Entries from May 1, 2006 - June 1, 2006
390 - Stumble Browsing, Wait 9 Seconds, Global Learning
Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - May 31, 2006.
#390 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,455 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning Futures - Dublin, Ireland - http://www.learningfutures.com
1. StumbleUpon - Peer Rated Browsing.
2. Patient Technology at the Bedside.
3. Wait Nine Seconds for Learners.
4. Global Learning Focus of Ireland Event!
1. StumbleUpon - Peer Rated Browsing: I actually stumbled upon a site called StumbleUpon and it is quite cool. This free site has created a community of folks who rate the value of websites on the web in various categories. It is a wonderful metaphor for the random browsing that we love to do in book stores or libraries, with the added value of community valuing. Not a bad model for some of our corporate LMS/LCMS front ends as well. Check it out at http://www.stumbleupon.com/
2. Patient Technology at the Bedside: My father-in-law has been in Lahey Clinic, near Boston, recovering from surgery. I was fascinated to see how far patient-focused technology has come (and is heading). In his room, he has a touchscreen monitor that swivels at his bed, providing internet access as well as TV, educational segments and connection with nurses.
There is a video camera built into the monitor that could be enabled in the near future to allow for vidcons to both family and other health providers. Great strides forward for family connection at times of illness and learning at the bedside.
3. Wait Nine Seconds for Learners: This is a simple and very powerful tip for trainers. After asking for questions from the class, silently count to nine. Only nine seconds of silence will increase the number of questions dramatically. It takes at least 2 seconds for the learners to recognize that you actually asked a question. And, a few seconds to rehearse their question and check the room for other hands. Most trainers only wait about three seconds and then announce, "Great!" That's not great. If you taught really new and good stuff, there WILL be questions. Wait nine seconds. It may seem long to you, but it is a real gift to the learners.
4. Global Learning Focus of Ireland Event! Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Blink and Tipping Point, will join me and other learning executives in Dublin, Ireland in July for a new event: Learning Futures. Together, we will explore the nature of Global Learning. How is learning different as you assist workers in various countries and cultures? We will explore the various futures of formal and informal learning. This is a small and intimate session with colleagues ready to create tomorrow's workplace learning. Dates: July 10 and 11. Information and Registration:
http://www.learningfutures.com/
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland - July 10-11 (with Malcolm Gladwell).
* Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 24-26.
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando.
Info at http://www.masie.com
#390 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,455 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning Futures - Dublin, Ireland - http://www.learningfutures.com
1. StumbleUpon - Peer Rated Browsing.
2. Patient Technology at the Bedside.
3. Wait Nine Seconds for Learners.
4. Global Learning Focus of Ireland Event!
1. StumbleUpon - Peer Rated Browsing: I actually stumbled upon a site called StumbleUpon and it is quite cool. This free site has created a community of folks who rate the value of websites on the web in various categories. It is a wonderful metaphor for the random browsing that we love to do in book stores or libraries, with the added value of community valuing. Not a bad model for some of our corporate LMS/LCMS front ends as well. Check it out at http://www.stumbleupon.com/
2. Patient Technology at the Bedside: My father-in-law has been in Lahey Clinic, near Boston, recovering from surgery. I was fascinated to see how far patient-focused technology has come (and is heading). In his room, he has a touchscreen monitor that swivels at his bed, providing internet access as well as TV, educational segments and connection with nurses.
There is a video camera built into the monitor that could be enabled in the near future to allow for vidcons to both family and other health providers. Great strides forward for family connection at times of illness and learning at the bedside.
3. Wait Nine Seconds for Learners: This is a simple and very powerful tip for trainers. After asking for questions from the class, silently count to nine. Only nine seconds of silence will increase the number of questions dramatically. It takes at least 2 seconds for the learners to recognize that you actually asked a question. And, a few seconds to rehearse their question and check the room for other hands. Most trainers only wait about three seconds and then announce, "Great!" That's not great. If you taught really new and good stuff, there WILL be questions. Wait nine seconds. It may seem long to you, but it is a real gift to the learners.
