02.06.06
Posted in INSTRUCTional Technology, "Bloginions" at 6:39 pm by lisa

A hot topic in the Web 2.0 world is the importance of harnassing collective intelligence. Knowledge management itself is not a new idea but the willingness to share the knowledge and allow for collaboration is a step forward in recognizing that innovation develops from the minds of many.
This graphic is from Dion Hinchcliffe’s blog Five Great Ways to Harness Collective Intelligence. Expanding upon Ellyssa Kroski’s article, The Hype and Hullabaloo of Web 2.0, Dion outlines his top five ideas for leveraging collective intelligence:
Be The Hub of A Hard To Recreate Data Source
Seek Collective Intelligence Out
Trigger Large-Scale Network Effects
Provide A Folksonomy
Create a Reverse Intelligence Filter
Currently my department at UMW, DTLT is working on creating a community intranet for knowledge sharing. Dion and Ellyssa’s research can offer some valuable guidelines, resources and ideas to help us manage our collective intelligence.
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12.21.05
Posted in INSTRUCTional Technology at 5:25 pm by lisa

Winter break is here!
See you in January!
Lisa
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Posted in INSTRUCTional Technology at 10:34 am by lisa
If you gleaned a few handy tips from a previous posting about effective blog reading, you will be interested in knowing that Part 2 of Effective Blog Reading by Nev and Dave has now been posted. After experimenting with various strategies, Nev has posted his structure recommendations of using numbered priority categories. Good in theory, but I don’t think it would work for me as I need a more definitive labeling system for blending my work and leisure blog reading. Still, good tips and the point to the process is making it work for you.
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12.12.05
Posted in INSTRUCTional Technology at 4:18 pm by lisa
Are your blog reading habits consuming too much of your time? Are you spending hours sorting through blogs and web sites for the latest and greatest?
Check out Nev n Dave’s Top Ten Tips for Effective Blog Reading, part 1 for good advice, like using blog readers and RSS aggregators to organize and provide summaries of collected postings. Recommendations include tips on rethinking how you categorize and manage your feeds. Then follow the links to Productivity Tips For Avid Blog Readers for some common sense time management tips and a method for prioritizing. While you’re at it, read Steve Pavlina’s blog on evaluating the quality of feeds. A little prep work upfront will help you reclaim your R & D time.
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