Learn to Adapt

These are my links for February 14th:

• Designing a Web-Based Learning Ecology — Informal Learning Blog – Jay Cross’s thoughts on building an ecology to support informal (and formal) learning. A rich and broad collection of ideas and new learning tools. It touches on much of how Web 2.0 ideals will drive the evolution of Learning 2.0.
• Web 2.0 and the Evolution of Instructional Design – Jay Cross’s wonderful article melding the ideals of Web 2.0 with instructional design and learning. He covers much of Web 2.0 quite well, but only touches briefly on perhaps the most powerful concept: social learning and crowdsourcing ID
• When do you stop designing? — Internet Time Blog – Jay Cross weighs in on ISD/ADDIE and how it needs to be flexible based on the content and context. His discussion is circular and what starts are castigation of ADDIE returns to a very ADDIE-like model.

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These are my links for February 13th through February 14th:

• The Learning Circuits Blog: Instructional Design – If – When – How Much – A great discussion starter from Tony Kareer that explores the spectrum of instructional design (ID) strategies that can be used. I strongly agree that ID must be much more flexible than the ADDIE model would have us believe.
• Harold Jarche : Strategies for online collaboration » The future of learning is DIY – A brief reflection on the growth of "do it yourself" learning that has evolved as the Web has grown. Great opener: "If someone asks me what’s the best learning management system, my initial response is – Google."
• Evolution and Scientific Literature: Towards a Decentralized Adaptive Web – "As our systems grow more sophisticated, we will see applications that support not just links between authors and papers but relationships between users and information repositories, and users and communities."
• Learning from E-Databases in an E-Data World (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT – A broad article that reviews the poor state of data gathering and discoverability on the Web. It frames a core concern with using the Web as a learning platform: that the data available is often uncaptured or not easily discoverable.
• Enterprise 2.0 » Blog Archive » The Enterprise 2.0 Oscars – A wonderful page of Enterprise 2.0 references as Niall Cook nominates the most influential people on the topic of "How social software will change the future of work."

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These are my links for February 12th through February 13th:

• Mashups: Innovation or IT Nightmare? – A panel of experts discuss the value of innovation versus governance in enterprise mashups. As easy, innovative Web 2.0 tools become available to the masses, companies are trying to adapt how they govern their use at work.
• Don’t Overlook Amazon’s Web Services Business – Seeking Alpha – Another article extolling the business value of Amazon's web services. But, I would need to see clearer numbers on both the cost and return of AWS before I would label AWS "the future of Amazon".

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These are my links for February 11th:

• Learning 2.1 – This is an updated version of the fun site put together for Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to teach staff about the world of Web 2.0. It is a great resource for people who want a hands-on guided tour of Web 2.0.
• Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT – Broad and thoughtful article from John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler that pulls together many of the main themes in how the Web is changing the way we learn. Also has a good discussion on learning how to learn.
• Business Models on the Web | Professor Michael Rappa – This is a great summary of Web business models. Focuses on "front door" models and does not discuss API-based revenue, but some of the model classifications could be further interpreted that way.

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These are my links for February 8th through February 10th:

• Generation MySpace Is Getting Fed Up – Another sign that "social fatigue" is accumulating on the Web. The article includes interesting stats on the drop in social network usage. Big implications for the biggest monetization model, advertising. Now people are "partied out" will they still le
• Social Networking with the Elite – Interesting article that alludes to the probable emergence of elite cliques on the Web. As people become increasingly social-Web savvy, they will naturally seek out exclusive time with peers – just as we always have. From clicks to cliques.
• eBook: Web 2.0 and Workplace Productivity – Enterprise 2.0 has become mainstream enough that IBM and CMP have jumped on the jargon bandwagon. Both the eBook and the video offer a good overview of emerging E2.0. The eBook is also chock full of interesting stats.

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