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'…I think most educators do have the desire to be excellent instructors that's why we got into this field in the first place some of us aren't here because we're hoping to get rich we have a genuine passionate commitment to students. It's the roles of managers to create an environment where that natural desire that teachers have to deliver excellent level of instruction can be nurtured. That requires removing barriers it does require building skills and extending an instructor competence so they can do the things that they want to do. That's why I refer to an ecology being created by management so that instructors can do what they want to do I am quite convinced if management plays a role of removing rather that becoming barriers then the people hired by the organisation in the first place will be well capable in achieving the objectives that are required…''…I think most educators do have the desire to be excellent instructors that's why we got into this field in the first place some of us aren't here because we're hoping to get rich we have a genuine passionate commitment to students. It's the roles of managers to create an environment where that natural desire that teachers have to deliver excellent level of instruction can be nurtured. That requires removing barriers it does require building skills and extending an instructor competence so they can do the things that they want to do. That's why I refer to an ecology being created by management so that instructors can do what they want to do I am quite convinced if management plays a role of removing rather that becoming barriers then the people hired by the organisation in the first place will be well capable in achieving the objectives that are required…'

Conversation with Vicki Marchant around the concept of the person as a learning object and the systemisation of learning, top down management that enables rather than controls, a bottom up 'People Learning Management System' that aggregates people to come together around a particular subject, task, problem...when needed. I'm lucky enough to be going to the ILTA Edtech conference in Dublin! this week. Looking forward to Don Dron's discussion on Designing the undesignable around the systemisation of social software where he'll be presenting on:Conversation with Vicki Marchant around the concept of the person as a learning object and the systemisation of learning, top down management that enables rather than controls, a bottom up 'People Learning Management System' that aggregates people to come together around a particular subject, task, problem...when needed.

Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.

Wiki version (and PDF) from George Siemen's research into how emergent technologies impact the ways we transmit, [process and make sense of information for learning including models for managing change and adaptation. 'How is education to fulfill its societal role of clarifying confusion when tools of control over information creation and dissemination rest in the hands of learners, contributing to the growing complexity and confusion of information abundance?' Siemens

'How is education to fulfill its societal role of clarifying confusion when tools of control over information creation and dissemination rest in the hands of learners, contributing to the growing complexity and confusion of information abundance?' Siemens

Considerations for managers of learner information and e-portfolio service providers March 2010

August 11 2009 California State University

Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application. It allows you to upload images to share with your network/s and use in your courses. It also offers a wealth of images that have been licensed under Creative Commons that you may use with acknowledgement in your programs. See the FlickR CC tool to search for usable images.