4. Global Learning Focus of Ireland Event! Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Blink and Tipping Point, will join me and other learning executives in Dublin, Ireland in July for a new event: Learning Futures. Together, we will explore the nature of Global Learning. How is learning different as you assist workers in various countries and cultures? We will explore the various futures of formal and informal learning. This is a small and intimate session with colleagues ready to create tomorrow's workplace learning. Dates: July 10 and 11. Information and Registration:
http://www.learningfutures.com/
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland - July 10-11 (with Malcolm Gladwell).
* Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 24-26.
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando.
Info at http://www.masie.com
Elliott Masie - The MASIE Center
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389 - Me Publishing Imperative; Fleet Week; Mini-Seminars Posted
Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - May 26, 2006.
#389 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,434 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning Futures - Dublin, Ireland - http://www.learningfutures.com
1. "Me-Publishing" and Social Networking Imperatives.
2. Mini-Seminars from ASTD Conference On-Line.
3. Memorial Day and Fleet Week.
1. "Me-Publishing" Imperatives: Your employees want an opportunity to "me-publish" their profiles and perspectives at work! Let me share an interesting story from a young employee that I met on an airplane:
This young man had been recently hired by a Fortune 100 company to work in their procurement office. On his first day of work, he asked the HR person conducting orientation where he could publish his profile.
This was a perplexing question to the facilitator who responded that his profile was already in their HR system. The new employee replied: "But, where do I post my profile so that everyone else in the company can see what I am about?"
He kept his profile on Facebook and MySpace up to date and used these social networking systems every day. So, he just assumed that a big corporation would have a similar system. He wanted to be able to see who had graduated from his college, who shared some of his same interests, even who already knew the massive system he was about to learn. His model of learning and "belonging" involved a degree of "me-publishing" and social networking. He was amazed that people could work for a 50,000 person company and not be able to self-publish their profiles and experiences.
The HR orientation leader told him he should get used to the fact that big companies didn't foster that type of networking and it could be used to help recruit away some of their best talent. Actually, her response had the same effect. One week later, he resigned and went to a company that gave him the tools and permissions to keep a daily work blog and access to an internally secure social networking system. By the way, he took a 15% reduction in salary in order to be in a better topography of knowledge sharing.
Don't do this just for your NextGen employees. The age of me-publishing and social networking is upon us and will be leveraged by every generation of our workforce. We can create models that protect the company's interests while deeply fostering the power of the network and the wisdom of crowds.
2. Mini-Seminars from ASTD Conference On-Line: While at the recent ASTD Conference, I presented 11 half-hour mini-seminars on key learning issues.
We recorded and transcribed these seminars and are providing them free to Learning TRENDS Readers. The topics include: Learning in the Age of Google, LMS Basics and Myths, Learning Careers and many more. To access these PodCasts, Audio Broadcasts and Text Transcripts, go to:
http://www.learning2006.com/dallas/
3. Memorial Day Weekend and Fleet Week: In a few hours, I will be having lunch on the USS Kearsarge with Rear Admiral Garry Hall. The Kearsage http://www.kearsarge.navy.mil/ is in New York City as part of Fleet Week.
I will be reviewing the learning processes while sailors are at sea. The ability to learn any place, any time has been deeply implemented by the U.S.
Navy.
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland - July 10-11 (with Malcolm Gladwell).
* Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 24-26.
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando.
Info at http://www.masie.com
#389 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,434 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning Futures - Dublin, Ireland - http://www.learningfutures.com
1. "Me-Publishing" and Social Networking Imperatives.
