Edu_RSS
There is no such thing as knowledge worker
Gerry McGovern on knowledge workers: There is no such thing as a knowledge worker in the sense that we have agricultural or factory workers. All knowledge work is first and foremost a management task. Of course, strictly speaking, management is a type of work. However, in knowledge work, everyone is a manager to one degree or another. Knowledge management is less about managing people and more about giving them the right goals, the right motivation, and the right tools, a From
elearningpost on June 26, 2005 at 10:47 p.m..
The Only Sustainable Edge
Nice
interview with John Seely Brown and John Hagel about their new book, The Only Sustainable Edge: Why Business Strategy Depends on Productive Friction and Dynamic Specialization. I like the way Hagel differentiates between process and practice related work. He talks about surfacing and managing exceptions -- those practices that require the use of experience and expertise and not just process defined rules. This adds a new dimension and requirement to knowledge management act From
elearningpost on June 26, 2005 at 10:47 p.m..
Some insight into how we develop preferences
This is a wonderful
explanation for why we prefer some items over others. This can have some learning design implications. The finding: We prefer items that we 'remember', rather than that we 'know'. So, what's the difference between 'remembering' and 'knowing'? "When we 'know' something, we’re completely aware of its existence, but we don’t recall the specific instance when we learned of it. When we 'remember,' we From
elearningpost on June 26, 2005 at 10:47 p.m..
Another view of the MS RSS announcement.
Another view of the MS RSS announcement.
Attention? Let’s have it!. Steve Gillmor laments the negative reception being given attention.xml by the big players/loud voices: If the tree falls and no one’s listening. I’m not sure the place to look is the monoliths. They’re currently focussed on catching up with and monetizing 5-year-old innovations. I’ve various doubts about the kind of implementation that’s ... [
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Bill Brandon: eLearning on June 26, 2005 at 7:49 p.m..
MIT Weblog Survey
MIT Weblog Survey. Enter your email address
here and the researchers will send you a key that allows you, a weblog author, to participate in the survey. From
Bill Brandon: eLearning on June 26, 2005 at 6:46 p.m..
Link Uploads Coming.
Link Uploads Coming. I am about to add a bunch of links relating to the Microsoft RSS announcement yesterday. I don't have anything to add to these right now in the way of comments. This weblog is in the process of being converted to a linkblog, so I may place my observations and commentary on my TypePad weblogs in a day or two. In the meantime, I'm stashing this information here. Maybe this is a New Big Thing, and maybe it isn't, but this is the baseline datum. From
Bill Brandon: eLearning on June 26, 2005 at 6:46 p.m..
Asnyncrhronous Learning Network (ALN) WebCenter
"Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this research program aims to increase the quality, quantity, and dissemination of results of research on the effectiveness of Asynchronous Learning Network (ALN)" This is a worthwhile site for all professionals with an interest in online learning. Access to most of the site's resources requires registration. ____JH From
EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on June 26, 2005 at 2:46 p.m..
Web Designer's FREElance Toolbox for Windows
This article by Brian Reindel from the Digital Web Magazine gives an informative review of many useful tools that are available as freeware. "The following is a list of unfettered freeware that I have personally reviewed. Time-tested and designer/developer approved, these programs contain no adware and are built on a solid foundation, including a supportive community of users." I use some of the tools, such as Skype and Audacity, but others such as AVG Anti-Virus Software, 7Zip, Leech FTP, and CDBurner XP Pro3, were new to me. Links to all the software From
EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on June 26, 2005 at 2:46 p.m..
MoveOn and other enemies of democracy
I just made the mistake of turning on the TV and seeing the George Stephanopoulos show just at the moment where George Will, minimizing Karl Rove's dangerous disconnect from reality, lumped MoveOn.org and Michael Moore as "extremists." Say wha'???? Michael Moore is an irresponsible provocateur and humorist who sometimes raises topics — and says truths — the mass media is too craven to discuss, so I can see why Will might confuse him with an extremist. But MoveOn.org, which came into existence with the radical extremist notion of censuring Clinton and then moving on? Is th From
Joho the Blog on June 26, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..
Be Your Own Guru
Here's an excerpt from my new Arthur column. I'll replace this post with the entire thing in a couple of weeks, for those of you who can't get an issue. (Info on where to pick up free issues available at http://www.arthurmag.com )Be Your Own GuruMy good friend Jody Radzik - the guy who first introduced me to raves, actually - started up a blog this year. Jody is about the most loving and optimistic person I've ever known. That's why I was surprised that instead of touting a new spiritual or cultural phenomenon, Radzik had decided to bash From
rushkoff.blog on June 26, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
A Broadband Beat-Down - DAN MITCHELL, New York Times
It looked for a while as if the United States was firmly entrenched as the world's leader in Internet innovation. President Bill Clinton and Al Gore, his vice president, did much to encourage development of the country's technology infrastructure, writes From
Techno-News Blog on June 26, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..