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Modern Professional Learning: Guidelines & Resources
Jane Hart
JUNE 13, 2017
Modern Professional Learning: Guidelines and Resources to survive and thrive in the modern workplace. New article in the MWL Magazine. Social learning
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Notes On "Global Guidelines: Ethics in Learning Analytics"
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
MARCH 13, 2019
In my post referencing the ICDE's Global Guidelines: Ethics in Learning Analytics yesterday I said: This document summarizes the considerations of an ICDE working group on learning analytics. Regular communications to staff should help ensure that they understand the approach: the underlying values linked to the institution’s mission and strategy; the anticipated benefits for students; the limitations of data and its interpretation; guidelines for ethical practice.
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7 guidelines for managing open networks
Harold Jarche
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Ed Morrison , Advisor for the Purdue Center for Regional Development, says that many of the familiar approaches to management no longer apply, and goes on to provide 7 keys to guiding an open network. I have added my images and one other that support this excellent set of rules. Click on each image for a link to the supporting article. Rule 1: Form a core team with distributed leadership roles. Rule 2: To accelerate, go slowly at first [Probe-Sense-Respond].
Computer Use Guidelines
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
AUGUST 29, 2012
Responding to Alfred Thompson's Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics : Leaving aside the questionable wisdom of framing generic advice within a construct specific to a certain religion. The commandments say, essentially, "don't take or use other people's stuff without permission," which is OK in itself, but the way it is repeated over and over reveals an unhealthy fixation on property rights, to the exclusion of almost all else.
Social Computing Guidelines and Why You Would Still Need Them
Luis Suarez
DECEMBER 17, 2015
From there onwards it all starts rolling out and for today I thought I would go ahead and continue with the series of articles and write about the second pillar itself, which I know is going to cause a bit of a surprise, and perhaps a bit of a stir, too, because most people are not going to believe that here we are, nearly at the end of 2015, and we still need them and pretty badly: Social Computing Guidelines. We no longer talk about rules, but guidelines.
Teaching in the Digital Age: Guidelines for Designing Teaching and Learning
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Summary notes from the Tony Bates presentation at the World Conference on Online Learning , Toronto. Building an Effective Learning Environment What is knowledge, and how does learning occur. Analogy: coal. We can think of knowledge as coal, and shovel it into a furnace (this is the objectivist perspective). Or we can think of knowledge as developmental, for example, heat. This is the constructivist perspective.
How Fun and Creativity Can Shape Your Own Social Computing Guidelines and Policy
Luis Suarez
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
I remember the day when IBM was first facing that very same issue , on whether to put together a social computing policy and guidelines or not. From there onwards, and 6 years later, two different revisions coming along and we now have got IBM’s Social Computing Guidelines , which we could possibly say have become an industry standard that other companies have adapted to their corporate culture and values to make them their own and shine through all the way.
Team Guidelines From A New Boss: How Can He Make Sure.
Bob Sutton
JANUARY 5, 2011
A Great Pixar Story: Alvy Ray Smith and Ed Catmull Serve as Human Shields » Team Guidelines From A New Boss: How Can He Make Sure People Live Them? Guidelines like these are great when they are drive and reflect behavior, but when they are consistently violated, they are worse than having no guidelines at all because the stench of hypocrisy fills the air. The guidelines would probably be even better if the team worked on them. Bob Sutton.
Rules of engagement
Dave Snowden
AUGUST 29, 2020
So what are the rules – well in no particular order I lay them out below as a set of guidelines. Guidelines for conflict .
First School District to Stop Penalizing for Late Work!
Nine Shift
MAY 15, 2014
The new guidelines for Denton, Texas, Independent School District, clearly outline there is to be no penalty for late work. Thanks to NineShifter Djuna Forrester for telling us about the first school district to stop penalizing students for late work. Vicky Christianson of Denton ISD confirmed the new policy to NineShift last week. Congratulations Denton ISD ! And Thank You
supporting workplace performance
Harold Jarche
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Unclear expectations (such as policies & guidelines). Many workplace performance issues cannot be solved through training, such as: Poor communications. Inadequate resources. Unclear performance measures. Rewards and consequences are not directly linked to the desired performance.
