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Jul 16

L2A Links for July 16th

5 Journalism Techniques To Borrow For eLearning –
Apparently, Organizational Culture is Crap – A very interesting take on whether organizational culture should be organic or created by leaders. Both? Chock full of great links to other resources and articles.
Change Management Might Finally Be Ready to Change –
EdTech is No Longer Optional – Keying on education and teachers, but this reflects the same transformation I'm seeing in organizational learning – especially in relation to remote working.

Aug 05

The Cloud Isn’t Safe?! (Or Did Black Hat Just Scare Us?) – Sarah Perez provides a nice summary of the security hurdles the Cloud still has to overcome.
Getting Started : eLearning Technology – A nice summary from Tony Karrer on the importance of KISS when implementing 2.0 tools in an organization. Covers many of the same elements we cover in Enterprise 2.0 bootcamp and even includes on of Dion's graphics.

Apr 20

Enterprise 2.0 Blog » Blog Archive » There is No Such Thing as Culture Change – Venk’s original blog post that sparked the debate on culture change (see next bookmark).
Venkatesh Rao and Stowe Boyd on E2.0 Culture – Stowe Boyd interview Venkatesh Rao about his keen ability to voice broad generalizations that push peoples buttons and generate conversation in the Enterprise 2.0 space. In his latest he proffers that an organizations’ culture cannot change so it must wait to be destroyed from without instead of changing from within. Scary stuff for all the Organizational Development and Industrial Psychology professionals (not to mention the leaders trying to lead change in their organizations).
Why Wikis? : Wikis in Education : THE Journal – Ruth Reynard provides a great overview of how wikis are the latest technology to effectively support the the goals of instruction at various levels

Apr 01

Asynchronous and Synchronous E-Learning (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE – Great food for thought on when you should use asych vs. synch in your learning design. Especially important in coming up with a balanced blended design.
The Three-E Strategy for Overcoming Resistance to Technological Change (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE – Another nice perspective on change management strategy for implementing new technologies.

Mar 01

Progressing Through Change – Introduction – Great (if I do say so myself) online tool you can use for free to see how you or your team are progressing through the changes your organization is facing. Chock full of tips to help you or your team work through change successfully.
The Unsociable, Radically-Individualist Soul of Social Media – Another thoughtful (and lengthy – I wish I could commit to typing like Venk does!) post from Venkatesh Rao explores the psychology of people who are successful in "social" media.