2. Mini-Seminars from ASTD Conference On-Line.
3. Memorial Day and Fleet Week.
1. "Me-Publishing" Imperatives: Your employees want an opportunity to "me-publish" their profiles and perspectives at work! Let me share an interesting story from a young employee that I met on an airplane:
This young man had been recently hired by a Fortune 100 company to work in their procurement office. On his first day of work, he asked the HR person conducting orientation where he could publish his profile.
This was a perplexing question to the facilitator who responded that his profile was already in their HR system. The new employee replied: "But, where do I post my profile so that everyone else in the company can see what I am about?"
He kept his profile on Facebook and MySpace up to date and used these social networking systems every day. So, he just assumed that a big corporation would have a similar system. He wanted to be able to see who had graduated from his college, who shared some of his same interests, even who already knew the massive system he was about to learn. His model of learning and "belonging" involved a degree of "me-publishing" and social networking. He was amazed that people could work for a 50,000 person company and not be able to self-publish their profiles and experiences.
The HR orientation leader told him he should get used to the fact that big companies didn't foster that type of networking and it could be used to help recruit away some of their best talent. Actually, her response had the same effect. One week later, he resigned and went to a company that gave him the tools and permissions to keep a daily work blog and access to an internally secure social networking system. By the way, he took a 15% reduction in salary in order to be in a better topography of knowledge sharing.
Don't do this just for your NextGen employees. The age of me-publishing and social networking is upon us and will be leveraged by every generation of our workforce. We can create models that protect the company's interests while deeply fostering the power of the network and the wisdom of crowds.
2. Mini-Seminars from ASTD Conference On-Line: While at the recent ASTD Conference, I presented 11 half-hour mini-seminars on key learning issues.
We recorded and transcribed these seminars and are providing them free to Learning TRENDS Readers. The topics include: Learning in the Age of Google, LMS Basics and Myths, Learning Careers and many more. To access these PodCasts, Audio Broadcasts and Text Transcripts, go to:
http://www.learning2006.com/dallas/
3. Memorial Day Weekend and Fleet Week: In a few hours, I will be having lunch on the USS Kearsarge with Rear Admiral Garry Hall. The Kearsage http://www.kearsarge.navy.mil/ is in New York City as part of Fleet Week.
I will be reviewing the learning processes while sailors are at sea. The ability to learn any place, any time has been deeply implemented by the U.S.
Navy.
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland - July 10-11 (with Malcolm Gladwell).
* Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 24-26.
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando.
Info at http://www.masie.com
388 - Special Request: Windows Vista and Learning
Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - May 17, 2006.
#388 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,412 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8,Orlando - http://www.learning2006.com
Special Request: Preparing for Microsoft Windows Vista & Learning
Dear Learning Trends Colleagues:
As you may know, Microsoft is getting ready to release its next operating system, Windows Vista. Our Learning CONSORTIUM has organized a project called VistaLearn, exploring the learning implications of Vista.
Next week, I will be bringing a team of learning executives to Microsoft's Redmond Campus to dialogue with Microsoft leaders on key issues related
to:
- How will organizations develop the skills of IT professionals, business staff and end-users on the new features of Windows Vista and the next version of Office? What types of learning are most appropriate and least disruptive as Vista is rolled out in organizations in 2007? How can we start to prepare now?
- What features of Vista and Office can be leveraged by learning professionals to create and syndicate content more easily from the desktops and browsers of our workforce? How will these new technologies from Microsoft impact current learning systems?
- Which learning resources from Microsoft would be helpful in your Vista roll-out and education projects? What are your learning expectations and concerns about Vista and the next version of Microsoft Office?
Your questions will help our team focus our discussions with Microsoft next week. We will video these meetings and interviews and stream segments to the readers of Learning TRENDS early in June. I would like to ask for your help and guidance on this project.
Could you please send me an email with suggested topics and questions that you would like us to address in our meetings next week? Just send them to vistalearn@masie.com If you would like to be involved in future Vista Learn activities, send us your contact information to vistalearn@masie.com
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 24-26.
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland - July 10-11 (with Malcolm Gladwell).
