All Lessons
All Lessons
This lesson describes why Successful Communities are “Learning Communities.” And describes why a commitment to continuous improvement, the development of collective responsibility, and focusing on goal alignment are so important in building a successful learning community.
A discussion of “Learning Organizations” and how to create them.
The Structure of Virtual Learning Communities Abstract—Virtual learning communities(VLCs) are an effective way for people to conduct online education. This paper analyzes the basic characteristics of virtual learning community from three dimensions: technology,...
An Analysis of a 1991 US Labor Dept Report called, “What Work Requires.” This report is evidence to Support my Learning Community Architecture.
Atlantis Learning Community Executive Summary Initiative Provide the best flexible, lifelong learning platform through the use of 21st Century technologies. Mission Encourage collaboration Facilitate interoperability Promote best practices for using distributed...
Lesson on developing a Skills Learning Plan. And suggestions on what factors you need to consider in developing your Skills Learning Plan. (Updated Sept. 2023)
3 Ways Learning Will Change This is my periodic visit to the the question: What will learning look like in the future. We will continue to see big changes in both learners and learning environments. The key driver, The Digital Revolution. With omnipresent internet...
In order to succeed in the 21st Century there are some important things you need to understand about how we learn. Throughout history, education has been about teaching the next generation to do what the previous generation wants them to do. Here are 5 things you have...
Learning Community Learning Platform Key Drivers: Personalized Learning Plans and Micro-Learning!
A recent move by Coursera, one of the largest Online education providers, validates a new online learning model where knowledge is given away for free, but assessment is paid for. The answer is to separate Knowledge acquisition from knowledge assessment. Essentially...
There are 3 fundamental functions of education in every community: 1) Discover new knowledge, 2) Teach skills the community needs to thrive, and 3) Provide an opportunity for personal growth and enrichment. The great thing is that these three functions are intimately...
Blended Learning is learning that combines analog and digital, asynchronous and synchronous, mobile and fixed (Physical School), and electronic and human. Blended learning is the 21st Century way to learn!
The instant we domesticated the electron we gave to educators the power to transform 18th Century paper based teacher centered education into 21st Century learning tools. EdTech is what we call this electronic Education Technology. And the world over smart people...
In his new book Winners Dream: A Journey From Corner Store to Corner Office, SAP CEO Bill McDermott offers his suggestions for 7 Principles of success. (The full post is below). I have my own 7 principles for success. Let me see how well they align. My view is...
A recent Gallup Study gathered some data that pointed to the reasons for our failing Education. Gallup found that those educational institutions that make intentional efforts to embrace the fundamentals of human development will thrive, others will fail badly. While...
I have been either a student or a teacher for most of my life. The way I've taught all my class is with me standing in front of the class and leading the class though a "curriculum." And in most cases, I find it mind-numbingly boring for both the teachers and...
And the Community should be more than happy to pay for it!
Because of its technical nature Net Neutrality is perfect for a Learning Community. Net Neutrality encompasses: Technical - What is the Optimal Internet Architecture Economic - What should be the drivers of the Telecommunications Industry Political - What role does...
Step one: gain a complete understanding of the natural laws that govern the thing you are trying to learn. Step two: gain a complete understanding of our own capabilities, aptitudes, skills, and talents for the thing you are trying to learn. Step three: implement...
Learning Communication Semantics - Glossary - Definitions Syntactics - Grammar - Pragmatics - Learning Communication Social Rules Prosodic - Meta-Communication, Communication about Communication, Para-communication Idiosyncratic - Using all the above to create...
Like all communication, Learning Communication is governed by rules, specific to the context of learning. The more the participants of the learning opportunity understand the rules of Learning Communication the more likely the participants will be able benefit from...
Take a look at a photo of a classroom from any time in the past. Compared to a typical classroom today, it's hard to see any substantial differences. The reason for this; the classroom is always going to be a slow adaptor to new ideas. Fortunately there are many...
Bill Maher asked this question, "Do you think social media made us bigger assholes, or we were bigger assholes and it just exposed us as being that?" Maher posed the question to Nerdist Industries CEO, and host of @Midnight on Comedy Central, Chris Hardwick, after...
