How a flipped classroom actually works

The concept of 'flipping the classroom' is gaining popularity as a way for educators to deliver effective to learning to large groups of mixed ability. This article provides a good example of the flipped classroom model in action:

http://edudemic.com/2011/12/real-flipped-classroom/

This infographic from Knewton also provides a useful summary of the concept:


Created by Knewton and Column Five Media

A New Culture of Learning

An excellent presentation by Judy O-Connell that explores the changing nature of the Web and the ways in which these changes will impact on teaching and learning:

New culture of learning

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Many thanks to Jane Hart for bring attention to this presentation.

Assorted tips from Seth Godin

I love this post! Lots of random advice.

Which reminds me, I definitely need to back up my hard drive...

>> Measuring success

>> Measuring success

A useful post illustrating that measuring the quantity of 'activity' in an online community is not the same as measuring the amount of 'learning' that is taking place. What is more important is the need to define performance objectives for individuals and then measure how well they achieve these objectives.

How to Engage People on Yammer – 10 Great Reads

How to Engage People on Yammer – 10 Great Reads

Useful tips and case studies on how to set up engaging social media activities and events. Thank you to Stefan Lindegaard for sharing these!

Support coaching and mentoring with Social Media

Support coaching and mentoring

An interesting blog post that suggests how mentoring can be achieved using social media tools. The article also suggests that offering 'reverse mentoring' - getting younger colleagues to mentor older ones - can also be a useful way to help the latter better understand new forms of online communication.

20 great TED talks for students of Social Media

This useful collection of TED talks focuses on topics around the use of social media. Thank you to the bestcollegesonline blog for this great post!

http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2011/11/28/20-best-ted-talks-for-students-of-social-media/

Using Yammer in your training programs

Some good examples of how to use the Yammer social networking tool to support the face-to-face training programs.

Students Addicted To Technology: The Good and Bad News [Infographic] | Education Technology and Teacher Tools – Edudemic

Students Addicted To Technology: The Good and Bad News [Infographic] | Education Technology and Teacher Tools – Edudemic

A beautifully constructed infographic courtesy of Edudemic that provides useful statistics on students' addiction to technology.

Do you really need separate social learning tools or platforms in the workplace? Part 2 - 6 ways to integrate learning into the workflow

Jane's Pick of the Day: Do you really need separate social learning tools or platforms in the workplace? Part 2 - 6 ways to integrate learning into the workflow

This post by Jane Hart provides an excellent summary of the range of ways in which organisations are using social media tools.

Making the most of social media

A recent poll by Gallup revealed some interesting myths about how people use social media, namely that it effectively drives customer acquisition, that social networking is an online-only phenomenon, and that social networkers are all the same.

Managing technology to transform teaching

Following a discussion examining the point at which institutions are prepared to embrace the use of technology to transform teaching, this response by Glenis Joyce provided a useful summary of the challenges that institutions face.

Glenis also provided a link to the article Awake at the Wheel: Moving Beyond Change Management to Conscious Change Leadership.

Educators - Google + is for you

Chris Brogan discusses why Google + is an invaluable tool for educators, including how to share lesson plans among your 'circle' of friends.

Duplication theory of educational value

An insightful blog post by George Siemens positing that what is valuable in Higher Education "is that which can’t be duplicated without additional input costs: personal feedback and assessment, contextualized and personalized navigation through complex topics, encouragement, questioning by a faculty member to promote deeper thinking, and a context and infrastructure of learning. Basically: human input costs make education valuable" (Siemens, 2011)

From 'Command and Control' to 'Encourage and Engage'

This presentation by Jane Hart explores the tension between institutional learning/IT systems and an increasing need for employees to seek their own solutions from personal knowledge networks. It is interesting as it highlights the growing trend towards learner autonomy and lifelong learning.

From "Command & Control" to "Encourage & Engage"

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And so it begins... #change11

Having already been a naughty student and missed the orientation week, I've been doing my best to catch up this weekend and prepare myself for the #change11 MOOC. The resources provided by the facilitators have been very helpful in presenting a concept of what we're dealing with but I get a sense that this is only the beginning!

Following Stephen's advice on defining expectations I'm going to begin by aiming to have meaningful discussions with peers around the topic of what it means to learn online in 2011. I'm going to aim to commit to 30 mins a day, and I'm doing my best to add three comments per day to the discussions - so far so good. Daily tweets are a long way off at the moment but we'll see how we go...

Really excited to be learning with you all!

Tony

Learning in the Social Workplace

Jane Hart shares her top 10 e-Learning tools for 2011 and explains how these have changed over the last 5 years.

Is the 90-9-1 rule for community engagement dead?

An interesting blog post by Paul Schneider examining the issue of lurkers and community participation.

