Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Learning Technologies

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Main Points/Questions to Ponder



  • We are in Age of Intelligence (Intellectual Capital), but we have failed to teach people how to learn.


  • Informal learning (social media, Web 2.0, reading books, mentoring etc.) can actually
    impact learning more than formal learning.


  • Why do we measure the number of hours a person sits in a seat for a training class, or
    spends time in an online class? What does this data really tell us?
    Don’t we really want to know what people can do? Why do we
    care how they learned it as long and they prove that they can do it?


  • We are learning more today in fragmented ways, little snippets of information. We
    are losing the ability to focus in-depth on a topic and truly ponder
    it and solve a problem. “Acquisition of expertise is done
    through absorption over long periods of time.” George Seimens


  • Should we call ourselves, “Instructional Designers” or “Learning
    Designers”?


  • When surveyed, the digital natives that are currently in our workforce wanted to learn
    in the following ways: practical, just-in-time, by doing, with
    inspiration and feedback from experts.


  • Today’s learners are “prosumers”. They are not just consumers of
    information or producers of information. They want to be able to
    both produce it and consume it. They want it now, fun, and
    interactive. We need to move from pushing/creating content to
    communicating with our organizations.


  • Your brain needs things in order to thrive:
    http://www.personaldevelopment.ie/2008/09/develop-your-creative-genius-with-tony-buzans-advice/



    1. Plenty of oxygen - this essentially means regular exercise


    2. Sensory stimulation - be creative and re-discover your own senses - touch, smell, taste
      and see things as if you suddenly became a different, much more
      curious person


    3. Lifelong learning - never stop discovering new subjects and expanding your knowledge
      - even if something is not directly related to your career, pick a
      topic every year to read a book about or watch an educational TV
      series on


    4. Take plenty of rest - enough sleep, regular showers and relaxing physical activity when
      your mind gets distracted from its everyday worries - running is a
      great activity for this.


    5. Friendship and love - be friendly and kind to people; make new friends regularly and
      try to stay connected with all the generations and not only your
      own age group; fall in love and enjoy this wonderful experience


    6. Eat healthy food - nutrition is very important for your body and brain in particular

Links to investigate further:

  1. Jay Cross’s Work – http://www.informl.com/
    Presentation Link:
    http://www.slideshare.net/jaycross/learning-technologies-2009-presentation

Collaborative Learning:


Publishing

Collaboration


  1. Poll:
    Jane’s
    Top 100 List


  2. Jane Hart's Work



  3. George Siemens’ Work


  4. Barry Sampson’s Work


    • His Blog:
      http://barrysampson.com


  5. Donald Clark’s Work



Books Recommended:


  • Treading Lighting by Karl-Erik Svieby


    http://www.treadinglightly.sveiby.com/Excerpt from
    Introduction    :
    Australian Aboriginal society’s
    model for sustainability has the longest proven track record on
    earth.    While societies outside Australia emerged, prospered
    and went under, Aboriginal society withstood and proved its
    sustainability over tens of thousands of years of dramatic events,
    until the Europeans’ arrival in 1788. It is an extraordinary
    achievement, especially considering that this is something humanity
    is now struggling with: the way to build a truly sustainable
    society on this earth. How did the Aborigines do it? How did
    they organise for sustainability? What type of leadership did it
    require? They must have had a ‘recipe for success’.
    What was it? Could we reconstruct it?

  • The Mind Map Book by Tony Buzan http://www.buzanworld.com/

  • Use Your Head: Innovative Learning and Thinking Techniques to Fulfill
    Your Potential     by Tony Buzan

  • Informal Learning by Jay Cross
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