I’m presenting on Twitter and its uses for education and learning later today, as I noted in my last post. That may make Twitter, like blogs, best suited for personal learning environments (PLE) in academia, so that learners can use it for several courses and connect to their non-academic networks as well. So is the Internet. MORE >>

Since my work is focused on the intersection of learning, work and technology and especially how learning and working are becoming integrated in networked organisations, these are not just edtech blogs. Focused on Learning. Eide Neurolearning is a good source for me to get up to speed on the science of learning and cognition. MORE >>

It's easy to list a set of tools. Jane Hart has done a great job collecting individual answers to what learning tools and technologies that people use. But probably most important are the mental models or frameworks that people use to understand what they need and turn it into methods and tools. little on methods. MORE >>

FSL – Formal Structured Learning - how educators (teachers, trainers, learning designers) as well as students can use social media within education and training – for courses, classes, workshops etc. Externally directed learning (FSL) is only one of five possibilities. Tags: InternetTime Learning MORE >>

My Twitter bio reads, “ Work is learning, learning work – that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know [apologies to Keats ]. Some call it the knowledge economy or perhaps even the learning age. Social media are the tools that can help us develop emergent practices. MORE >>