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando.
Info at http://www.masie.com
#388 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,412 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8,Orlando - http://www.learning2006.com
Special Request: Preparing for Microsoft Windows Vista & Learning
Dear Learning Trends Colleagues:
As you may know, Microsoft is getting ready to release its next operating system, Windows Vista. Our Learning CONSORTIUM has organized a project called VistaLearn, exploring the learning implications of Vista.
Next week, I will be bringing a team of learning executives to Microsoft's Redmond Campus to dialogue with Microsoft leaders on key issues related
to:
- How will organizations develop the skills of IT professionals, business staff and end-users on the new features of Windows Vista and the next version of Office? What types of learning are most appropriate and least disruptive as Vista is rolled out in organizations in 2007? How can we start to prepare now?
- What features of Vista and Office can be leveraged by learning professionals to create and syndicate content more easily from the desktops and browsers of our workforce? How will these new technologies from Microsoft impact current learning systems?
- Which learning resources from Microsoft would be helpful in your Vista roll-out and education projects? What are your learning expectations and concerns about Vista and the next version of Microsoft Office?
Your questions will help our team focus our discussions with Microsoft next week. We will video these meetings and interviews and stream segments to the readers of Learning TRENDS early in June. I would like to ask for your help and guidance on this project.
Could you please send me an email with suggested topics and questions that you would like us to address in our meetings next week? Just send them to vistalearn@masie.com If you would like to be involved in future Vista Learn activities, send us your contact information to vistalearn@masie.com
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 24-26.
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland - July 10-11 (with Malcolm Gladwell).
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando.
Info at http://www.masie.com
387 - Elliott's Birthday and Shipping Containers, Surowiecki, Dychtwald
Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - May 13, 2006.
#387 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,376 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5 to 8 - Orlando - http://www.learning2006.com
1. Elliott's & Shipping Container's Birthdays.
2. Ken Dychtwald PodCast: The Workforce Crisis.
3. Learning 2006 Registration Opens: Early Discount.
4. James Surowiecki, The Wisdom of Crowds.
1. Elliott's & Shipping Container's Birthdays: Today is my birthday (age
56) and I share it with a very cool invention, the shipping container. Fifty years ago, the shipping container was introduced. You know, that large box that is hoisted onto ships, travels on trains and is pulled on trackers. It changed much of the world and there is a learning lesson here!
The shipping container introduced a standardized form of packaging content (goods). It accelerated the globalization of markets, allowing goods to flow with ease, automation and lower costs from every corner of the globe.
The standards of the shipping container were adopted by ships, docks and manufacturers worldwide. It changed how goods were moved, with lower labor costs and with higher tracking capability.
As I celebrate my birthday and look out the window of our New York apartment, I see stacks of shipping containers on the edge of the Hudson. I see the connection between the work that is underway in content packaging for the learning space. As we adopt XML, core learning standards and systems, it is possible for us to achieve some of the same benefits that the shipping container brought to transportation:
* Imagine the ability to easily move content from any source and rapidly integrate it.
* Imagine the increased ability to track content through versions and localization.
* Imagine the impact of the "democratization" of content: sharing the knowledge from many to many, with greater ease and greater organizational comfort in opening up the knowledge walls.
There is much that I have to be excited about on my 56th birthday and I look forward to the decades ahead of evolution in our learning field. Yet, I am even more excited to think about the birthday of the cool shipping container and what it might teach us about the true impact of learning in a "flatter" world.
2. Ken Dychtwald PodCast: The Workforce Crisis. I am pleased to present a free audio, podcast and text transcript of an interview I did recently with Ken Dychtwald, the author of the Workforce Crisis. Ken is one of the best thinkers on the impact of aging in the workplace. And, on my 56th Birthday, I have started to refer to my segment of the workforce as "Silver Workers". Go to http://www.learning2006.com/university to listen to or read this segment.
