Evernote – some great ideas for using it in education — from David Andrade
On 03/18/2011,
in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, informal learning, lifelong learning, Personal Learning Networks (PLNs), productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, social learning / networks, social media, training / L&D, UK,
by Daniel Christian
10 Steps for Working Smarter with Social Media — from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies by Jane Hart
Webinar for Learning & Skills Group, 17 March 2010
Excerpt below:
10 Steps for Working Smarter with Social Media
Webinar for Learning & Skills Group, 17 March 2010
Workplace Learning is changing!
A number of people, my Internet Time Alliance (ITA) colleague Charles Jennings in particular, have highlighted the fact that training that simply involves filling people’s heads with knowledge, is ineffective and inefficient – as most people forget what they have learnt very quickly. And that online courses, which do pretty much the same, take time, effort and money to develop.
Many are also “over-engineered” solutions – and this often leads to resentment by those who have to spend time to work through courses – when the material could have been provided in a much simpler way. But in fact this whole approach to workplace learning is not sustainable in a world that is moving very fast and where there is need for access to constantly changing information.
On the other hand, although we have now realized – due largely to the work of (my ITA colleague) Jay Cross – that most of an individual’s “real” learning takes place outside formal learning .. continuously … in the workflow … by reading or listening to things, or more significantly in conversations and interactions with other people, L&D have struggled to understand how to harness informal learning, and perhaps understandably often try to force it into the formal model they feel comfortable with it.
But it is in fact, the emergence of social media, that has really begun to make us think
differently about the way work and learning is happening. For an increasing number of individuals and groups are using these new technologies in the workplace to connect with colleagues both inside and outside the organisation in order to share ideas, resources and experiences – often under the radar of IT and L&D. This use of social media has become a revolution in the sense that these tools are now in the hands of the employees. So the question is what role does L&D play in all this?
One key thing to remember is Learning is not the end goal; but is a means to an end. It’s about PERFORMANCE; people doing their jobs (better). In fact it’s all about working smarter. So what is working smarter?
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On 02/28/2011,
in Asia, emerging technologies, productivity / tips and tricks, technologies for your home, technology (general), UK, United States, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Learn advanced uses of forms in Google Docs — from Free Technology for Teachers
On 01/31/2011,
in Apple, productivity / tips and tricks,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/18/2011,
in productivity / tips and tricks, web design and production,
by Daniel Christian
Time-saving and educational resources for web designers — from SmashingMagazine.com
On 01/11/2011,
in accessibility / UDL, digital audio, Microsoft, productivity / tips and tricks,
by Daniel Christian
Using Microsoft’s speech recognition: helping my stepfather manage Parkinson’s — from DavidWees.com
On 11/17/2010,
in Adobe, digital textbooks, graphics, productivity / tips and tricks, tools,
by Daniel Christian
What’s New in InDesign CS5? – [Terry White’s] Complete Walkthrough
On 11/03/2010,
in Adobe, mobile learning, mobile technologies, productivity / tips and tricks, vendors, web design and production,
by Daniel Christian
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On 11/02/2010,
in digital audio, Microsoft, productivity / tips and tricks, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
Audio feedback: A how-to guide — from JISC
Summary
This document provides a simple step-by-step guide to creating and embedding audio feedback using Microsoft Word 2000 and 2007, the most common format for student text works. There is also a mention of embedding audio in PDFs, which is discussed at the end of this document, with a link to the appropriate Adobe online resource.
Introduction
Audio feedback is becoming an increasingly common method of delivering high quality feedback to students in a non-text based manner. Our document Audio Feedback discusses the merits of this approach based on research and technologies available in this field.
Before embarking on recording digital files for students, you should read our advice on Audio Feedback and specifically the section What technical knowledge do I need to know?, as it contains information regarding structuring feedback, and some technical pointers for creating digital audio files.
A significant point worth noting here is the management of digital files. Appropriate file naming, directory structuring and file storage should be carefully considered and adhered to when you are making extensive numbers of digital files.
On 10/29/2010,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, Microsoft, productivity / tips and tricks, programming, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
The future of Microsoft Windows Azure: Platform as a service — from arstechnica.com by Peter Bright
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At PDC yesterday, Microsoft unveiled its roadmap for the Windows Azure cloud computing platform. Moving beyond mere Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), the company is positioning Windows Azure as a Platform-as-a-Service offering: a comprehensive set of development tools, services, and management systems to allow developers to concentrate on creating available, scalable applications.
Over the next 12-18 months, a raft of new functionality will be rolled out to Windows Azure customers. These features will both make it easier to move existing applications into the cloud, and enhance the services available to cloud-hosted applications.
On 10/20/2010,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Microsoft, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/20/2010,
in 21st century, Adobe, Apple, blogs / blogging / vlogging, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, CMS/LMS, collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-books, e-readers, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, higher education, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, new media literacies, online learning, online media, open courseware and systems, platforms, podcasting, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, RSS, social learning / networks, social media, storytelling, student-related, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, training / L&D, UK, United States, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010: Final list, presentation and more — from Jane Knight
Yesterday I finalised the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010 list. Many thanks to the 545 people who shared their Top 10 Tools for Learning and contributed to the building of the list. Although this list is available online, I also created this presentation which provides the information as a slideset – embedded below.
Jane Hart, a Social Business Consultant, and founder
of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies.
On 10/16/2010,
in creativity, education technology, innovation, K-12 related, pace of change, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
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From DSC:
Great finds here…but the number of apps here made me feel like I was drowning in all of these possibilities/tools, with tidal waves of innovation sweeping over me.