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• 28 Dec 09
  

  John McCullough
• 27 Dec 09
  

  nicithinks

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• 01 Dec 09
  

  Eric Ingargiola

  evernote web productivity

• 24 Nov 09
  

  Mitch Weisburgh

  evernote productivity

• 17 Nov 09
  

  codyliu

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• 14 Nov 09
  

  Rika Y

  iphone evernote

• 07 Oct 09
  

  Eric Calvert
  • Courses are not effective when the field
    of knowledge they represent is changing rapidly.
  • To apply varying methodologies, a construct
    is needed that houses and fosters different aspects of the learning process.
    Communities offer much potential in meeting learner needs in this regard.
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  • • A course is an artificial construct presenting a one-sided view of a
      subject (the instructor's or course designer's) and is typically presented
      in isolation. While, very effective for providing structured learning
      and feedback (see Why
      Courses are Good), courses do have several limitations that make them
      impractical in all learning circumstances.
    • Antithetical to today’s environment in terms of speed of change,
      flexibility of learning, and dynamics of content.
    • Life of knowledge changes too quickly. Some courses in the Information
      Technology field have complete content displacement within two - four
      years.
    • Caters to the norm. Formal education is geared towards the average
      student. Students with exceptional skills or with high needs typically
      suffer.
    • Life long learning doesn’t fit into twelve weeks.
    • Knowledge is intertwined. Learning in one area causes ripples in other
      areas. Courses present content in isolation
    • In order for learning institutions to be relevant in an era of life-long
      learning, they must move past the concept of start/stop learning. Learning
      is fluid.
    • a course is an artificial construct,
      erected at the start of the term, that assumes to provide learners with
      the information and knowledge they need...and is torn down twelve weeks
      later.
    • A learner who has a knowledge need six months later doesn't have
      access to the environment where he/she initially learned. After four years,
      the entire environment (i.e. the program) that awarded the degree is gone
      (inaccessible by the learner).
    • Through a variety of means, formal and informal, we seek out to meet
      our own information needs. This may include research in a library, searching
      on the Internet, asking a colleague (or posting to a listserv), taking
      a workshop, or taking a course. Each approach is valuable when properly
      matched with the knowledge need.
    • A learning ecology
      is an environment that is consistent with (not antagonistic to) how learners
      learn.
    • John Seely Brown has written extensively on the concept of a knowledge
      ecology. He defines
      an ecology as an open system, dynamic and interdependent, diverse, partially
      self organizing, adaptive, and fragile. This concept is then extended
      to include the following characteristics of a learning ecology:
    • • A collection of overlapping communities of interest
      • Cross pollinating with each other
      • Constantly evolving
      • Largely self organizing
    • Informal, not structured. The system should not define the learning
      and discussion that happens. The system should be flexible enough to
      allow participants to create according to their needs.
    • Tool-rich - many opportunities for users to dialogue and connect.
    • Consistency and time. New communities, projects and ideas start with
      much hype and promotion...and then slowly fade. To create a knowledge
      sharing ecology, participants need to see a consistently evolving environment.
    • Trust. High, social contact (face to face or online) is needed to
      foster a sense of trust and comfort. Secure and safe environments are
      critical for trust to develop.
    • Simplicity
    • The selection of tools and the creation
      of the community structure should reflect this need for simplicity.
    • Decentralized, fostered, connected...as compared to centralized, managed,
      and isolated.
    • High tolerance for experimentation and failure
    • Much
      of our learning comes through informal, social means (see The
      Other 80%).
    • Rather than strictly being content
      presentation by the Instructor, learning should include knowledge sharing
      between learners. These connections are the real source of value - not
      the content itself. Since rapidly developing knowledge continues to render
      much of what we know as obsolete, we can no longer derive our value from
      what we know. Our value is in our capacity to stay current. It's the connection
      to continued learning, not existing learning, that is valuable.
    • The major
      spaces needed in an community are:
    • A space for Gurus and Beginners to connect (master/apprentice)
    • A space for self-expression (blog, journal)
    • A space for debate and dialogue (listserv, discussion forum, open meetings)
    • A space to search archived knowledge (portal, website)
    • A space to learn in a structured manner (courses, tutorials)
    • The particular space needed by a learner is determined by the knowledge
      need and the level of competence of the learner. Learners new to a community
      or subject matter will find structured content the most effective place
      to start. After an understanding of the language, the terms, and the concepts
      of the community, the learner advances and begins to participate in other
      spaces of the community.
    • "innovation by firms is in many cases
      simply a question of putting an item on its agenda before other firms
      do."
    • The second task of
      organizations, of course, is to execute their agenda. Here again, leaders
      must attend to social patterns and practices, not just to strategy and
      technology. "
    • A network consists of two or more nodes linked in order to share resources.
    • A node is a connection point to a larger network.
    • Learning communities are nodes.
    • Courses need to be redesigned to reflect networked economy.
    • A network, in the context of an ecology and communities, is how we organize
      our learning communities...resulting in a personal learning network.
    • As effective as communities can be for sharing knowledge, connecting
      with others, and learning, drawbacks and concerns exist for those who
      wish to use them as learning tools:
    • Difficult for new members to get up to speed.
    • Lack of Structure.
    • Communities favour self-directed learners who are aware of what they
      know...and what they need to learn. (Lilia
      Efimova)
    • How are errors handled in a community? Misinformation?
      Personal learning agendas? Curriculum of the commons may be positive
      if it's in response to the needs of learners, but negative if the commons
      is focused on misinformation or personal agendas.
    • Curriculum of the Commons
    • Motivation. Self-directed learners who are self-aware (they know what
      they need to learn) have an advantage in this environment. Less self-sufficient
      learners may find it difficult to function in a community-based environment.
    • Evaluation. If learning communities are used in education, Instructors
      need the ability to evaluate the progress and activities of participants.
    • Variety is a central requirement for learning. There are certainly times
      where formal, structured courses are required. Some times the knowledge
      requirements are such that the course model is best - if learning needs
      have a start and an end. In other cases, learning needs are complex...and
      difficult to anticipate. The more complex the learning needs, and the
      more quickly the field of knowledge evolves, the more valuable a learning
      community and network becomes.
    • The task of managers, administrators, and Instructors is to create the
      ecology, shape the communities, and release learners into this environment.
• 30 Sep 09
  

  barada

  web-based notepad

• 23 Aug 09
  

  Jean P

  Notes I created

• 19 Aug 09
  

  john bennett

  Evernote

  eduWeb2.0

• 01 Aug 09
  

  David Samson

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• 30 Jul 09
  

  robert daly

  Sotomayor Prep [Folder Name]

• 09 Jul 09
  

  Nicole Mays

  evernote GTD lists productivity

• 05 Jul 09
  

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• 12 Apr 09
  

  Jason Nguyen

  productivity notes evernote

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