By johnwshaffer, on January 3rd, 2008
Jane Hart, Head of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, lists Top Tools for Learning on the Centre’s web site. She compiles lists of Top 10 Tools from learning professionals around the globe; from those lists she derives the Top 100 Tools. Check out the latest Top 100 Tools for Learning. I decided . . . → Read More: My Top Ten Tools for Learning
By johnwshaffer, on January 3rd, 2008
Happy New Year!
Starting in January 2008 I am discontinuing my posting to Edtec Student’s Daily. The name was really not representative of my posting infrequency. Nevertheless, I am not discontinuing blog writing all together. I hope to begin posting much more frequently this year. I will be doing that over in my new . . . → Read More: Out with the old and in with the new
By johnwshaffer, on January 3rd, 2008
The Big Question for January over at the Learning Circuits Blog is “What are your Predictions for Learning in 2008?” Here is my take at a few answers.
The year 2008 will see continued movement towards Web 2.0 technologies. Individuals will embrace these technologies whether or not the technologies are sanctioned by corporate IT . . . → Read More: Learning Predictions for 2008
By johnwshaffer, on January 2nd, 2008
Happy New Year to one and to all!
I am very excited about the new year. With the new year I am starting this new blog – Educational Technology Digest. For the last year-and-a-half or so I have been writing Edtec Student’s Daily. However, the name did not well represent the gross infrequency of . . . → Read More: Happy New Year – 2008
By johnwshaffer, on October 8th, 2007
Over on eLearning Technology Tony Karrer wrote about definitions of eLearning in eLearning Technology: eLearning Defined. I commented about his post there but wanted to write more here. To start, here is what I wrote to Tony.
Tony,
A few years ago I came up with a definition of training for the Philosophy page . . . → Read More: eLearning Definitions
By johnwshaffer, on October 3rd, 2007
The other day I wrote about Personal Learning Environments (PLEs). I mentioned there are several tools, commonly known as Web 2.0 tools, which people can now use to help them establish and maintain their PLEs. Over the coming days and weeks I am going to be writing about many of these tools. The first . . . → Read More: Note Taking Tools
By johnwshaffer, on October 3rd, 2007
Christine Martell was one of the presenters at the Brandon Hall Innovations in Learning conference in Santa Clara last week. Several of my other favorite bloggers were also there. Christine wrote about a presentation she facilitated at the conference. In “What is innovation in learning?” Christine writes about using what many would consider . . . → Read More: Innovations In Learning (IIL07)
By johnwshaffer, on September 26th, 2007
The other day I wrote about information overload. One of the first terms that comes to mind when I go back and read the first line from that post – “We all have much more information from many more sources than we have ever had before.” – is duh. Information overload is likely to . . . → Read More: Personal Learning Environments (PLEs)
By johnwshaffer, on September 21st, 2007
We all have much more information from many more sources than we have ever had before. It matters little what industry or job function we are in; we are all facing information overload, and it is increasing moment by moment. The big question is, “How do we handle the information overload that we . . . → Read More: The Cure For Information Overload