Paid content needs REALLY BIG metadata
David Weinberger
JULY 22, 2013
HBR.com has just put up a post of mine about some new guidelines for “paid content.” ” The guidelines come from the PR and marketing communications company Edelman, which creates and places paid content for its clients. Short version: Edelman paid for a day of consulting on the guidelines. And, no, that didn’t include me agreeing to write about the guidelines).
#3 Story of the Year
Nine Shift
DECEMBER 30, 2018
BUT since that data enters Europe, it must meet the European guidelines, even though you may never go to Europe. . The 'Data Subject' privacy law passed by Europe protects Americans. Europe is leading the way in passing legislation to make society work in the 21st century. The 'Data Subject' privacy law says that an individual's data (you and I are 'data subjects') is subject to protection by law. . And it includes Americans!
Corporate Policies on Web 2.0
Tony Karrer
MAY 21, 2008
use of Web 2.0 / social media for work and learning) is that organizations often have not established their policies or guidelines around the use of these tools. And most corporate guidelines out there around social media are fairly similar. I think IBM's policy is a pretty good starting point: IBM Social Computing Guidelines Other company policies or discussions of guidelines I've seen around blogging, social media, web 2.0:
Some basic rules for napkin-sketching
Dave Gray
DECEMBER 12, 2008
minutes) video with a few guidelines for making better napkin sketches: 1. Here is a short (3.5 Ground line 2. Center(s) of gravity 3. Connect figure to ground 4. Big-to-little 5. Draw through and over I hope you enjoy it
Violate copyright? No Facebook for you!
David Weinberger
OCTOBER 14, 2012
I’m not a lawyer, but I’m pretty sure that if Net Neutrality means that access providers don’t get to block access to sites, then this grotesquely violates the FCC’s Net Neutrality guidelines According to TorrentFreak , a leaked AT&T training doc indicates that starting on Nov.
Culture: the subject
Dave Snowden
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
The idea creating a painting will provide scaffolding for this series; it will draw on various guidelines on how to paint a picture. The Oxford English Dictionary defines culture as “The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively” and “The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society”.
New criteria for academic recognition
David Weinberger
APRIL 13, 2009
The University of Maine has approved new guidelines for tenuring and promoting academics. The new guidelines allow crediting an academic for contributing to social media. This the right thing to do not only because it is a more realistic assessment of an academic’s worth. It’s also the right thing to do because it helps to build the value of the network.
Confused Reader Disputes E.U. Law
Nine Shift
JULY 29, 2018
We had to file a statement regarding privacy that met the guidelines in the E.U. A confused reader disputed our post on July 23 that Americans would be protected under the new European Union law. . Let's give two examples: 1.Earlier this week, my little organization wanted to get some software from a company in Europe to teach Americans, not Europeans. law. No matter we are American, only Americans would use the software.
The 2019 Artificial Intelligence Index
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MARCH 30, 2020
Nearly a third (32%) of the articles dealt with the various AI Frameworks and Guidelines proposed by governments and policy institutions around the world. AI has emerged as the defining technology of our era, as transformative over time as the steam engine, electricity, and the Internet.
Scenario Planning - Formulating Strategy in the Face of High Uncertainty
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JULY 11, 2020
In his HBR article , Peter Scoblic offers a few key guidelines: Invite the right people to participate. “Bring together participants who have significantly different organizational roles, points of view, and personal experiences.”. “How can we formulate strategy in the face of uncertainty?,” asks Learning from the Future , a recent Harvard Business Review article by Peter Scoblic , in its opening sentence.
