Monday, March 28, 2011

CLO Symposium Spring 2011 (#CLOSYM) Backchannel - Collected Resources

I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning.  There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accomodate one or two each year.  The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person.

I find collecting collecting and reviewing backchannel resources to be a valuable learning experience for me, even when I am attending a conference in person.  Sharing these collections on this blog has shown that others find value in the collections as well.

This post collects the resources shared via the backchannel of the Spring 2011 Chief Learning Officer magazine Symposium, being held March 28-30 in Amelia Island, Florida.

Official Learning Solutions Conference Resources
Symposium Website Home Page
Miscellaneous
How to Create an Agile Organization by Pamela Meyer
Social Learning from Smart Technologies video shared by David Koehn
Hacking Work Manifesto video shared by Shandy
Saba Clients Account for 25% of Chief Learning Officer LearningElite Awards for the Second Year in a Row by Veronique Anxolabehere
The Serious Future of Work: Play shared by Pamela Meyer
Getting Started With Social Learning white paper from Saba
Karie Willyerd on the Future Workplace shared by Rick Von Fedlt

Dedicated Backchannel Queries [Tool and search terms shown in brackets]
Access the up-to-date #LS2011 backchannel [Twitter: #closym]
Photos shared via the backchannel [Twipho: closym]

The conference is currently active.  I will be adding to this list as I continue to review the backchannel transcripts and find resources.  I will tweet updates occasionally as additional links are added.  If you know of a valued resource I should add to the list - or if something is inaccurate - please add it to the comments or tweet me a link to @LnDDave.

If you find these collections of value, I have posts that consolidate the backchannel resources from other conferences.  An archive of all of these posts can be accessed by clicking the link below:

Click here to access the archive of backchannel resource posts.

What Does Making Pasta Sauce Teach Us About Backchannel Learning?

There are very few things in life that you can count on with 100% certainty.  One of the few things on that list is this: If I’m cooking dinner, chances are we’re having pasta.
And so it was with this assurance in place that you would have found me in my kitchen earlier this evening, preparing dinner.  Pasta could be an incredibly low-maintenance meal, consisting of boiling water and opening a jar of sauce.  However, I am half Italian, and as my grandmother would often say: “No self-respecting Italian would ever use jarred sauce!” 
Because this rule has been ingrained into my skull from an early age, what could be a quick 15 minute preparation lasts 60-90 minutes because I make my own sauce.  I use canned tomato sauce, which the Irish side of me allows me to describe as ‘from scratch’.
Shortly after beginning to sauté my onions and garlic, I look down and see the setup for my next steps.  This is what I see.

One of the techniques I often use to enhance my learning is to build connections between what I’m learning about and something completely unrelated.  As examples, in recent posts, I explored what Angry Birds and the 1982 video game E.T. have to do with Employee Learning. 
This past week the Learning Solutions Conference was held in Orlando Florida.  While I was not able to attend in person, I did actively follow the conference’s backchannel.  I’ve also been compiling a list of resources shared through the backchannel, reading many of the great reflective posts people have shared.  So with the backchannel very prominent in my focus, I suddenly was not looking at cans of sauce and spices.  I saw something very different.
That’s right, as I was making my sauce for the evening’s meal, I was consciously thinking “Hey, this is kind of like a conference”.  My mind continued down this path and suddenly I had connected it all the way to the end, creating an almost complete metaphoric loop with the pot I cooked the sauce in being very much like a conference backchannel.
Stay with me here – I think it’ll all make sense by the end. At least, I hope it will.
Learning as the Spice of Life
When I attend a conference, I want to absorb as much of the learning as I can.  My goal at a conference is to learn information that I can actively use and transfer into skills, essentially altering me into an enhanced version of myself.
Making sauce is not all that different, which is where that image above came from.  The spices are the information that is needed to transform the plain tomato sauce into the tasty sauce specific to the meal I am making.
Being Exposed to New Information
I’m not sure if this is ‘proper cooking’ or not, but when I add spice to my sauce, I’ll add one spice, and give the sauce a good stir before adding the next spice. If I tasted a random spoonful of the sauce immediately after adding the spices, chances are I would taste one of two things – either strongly over-spiced sauce or sauce with absolutely no spice at all.  Why? Because the spices are essentially sitting on the drops of sauce they landed on, and have not yet had a chance to spread to other drops of sauce in the pot.
Learning at a conference is no different.  When I attend a session, it’s like I’m the drops of sauce at the top of the pot that the spices landed on.  The drops underneath the top layer?  They were not in the session so they don’t get exposed to that ‘spice’. 
Stirring: The ReTweet of the Sauce
In order for all of the drops of tomato sauce to be exposed to the different spices I added to the sauce, I need to stir.  Doing so will share the ‘information’ of the salt, pepper, oregano and other spices amongst all of the drops of sauce in the pot.
In the case of a conference, the ‘pot’ would be the backchannel – built around the structure of a hashtag in which all resources for the ‘sauce’ can be found.  When it comes to a backchannel ‘pot’, the stirring is not done with a spoon; it’s done via Tweets and ReTweets.  Attendees that are exposed to a useful piece of information add a tweet about it to the backchannel.  This shares the information with other conference attendees, much the same way stirring a pot of sauce will share a single piece of oregano among many more drops of sauce then it originally landed on.

