Part 3 - Using Elgg, an open source social engine , January 2010. I've just completed the third in a series of 3 articles for Inside Learning Technologies magazine.    The first two appeared in the November and December editions, the third will appear in the Conference Edition in January - but you can preview it here. MORE >>

wrote a blog posting on my Social Media in Learning blog about how I thought Elgg might be a good alternative.  enterprise collaboration platforms (like Elgg). You may find my comparison of Facebook, Ning and Elgg a useful resource when considering all the factors involved - to ensure you don't jump out of the frying pan. MORE >>

&Elgg. I recently did quite a bit of updating of the C4LPT Guide to Social Learning, so thought it was worth posting about it again here. Here's the contents list: Introduction. From e-learning to social learning. What is social media? Examples. of social. media in learning. Social. media and 5 types of learning - Pt 1. Social media and. MORE >>

I've written quite a lot about this subject on my website, but here I am going to approach it slightly differently and focus on is how you can create an open, learner-autonomy-supportive social environment using 4 different platforms: Twitter, Facebook, Ning & Elgg. At 11.30 am today I am speaking at the NAACE conference in Blackpool.  MORE >>

Landing (Elgg), Twitter, Facebook. What can we do now with information that we could not do in the past? I’ve abused Kauffman’s concept of the adjacent possible by applying it to the new opportunities, untapped potential, and levels of complexity, that arise with the development of something new. What am I missing? Possibilities. MORE >>