Musings on Pelagianism, rules & agility
Dave Snowden
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
I posted last week on some guidelines here and plan some more work there. If I am honest about things I am probably guilty of Pelagianism in some form.
meetings, bloody meetings
Harold Jarche
MAY 6, 2019
The related Meetings Wiki provides good guidelines from several companies. My introduction to organizing meetings was in the military, where different types of meetings had standard structures. The Orders Format was something any officer could recite from memory. During officer training we were shown the 1976 John Cleese film, which was updated in 1993 — Meetings, Bloody Meetings. Cleese, a manager, is convicted in a dream of the following: Chairing without due thought & preparation.
Real photographs
David Weinberger
JULY 9, 2009
Unfortunately, the NYT removed all of the photos, rather than keeping them up with the metadata that the digital manipulation had gone beyond editorial guidelines, and without telling us what those guidelines are. Wouldn’t it be interesting to see what the NYT’s guidelines are and then hold a contest to see who can create the most deceptive photo while staying within those guidelines?
Wise technology?
Clark Quinn
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
We can provide guidelines about good decisions, provide support through the process, etc. At a recent event, they were talking about AI (artificial intelligence) and DI (decision intelligence). And, of course, I didn’t know what the latter was so it was of interest. The description mentioned visualizations, so I was prepared to ask about the limits, but the talk ended up being more about decisions (a topic I am interested in) and values. Which was an intriguing twist.
learning myths & superstitions
Harold Jarche
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
In Millennials, Goldfish & other Training Misconceptions my colleague Clark Quinn has written a handy guide for every training shop or L&D department. Using his decades of experience combined with a scientist’s analytical mind, Clark first looks at learning ‘myths’ — beliefs we hold that aren’t true. Each myth is analyzed from seven perspectives: The Claim. The Appeal. The Potential Upside. The Potential Downside. How to Evaluate. What the Evidence Says.
Math in the Brain: Change from 2nd to 3rd Grade
Eide Neurolearning
AUGUST 15, 2011
As the developmental steps for problem solving become clearer, expect more developmental guidelines guiding curriculum. From Stanford comes this study looking at the difference in brain fMRI patterns of 2nd vs. 3rd graders working on arithmetic.
creative economy entrepreneurs
Harold Jarche
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Guidelines and considerations are provided for each. The co-founders of Creative Startups have published a book that is a guide for anyone interested in the creative economy at any level — Creative Economy Entrepreneurs. This book is a good read but it is more of text book, sprinkled with anecdotes and data, than a single narrative. I would recommend it for anyone working in economic development today.
Culture 5 of 7: Colouring in
Dave Snowden
DECEMBER 22, 2018
Having some guidelines on what colours go well with others but allowing the odd ‘art movie’ that breaks the rule makes a lot more sense. The big issues are now behind us in this series and in the final three posts (with the promised twist on the 7th) are all about fine tuning the work. I’ve used two images here to make contrasting points.
Musings on Pelagianism, rules & agility
Dave Snowden
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
I posted last week on some guidelines here and plan some more work there. If I am honest about things I am probably guilty of Pelagianism in some form.
Autonomy and Value in Social and Workplace Learning
Charles Jennings
JANUARY 23, 2015
L&D Autonomous = taking action as a Tribe of its own L&D Aligned with organization = coordinated with the Institution L&D with governance & guidelines = able to work in a collaborative Market L&D strategically aligned = a co-operative member of (a) Network(s) Harold’s full article is well worth studying. My colleague Jane Hart recently shared the diagram below on her blog.
enough training
Harold Jarche
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Usually an industry association, with training specialists, develops the guidelines. Unclear expectations (such as policies & guidelines). In a recent CBC News story, a railway conductor lost her job following a derailment. She claimed she was not adequately trained. Here is a comment from the Railway Association representative: “In your job, you are qualified and do your job, but you feel you should know more. It doesn’t mean you are not qualified for your job.
Restructuring budgets for social learning
George Siemens
JANUARY 11, 2011
In his article Learning with and from others: Restructuring budgets for social learning , provides some guidelines for organizations to consider in implementing social learning. Late 2010, I finally had the opportunity to meet Dan Pontefract when he joined us for a discussion on elearning in Edmonton.
