If you can type, you can make movies. Text-to-Movie.

Because of the rapidly growing popularity of social networking sites and in an attempt to reach out to those participating, many libraries have created their own Twitter accounts. Although the original intent was to network with patrons and others within their community, many libraries are finding that Twitter has many other uses beyond the simple "what are you doing?" tweet.

My work usually has me working with passionate, caring teachers who truly want what's best for kids. They dislike bureaucracy and red tape (doesn't everybody?) and will try anything if they think it will help students learn.

Instead, what I see happening is being done on smaller scales. It's individual concept workers reaching out to other people (known or not known), through networks or social media, to get help with their particular needs.

Each student was required to find 5 articles, read them, and summarize them; uploading their summaries (or the author's own abstract) into a ZohoCreator form. ZohoCreator is a free service that allows you to create database input forms.

One of the most common scenarios for rapid elearning developers is to take an existing PowerPoint presentation and convert it to an "elearning course." Sometimes you get the luxury of meeting with the subject matter expert and then reworking the content to transform it from a presentation to an elearning course. However, there are many times when you have to take the content "as is" and then put it online. The subject matter expert's not too interested in reworking the content much.

My wiki project web page. Focuses a lot on the wiki tool in Sakai.

The STOLEN principle, breaks down some of the features of using wikis educationally in order to increase the chances of the wiki being successful, and meeting the desired learning outcomes set by the tutor. It is by no means essential to meet all of these criteria, but meeting more rather than less, may increase the chances of the wiki working. These rules will probably need to be modified as the technology improves and wiki become more culturally mainstream, but as a starter these rules give a tutor some guidance.

For years, workplace experts have touted the value of multitasking. But today, it's common to hear people complain about the inability to stay on track long enough to read a simple news story. The Internet is a snacking medium; people only consume bits and pieces. Prensky believes employers need to change their workplace culture in order to take advantage of the skills today's techno-savvy employees bring to the table.

Consistent with Cathryn Gorlinsky's poster on Leadership in World of Warcraft at the WFI09.

A group of scientists at Cambridge University has conducted a study that shows that associations in videogames transfer directly to the real world.

aMap is short for 'argument map'. The idea's very simple - to promote the art of arguing by mapping out complex debates in a simple visual format.

Industry evolution is the study of how industries begin, grow, mature and adapt to changing business environments.

This blog post is somewhat a summary of my understanding of what Sakai 3 is all about, from a user point of view. I hope it can become a starting point for current community members who might still see Sakai 3 as a blurry long term vision, and maybe even draw more people's attention to Sakai as a valid alternative to commercial learning management systems like Blackboard.

A video about the value of English Studies in a digital age.

When asked the question: "Do you trust the cloud?," the majority of responses either came back as a flat-out "no" or as a longer explanation as to why their response was a "maybe" or a "sometimes." Some said the cloud was trustworthy enough for non-critical data, but not for secure and private communications, such as those used in the enterprise.

Here is a stripped-down version of the workshop notes that I give to faculty at my institution. You are invited to adapt them to your own purposes, and to use the same links to courses on WyoSakai, or to follow the paradigm to set up your own.

Information technologies are having a significant impact on how people work, play, gain information, and collaborate. Increasingly, those who use technology in ways that expand their global connections are more likely to advance, while those who do not will find themselves on the sidelines. With the growing availability of tools to connect learners and scholars all over the world - online collaborative workspaces, social networking tools, mobiles, voice-over-IP, and more - teaching and scholarship are transcending traditional borders more and more all the time. (Emphasis mine.)

Mapping potential processes of informal learning through social media

Finally, an easy way to tell your story. Just drag and drop your favorite stuff into Freepath's playlist - no need to convert files, upload videos or embed links. Just like that, your digital life became bigger and better! Best of all, it's FREE.