LMS and SNS

Interesting contribution and ensuing discussion from George Siemens post on the Future of Learning: LMS or SNS. Had this brief discussion not long ago on Wilko’s blog.
What has Facebook taught us? That “social connections and information sharing” is the model that will be “successful in the long run”? I am sure George is not saying that it [...]

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The Open Screen Project

I am a little ambivalent about this one – the Open Screen project. Adobe is leading this initiative along with other majors such as Nokia. Their dream is to unify and defragment our experiences with internet, devices and media by providing a “consistent runtime environment for open web browsing and standalone applications”.
The runtime enviroment is one [...]

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UK diaries

In the UK for a few days. Cool and windy on the streets of London right about now and it can get more than a little cold at times!
eLearningAge features this early May story from Caspian Learning, Caspian Learning offers Thinking Worlds to business, that offers easy 3D based simulation authoring that blends into the [...]

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On communities, processes and technology

A recent set of conversations with customers and colleagues around communities of practice, networked learning, tools and platforms has provoked a lot of thought.
One perspective, that was heavily process oriented & steeped in real life experiences, argued that unless processes and workflows (and related metrics) were established, implementing these tools in the enterprise would be [...]

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The digital life

I came across two ideas today that are part of a stream of developments that continue to amaze and intrigue me immensely. Mostly because of their impact on how we will be, perhaps, 10 years or so from now.
The first was when my colleagues at work showed me www.visualcomplexity.com and the second, a few minutes later in my [...]

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Network based Training (NBTs)

I have written earlier about what I am proposing as the evolution from the CBT and WBT – the NBT or Network based training, for some time now. NBTs provide a framework for organizations who want to adopt Web 2.0 and networked learning (the connectivism way) in their systems. The main components of the NBT [...]

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Terror in Mumbai

It is a heartbreaking moment for all of us. Terrorists, coming by the sea route, have wrought havoc on the city of Mumbai, our financial capital. They have killed scores of people and injured many more. Many still remain hostage to them across different locations in the city. An angered community has lashed out at [...]

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Connectivism MOC – Posts

I have been writing over at my other blog, http://learnoscck08.wordpress.com and thought I would reference some posts here as well. It’s nearing the end of the Connectivism MOOC and it’s been a ride!

CCK08 – Paper 1 – Position on Connectivism
CCK08 – Learning formations
CCK08 – Elluminate – Groups and Networks
CCK08 – Passion vs Reason
CCK08 – Brain and Learning – Part One
CCK08 [...]

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CCK08 – Connectivism and Connective Knowledge

Well, the first week is coming to an end. It has been an eventful one, leading me to start at the very basics – my conceptions of theory, knowledge, reality, beliefs, meaning, understanding, truth - and the evolution of pholosophical, psychological and educational thought and how it informs any discussion around learning theory. Check out some [...]

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