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| | CLARK QUINN APRIL 4, 2011  Snake Oil and (April) Fools We have located and assembled a huge collection of informal learning content. “Without content there is no learning. next 5 years.&#. social | | | | | | | | | |
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GEORGE SIEMENS | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 Social Networks & Learning: Research Seminar
Last year, TEKRI and Athabasca University hosted a week-long research seminar on networks and learning. The event was quite successful. As a result, we are organizing a similar event this year. The seminar will be held in Edmonton from June 20-24 and is open to students and faculty. For more information: on s eminar leaders and cost/registration MORE >> -
MARTIJN LINSSEN | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011  Job-Killing Processes
I’ve been wrestling with a thought lately – if organizations are complex systems, and complex systems are continuously self-organizing, then why do we believe formal processes make these complex systems more efficient? This is not the first paragraph to question process improvement, this is not some original Eureka moment. Work to Rule. MORE >> -
GEORGE SIEMENS | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 Knowledge, Networks and Nations
Religion, economics, and science are global entities. To explore what is happening in these three domains provides greater insight into global trends than the aspirations, intentions, or policies of any particular country. The Royal Society has published an outstanding report on Knowledge, Networks and Nations (.pdf). million researchers, and 1.58 MORE >> -
NINE SHIFT | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011  Wisconsin Protests: Recall On the Front Lines
Here's what's going on with the Wisconsin protests on the ground. We visited friends in northern Wisconsin. They had little access to the news about the recall on the ground. If you are not in Wisconsin, you probably know even less about what's happening "on the ground." Here we go. The big issue is the recall effort. And the issues keep growing. MORE >> -
MARTIJN LINSSEN | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011  Job-Killing Processes
I’ve been wrestling with a thought lately – if organizations are complex systems, and complex systems are continuously self-organizing, then why do we believe formal processes make these complex systems more efficient? This is not the first paragraph to question process improvement, this is not some original Eureka moment. Work to Rule. MORE >>
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