7 essential facets for enterprise knowledge sharing
Harold Jarche
APRIL 11, 2017
Note that this is a guideline and not a recipe. Most large organizations today have some suite of social tools to share information and knowledge. But how do they know if they have the optimum tools for their context? Too often the tools are selected and then the workers are left to figure out how to use them. Based on work with several clients over the past few years, I have identified seven essential facets for enterprise social networks.
Signposts for the Week Ending March 9
Adaptive Path
MARCH 9, 2012
Could Pixar's secret story guidelines work for your team? If you're not going to SXSW and all those tweets are making you regret it (or are just annoying you), you're in luck! Lanyrd can help you hide them from your Twitter feed. But if you are attending, go see our pals and former colleagues tear it up at their panel. Whether you went to Interaction 12 or not, the keynotes are up ! Why are we so afraid of creativity? Simon Beck's snow art is crazy amazing!
Berkman Buzz
David Weinberger
JULY 31, 2010
CMLP [ twitter ] on the FTC’s defense of its Blogger Endorsement Guidelines link. Here’s the weekly Berkman Buzz , as compiled by Seth Young. Wendy Seltzer [ twitter ] , “Jailbreaking Copyright’s Scope&# link. Facebook caper? Jonathan Zittrain [ twitter ] holsters his pitchfork link. Facebook privacy settings? danah boyd [ twitter ] , Eszter Hargittai [ twitter ] ask, “Who cares?&# Peace on Facebook? Ethan Zuckerman [ twitter ] tries to do the math link.
Design Readings
Clark Quinn
MAY 31, 2012
Under each category are important points, described, buttressed by research, and boiled down into useful guidelines. Another book on design crossed my radar when I was at a retreat and in the stack of one of the other guests was Julie Dirksen’s book Design for How People Learn and Susan Weinschenk’s 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People. This book provides a nice complement to Julie’s, focusing on straight facts about how we process the world.
n00b guide to digital photography
David Weinberger
MAY 9, 2009
David Sifry’s 2007 guide to buying a digital camera still gives good guidelines, although the particular models he recommends are of their day. PC Magazine has a useful guide to taking your digital camera off automatic. ABetterBounceCard.com tells you how to use a piece of paper to vastly improve the results of flash photos. via Tim Bray ) And here’s a way to make a diffuser for your built-in popup flash. (I I haven’t tried it.)
Buzzword: Micro-learning
Xyleme
AUGUST 3, 2012
Micro-learning is a perfect fit for the 70:20:10 guidelines which many organisations are now adopting as a more cost-effective approach to learning & development, and, even though I may not like the term, on reflection I’ve realised that I’m like Elliot Masie (PDF), in being an inveterate micro- (or even nano-) learner. I was introduced recently to a new buzz word making its way across the learning & development industry: Micro-learning.
Becoming a Successful Socially Integrated Enterprise – The Long Journey
Luis Suarez
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Social Computing Guidelines and why you would still need them. From there onwards, we get to define, jointly with the knowledge (Web) workers themselves, what are the potential constraints, guidelines, policies, etc.
What is a Learning Content Management System (LCMS)?
Xyleme
AUGUST 16, 2017
Large companies with brand guidelines, regulations, or any sort of compliance issues can’t function without a central content repository. There’s a lot of confusion surrounding Learning Content Management Systems. When most people hear the phrase “Learning Content Management System,” they usually think “Oh, an LMS.”
One death too many
Mind Hacks
AUGUST 13, 2014
For this reason, organisations from the Samaritans , to the Centre for Disease Control , to an international panel of media organisations, have created explicit suicide reporting guidelines to ensure that no one dies or is harmed unnecessarily because of how suicide is reported. One of the first things I do in the morning is check the front pages of the daily papers and on the day following Robin Williams death, rarely have I been so disappointed in the British press.
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