What’s so Smart about Smartphones?

January 22, 2010

Chances are by now you have heard of smartphones but have caught yourself wondering, “what makes a smartphone so smart?”  Actually you are not alone.  Tons of people are out there looking for more information on smartphones.  Last month the single word “smartphones” was Googled over four million times.  Which brings me to my next point, [...]

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5 Easy Tips for Teaching Online Courses

January 18, 2010

Technology has provided us with the ability to take an online course from anywhere.  While this may make being a student easier, it doesn’t necessarily make it easier to be an instructor.  Actually, in direct contrast it can make our jobs as trainers more difficult.  However, the key to being an excellent online course instructor [...]

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Google Wave is Not Dead (For Learning Anyway)

January 13, 2010

Almost immediately after Google Wave was released I heard it was dead.  People especially couldn’t see the implications for learning.  However about a month ago I had the ability to try this tool out first hand.  While attending LearnTrends a public wave was opened and I was able to work with a large group of people to [...]

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Audio + Visual + Apps = Mobile Learning

January 8, 2010

After taking part in last night’s #lrnchat, I am as convinced as ever that we need to do away with the term “mobile learning.”  It’s just too broad of a term.  The group seemed to struggle for the entire 90 minutes with a the true definition.  Here are some of my favorite comments:

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Two Tweets Up for Creating Personal Learning Networks

January 5, 2010

Inside Higher Ed released a story yesterday about a Tweetup at the Modern Language Association (MLA). For those of you wondering what a Tweetup is, it’s short for “Twitter meet up” or a gathering of Twitter followers.  We’ll go into more depth in a minute, but I want to take a moment and recognize the MLA for their [...]

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What Can Blogs Do For You… and Your Learners? A Social Learning Case Study Review

December 8, 2009

During my Google searches over the past few days I have found a few interesting studies on the use of social media in education.  Some of the studies are light on conclusive data, but they provide great evidence of building trends in learning and the possible outcomes.  One such study I found was The Use of Blogs [...]

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The Real Secret to Social Learning Success in 2010

December 4, 2009

For years training and development departments have struggled to compile the data they need to show value to their organizations.  However in 2010 we will find ourselves in an unique position.  For the first time companies are beginning to see the value in educating their consumers.  Companies are starting to use social media tools to educate and [...]

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Answers to Their Arguments: Corporate Use of Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites

November 30, 2009

There are two main goals for every corporate trainer, 1) provide training that is engaging and meets the business need, and 2) limit the amount of time an employee is away from their work.  Social networking sites such as Facebook provide a way to meet both of these goals, however according to a survey 54% [...]

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Learning Putty 2009 Edublog Awards Nominations

November 25, 2009

In their 6th straight year, Edublog Campus and Classroom 2.0 are working to recognize the achievements of edubloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, wiki hosts, and other web based users of educational technology.  Past winners of the Edublogger Awards have included Tony Karrer from eLearning Technology (twice), Karl Fisch for his post Is It [...]

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Should Educators be Afraid of Having a Facebook Profile?

November 20, 2009

Whether you are a teacher at a grade school or work at a Fortune 500 company we have all heard the stories of educators being removed or suspended for inappropriate posts on their Facebook profile.  So, the question stands, can you take advantage of the educational opportunity provided by a social network like Facebook without running the risk [...]

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