Learn to Adapt

Jun 23

Learn to Adapt Links for June 23rd

by Jeff Kelly

Five Ways to Mark Up the Web - Nick Gonzalez from a while back reviews five website annotations tools. These (and others) can be very valuable for new social research approaches to learning. Students can mark up articles "together" as they read them.
Modeling The Real Market Value Of Social Networks - Michael Arrington does some very interesting number crunching to try to assess the real business (dollar) value of the major social networks.
Multi-tasking, task-switching, and humans — or why I didn’t finish writing this post three hours ago - Dave Munger ponders a bit of research regarding the human tendency to task switch. As the millenials enter the workforce this behavior will greatly impact productivity and work behaviors. (personal note: multi-tasking kills! ;o)

Jun 16

by Jeff Kelly

Enterprise 2.0: Lively conversations driving change | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com - Dion's latest reflection on Enterprise 2.0
Average teenager’s iPod has 800 illegal music tracks - Times Online - What will happen to intellectual property when copyright no longer works? As all media goes digital, all media can span infinite copies. This is just the beginning of a major shift in our culture and how we attach value to art.

Jun 15

by Jeff Kelly

Field Guide to Firefox 3 » dria.org » Blog Archive - If you're not using Firefox, you should. Help set the world-record of downloads for FF 3 this Tuesday!
Changing Knowledge Worker Attitudes | Work Literacy - Michele Martin on how we must change the culture where "…many knowledge workers regard training and professional development as the responsibility of the organization, not their own…"
Wirearchy - Jon Husband's site on wirearchy: "a dynamic two-way flow of power and authority based on information, knowledge, trust and credibility, enabled by interconnected people and technology"
Boosting Productivity, Innovation, and Growth through a National Innovation Foundation - Robert Atkinson and Howard Wial at the Brookings Institution posit ideas on how to increase innovation (and thereby competitive advantage) in the US in the 75-page report.
Skills 2.0 by Harold Jarche - A link to Harold Jarche's T&D article that "is geared toward learning professionals who may want to know why it’s important to understand the Web for training and development."

Jun 13

by Jeff Kelly

Social Networking Gets a Sanity Check - GigaOM - After years of hype, noise and funding, the social networking sector is finally getting a harsh, but necessary, sanity check.
2008 Kids & Family Reading Report - Scholastic - Among other good news, the national survey covering children age 5-17 and their parents states that kids who go online to extend the reading experience are more likely to read books for fun every day.
Chuck’s Blog: Why Supporting Knowledge Workers Is Hard For IT - Good post on Chuck Hollis that reinforces that processes and culture change (and demonstrating value) is a bigger challenge than the IT itself in helping knowledge workers become more productive.

Jun 11

by Jeff Kelly

Disney.com Breaks New Ground Streaming Full-Length Movies Online for the First Time Ever - Distribution models for media continue to evolve: "The full-length films will then be available for free streaming on Disney.com (www.Disney.com/WonderfulWorld) for the week following the network presentation."
Is Google Making Us Stupid? - Nicholas Carr in The Atlantic makes an interesting assessment of "What the Internet is doing to our brains".
LearnHub Relaunches Its Social Learning Network - Jason Kincaid gives an update on LearnHub and other sites trying to leverage Web 2.0 social concepts for learning.