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Jane Knight - Friday, July 4, 2008 - Commentse-Learning 2.0: Surveying Learner Participant TechnoProfile
Social Networking: Surveying Learner Participant TechnoProfileI have been fine-tuning a survey tool to gauge the TechnoProfile of the target learning audience in social learning, networking, collaboration and Learning 2.0 environments. I ... the social networking environment.(2) Second step is to nurture the network of participants from one form of behavior ... : Understand participant learning behaviors (a) before exposure to and (b) while in social networking environments.I devised the ... "Technographics Ladder" from Li and Bernoff.Premise 3: Social Networking Trainer, Facilitator and Leader NeedsI added an ...
Ray Jimenez - Thursday, July 3, 2008 - CommentsGood Questions Identify eLearning 2.0 Opportunities
I'm a big fan of questions (see Better Questions for Learning Professionals) and as I'm preparing a workshop (Revolution in Workplace Learning) one of the things I stumbled upon is what seems to be a great new question:Given that eLearning 2.0 (web 2.0, wikis, blogs, social networking, etc.) represents new ways of supporting learning and work ... as a learning professional, what are the new questions that I need to ask as part of analysis?There must be new questions that we need to ask in order to figure out if and how eLearning 2.0 approaches apply to given performance improvement ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, July 3, 2008 - Comments"Beyond Blogs - It Will Be Here After the Bubble Bursts"
... some value to small, nano-size messages - I call sharing your rumblings with others.The thousands of social networking ... -Worlds, Micro-life Learning: The Big Phenomenon, (But Small) Social NetworkingFrom Social Networking to ...
Ray Jimenez - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - CommentsDawn of the Un-book
Virgil's Aeneid looks very similar to a page from The Social Life of Information printed 500 years later: rectangles of ... . Today's activist readers pluck information from the blogosphere and YouTube and their friends on Facebook and ...
Internet Time - Monday, June 30, 2008 - CommentsVisualization - IBM's Many Eyes Rocks - A Tool for Social Network Leaders
... understand, manage and grow social networks. If we can visualize a decaying social network, we may be able to intervene and do something to nourish or help it regain vigor. If you are leading or facilitating a social network, this would be an important tool.In this SocioGram I try to correlate the network's ability to accomplish goals and the growth of the ...
Ray Jimenez - Friday, June 27, 2008 - Comments"Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Or "Are We Dumbing Our Online Learners?"
... learners skim and scan the content?2. What happens to learning in SecondLife and social networking?3. What are the impacts to the learners in our quest for rapid e-Learning, micro-learning, games and simulation?He raises some good points, but is the tool (Google) really at fault? Or does the tool magnify an existing human behavior? One thing I agree with Carr is that, I too have problems focusing on doing things or learning when I skim and jump all over the place ...
Ray Jimenez - Friday, June 27, 2008 - CommentsCisco's Big Move to Social Networking - There Goes the Eye Medicine
Social Networking, in a rather massive way. Cisco's Collaboration Strategy: Adding Vision to Social Networking."Major components of this collaboration scenario, according to Chambers, are social networking and video â¬" in fact, he said that "visual networking is the future.â¬ý But Chambers said Cisco plans to add vision to social networking, putting structure behind Web 2.0-type tools like Twitter or Facebook (he alluded to the way "kidsâ¬ý use social networking tools here ... for scale. Technology, like that of Cisco, is an important recognition of the potential contribution of social networking ...
Ray Jimenez - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - CommentsDaily Bookmarks 06/25/2008
Social networks ‘teaching tech skills’ - vnunet.com Brief summary of research on the educational benefits of sites like MySpace and Facebook for high schoolers. Students self-report learning 21st century skills, although the study doesn’t attempt to actually measure any of that learning. tags: socialnetworking, education, 21stcenturyskills, research, k-12 When asked what they learn by using social networking sites, the students listed ‘technology skills’, followed by ‘creativity’, being ‘open to new or diverse views’ and ...
Experiencing eLearning - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - CommentsCulture of Training Impact Evaluation
Let's make it a culture "that a training impact evaluation" be done for every training effort.According to Elliott Masie:"The hardcore answer is that every time we start a project for a business unit, we demand that an impact evaluation be built into the deal. Sure, we want to know if the employees learned the content ...
Ray Jimenez - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - CommentsUpcoming Online Workshops on Social Learning and e-Learning
I am delivering three Certificate online workshops with Training Magazine Events.Check it out:e-Learning Designhttp://www.trainingliveandonline.com/certjimenezelearn.htmlAdvance e-Learning Designhttp://www.trainingliveandonline.com/certjimenezadvelearn.htmlSocial Networking, Learning and Performancehttp://www.trainingliveandonline.com/certjimenez.htmlRay Jimenez, PhD www.vignettestraining.com"Helping Learners Learn Their Way"Ray Jimenez, PhD Author "3-Minute e-Learning" ...
