Category Archives: learning

mLearning: Revolutionizing Education

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Rory

Ten tips or ideas from Fabio Sergio that looks at some ideas on how mLearning (mobile learning) is beginning to and will continue to ‘revolutionize’ learning from school through corporations and beyond – into lifelong learning. See on Scoop.it – … Continue reading →

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Decided the approach to take to include social computing in a learning program

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rory

Okay, so the title is somewhat long and certainly not “sexy” … but it’s clear as to what this post is about. I’ve been working through how to incorporate social computing into learning programs … I’ve mused about this in … Continue reading →

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Beginning conversations and thoughts on social tech in learning

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Rory

I’ve been working through conversations and very small experiments in using social computing tech for learning programs. And these conversations are only the very beginning of how to incorporate social computing technology. These are my own ramblings as I now … Continue reading →

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Learning2010 – a deeper dive into Communities

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rory

Day 2, session 404 … #L2010 … at Learning2010 A great conversation facilitated by Diane Hessan. I have to admit that I hadn’t planned on attending this one … but her general session presentation inspired me to follow up … … Continue reading →

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Learning2010 – Day 1

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Rory

Follow with #L2010 … Opening session in the evening … included a presentation by Shapeology (catch a video here to get an understanding of their performance). Introduced to the “30 under thirty” group of learning leaders – follow via twitter … Continue reading →

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what if things looked like this?

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Rory

So the other day I inserted my tongue firmly in my cheek (and bit my tongue quite frequently doing so) to outline what I see as a real problem with many many many instructional designs. [If video games were designed … Continue reading →

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quote of the morning from Brent Schlenker

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Rory

As he recaps some of his experiences at the Innovations in eLearning conference … great statement: I’m certain some of the more traditional learning designers wonder why some of us find kindred spirits in the likes of game designers.  The simple … Continue reading →

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Social Network Technology for Learning – What’s the Hook?

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Rory

Lots of talk, writing, webinars, head-nodding, perhaps even gnashing of teeth around social networking technologies for learning in an enterprise. There seems to be lots of promise as well as many words of caution … some advocating its adoption and … Continue reading →

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Some other thoughts on gaming and instructional design – choice

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Rory

A matter of choice … I mused awhile ago about incorporating gaming elements into instructional designs … well … I’ve been having more conversations about gaming and how it can influence our instructional designs. At one point I mentioned, “Something … Continue reading →

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Coffee Cup Browsing Feb 27

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Rory

Finding a bunch of unrelated things of interest … I’ve heard (and even said) that a good story is an excellent means to learning something. Instructional storytelling – methinks we need to learn how to do this well. Interesting when … Continue reading →

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