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By Tony Bates, on November 26th, 2009
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 [...] November 26th, 2009 | Tags: 2009, CNIE, conference, social networking, t, Taylor, vocational and work-based training | Category: Bibliography, Events, Teaching and learning, Technology, conferences, social software, vocational and work-based training | Leave a comment
By Tony Bates, on November 24th, 2009
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 [...] November 24th, 2009 | Tags: 2009, Chronicle of Higher Education, Purdue University, social networking, Twitter, y, Young | Category: Bibliography, Teaching and learning, Technology, Twitter, lectures, social software | Leave a comment
By Tony Bates, on September 2nd, 2009
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.) September 2nd, 2009 | Tags: 2009, eSchool News, leadership, s, schools, social networking, Stansbiry | Category: Bibliography, Strategies, planning and management, Technology, Web 2.0, change management, leadership, social software | Leave a comment
By Tony Bates, on March 13th, 2009
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 [...] March 13th, 2009 | Tags: 2009, Australian Flexible Learning Framework, baking, c, Callan, collaborative learning, construction industry, plumbing, social networking, virtual worlds, vocational and work-based training, work-based training | Category: Bibliography, Featured, Teaching and learning, Technology, blended learning, e-assessment and e-portfolios, social software, virtual worlds/Second Life, vocational and work-based training | One comment
By Tony Bates, on March 13th, 2009
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 [...] March 13th, 2009 | Tags: 2004, collaborative learning, s, social networking, Surowiecki, Wisdom of Crowds | Category: Bibliography, Teaching and learning, collaborative learning, developing intellectual skills, knowledge-construction, problem-solving | 2 comments
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