Here is a post from NPR that provides some great facts and conclusions about Online Education Benefits and why it is the wave of the future. Report on Online Education in the US Chasing The Elusive 'Quality' In Online Education by ANYA KAMENETZ June 27, 2014 8:03 AM...
A interesting post from the Religion New Service (RNS) about the "Edit Wars" on the Religious Pages of Wikipedia clearly demonstrate the difficulty to Building Consensus. But, there is a solution. Clearly identify what are facts and what are conclusions. Then...
Traditional Adult Education has it backwards. Today, we start by paying for a class ($2,000+). Then we read the book or listen to the expert. Finally, we take the assessment. This process should be flipped. We should start with a "FREE" high level assessment. Then...
I agree with two Wharton Professors; education should be Subscription based. That is the best way to stimulate "Education for Life." And I would add that the various levels of subscription should depend on the amount of effort on the part of the Faculty and...
I was cleaning out my email inbox (something I needed to do for a long time) and I came across a report that listed the Top 12 Skills for 2012. It got me thinking what are the top skills one needs to succeed. Using the report as a starting point here is my list....
I have divided the Learning Community Web Sites into two categories: Not for Profit (fundamentally ".org" sites) For Profit (fundamentally ".com" sites) The For Profit sites support the Not for Profit sites. But, the key is, the Not for Profit Sites are more...
Every generation since the beginning of human existence has passed its value system, principles, methodologies, and skillsets on to the next generation. This passing on of information within cultures has been followed by the development of a systematic approach to...
Education is hopelessly antiquated and crippled by 1st Century fears and 18th Century assembly-line work rules. Until the religious, political, and economic stranglehold on the world's school's is broken, there is virtually no hope things will change. Teachers should...
Learning is about growth. Learning is about change. While learning should be about meeting a specific goal, it should be measured more by the amount of change. If the test is given at the beginning of the class and at the end of the class, everyone will have a better...
Education should be about solving problems, not about "liberal or Conservative." Education should be about solving problems and making effective predictions. This means that the goals of education have to be completely changed from forcing conformity to a fixed...
I have been either a student or a teacher for most of my life. The traditional teaching model is for the teacher to stand in front of the class and work their way though a "curriculum." And in most cases, I find it mind-numbingly boring for both the teachers and...
Because of our domestication of the electron in the 1800s and the ultimate implementation of that domestication in the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW), we are the first generation that has access to extreme self-education. Proximity to a classroom or a library...
Forbes | By Steven KotlerPosted: 09/06/2013 3:46 pm EDT In the middle of the economic meltdown that was 2007-2009, James Marshall Reillynoticed a particular new breed of high-minded entrepreneur who, well, didn’t seem to be melting. It was peculiar all right. Not...
1. MIT While not the first university to adopt OpenCourseWare (OCW), MIT's initiative started the movement in 2002. Many other universities followed suit. Still one of the best OCW programs out there, MIT offers materials from 2,150 courses in business, engineering,...
nbsp; Everyone wants to hangout with Sal Khan. The popular founder of the innovative Khan Academy is a good person to rub elbows with — even if you're the Obama administration's top education official. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan fielded Khan's questions about...
Of the two types of learning, learning something new is relatively easy compared to learning to change. Change is very hard. almost impossible.
First things first: Confidence is not bravado, or swagger, or an overt pretense of bravery. Confidence is not some bold or brash air of self-belief directed at others. Confidence is quiet: It’s a natural expression of ability, expertise, and self-regard. 1. They take...
Because of 21st Century Technology the world of Facts and Conclusions have changed. This is based on the Book Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room by by David...
Howard Gardner initially formulated a list of seven intelligences. His listing was provisional. The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what Howard Gardner called ‘personal...
We know how to build the same widget a billion times over! We know how to do very large stuff really well. We have masters economics of Scale. What we need to learn to do now is the opposite of scaling up; we need to learn to scale down! Dell started it in the 70's...
Yes! No! A crowd is not always wiser than a long genius. But, since genius is rare a crowd is often better. A crowd working together could be wiser than a crowd led by an individual. A crowd is not a team, but a team could be a crowd. All things being equal, a team is...
Should everyone go to college - A new Report from the Brookings Institute Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill Brookings Institute May 2013 Should Everyone go to College? Of course not! "Everyone" should not do "Something." While, we all know that "on average" going to...