having a hard time deciding what the content of the blog really was, I decided that what I needed was a blog guide. So, I decided to create a Blog Guide for my own blog and put a permanent link for it on my blog up in the header. Since I just saw a post by Jim Belshaw that referenced it - Personal Reflections: Tony Karrer and eLearning Technology where Jim said:I do wish more people would follow this ... needs lots of help, but I feel it's better than nothing.On a similar subject, I recently posted how I Manage My RSS ...

Three bits of housekeeping detail to make everyone aware of.A NEW VOICE As you've probably noticed due to his very popular first post, Tony Karrer, Ph.D., has joined the LCB Blog Squad. Tony is the founder and President of TechEmpower - a firm dedicated to providing innovative learning solutions to its clients. His blog eLearning Technology has quickly become a must include for eLearning professionals' RSS aggregators. Tony's well thought out ideas and his willingness to ... great about informal learning?" Join Suzanne for this discussion or the other two discussions currently active on ...