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.

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... 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 least ... I'd like to get in on the group think over at e-Clippings . The new thoughts on what learning widgets and LMSs might be like is very interesting to me. I've long been thinking about the Learning Dashboard. The Google analytics ... doubt blend into Learning. Its a natural progression that is simply going to take some time, but it will ...

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Social bookmarking tool with collaborative learning features (groups, forums, etc.)? Diigo Tool to translate ... Social Networking tool? Tricky one! Facebook Tool to create study groups and manage group projects ... and learning network of Open Educational Resources (OER)? OER Commons Site to get the latest updates on OER and OCW ... (might change later) which says: I want a free Repository and learning network of Open Educational Resources (OER)? OER ... neal said... This provides a comprehensive collection of ICT applications for e- learning, networking and ...

... quality outcomes (pp. 97-112). Madison, WI: Atwood. Downes, S. (2006). Learning networks and connective knowledge ... Interaction Matrix: Essential Elements of a Socially Constructed Learning Environment November 18, 2007 ... fostering a socially constructed learning environment. What follows is the rationale for this model that can serve to ... , and network. Many learning endeavors commonly are focused initially upon the integration of course content. The ... of these granularities of social organization. They define the network as, “a more fluid form of social entity ...

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Model for Designing and Assessing Network-Enhanced Courses | Main | Tools for Thinking About Social Networks » August 19, 2003 On Learning Objects The MERLOT conference provided an excellent opportunity to share ideas with other educators, and listen to some thought-provoking presentations on the subject of learning objects ... few weeks on the MERLOT website ), I would like to share some thoughts about learning objects with an audience that might not have heard of them. A good starting place would be the definition of a learning object. A learning object ...

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... learning episodes into a single experience, the use of social networks that can cross institutional boundaries and the use ... . Learning is taking place through engagement in social networks - both by young people of school age and by older people ... facilitate the introduction of social forms of learning e.g. use of social networking. PLEs, by themselves, do not represent a ... The Social impact of Personal Learning Environments This may not be ... social nature of learning: â??Learning becomes as much social as cognitive, as much concrete as abstract, and ...

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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 ... . We will begin to monitor the social networks and pull out the nuggets that can benefit from applying the theories into ... ... Evidence-based Learning inspired by evidence-based medicine , but encouraged by evidence-based management . Check out e-Learning and the Science of Instruction . I'm thinking about the theories he is highlighting from the book and ...

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Steve Wheeler By giving them licence to use more (any type of) social networking George Roberts Once its ... "we" can support informal learning by doing formal learning as best we can: open, socially engaged, Freirian, learning ... 12-September-2007 [ ICT and learning , social software ] Emerge island ... The Wales-Wide Web Graham Attwell on Learning, Knowledge and Technology Wales ... in a panel discussion at the e-Learning Lisboa Conference. And Tuesday evening I move on to Barcelona where I ...

Web 2.0 and social computing. In short, faculty, students, and administrators are waiting for an e-learning environment ... management toward open-ness, along with social-ness, 5 suggests a shift in how learning is being conceptualized ... next-generation e-learning environment includes Google, IM, SMS, Web 2.0 social knowledge and software, intelligent systems ... contributing to the popularity of new social networking software is the openness of the software services to the global ... institutions. The next-generation e-learning environment needs to enable this global networking among students. It ...

Facebook and other social networking sites as LMS (Learning Management Systems) were also popular. Two are about the tools ... ? 06/05/07 16 Social Networking as LMS: Problems and Opportunities 08/18/07 13 Technology Skills for ... on something a bit controversial: the need for technology skills and Facebook/social networking as LMS. When I can find ... is about quantity; this one is about quality.) I loved the debate about whether instructional designers need ... found another instructional designer and blogger who I’ve learned lots from over the last year. But the ...