Monthly Archives: May 2012

Should Experts Curate Information?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

In the course of work, many professional disciplines require the expert practitioner to search for prior solutions to problems that are relevant to one that’s now at hand. In the not-too-distant past, these experts would conduct extensive literature searches of … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Curation, Informal Learning, Social Media | 1 Comment

Social Learning Truths

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

We hold these social learning truths to be self-evident: That learning is the individual’s right That learning is also the individual’s responsibility, not that of a teacher or organization That learning can occur anytime, anywhere That searching the Web will almost always … Continue reading →

Posted in Informal Learning, Social Learning, Social Media Learning, Ten Things Lists | 3 Comments

Active Learning by Synthesis

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

I joined an instructor-led class the other day, the first time I’ve done so in almost six months. During a break, I started a dialogue with the leader, a seasoned professional with more than twenty years experience. He asked how … Continue reading →

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URL Shorteners and Twitter (How to Kill a Perfectly Good Link)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

I wrote on the topic of URL shorteners before from an etiquette perspective, but I’m seeing something alarming now. The set-up: Twitter always codes your tweeted links with its t.co URL service, whether they’ve already been shortened or not. When … Continue reading →

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A Fair Share: More on Etiquette for Sharing

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

Harold Jarche recently wrote about problems with sharing links on Twitter, which caused me to think about my own practices. I realized I was unintentionally contributing to the problem Harold described. I started looking into the many ways sharing links … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Technology, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter | 1 Comment

Learning Socially Taps Into More Knowledge

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

I was fascinated by Guy Wallace’s article “A Real Ratio To Pay Attention To: 70:30” where he discusses learning and development implications of Richard Clark’s work (referenced in the post) that concludes, “70% – 90% of knowledge is procedural, automated … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Communication, Social Learning, Social Media Learning, Twitter | 2 Comments