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Review Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli have created an essential book for educators, students, and anyone concerned about the future of education. Personal Learning Networks provides the perspectives and the processes we need to use personal learning networks to become educated, empowered and ready for the global economy. --Jason Ohler, Professor Emeritus, Educational Technology, University of Alaska, Juneau This book presents an innovative, comprehensive strategy for reinventing education to meet the needs of 21st century students and society. Much more than familiar rhetoric on what is wrong with education, the authors provide a compelling vision for education as it could and should be and a road map to help get us there. Mancabelli & Will Richardson have provided us with a step-by-step guide to create globally-connected classrooms, implement powerful project-based curriculum, and introduce our students to tools and technologies with transformative potential. --Angela Maiers, President of Maiers Educational Services, Clive, Iowa This book is chock-full of useful information and highlights numerous practitioners who are walking the walk. A fantastic resource for administrators, teachers, policymakers, and others who are trying to lead their organizations into the digital, global world in which we now live. --Scott McLeod, Director at UCEA Center for Advanced Study of Technical Leadership in Education, Ames, Iowa

...why the many can be smarter than the few.

Presentation from Stephen Downes (slides and audio) - the abstract A conversation about challenges (and future?) of networked learning. A broad understanding of the meaning and potential of networked learning can help educational institutions to rethink their role beyond the provision of LMS and centralized information systems. What skills are needed? What happens if we don't develop them? What kind of technology supports the development of said skills? What's the relation between this and issues of information property and citizenship in a digital context (POSSE models, Indie web movement)?

The future of networked learning

ex-USQ student and an example of someone full engaged in networked learning and helping others engage with it.

A nice blog about another Social Networked Learning course being run at Boise State University.  This course explores collaborative and emergent pedagogies, tools, and theory related to the use of social networks in learning environments. Participants gain hands-on experience with a variety social networking tools, create their own personal learning networks, and have an opportunity to develop a MOOC-inspired course for their learners.

Vark preferred learning styles and online education. This is available in full text through USQ however I could not link to it there.

Our hyper-connected lives have been rewired for the digital age. These talks explore how the Internet and social media are shaping our relationships, personal lives and sense of self. COGNITIVE SURPLUS- interesting concept- (Clay Shirky). Shirky explains in his talk his concept of cognitive suplus which he explains as the ability of the population to volunteer, contribute and collaborate on large, sometimes global projects.

I originally missed this activity in Week one David, oops. However it was awesome to see that a simple email has fed directly to Flickr. a very engaging tool for teaching, Just need to see how it can be used in my area.

Found this useful site on alternatives to Google Reader.  Hope is of use.

A range of conference papers from the Ninth International Conference on Networked Learning 2014.

Thanks Paul, great range of papers relating to networked learning in higher education context.

Involved a range of innovative examples/contributions to NGL including DS106, A Domain of One Own's and more.

Chris is a "retired" Professor of Education. Has been writing and thinking about the impact of ICT on formal education and learning (which he refers to as "the L word") for a long time. The Public Click Pedagogy reading from week 1 originates largely with Chris.

Chris is a "retired" Professor of Education. Has been writing and thinking about the impact of ICT on formal education and learning (which he refers to as "the L word") for a long time. The Public Click Pedagogy reading from week 1 originates largely with Chris.

The first of a collection of "people" (see the people tag associated with this link) that I (and we) are going to curate using Diigo. The idea is that these people are potentially interesting to follow in terms of NGL. More details of this will be outlined in the week 2 page on the course blog (coming RSN). Clay Shirky is an academic and writer around the Internet and society. One of his talks is mentioned in the week 2 materials.

One of the most prolific, insightful and interesting thinkers/writers around online/networked learning, connectivism, cMOOCs etc. The OLDaily newsletter is a tremendous resource.

A researcher at Microsoft looking at a range of stuff including social media.

Sociology Professor and co-author of the book "Networked: The New Social Operating Systems"

Professor of Education at Monash University - known for promoting a more critical perspective about technology and education

Coiner of the MOOC term. Lots of work/thinking/writing around open learning/education and rhizomes.

Not directly focused on NGL, but Audrey is a writer on education and especially the application of technology. Strong, informed and wonderfully articulated perspectives.