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good critical thinking skills are essential for cutting through the noise on the Web and getting to resources that are actually trustworthy and accurate

So here are ten resources I found valuable as I searched the Web for tools to help with sharpening my critical thinking skills

An interesting, 26-question online quiz

Thinking systemically requires several shifts in perception

Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Look at problems in many different ways. Visualize! Utilize diagrams and imagery to analyze your dilemma. Produce! Genius is productive. Combine! Make novel combinations... Form! Form relationships. Opposite! Think in opposites. Metaphor/simile! Think metaphorically. Failure! Learning from your mistakes is one example of using failure. Patience! Don't confuse inspiration with ideas.

The purpose of this paper is to outline some of the thinking behind new e-learning technology, including e-portfolios and personal learning environments. Part of this thinking is centered around the theory of connectivism, which asserts that knowledge - and therefore the learning of knowledge - is distributive, that is, not located in anygiven place (and therefore not 'transferred' or 'transacted' per se) but rather consists of the network of connections formed from experience and interactions with a knowing community. And another part of this thinking is centered around the new, and the newly empowered, learner, the member of the net generation, who is thinking and interacting in new ways. These trends combine to form what is sometimes called 'e-learning 2.0' -an approach to learning that is based on conversation and interaction, on sharing, creation and participation, on learning not as a separate activity, but rather, as embedded in meaningful activities such as games or workflows.

is a learning ecosystem, which is a community of connected people learning and working together

conversation, real-time, two way

What are critical thinking and creative thinking?   What's Bloom's taxonomy and how is it helpful in project planning?   How are the domains of learning reflected in technology-rich projects?

Web-based instructional activities have an enormous potential to enhance and entice learning. Unfortunately integrating the internet into your curriculum in a way that has a positive impact on students' learning is often a difficult process. Below are some questions to ask yourself to help you get started.

Such specialization must not exclude general education

by developing one's concentration, memory skills and ability to think

The transformation of the university is not just a good idea. It is an imperative

Now is also a time of great opportunity

and there is a steady stream of proposals for change

When most people think of social networks, they think of Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, or similar sites, but there are many other types of social networks popping up on the web. Some of the fastest growing networks are designed specifically for education. These sites allow people to learn in a social context through discussion, file sharing, and collaboration. Here are 20 social learning networks to visit in your spare time.

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Educators are increasingly seeing the value of having students collaborate in small groups on classroom projects—and whether such projects involve producing a written or multimedia presentation, solving a math problem, or creating a video, technology can facilitate the group process.

Some educators believe students gain a deeper understanding when they participate in group projects.

"When a teacher lectures to them, they forget; when you have kids help design something, they will remember for a lifetime

The message this sends for L&D is that our jobs as enablers of performance clearly need to change from being knowledge dispensers to becoming learning guides.

A new focus for training: Forget the ephemera and get down to core skills

L&D needs to move from providing detailed task-based information to helping people develop a core set of useful generic skills that will provide them with the tools to find, analyse and make decisions to act at the point in time they need to act.

In a highly unstable world

economic and social innovation, imagination and creativity

The more integrated the system is, the more synergy it has, the more conscious it is.

Undoubtedly instructional design is crucial if the mindset is learning events

then ID takes on a whole new dimension.

The vast majority of structured learning is content-rich and interaction-poor.

‘Reject the myth that we learn from experience and accept the reality that we learn by reflecting on experience.’ My experiences in this experiment underscored for me how important it is to reflect “out loud” – if not by engaging online, by taking some of what you’re thinking about and talking about it with others.

questions are good

“open ended”