George Siemens – Open Online Courses: PLEs and Networks at CMC11 – (YouTube) George Siemens Open Online Courses: PLN Environments and Networks at CMC11 This was posted on Google+…
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Basically, ask people instead of forcing your own ideas on them. Reshared post from +Jane Hart Here are 3 simple tips for setting up online communities http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2011/09/30/3-simple-tips-for-setting-up-online-communities/ Embedded Link » 3 simple tips for setting up online communities Learning in the Social Workplace Popular Posts. Saturday Surprise: Google Gravity; Social Learning doesn't mean what you [...]
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Reshared post from +Stephen Downes Increasingly, it's what's happening behind the scenes that's important on the internet. The simple Twitter tweet is a case in point. The reader sees only your 140 character message. The computer program accessing the Twitter API sees a host of related data, more than enough to construct a sophisticated graph. [...]
"Social Media for business: Why it matters to everyone", by Stephen Baker. "The big points are that everyone needs social media, to learn, connect, respond, and be seen. I argue toward the end that a crucial skill in this changing world–and this might surprise some people–is good writing. Our words are our ambassadors." Reshared post [...]
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Dave Winer: What comes after the cloud? Dave Winer tries to look beyond the current trend and foresee the next disruptive change – the personal computer. Witty post. Scripting News: What comes after the cloud? What comes after the cloud? By Dave Winer on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 9:08 AM. You know I think [...]
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"The social media report" from Nielsen. Great format for quickly getting the core points (via @cristinacost on Twitter). Nielsen: Social Media Report Social Media Report: Q3 2011 View As One PageView As Slideshow | Download as PDF. Contact Us To Learn More. Learn more: NMIncite.com | Nielsen Online Measurement | Nielsen Cross-platform Audience Beha… This [...]
Open Educational Resources: The value of reuse in higher education, Report authors: David White, Marion Manton. From the introduction: "The approach of the study was broad and highly qualitative; focusing on what motivates the reuse (or rejection) of digital resources found on the web, and exploring factors that staff and students value in educational content, [...]
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“The power of social networks, like electricity, will inevitably change almost every business model. Leaders need to understand the importance of organizational architecture. Working smarter starts by organizing to embrace diversity and manage complexity.” Harold Jarche Harold Jarche » Organizing for diversity and complexity Archives. Select Month, September 2011 (17), August 2011 (15), July 2011 [...]
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Some great questions and reflections on technology and the web. Reshared post from +Ben Werdmuller Something I've been thinking about over the last few weeks: Is the technology industry a force for good in the world? The promise is that technology empowers and democratizes, and particularly on the web, I buy into that. It's changed [...]
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Sure hope this very 90's control-the-content-and–the-medium tendency (see also Apple, Facebook et al.) is proven wrong by users keeping their priorities straight – freedom, choice and ownership first. Reshared post from +Dan Gillmor My Guardian column this week is about (you guessed it) the Amazon Kindle Fire. It's a smart first entry in the tablet [...]
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