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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Social and Networked Learning

In June, through LearnTrends, we hosted an event on Social and Networked Learning. The recordings are now available (thanks to Scott Skibell of SkillCasting). Topics include: What is social networked learning? ROI, Organizational Challenges, and Moving Beyond Networks.

Does anyone still use Second Life?

Does anyone still use Second Life? The answer, according to a recent report (which is a bit of a pain to get, but free), is a strong yes. Not only is Second Life thriving, its citizens spend more hours each week in world than those in other multi-player online games. The hype around SL has [...]

Disruption and scientific publishing

Clayton Christensen is well known for his work on disruption. His discussion of disruption at a systems level – i.e. how a new technology is able to develop on the edges of an industry and eventually reshape an entire field – is simple and intuitive. But last year, he co-authored wrote an aggravating little book [...]