3. Learning 2006 Registration Opens: Early Discount. We are pleased to announce the opening of Early Bird Registration for Learning 2006. The themes this year include:
* Learning in a "Flatter" World!
* Challenges for NextGen and Silver Employees in our Workforce.
* Learning Systems: LMS, LCMS, Content Management and Collaboration.
* Informal Learning and Rapid Development.
* Human Capital Management: Impacts & Strategies.
* Evolving and Changing Classroom.
* Fresh Looks: Leadership Development, On-Boarding & Customer Education.
* 3 C's for 2007: Compliance, Competencies and Content Management.
* Learning Governance and Changing Roles for Learning Professionals.
Early bird discounts can save you hundreds of dollars on registration for this key industry event. Dates are November 5 to 8 in Orlando.
Information and registration at http://www.learning2006.com
4. James Surowiecki, The Wisdom of Crowds: I am pleased to announce the first of many exciting Thought Leader Keynoters at Learning 2006. James Surowiecki, the author of "The Wisdom of Crowds: Why The Many Are Smarter Than The Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business," will present a provocative perspective on the changing nature of learning and collaboration at Learning 2006. Once again, early registration is available at http://www.learning2006.com
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 24-26.
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland - July 10-11 (with Malcolm Gladwell).
* Membership in Learning CONSORTIUM.
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando.
Info at http://www.masie.com
#387 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,376 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5 to 8 - Orlando - http://www.learning2006.com
1. Elliott's & Shipping Container's Birthdays.
2. Ken Dychtwald PodCast: The Workforce Crisis.
3. Learning 2006 Registration Opens: Early Discount.
4. James Surowiecki, The Wisdom of Crowds.
1. Elliott's & Shipping Container's Birthdays: Today is my birthday (age
56) and I share it with a very cool invention, the shipping container. Fifty years ago, the shipping container was introduced. You know, that large box that is hoisted onto ships, travels on trains and is pulled on trackers. It changed much of the world and there is a learning lesson here!
The shipping container introduced a standardized form of packaging content (goods). It accelerated the globalization of markets, allowing goods to flow with ease, automation and lower costs from every corner of the globe.
The standards of the shipping container were adopted by ships, docks and manufacturers worldwide. It changed how goods were moved, with lower labor costs and with higher tracking capability.
As I celebrate my birthday and look out the window of our New York apartment, I see stacks of shipping containers on the edge of the Hudson. I see the connection between the work that is underway in content packaging for the learning space. As we adopt XML, core learning standards and systems, it is possible for us to achieve some of the same benefits that the shipping container brought to transportation:
* Imagine the ability to easily move content from any source and rapidly integrate it.
* Imagine the increased ability to track content through versions and localization.
* Imagine the impact of the "democratization" of content: sharing the knowledge from many to many, with greater ease and greater organizational comfort in opening up the knowledge walls.
There is much that I have to be excited about on my 56th birthday and I look forward to the decades ahead of evolution in our learning field. Yet, I am even more excited to think about the birthday of the cool shipping container and what it might teach us about the true impact of learning in a "flatter" world.
2. Ken Dychtwald PodCast: The Workforce Crisis. I am pleased to present a free audio, podcast and text transcript of an interview I did recently with Ken Dychtwald, the author of the Workforce Crisis. Ken is one of the best thinkers on the impact of aging in the workplace. And, on my 56th Birthday, I have started to refer to my segment of the workforce as "Silver Workers". Go to http://www.learning2006.com/university to listen to or read this segment.
3. Learning 2006 Registration Opens: Early Discount. We are pleased to announce the opening of Early Bird Registration for Learning 2006. The themes this year include:
* Learning in a "Flatter" World!
* Challenges for NextGen and Silver Employees in our Workforce.
* Learning Systems: LMS, LCMS, Content Management and Collaboration.
* Informal Learning and Rapid Development.
* Human Capital Management: Impacts & Strategies.
* Evolving and Changing Classroom.
