Howard Rheingold: Way-new collaboration | Collective Intelligence and Knowledge Jan05_01 Editor’s Note: This is a milestone article that deserves careful study. Connectivism should not be con fused with constructivism. George Siemens advances a theory of learning that is consistent with the needs of the twenty first century. George Siemens Introduction Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism are the three broad learning theories most often utilized in the creation of instructional environments. Learners as little as forty years ago would complete the required schooling and enter a career that would often last a lifetime. “One of the most persuasive factors is the shrinking half-life of knowledge. Some significant trends in learning: Many learners will move into a variety of different, possibly unrelated fields over the course of their lifetime. Background Driscoll (2000) defines learning as “a persisting change in human performance or performance potential…[which] must come about as a result of the learner’s experience and interaction with the world” (p.11). Connectivism
Yes, Your Social Media Strategy Needs Design - Conversation Starter - HarvardBusiness.org by David Armano | 10:42 AM July 21, 2009 In nearly every conference room across the business landscape it’s inevitable that at some point the phrase “social media” enters the discussion. Marketers, PR and salespeople are among the first to engage in the discussions, trying to figure how networks can be leveraged to sell more stuff. But I’d like to propose another way to approach the topic. “Design is the planning that lays the basis for the making of every object or system. Notice any key words in this small excerpt? As someone who started a career as a designer (graphic design and user experience design) and is currently exploring business opportunities in social media — which I think of as social business design — I can’t help but see the challenges and opportunities in this definition as it applies to social media. Let’s start with the challenges — the term “social media” itself is indicative of the state of affairs. This is not how any design process begins.
How to: Build a social media dashboard Keeping track of all the goings on in even your own social media world can be pretty daunting. Come on with just Facebook and Twitter most of us would be buried under information, now you add Digg, Reddit, Foursquare, blogs, news sources… Okay I need to stop, just thinking about all the sources I have to keep straight gives me a headache. So before I have to lie down in a dark room, I want to let you in on a little secret. I don’t track everything. Nope. I’m going to show you four different ways to make a dashboard for yourself (and all are free), but before I do, let me give you the real secret to how all these tools work: Segment your information That’s what all these tools do, they let you put information into easily skimmable groups so you can glance and see if anything is new. Let’s start with Twitter. First thing is that you should know is that I follow over 6000 accounts on Twitter. 1. Twitter lists can be public or private. 1. 2. 3. Yep it’s that simple. Couple of notes on lists. 2.
Wireframes Magazine U Rheingold U. is a totally online learning community, offering courses that usually run for five weeks, with five live sessions and ongoing asynchronous discussions through forums, blogs, wikis, mindmaps, and social bookmarks. In my thirty years of experience online and my eight years teaching students face to face and online at University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, I've learned that magic can happen when a skilled facilitator works collaboratively with a group of motivated students. Live sessions include streaming audio and video from me and from students, shared text chat and whiteboard, and my ability to push slides and lead tours of websites. Future classes will cover advanced use of personal knowledge tools, social media for educators, participatory media/collective action, social media issues, introduction to cooperation studies, network and social network literacy, social media literacies, attention skills in an always-on world.
Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog Recent Posts From All Categories A Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Beth Ritter Ruback Apr 14Posted by Kristina Leroux, Community Engagement Manager Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Read More The 2014 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study – Good News and Bad News #2014bench Apr 11Posted by Kristina Leroux, Community Engagement Manager M+R and NTEN released The 2014 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study earlier this week. Nonprofit Annual Report in an Infographic [Real-World Example] Apr 10Posted by Kivi Leroux Miller Annual reports don’t have to be long, boring documents with pages and pages of financial statements that no one wants to read (even if they did understand all the accounting jargon!). Load More Posts The Accidental Rebranding of Komen for the Cure Feb 1, 2012 10 Donations. 3 Thank-Yous. 7 Failures to Communicate. What Do You Do in a Typical Day? 3 Ways to Subscribe 1.
Music Celebrities Pop Culture and Movies - Social Media Community - Buzznet Christopher Tillman Neal Christopher Tillman Neal Seattle, WA | 510.926.5417 | chris-neal@alumni.ls.berkeley.edu I am driven by the sociology of computer-mediated communication with a solid understanding that focusing on the user optimizes user experience. Personal Traits : Self-starter with an ability to work cross-functionally with a proven track record of driving results. Learn more : at Berkeley profile Peeragogy.org Howard Rheingold aredits Net Smart acknowledgments Peeragogy Handbook mention Google + go! Partial list of skills and talents below : - Technology enthusiast specializing in qualitative field research, ethnography, qualitative interviewing and content analysis. -Social network analysis, mathematical analysis (NodeXL SNA Software), exponential group-forming law, graphical maps, SEO. -Mockingbird, Balsamiq, Omnigraffle, HTML. Career Portfolio: interviewing etc.
Twitter Literacy (I refuse to make up a Twittery name for it) | City Brights: Howard Rheingold Post-Oprah and apres-Ashton, Twittermania is definitely sliding down the backlash slope of the hype cycle. It’s not just the predictable wave of naysaying after the predictable waves of sliced-breadism and bandwagon-chasing. We’re beginning to see some data. Nielsen, the same people who do TV ratings, recently noted that more than 60% of new Twitter users fail to return the following month. When I started requiring digital journalism students to learn how to use Twitter, I didn’t have the list of journalistic uses for Twitter that I have compiled by now. One of my students asked me online why I use Twitter. Openness – anyone can join, and anyone can follow anyone else (unless they restrict access to friends who request access). Immediacy – it is a rolling present. Variety – political or technical argument, gossip, scientific info, news flashes, poetry, social arrangements, classrooms, repartee, scholarly references, bantering with friends. You have to tune who you follow.
The Social Workplace — Where collaboration and community mean productivity. Mindful Infotention: Dashboards, Radars, Filters | City Brights: Howard Rheingold Infotention is a word I came up with to describe the psycho-social-techno skill/tools we all need to find our way online today, a mind-machine combination of brain-powered attention skills with computer-powered information filters. The inside and outside of infotention work best together: Honing the mental ability to deploy the form of attention appropriate for each moment is an essential internal skill for people who want to find, direct, and manage streams of relevant information by using online media knowledgeably.Knowing how to put together intelligence dashboards, news radars, and information filters from online tools like persistent search and RSS is the external technical component of information literacy. Knowing what to pay attention to is a cognitive skill that steers and focuses the technical knowledge of how to find information worth your attention. The overall system I’m seeking to understand is one of mindful infotention. Infotention Filters
Christopher Neal's VisualCV - Christopher Tillman Neal Microsoft, Metro PCS, Windows Phone 8 program at Seattle, WA - contracted through M2W Events for Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, 2013 - Windows Phone 8 Technology Team Lead focused on training and developing staff on Metro PCS services in concert with the Windows 8 OS. Guide staff through user interface to demonstrate how to customize Windows 8 OS for the consumer to impact user experience. Walk consumers through hardware, software, camera and battery and highlight personal information management features: OneNote, social networks, Wallet, and family. Microsoft, Windows 8 Surface Tablet RT Program at Seattle, WA - contracted through DNA Marketing & Events for Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, 2013 - Windows 8 Surface Tablet Technology Ambassador aimed at engaging and exciting consumers creatively with Major League Soccer application exclusive on Windows 8. Allstate Tailgate Tour - Seattle, WA 2012 Milk Pep - Rock & Roll Marathon - Portland, OR & Seattle, WA 2012