Do you spend much time in SL? I have 2 avatars but haven't been in ages.

Also, keep in mind that we're not trying to deeply learn UbD. It's just one of many design strategies. I am featuring it, simply to help us see the big picture. Too often, instructors transition from classroom to online learning, and attempt to mimic the classroom experience. In most cases, it just won't work. Using a backwards design process, you avoid the risk of loading a class with activities and content you want to cover, without giving students the opportunity to uncover the learning, and build meaning together.

I thought I'd start posting some job listings related to e-learning, so you can get an idea of the diversity of opportunities. Feel free to share anything you find!

"When students understand, they become able to apply the concepts learned beyond the original context of the classroom. The student's capability and capacity to see underlying patterns is enabled, which allows the student to recognize the same patterns in other arenas."

The link is a little funny so it doesn't work. Try this one :) http://maynardnewphase.blogspot.com/

This is a Google Reader bundle of the portfolios I've seen so far. (Bruce, are you going to use your blog site? I need to grab an RSS feed to add you.)

It's for kids, but still good!

Here's another useful open resource from Alan Levine, AKA @cogdog

Here are a bunch of resources about PLE from a conference that happened last year.

Interesting perspective on attention. This addresses some of the issues we've discussed this week. I'd be interested to know if you're able to watch the entire video without doing anything else. I'm 6 minutes into it, and I'm composing an email for work, writing this, and texting a friend in the UK.

Check out some of the videos here about how your social networking affects your job prospects.

I've got a document from one of the hiring software companies about how to optimize your resume for those systems. I'll see if I can dig it up to share.

I'll attach the file to the email I send today.

ePortfolio tool that works with Google (For Personal, K-12 and Higher Ed.)

"It's often said that services like Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter - you name it - are not the product, you are. Each and every bit of information you share and action you take is used to create a profile of user behavior, which is used then to either advertise directly to you or to people on a whole. But how can we ride the fine line? How can we have great, world-changing services at a price (read: free) everyone can afford without completely selling out the end user?"

I think it's going to have to be redefined. But I also think we're in the process of defining new commodities. We need to decide what we value.

I just wanted to add something light to the mix here. This is one of my favorite youtube videos :)

So do you think we can learn new skills from video only?

What's funny is that I discovered that link originally when it was posted by Alan Levine (@cogdog) on Twitter. It's just one of those little personal things shared, that made things seem more friendly. But it's also something useful that other people have passed on.

This is the portfolio of an instructor I follow online. He's asking people for feedback and constructive criticism. I asked if I could paste the link here for you all. Feel free to leave him feedback and ideas at http://michaelkaechele.wordpress.com/contact/

"This video was produced as a contribution to the EDUCAUSE book, The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing, edited by Richard Katz and available as an e-Book at http://www.educause.edu/thetowerandth... or commercially at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967... Produced in 2007 as a conversation starter in small groups. Released in 2011 as a conversation starter online."

Ann, that's a great observation. If you apply that to developing your online presence, what does it say about how we value popularity? How do we feel when our own material online doesn't sort to the top? What do employers think when they can't find our work? Are we okay with that?

I cut and pasted that from the description under the video on Youtube. Have you tried clicking them on the video page to see if they work? I know some educause stuff requires membership.

My reflections on Module 2, and some questions about the future.

Thanks for all your feedback. I'm glad you feel comfortable sharing so honestly. I'm very fortunate!

What we really need is for something to go terribly wrong so we can solve it together. Maybe this week I'll share what's been going on in my day job, so you can learn what not to do!

Important message for anyone who creates and delivers presentations.

I'm not sure you mean by not allowing you to view it. Do you get an error? Do you see it but nothing happens when you try to click through the slides?

I won't laugh at you. It's an important lesson! I shouldn't have assumed anyone would know what the heck it was.