Ray Jimenez - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - CommentsDeep Problems with Our Tools - e-Learning, Social Learning, etc.
I am often skeptical about the many types of learning tools, e.g. social networking, e-learning, LMS, rapid e-learning, even PowerPoint, etc.Matthew Crawford wrote an interesting article on "The Limits of Neuro-Talk", The New Atlantis.Crawford cites:"If he be a man engaged in any important inquiry, he must have a method, and he will be under a strong and constant temptation to make a metaphysics out of his method, that is, to suppose the universe ultimately of such a sort that his method must be appropriate and successful.-E. A. Burtt, The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science ...
Ray Jimenez - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - CommentsData Visualization Tutorial: IBM Many Eyes
Late last week I posted that I was intrigued with a new IBM social networking application, Many Eyes. The field of data visualization is interesting, and the idea that one may share and visualize data sets via a social network appealed to me ... so I created a tutorial. Now you may share my curiosity, and visualizations (or create your own). Northstar Nerd Tutorial: Data Visualization via IBM's Many Eyes Tutorial Examples: DataSet | Visualization | Create Your Own ... and more Many Eyes Links: IBM "Many Eyes" Tool - IBM AlphaWorks Web 2.0 visualization web site Many ...
Trainers Learning from Learners, Furthering Their Skills
Mike Sachoff writes about a research at University of Minnesota that says social networking is found to be educational.Corporate trainers can learn from this approach. Listening to students, studying their "techno-profiles", and taking advantage of their skills."The study contradicted research from Pew in 2005 that said there was a "digital divide" among ... said, upon learning of the students' skills in social networking and the educational value, teachers began adjusting and developing a curriculum that continues the students' ability to learn and apply their new found skills in social ...
Ray Jimenez - Sunday, June 22, 2008 - CommentsSocial Networking, Performance Problems, Multitasking, & Research
Study: Social networks may subvert 'digital divide' - c/net "What we found was that students using social networking sites are actually practicing the kinds of 21st century skills we want them to develop to be successful today," Christine Greenhow, a learning technologies researcher from the school's College of Education and Human Development, said in a release Friday. Water woes, trouble, and training - Dave's Whiteboard A one-page guide to performance problem analysis, just in case the cause of the problem is not restricted to a lack of skill or knowledge. The Myth of Multitasking - ...
Big Dog, Little Dog - Friday, June 20, 2008 - CommentsFrom Social Networking to Performance Widgets
... social networking initiative in the same way as LinkedIn. While LinkedIn is looking for revenue sources, trainers must look ... of rapidly growing social networking properties, is internally testing a service called TownSquare that allows employees of a company to follow one another's activities on the corporate network.The new realizations from LinkedIn, FaceBook ... Gary VanAntwerp called my attention to this New York Times article At Social Site, Only the Businesslike Need Apply.The article caught my interest because it calls the attention to what LinkedIn plans to do to increase usage or ...
Ray Jimenez - Thursday, June 19, 2008 - CommentsSPOREiors!!! Come out to palaaaayaaaay!!!!
... social network SPORELEARNING. Its fresh and new so don't be surprised if you are the first one there ;-)What I want to do is use this as the place to share ideas leading up to the release of SPORE. And then once the game is released we can have a virtual meeting and all get started in the game together. We can share learning ideas every step of the way. It will be a blast!!! The best part is that it will all lead up to us all meeting face to face in San Jose at DevLearn08 to share what we've learned with the rest of our serious games colleagues ...
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development - Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - CommentsRevolution in Workplace Learning
... 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-known expert Dr. Tony Karrer to Greater Cincinnati to present a fun, engaging, fast-paced workshop that will allow you to use these "eLearning 2.0" methods and tools for yourself and your organization ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, June 16, 2008 - CommentsOn being a noob
... addition to books, I joined an online social network for gardener’s and subscribed to a bunch of gardening blogs. I am amazed at how rich the experience is. I am learning more now than I did then (but I do miss Archie horribly). Rather than looking at pictures to try to determine if something is a weed, I can just upload a picture and ask. And, I’ll never get a yes/no. I’ll get stuff about pruning, bugs to watch for, whether to mulch, etc ...
Janet Clarey - Monday, June 16, 2008 - CommentsWeekly Bulletin 2008-24
Last week I added 10 new tools to the Directory of Learning Tools; I've posted about four of them here during the week, here are another three: The Test Factory - Create and manage your own online tests Added to: Quizzing and testing tools Twittercount - Communicate and track the amount of followers you have on Twitter Neetz - Create your own social network Added to: Social networking tools For the other 5, visit the Weekly Bulletin: ...
