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My 2013 "To Stop Doing" List
By George Siemens January 2, 2013 - 11:34am Comments (1)My history of to do lists is not pleasant.I've gone through the books, resources, and models of getting things done (including the classic, GTD). End result: more frustration with a system than productive achievement. Part of the problem arises...Joining Centre for Distance Education
By George Siemens August 20, 2012 - 3:42pm Comments (11)I started classroom teaching in the late 1990's at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We were the first department in Canada to go exclusively laptop. All of our classrooms were equipped with LCD projectors, wired connections at each seat,...Ideas, collaboration, and innovation
By George Siemens June 16, 2011 - 9:30amIt's always difficult to assess the trajectory and depth of change when you're in the middle of it. I wonder if people in the industrial revolution, American/French revolutions - or even in the long, steady progress of the scientific revolution -...Course Completion Rates at Athabasca University
By George Siemens May 6, 2011 - 9:35am(via Deanna Douglas) Course Completion Rates at Athabasca University - DRAFT April 2011 One of the questions we are asked from time to time at Athabasca University is about our course completion rates – how many students pass their courses?...Etiquette in Social Media
By George Siemens October 23, 2010 - 10:01am Comments (5)As part of Athabasca University's Learning Services Conference 2010, Terry Anderson and I presented on etiquette in social networks. A few notes and links from our session: Etiquette is important in social spaces. Humanity has formed etiquette...How do you manage your information?
By George Siemens August 21, 2010 - 1:01pm Comments (7)This past week, AU welcomed its third cohort in the CDE doctoral program. I spoke to the group about TEKRI's role within AU as a research catalyst and innovative knowledge generation institute. During one of the sessions, I walked into a...Moving the social networked learning (the Landing) forward
By George Siemens July 8, 2010 - 2:12pm Comments (7)The Landing is progressing nicely since our launch earlier this year. We're continuing to deploy (and develop) new plugins to improve the functionality of the service. Social Glue Jon Dron frequently uses the term "social glue" to describe...Definitions of Networked Learning
Posted to group: Social Networking SeminarThe following are definitions of networked learning provided by seminar participants: 1. Networked learning=- Learning with & from your connections with other people- Bringing together what your network knows and can do to bear upon the...And so it starts...
By George Siemens April 18, 2010 - 9:09pm Comments (3)Welcome to Week 1 of Teaching and Learning in Social and Technological Networks!What you need to know this week:- We will meet on Tues at 3 pm MST in Elluminate: http://bit.ly/SDTon . The session will be recorded if you are unable to attend.- Short...Call for Papers: Impact of Social Networks on Teaching and Learning
By George Siemens February 23, 2010 - 10:34am Comments (75)(Original Call for Papers - RUSC) Call for articles for the monographic issue on the impact of social networks on teaching and learning Social media and emerging technologies have transformed how news is captured and shared, how politicians...
