We need to re-think workplace learning for a networked society. Formal, structured learning plays only a small role in getting things done in the networked workplace. Making sense of information, both personally and in networks, is becoming a key part of work. Social learning is about getting things done in networks. MORE >>

” This was one of the reasons why I wanted to write the book, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author Alison Fine back in 2008-09.    I noticed a big change in 2010, the year the book was published. ”   Does this signal that working in networks been become normal in the nonprofit sector? Networks MORE >>

2B2K’s answer (such as it is) is that you make a room smart by enabling its inhabitants to create a knowledge network. It would encourage links within and outside of the course network. This network would enable students to do their work online and together, and make those processes and their traces fully available to the public. MORE >>

In networks, cooperation trumps collaboration. That’s why you see it in networks. In networks, the nature of the connection is important; it is not simply about quantity and mass …. We are only beginning to realize how we can use networks as our primary form of living and working.  Cooperation is a driver of creativity. MORE >>

learning networksWatch this. It speaks for itself and it speaks to me. Not just about learning, but about life. Sometimes letting go is the most powerful (and difficult) thing to do. Thanks, Debbie. Hat tip Stephen Downes OLDaily). Thoughts on Connectivism on Vimeo on Vimeo. via Thoughts on Connectivism on Vimeo. MORE >>