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ASTD Chapter Leader Conference: Backchannel Collected Resources #ASTDALC

By on October 16, 2011 in Conference, Curated Backchannels, Mobile Learning, Social Learning, Social Media

I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning.  There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accommodate one or two each year.  The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person. I find collecting and reviewing backchannel [...]

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Learning 3.0 Conference Backchannel: Collected Resources #Learning3

By on October 4, 2011 in Conference, Curated Backchannels, Social Learning, Twitter

I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning.  There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accomodate one or two each year.  The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person. I find collecting collecting and reviewing backchannel [...]

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#140EDU Conference 2011 Backchannel – Collected Resources

By on August 3, 2011 in Conference, Curated Backchannels, Social Learning, Twitter

Last Update: 8/7The conference may be over but the backchannel continues!  I will add a ‘Date Added’ to each new resource that is added to make it easier for return visitors to see what has bee added since their last viewing. If you know of any additional resources not shown here, please let me know. [...]

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What Can BlockBuster Video Teach Us About Learning & Performance?

By on August 2, 2011 in Social Learning, Social Media

True story: When I was a teenager my first job was at Blockbuster Video.  It was a great job for a 15 year old.  I got to watch all the movies I wanted, and people thought I was cool because I could hold new releases for them.  It was the type of job that an immature 15 [...]

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Social Vs Formal Learning, From a Certain Point of View…

By on July 26, 2011 in Social Learning, Social Media

In the Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi, there is a classic scene in which Luke Skywalker asks Obi-Wan Kenobi why he told him that Darth Vader killed his father, when in fact Darth Vader was in fact, Luke’s father.  Obi-Wan does some verbal tap-dancing to get himself out of what was – in [...]

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