Jane Knight - Sunday, June 15, 2008 - CommentsMicro-Elements (Things) in Social Learning - From the ASTD International Conference
... how we can launch Social Networking and Learning to 45,000 of our employees."These are comments I received during my ... version of the PowerPoint.My learnings led me to now focus on:Micro-Things in Social Learning Micro-Networks Micro ... opportunities to use Learning 2.0 and Social Networking tools. Focus on business contributions, rather than the learning ... ¬ on page 27 of the PDF, there are four dimensions of Social and Collaborative Learning; we need to understand where we are ... ¬ On page 38, try to establish some benchmarks to measure and gauge network value. This helps you decide what to ...
Ray Jimenez - Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - CommentsMassive Catch-Up Issue #1413 (Games, Virtual Worlds, banking concepts and more)
... quot;My advice to all executives today is just get in there. Set up accounts at Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Dopplr and ... Social Networking To Generate $2.5 Trillion By 2020: Geez! That's with a freaking "T"!
e-Clippings (blogoehlert) - Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - CommentsBlast to the Past #6: Social Networks for Your Dog
In my second blast to the past, I revisit one of my favorite social networking posts which is indicative of the explosive growth of social networks. I have personally worked on some neat social networking projects (Web 2.0 posts), but last Fall I was amazed to learn via the MIT Technology Review that dogs had joined the revolution. Here is an excerpt from that post: Dog Tags for Virtual Sniffing: Believe it or not, dogs wearing a tag from Snif Labs, exchange ID codes when they meet. When their owners get home, they can then download the data and learn information about the dogs, ...
Balancing innovations and implementation
It seems we’re always just one click from finding someone talking about the greatness and importance of innovation and ten clicks away from finding someone talking about their innovation implementation. Diagnosis: implementationitis (inflammation of innovation). Too much talk, not enough action. Social Media! DIY! Social Networking! Virtual Worlds! Communities of Practice! I talk about them a lot and contribute to the problem. But I think that is changing ... ) Hard-to-get research >>> Adopt new process >>> Blog, Wiki, Twitter, Social Network, ...
Janet Clarey - Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - CommentsGroundswell Insights - WhyTrainers Often Say, "It Does Not Work"
... the training and learning industry are abundant.A few that struck me, and there are a lot more:Design the social working approach based on users' "technoprofile" - the way people behave in social networking: creators, critics, collectors ... conclude that "social learning and networking" does not really work because learners seem not too excited in making ... preponderance of critics, may be using the site as a rating site will be of more value.The tendency in early adoptions of social networking in learning is the over emphasis on learners becoming active participants. Since Wikis, Blogs and ...
Ray Jimenez - Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - CommentsInnovations in eLearning - Final Thoughts
Ha!" moment courtesy of Stephen Downes - Web 2.0 does to servers what social networking does to people. Web 2.0 tools assist collaborative processes. Can build 3 level interaction - demo, guided practice, test with further feedback (courtesy of Dr. Kapp!). Keep it simple. Waste less student time. Access prior knowledge.I am still amazed at the amount of stuff I have stored in dusty boxes in my mental attic. Foucault ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - CommentsiBreadCrumbs
... iBreadCrumbs is a Social Network for Researchers to Share Recorded URLs, Track Websites, Review Notes Online, and Encourage Online Collaborative Research. iBreadCrumbs.com is a recording toolbar for your web browser. iBreadCrumbs.com records all the web pages you visit while you research. Save, review, and share your research with friends or colleagues. iBreadCrumbs allows students, researchers, and professors to organize the world's data into narrow research "breadcrumbs" or click-streams.Take a look at the video presentation below: ...
Jane Knight - Monday, June 9, 2008 - CommentsWeekly Bulletin 2008-23
Last week I added 17 new tools to the Directory of Learning Tools. I've mentioned 4 in postings this week. Here are 3 more: Livecommunity - Let your users communicate live on your website Added to: Social networking tools Kubbu - Create activities and quizzes for online practice, revision and testing Added to: Quizzing and testing tools RedGrove - Online platform to create and distribute content / learning material with user management and reports. E-commerce option. Added ...
Jane Knight - Sunday, June 8, 2008 - CommentsNews and Updates
Here is some news and updates that came across my desk this week: The Udutu Facebook LMS, which I mentioned in a previous posting is now live. With the LMS, users can publish course material, control access, track "learner" progress, collect payment and see the results once users have completed a session -- all without ever leaving the Facebook site. There's a new feature in undone.leftcolumn.net: 'packages.' Packages let you archive projects and actions and make them available as templates for other people. The idea is that, for example, teachers can share course task ...
Jane Knight - Saturday, June 7, 2008 - CommentsV-Learning, The skills needed for success
2012, more than 70% f organizations will use private virtual worlds to support internal collaboration and social interaction- 2012, 30% of HR dept. will approve social network analysis to measure and reward collaborative behavior- 2020 ... instructional design.Expectations about learning redefined by social media, gaming.- As professionals, we need to ...
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