Inspiring New Futures

Want ‘Facebook’ In Your LMS? | Upside Learning Blog : Amit Garg | June 7th, 2011 | Learning Technology "One of the perks of being involved in a sales role is the interesting and enriching conversations with clients and prospects. I find such interactions extremely rewarding as they give an insight into whatthe real customer demands are and what we need to focus on. It also helps in creating material that educates customers and addresses their needs in a more organized fashion. I need ‘Facebook’…"

Ten ideas for interactive teaching | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com : By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor "While lecturing tends to be the easiest form of instruction, studies show that students absorb the least amount of information that way. Interactive teaching methods are an effective way to connect with a generation of students used to consistent stimulation—and education professor Kevin Yee has some advice for how teachers can make their lessons more interactive."

The Three C’s of Social Networking: Consumption, Curation, Creation | Social Media Today : Posted November 8, 2010 by Brian Solis "Over the years, social networks have lured us from the confines of our existing realities into a new genre of digital domains that not only captivated us, but fostered the creation of new realities. As George Bernard Shaw observed, “Life is not about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.” Such is true for social networks and the digital persona and resulting experiences we create and cultivate. It was the beginning of the shift in behavior toward an era of digital extroversion, self-defined by varying degrees of sharing, connections, and engagement."

Technology in the classroom [infographic] - Holy Kaw! : Posted Oct 13th, 2010 at 8:14 AM and seen 12328 times"

SMS education in Pakistan 06.06.2011 This is now changing very quickly! Many factors appear to be behind this change -- including, it is probably worth noting, the strong apparent interest by many companies to get in on the ground floor of what they feel will be very large markets related to 'm-learning' in developing countries in the coming years. (I now get so many cold calls from vendors every week wanting to share information about their 'm-learning solutions' that I let all phone calls ring into voicemail by default.)"

U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human Right | Threat Level | Wired.com : By David Kravets June 3, 2011 | 2:47 pm | "A United Nations report said Friday that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law."

curiosity counts - How much information can the world store,... : "How much information can the world store, communicate, and compute? Makes one think of Douglas Coupland’s Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work! and where the concept of “information overload” began."