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February 2009

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Feb 28 09   The impact that learning environments will have on the way we work, Internet freedom, and the future of libraries are just some of the hot topics inside this week Media Literacy Digest. Photo credit: ... read more | cat.: | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- February 28

Personal Learning Networks: Why Peers Are Better Than Classmates   "Change is racing along so fast that the old learn-in-advance methods are no longer sufficient. While network infrastructure is evolving exponentially, we humans have been poking along. ... We've got to reinvent ourselves and get back on the fast track." Photo credit: TebNad Informal learning evangelist Jay Cross... read more | cat.: | Link Jay Cross - Chief Learning Officer -- February 27

Online Publishing Business Models: Where Publishers Should Look For New Revenues   Traditional media publishers have no clue as to how they are going to make revenues from online distribution and many of them, are quickly drying up their last reserves. As a matter of fact, as content media expert John Blossom reports in this article, many potential... read more | cat.: | Link John Blossom - Shore -- February 25

Free Picture Editing Software: Best Downloadable Image Editors - Mini-Guide   Do you need to edit images on your computer? In this mini-guide I have hand-picked the best free picture editing software available out there. As you probably know, there are already many web-based image editors that let you edit your pics directly from your browser window. But... read more | cat.: | Link | Comment Robin Good -- February 23

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Feb 21 09   A networked-view of the world, the importance of good visuals and the need for rethinking how organizations can adapt to the disruptive changes brought by Web 2.0 technologies, are just some of the interesting topics that George Siemens explores in this issue of Media Literacy Digest. Photo... read more | cat.: | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- February 21

Entrepreneurial Thinking: The Story Of Anita Roddick From The Body Shop   Entrepreneurial thinking: what is it all about? The late Anita Roddick, a great example of female entrepreneurship, was the founder and chief executive of British cosmetics company, The Body Shop, producing and retailing beauty products that shaped what became to be known as ethical consumerism. Photo... read more | cat.: | Link Anita Roddick - MasteryTV -- February 20

Online Key Performance Indicators: Select And Identify Your Strategic KPI To Measure Your Website Progress   Online Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are web metrics used to help an any Internet publisher define and measure progress toward achieving its communication and business goals. Identifying and selecting your key online performance indicators is a great strategy to measure the performance of your online business... read more | cat.: | Link Brian O' Sullivan - Google Conversion Blog -- February 18

Viral Marketing Principles: Six Key Rules To Get Everyone To Talk About Your Idea   How can you create something so interesting that people will want to share it? Viral marketing strategy may help you find the answer to this one. Photo credit: Dmitry Bairachnyi Viral marketing is a marketing approach allowing a message to seemingly self-propel itself rapidly to an ever growing... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- February 16

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Feb 14 09   Location-based learning, flexibility in education, and changing paradigms in society are just some of the pointers which George Siemens explores in this weekly issue of Media Literacy Digest. Photo credit: D'Arcy Norman Among the hot topics and issues covered in this week digest, the relationship between geographic location... read more | cat.: | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- February 14

Future Of Learning: Passionate Peers, Death Of The Classroom, Technologies As Tools - Emerging Trends   "Peers are an important driver of learning: the focus of learning and engagement is not defined by institutional accountabilities but rather emerges from kids' interests and everyday social communication." Photo credit: yellow2j "When... peer negotiations occur in a context of public scrutiny, youth are motivated to develop their... read more | cat.: | Link Konrad Glogowski - blog of proximal development -- February 13

Explaining Things To Non-Technical Users Is A New Business - Video Interview With Joshua Gunn   Making sense of complex products, services, and ideas by using visuals and easy to understand story-lines is going to be a blooming business for many years to come. Photo credit: tombaky Explaining difficult ideas, or complex new technologies to non-technical people is going to be a professional... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- February 11

Best Anonymous Temporary Email: The Top Disposable E-Mail Services And Tools - Mini-Guide   Are you tired of giving away your personal e-mail address to those sites you know you'll visit only once? In this mini-guide you can find a way to create anonymous, temporary e-mail inboxes that expire right after you used them, helping you avoid letting your private... read more | cat.: | Link Daniele Bazzano -- February 9

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Feb 7 09   Geo-brodcasting, university leadership, and the shift from routine-oriented to more creative jobs are just some of the fascinating topics covered by George Siemens in this weekly issue of Media Literacy Digest. Photo credit: D'Arcy Norman In this issue: George Siemens deals with a brand new feature of Google Maps,... read more | cat.: | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- February 7

How To Produce Your First Web TV Show: Basic Tips - The Nanoda.com Case   If you're an online web publisher looking for some basic tips on how-to to produce your first Web-TV show, here is real world situation from which to grab some good advice. Photo credit: mipan Producing a web tv show may appear to be pretty simple. You just... read more | cat.: | Link Daniele Bazzano -- February 5

Online Learning: Trends, Models And Dynamics In Our Education Future - Part 2   How are you going to certify your knowledge in the near future? While it is unlikely that general educational degrees will maintain their value and business currency, it is increasingly probable that your "value" will be in good part vouched for by the "portfolio" of your... read more | cat.: | Link Stephen Downes - Half an Hour -- February 4

Online Learning: Trends, Models And Dynamics In Our Education Future - Part 1   "In the future students will not be constrained by the limits of the classroom model. They will set their own curriculum and proceed at their own pace. Learning can thus be based on a student’s individual needs, rather than as predefined in a formal class, and... read more | cat.: | Link Stephen Downes - Half an Hour -- February 3

Video Production Tips And Tools For Professional Video Bloggers   Which camcorder is best when it comes to making videos for the web? What can you expect from the latest generation of digital camcorders that record on microscopic hard disks or on high-capacity SD memory cards? How good is the quality after you upload their videos... read more | cat.: | Link Daniele Bazzano -- February 2

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