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Virtual bulletin boards for collaborative learning
Virtual bulletin boards provide opportunities for collaborative brainstorming in real-time. Two different virtual bulletin boards I’ve looked at include edistorm and Wallwisher. The Technology (or What...
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Personal knowledge management: making sense of information
In a previous post, I described one part of my personal knowledge management system: my favorite search tools. In this post, I’ll share my tools for organizing and making sense of information. Tools...
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Supporting Self-Directed Learning
In a previous post, I suggested creating self-directed learning environments as a way to improve health literacy. As noted by Fischer and Scharff (1998): The challenge for environments supporting...
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Strategies and tools for divergent thinking
In a previous post, I discussed divergent thinking, an important part of innovation that’s not adequately supported in many workplaces. I also described how group dynamics can influence divergent...
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Using bit.ly bundles to create a learning module
There are a number of url bundling services out there, but I’ve found bit.ly bundles to be most useful for creating an instructional “package.” You may have used bit.ly bundles before since this tool’s...
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Popplet: The Swiss Army knife of elearning tools
You can think of Popplet as an organizing tool, but I’ve called it the Swiss army knife of tools because it doesn’t fit neatly into a particular category. Popplet combines the features of: a virtual...
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Stixy: A Virtual, Collaborative Bulletin Board
Stixy is a virtual, collaborative bulletin board. The technology (or what are my powers?) Start by creating a new Stixyboard and setting your collaboration settings. Your collaborators (aka “guests”)...
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