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Ideas as Corridors

gsiemens — Tue, 07 Oct 2003 09:32:37 +0000

Sometimes, expressing thoughts on paper (screen) produces an imperfect representation of what the author intended to communicate. I’ve written one of those articles: Ideas as Corridors. I’m a bit insecure as to the effectiveness of what I’ve expressed (it’s a complex expression of a simple idea – generally not good!)…so I’d appreciate feedback…which would allow me the opportunity to clarify and dialogue.

Contributor Article

gsiemens — Tue, 12 Aug 2003 05:07:46 +0000

I’ve welcomed article contributions to elearnspace for the last year. Didn’t receive any. These last few weeks, I’ve received four. Interesting.

I don’t have an established policy for posting articles, but a colleague (Steve Yurkiw) was kind enough to fill the role of peer editor until I have a policy in place.

One of the articles has been posted here: What’s Your Problem?: Increasing Student Motivation and Quality of Participation in Discussions through Problem-Based Learning. It’s a short introduction to problem-based learning (PBL). Personally, I’m drawn to the concept of PBL because, like elearning, it requires an educator to shift from “lecturer” to “facilitator”.

Why We Should Share Learning Resources

gsiemens — Thu, 29 May 2003 21:09:07 +0000

I’ve posted a new article: Why We Should Share Learning Resources. Basic point I make is:

Foundational principle of progress: Ideas build on other ideas

To preserve this foundation, we need to promote the following freedoms for learning material:
Freedom to use any purpose
Freedom to improve and extend
Freedom to build on and make new

Comments on the article are appreciated. It’s not intended to be a final draft…

Article: Free and Open Source Movements

gsiemens — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 04:17:06 +0000

I’ve posted a new article on elearnspace: Free and Open Source Movements – Part 1. This is basically an introductory article exploring the how’s and why’s of Free/Open Source movement. Later this week, I’ll release Part 2…which will focus on the need for (and announce the formation of) an organization committed to fostering open source content in education. As always, feedback is appreciated (coveted).

New article on elearnspace

gsiemens — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 04:25:05 +0000

Innovation: The Challenge of Continual Newness
I’ve posted a new article on elearnspace…basically, I make three points:

Potential: New ideas = innovation
Reality: Organizations have a tendency to kill new ideas (thereby limiting their own ability to innovate and adapt to, or create new trends)
Solution: New ideas need an ecology in which to grow (or die) on their own.

New Article on elearnspace

gsiemens — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 05:20:51 +0000

I’ve posted a new article: Content Management: Our Organized Future. In the article I attempt to give a broad overview of content management, the components, benefits, process, etc. and then define content management systems, content conversion, trends, etc.

I’d appreciate any feedback on the article.

New Article: Art of Blogging – Part 2

gsiemens — Fri, 06 Dec 2002 04:42:33 +0000

I’ve posted a new article: Art of Blogging – Part 2. In this article I address getting started, “how to blog”, tools, RSS and aggregators.

The Art of Blogging – Part 1

gsiemens — Tue, 03 Dec 2002 05:51:17 +0000

I’ve posted a new article: Blogging – Part I: Overview, Definitions, Uses, and Implications (I’ll post Part II later this week). The article is an attempt to provide an overview of what blogging is…and how it responds to the characteristics of the Internet…and altering how information is/will be handled.

Elearning Adoption

gsiemens — Mon, 11 Nov 2002 23:55:15 +0000

I’ve posted a new article from the elearning course: Elearning Adoption & Marketing…presents an overview of the issues in fostering elearning adoption…and marketing to learners, instructors, and organizations.

Too Much Information

gsiemens — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 02:38:35 +0000

From the department of “In case you care”…I’ve posted a new article on elearnspace: Impact of “Too Much Information”. I detail some of my stresses and strategies in processing the mountain of information (you’d think I could have thought of something more original that to use an abused cliche )…

In today’s society, possessing knowledge is not the most valuable trait – information is developing too quickly to be a static “I have knowledge” scenario. Today, the most valuable skill is the ability to acquire, evaluate, dissemenate, knowledge and information quickly. Consider it a “meta-skill” – we need to know where to go to get what we need to know (say that 10 times fast…)