* Fresh Looks: Leadership Development, On-Boarding & Customer Education.
* 3 C's for 2007: Compliance, Competencies and Content Management.
* Learning Governance and Changing Roles for Learning Professionals.
Early bird discounts can save you hundreds of dollars on registration for this key industry event. Dates are November 5 to 8 in Orlando.
Information and registration at http://www.learning2006.com
4. James Surowiecki, The Wisdom of Crowds: I am pleased to announce the first of many exciting Thought Leader Keynoters at Learning 2006. James Surowiecki, the author of "The Wisdom of Crowds: Why The Many Are Smarter Than The Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business," will present a provocative perspective on the changing nature of learning and collaboration at Learning 2006. Once again, early registration is available at http://www.learning2006.com
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - Saratoga Springs, NY - July 24-26.
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland - July 10-11 (with Malcolm Gladwell).
* Membership in Learning CONSORTIUM.
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando.
Info at http://www.masie.com
Invitation: Learning in a Flatter World Free Webinar
TO: Learning & Training Colleagues.
FROM: Elliott Masie, The MASIE Center's Learning CONSORTIUM.
RE: Learning in a "Flatter" World: Free Webinar
You and your colleagues are invited to a free, one hour webinar presentation that I will be presenting on the changing field of learning and training:
Learning in a "Flatter" World.
Presented by Elliott Masie.
Tuesday, May 9th - 12 Noon - 1 PM (Eastern Time).
http://www.masie.com/flatter/
We will take an in-depth look at how learning is evolving. Here are just a few of the topics to be addressed in this interactive session:
* Content: Faster, Wider and More Informal.
* Fingertip Knowledge.
* Changes in the Classroom: New Models Emerge.
* Context and "The Wisdom of the Crowds".
* New Roles for Learning Systems.
* Competencies and Compliance.
You will be provided with a toll-free telephone number and web access to Microsoft Office Live Meeting for this practical and interactive one hour session. Free Registration:
http://www.masie.com/flatter/
Join me and hundreds of your colleagues from around the world on Tuesday, May 9th, as we look at Learning in a "Flatter" World. Feel free to circulate this note to other learning colleagues.
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie.
MASIE Center Events & Services:
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland (with Malcolm Gladwell) - July 10-11.
* Extreme Learning LAB & Seminar - Saratoga Springs - July 24-26.
* Learning 2006 - Orlando - November 5 - 8.
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
Information & Registration: http://www.masie.com
FROM: Elliott Masie, The MASIE Center's Learning CONSORTIUM.
RE: Learning in a "Flatter" World: Free Webinar
You and your colleagues are invited to a free, one hour webinar presentation that I will be presenting on the changing field of learning and training:
Learning in a "Flatter" World.
Presented by Elliott Masie.
Tuesday, May 9th - 12 Noon - 1 PM (Eastern Time).
http://www.masie.com/flatter/
We will take an in-depth look at how learning is evolving. Here are just a few of the topics to be addressed in this interactive session:
* Content: Faster, Wider and More Informal.
* Fingertip Knowledge.
* Changes in the Classroom: New Models Emerge.
* Context and "The Wisdom of the Crowds".
* New Roles for Learning Systems.
* Competencies and Compliance.
You will be provided with a toll-free telephone number and web access to Microsoft Office Live Meeting for this practical and interactive one hour session. Free Registration:
http://www.masie.com/flatter/
Join me and hundreds of your colleagues from around the world on Tuesday, May 9th, as we look at Learning in a "Flatter" World. Feel free to circulate this note to other learning colleagues.
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie.
MASIE Center Events & Services:
* Learning Futures 2006 - Dublin, Ireland (with Malcolm Gladwell) - July 10-11.
* Extreme Learning LAB & Seminar - Saratoga Springs - July 24-26.
* Learning 2006 - Orlando - November 5 - 8.
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
Information & Registration: http://www.masie.com