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Building a Social Learning Environment: Part 1 Building a social learning environment - for free or at low cost Part 1: Using free, public social media tools Inside Learning Technologies Magazine, October 2009 In this series of 3 articles I will be looking at three ways to build a social learning environment for free or at low cost. What is a social learning environment (SLE) and how is it different from a learning management system (LMS)? Most traditional LMS provide the functionality to upload course content, deliver it to learners and track and monitor usage. They generally have very little, if any social functionality, and where it is present, it only supports social learning within a formal, course context. What does a SLE look like? A SLE comprises a number of social elements, notably Social networking – this lies at the heart of a SLE, and provides the ability to establish and building online relationships with others Tagging content – this allows related content to be bound together Is a SLE the same as a social network?

100 Best DIY Sites On The Web 100 Best DIY Sites on the Web Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 6:06pm by Site Administrator DIY offers a great way to take on personal projects and make things your own. Although often DIY focuses primarily on home improvement, the DIY ethic expands out to arts, technology, and so much more. Check out these categories and more in our list of DIY sites that’s sure to get you inspired to get up and make something yourself. Home Improvement In these sites, you’ll find fun and useful projects to take on at home. Arts & Crafts Whether you want to learn how to make your own macro lens, or just find a knitting pattern, these sites will have what you’re looking for. Tech Find everything you want to know about hacking gadgets, electronics, and more from these sites. Makezine: Learn how to make your own fun electronic and tech toys with this site.Freedom to Tinker: Check out this site to learn how to modify and repair tech devices.Hack This Site! Lifehacking General

5 Cornerstones Of An Effective Web Strategy | Web Strategy Works Jeremiah Owyang maintains an ongoing blog post called “The Three Spheres of Web Strategy” (see below) which he is updating about every year. The original version of this post prompted our Web Strategy Basics video presentation with the hopes of building on these phases of Jeremiah’s outline into actionable blueprint for planning your own web strategy. Here is Jeremiah’s updated “Three Spheres of Web Strategy” And here is our Five Web Strategy Cornerstones – which we reference on any web strategy plan we create for clients at 48Web. Technology Technology forms the base of our web strategy plan. Community Community means everything. Content Strategy Some call it inbound marketing – we call it content strategy. Internet Marketing Take advantage of the ability to use technology to reach highly targeted demographics for pennies. Analytics We save the most important for last – make data driven decisions. What do YOU think?