To Tweet or not to Tweet

An infographic that illustrates the attitude of companies to the use of Twitter in the workplace

Social Media and its Impact on how we learn in the workplace

A presentation by Jane Hart on the ways in which social media can enhance workplace learning.

The impact of social media on workplace learnng

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Google+ vs Facebook and Twitter

This is an interesting article raguing for the virtues of Google+ over its competitors Facebook and Twitter. It also indicates the fundamental difference between Google+ from Facebook interms of who owns the content that you upload.

Informal and non-formal learning

A presentation by Jane Hart exploring the issue of formal vs non-formal learning. The presentation illustrates the importance of providing learners with opportunities to engage in non-formal learning.

Traditional Higher Education opens the doors for tuition-free online university

Tuition-free online university

How online education is changing education

Via: OnlineEducation.net

Sticky content - How to get peopel to revisit your site

A great presentation exploring ways of making the Blackboard VLE more engaging for students

A directory of online tools

A useful directory of online learning tools

This is what social learning looks like

Jane Bozarth explains how social media can bring benefits to organisations.

The Networked Student

A fascinating presentation about the possibilities of 21st century online learning and the changing role of the student and teacher.

Activity ideas involving social media and technology

This post by Jane Hart explores the ways in which social media can be used to enable:

1. Intra-Organisational Learning
2. Formal Structured Learning
3. Group Directed Learning
4. Personal Directed Learning, and
5. Accidental and Serendipitous Learning

Literature Review: The Use of Web 2.0 Tools in Higher Education

This report by Grainne Conole of the Open University investigates the use of Web 2.0 tools in Higher Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

George Siemens explores the topic of Massive Open Online Courses.

What constitutes a social learning culture?

This post by Sumeet Moghe explores the factors that are likely to determine whether a social learning culture can grow within a company structure.

Learning in an Open world - OU conference, 2010

An interesting summary of the discussions around Open Learning, including some guidelines from George Siemens on Teaching and Learning in Open Social & Technological Networks.

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Chris ValentineCC BY-NC 2.0

Social Media infographics

A great infographic that illustrates how social media is changing the education industry.

Another infographic explaining how the nature of social engagement is evolving.

A concise graphic explaining how social media is changing business

Cloudworks - a place to share, find and discuss learning and teaching ideas and experiences

Cloudworks Intro

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Seven things you should know about...

This is a really useful site managed by Educause. It provides you with a concise overview of a range of emerging technologies and their potential applications.

Integrating new technologies into teaching and learning

Haugesund

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Social Media Classroom - Stanford

This is the course wiki for Stanford's Social Media Classroom course.

Unleashing the Power of Networked Learning

How do we harness the power of networked learning? This article explores the notion that the top-down approach to traditional education is rapidly diminishing in favour of learner-generated, informal interactions.

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Participation inequality: the 90-9-1 collaboration paradox

90% or users will simply observe and lurk.
9% will occasionally contribute, edit etc.
1% of users can be denoted as those that contribute most of the content.

Read Dan Pontefract's fascinating article on 'participation inequality' in online communities.

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Zane SelvansCC BY-NC-SA 2.0

10 Simple Ideas to Increase Activity in your Online Community

A useful checklist for those intending to set up an online community.

The Amateur Approach to building Online Communities

This article explains why amateurs are often more successful at building sustainable online communities than brands or organisations.

Accepting false limits - Words of Advice from Seth Godin

Have no fear! Don't let others tell you you can't do something!

Seth's Blog: Accepting false limits

The Machine is Us/ing Us

A great video that explains the origins of the Web and its evolution. Thanks to Maria T for forwarding this to me.

Understanding the role of OERs in Open Educational Practices

An interesting discussion by Helen Beetham that considers what makes a resource 'open' as well as 'educational'.

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Gary BrownCC BY-NC 2.0

Linked In reaches 100 milliion members

Interesting post and infographic depicting the rise and rise of Linked In.

Web 3.0 and beyond?

An interesting post that considers the future of the web and the role of mobile technology in shaping it.

Learning with 'e's: Learning in the palm of your hand

Social Media Workflows Part 1: Awareness and Capture

Chris Brogan's tips on how to implement social media. Highlights the importance of initial planning and goal-setting before asking people to engage with social media.

Social Media Workflows Part 1: Awareness and Capture

How to get stuff done: 20 Minute Plan

Chris Brogan's 20 minute plan for getting stuff done.

20 Minute Plan

Are you making something? Words of advice from Seth Godin

Seth's Blog: Are you making something?

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PaulaCC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Comparison of Camtasia and Captivate

A useful article comparing two of the most widely used lecture capture tools in the sector

How to use social media to work and learn smarter - in 30 days

http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2011/02/how-to-use-social-media-to-work-and-learn-smarter-in-30-days.html

A vision of students today

Are we wired for mobile learning?

The Social Learning Hanbook by Jane Knight is a good place to start when investigating the benefits of socisl media.