Online conference on social networking in the workplace

The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education invites you to an online conference on 16 December at 1:00 P.M. Eastern on:

Social Networking in the Workplace

Stephanie Taylor, Manager of Systems Development Services at the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo hopes to better engage our citizens, champion innovation, improve employee collaboration, and [...]

Tweeting in class

Young, J. (2009) Teaching with Twitter: Not for the Faint of Heart Chronicle of Higher Education, November 22

Interesting article on use of Twitter and Hotseat for providing backchat during lecture classes at Purdue University. Also includes a digital video interview with one of the professors using Twitter.

Again, an excellent example of using new technology to [...]

Schools get help in using Web 2.0 tools

Stansbury, M. (2009) Schools get help in using Web 2.0 tools eSchool News, Sept 2

This article discusses two recent papers from the the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN): “Social Networking: Personalized Content, Conversations & Communities,” and “How 2 B a Disruptive Technology Leader,”

Both reports are available only to CoSN members.(Individual membership: US$125.)

How organisations are using e-learning to support national training initiatives

Callan, V. (2009) How organisations are using e-learning to support national training initiatives Canberra: Australian Flexible Learning Network

This project, funded by  the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, has investigated how organisations are using e-learning in innovative ways that support national initiatives by providing more responsive, flexible and effective approaches to training, particularly in the areas of [...]

The Wisdom of Crowds: The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations

Surowiecki, J. (2004) The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations New York: Random House

The author argues that the aggregation of information in groups through diverse collections of independently-deciding individuals can result in decisions that are often better than could have [...]