InstaGrok: Potentially the New Way to Learn
Instagrok is a brand new search engine for learners. It not only helps learners find quality educational materials, but it helps learners make sense of them. Results are rated and assigned a difficulty level and a set of keywords. You can then detail your searches by narrowing by key concepts.
Open Badges and the Future of Education and Learning
As you may have read, one of my goals this year is to study different forms of learning credit. By ‘different forms of learning credit’ I mean alternative means of certifying someone has learned something. Degrees and certifications are usually used in formal settings, but what about informal settings? What about badges? Continue reading
How is Social Media Affecting your Life?
Photo by stevegarfieldAhh, I remember the good old days of growing up with AOL instant messenger. While it helped to connect all of us that didn’t have party lines and cell phones, it also caused some very disturbing incidences. Kids would come to school embarrassing others with transcripts of what was said about other people or worse, they would gang up on each other and spread rumors or set traps.
As an educationist who is currently focusing on DIY learning, I believe we need a radically different approach to crediting learning that occurs in our daily lives. Informal, low-cost learning can play a huge role in developing human capital, communities, and businesses and I love to connect with those who share my passion.
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