Elearning Prof

Webquest: Exploring Online Tools for Motivation, Collaborative Networks in E-learning

Found this great site  from Learningshare.com.  Filled with a rich mine of links from credible sources for teaching and learning via the Net. Includes links to other learning communities, free readiness assessment self-tests, research sites,  everything e-learning.

Elearning Prof

E-learning Metatrends, Key Emerging Technologies 2008

YouTube, podcasting, Facebook, Google Docs, data mashups, collaboration webs, grassroots video. . .the implication for learning, teaching and creative expressions can be found in the 2008 Horizons Report. Many thanks to Angelo Agujo, Philippine E-learning Society’s Board Member, for leading us to this highly exciting, informative...

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iBlog 3.0 in the Works!

My intuition served me right.  I visited iblogph.org on a whim (and why didn’t i put it in my blogroll?).  I was pleased to see that plans are now being drawn up for iBlog 3.0 , scheduled this April 2007.  As before, the energetic Ms. Janet Toral is at the forefront of the preparations.   iBlog 3.0 will be a two-day affair held over a weekend.   The one-day forum last year was way too...

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CP Square Launches Bibliography on CoP

Etienne Wenger launches a rich, valuable online resource wiki on Communities of Practice at http://cofpractice-biblio.wikispaces.com/ . Here’s an organic list of what you can find at the link: General resources for the whole field Classics and foundational materials Learning and learning theory Cases Information_Science Innovation Leadership and community cultivation Measurement and outcomes...

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Communities in Cyberspace

Came across the draft article of introduction to the book, Communities in Cyberspace by Peter Kollock and Marc Smith of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). It gives a good overview of the implications of online interactions in building virtual communities in light of four key concepts: (1) identity, (2) social order and control, (3) community structure and dynamics, and...