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Hello Brainy Smurf (love that name!). That is a troubling stat and likely often true - 14% of time at work is spent on unwanted communication and 36% is spent finding information, contacting people and scheduling meetings. Maybe network analysis and more efficient connectivity can help with some of this? Here's hoping!!!

Hi, Joanne. I am still baffled by the number of people I meet who are drowning in information (emails being the biggest culprit). Networking FEELS like more flooding in the beginning but one learns to build oneself better filters and then its all good. Am in the midst of writing a blog post about that...stay tuned! http://brainysmurf1234.wordpress.com Cheers :)

Your blog post about networked learning was amazing. Lots of tips and things to think about. Thank you. I so enjoyed your insight about networked learning: "It's the payoff for being open to learning and working as if I am sampling from a huge buffet prepared by dozens of chefs, not eating from a fixed menu."

Steve Wheeler debating Knowles' adult learning principles

prezi about learning styles

Edupunk is an approach to teaching and learning practices that result from a do it yourself attitude and the avoidance of mainstream educational tools. and processes.

Hi Joanne, Check out the Edupunks' Guide at http://www.edupunksguide.org/ A comprehensive guide to learning online and charting a personalized path to an affordable credential using the latest innovative tools and organizations.

The more freedom and self directed learning the better I say, but what about bona fide credentials for the stiff upper lips of the world? This is a great site with step by step and tutorials. It all starts with research and wanting and learning to learn...

Here are two quotes for you: Economically disadvantaged students, who often use the computer for remediation and basic skills, learn to do what the computer tells them, while more affluent students, who use it to learn programming and tool applications, learn to tell the computer what to do. Neuman, D.

Is that why more and more companies are sponsoring schools and the movement of charter schools in the US is so popular? When the Gov't and big business start controlling the message and influencing policy and laws when it comes to sharing and distribution, thats not even a slippery slope thats an avalanche.

In this article, InfEd explores: What is learning? Is it a change in behaviour or understanding? Is it a process?

Using a connectivist approach to create an open learning school.  Connect - Create - Learn   Very good stuff.

Guide to make e-learning more accessible

For those that are creating online learning...great guidelines for teaching Disabled Students

Naked Lecturer? I had a look, of course. There were no pictures. Bummer. A while ago, I checked out "The Naked Scientists" podcast and found they all wore white lab coats, just like the rest of them. Life is full of disappointments. I see that "The Naked Lecturer" worked in both the "Further" and "Higher" Education sectors. I'm trying to imagine how to picture that . . . An x-y chart? Perhaps a hot air balloon and a jet plane? Would You Rather: Ride in a hot air balloon or travel in a jet plane? In any case, the resources are very useful, and they are presented in a usable way. Especially the little post-it Notes. Oh, I get it. Use them to cover up the interesting bits. Very cleaver. That's not higher or further, that's just better.

Chat held Feb. 9, 2012

Thanks for this. It looks similar to ConnectedPD (http://connectedpd.posterous.com/). I tried this once and blogged about my experience here: http://goo.gl/6QKRw

Mark, you are proving the serendipitous value of networks today. Thanks for the ConnectedPD link! A close friend is looking for some new ways of looking at math curriculum. :)

Connectivism is a theoretical framework for understanding learning. In connectivism, the starting point for learning occurs when knowledge is actuated through the process of a learner connecting to and feeding information into a learning community. Can connectivism be viewed as a new learning theory?