It’s Not Pasta Sauce Unless the Spices are Absorbed
When I make sauce, it’s not like I add the spices, stir it a few times, and it’s ready to be served.  I’ll add the spices, bring the pot to a boil, and then let it simmer for a bit, stirring occasionally.  I do this to allow the sauce ample time to absorb the flavor of the spices, and I continue to stir to spread the flavors being absorbed throughout the sauce.
To me, this is the most critical part of an effective backchannel.  When attendees tweet during a session, most often what they are doing is sharing information.  There may be some light real-time reflection involved, usually under the theme of “That was a good point”, which is what inspires the sharing.   The speed and activity of backchannel sharing by definition do not allow for deep reflective thoughts.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not trying to imply that sharing through the backchannel is not useful; I believe exactly the opposite.  I think the backchannel provides an invaluable resource for engaging with the content and the other attendees in ways that are incredibly powerful.
What I am saying is that for many, they engage in the backchannel during conference sessions, but do not use it for a resource beyond that.  Most of what is shared during a session amounts to information sharing.  That’s very useful, especially when you would not be exposed to the information otherwise.  It also leaves most of the potential of a backchannel unexplored.
This is the equivalent of adding the spices to the pot, stirring them around a few times, and then immediately taking the pot off the stove.  All of the sauce may have been exposed to the different spices added to the pot, but it won’t taste nearly as good as it should.  You need to give the sauce time to absorb the flavor of the spices; it’s not about adding the spice – it’s about adding the flavor the spices provide.
That’s kind of where the backchannel for the recent Learning Solutions conference is right now.  We’ve been exposed to a great deal of information at the conference and via the conference backchannel.  If we leave the information where it is and do not give ourselves an opportunity to reflect on it, we are taking the pot off the stove too soon.  The value of learning isn’t in the receipt of new information; it’s in exploring how that information applies and can be used to improve our lives.  It’s in that exploration that we absorb the ‘flavor’ of the information.
And remember, at this point the sauce is still in the pot, so to speak.  As you reflect on the meaning and implications of the information you are exposed to, share those reflections using the conference hashtag.  Continue to review the backchannel after the conference to absorb the reflections of others, and continue stirring the pot by ReTweeting reflections of value.
One Last Thing: Where Do Non-Attendees Fit into This Equation?
One of most unique learning opportunities that a backchannel provides is making learning available to individuals who are not physically present at the event.  As I was preparing our dinner with this ‘sauce as a metaphor for the backchannel’ thought process bouncing around my head, I wondered where non-attendees fit in this analogy I was creating.  This was especially applicable to my situation, as I did not attend Learning Solutions in person, yet did soak in tremendous value from the conference backchannel.
The non-attendees that absorb learning from the backchannel are indeed part of the sauce analogy.  Non-Attendees would be the first thing added to the pot – the onions.  They are there, just waiting in the pot for the sauce to be added and the conference to begin.  They can be a critical part of the backchannel, adding additional value to the overall sauce.
Now… It’s time to eat!
As you can see, there are a great number of parallels between the process of making pasta sauce and how an effective backchannel works.  Do you see other connections?  If so, please feel free add them to the comments section below.


Thursday, March 24, 2011

Reflections on #lrnchat: Misconceptions About Learning Through Social Media

Image use courtesy of lrnchat and Kevin Thorn (@LearnNuggets)

Each week that I am able to participate in #lrnchat discussion I post a summary of the discussion to my blog. I do this both for my personal development as well as sharing with the Learning and Development Profession at large. This summary is based on my own interpretations of the chat; others who participated may have differing opinions or interpretations of the discussion. I welcome those that do to add your ideas to the comments.

The topic of this week's #lrnchat session was “Misconceptions about learning through social media". 

I always find looking at the questions that are used to loosely guide the chat as a nice way to see the overall theme of the chat. Here are the discussion questions that were presented to the group:

Q1) What misconceptions drive you crazy about social media in general? The big and the little peeves.
Q2) How do you address those misconceptions about social media?
Q3) What misconceptions you hear about learning with social media (aka social learning) make you crazy?
Q4) How do you address misconceptions about social learning?
Q5) What are a couple of things you wish everyone knew about learning through social media?


For decades the Leaning and Performance profession has been researching and discovering new ways to design and implement programs in a way that encourage learners to participate in their learning.  Recognizing that the traditional methods of lecture, testing, and event-based training have marginal effect on actual performance, learning professionals have strived to design programs that focus less delivering content, and more on having learners learn via experiencing the content.  In order for that to happen, the learners must be actively involved.

The pursuit of the involved or to use the more commonly used term, engaged learner, has been a goal of the learning professional for years.  Gains have been made in this area in all learning arenas, from classrooms to virtual environments.  In most cases though, the gains have struggled to reach a critical milestone: Self Direction.  Getting the learner to participate, or better yet, getting them to want to participate is one thing. Eliminating the ‘Getting them to’ part of the equation is what really defines this growing concept of the Self-Directed Learner.

Enter Social Media. This ‘new’ media has tapped into the very basic human desires of community, connectedness, and participation in ways we could not have dreamed of a decade ago.  For ages the learning profession has been trying to find the ideal environment in which we can ‘Get learners to’ participate.  Suddenly, not only was such an environment dropped into our laps, but better still, most learners were already participating and contributing to these new online communities.

The paradigm has quickly shifted. Creating the right environment is no longer the primary focus; now the focus is on nurturing the community within the environment technology has handed us.  Social media, and its tremendous potential for leaning and performance, has arrived.

Or has it?

While the audience that is likely to read this post would probably agree with the overall theme (if not all the details) of the picture I’ve painted about social media, our community has largely adopted and actively uses social media.  We live it, breathe it, and have come to respect its power and potential. 

Many other people are slow to jump on this train, and in fact may outright refuse to.  In most cases, this reluctance is likely based on ignorance.  Consider this statement:

Twitter is stupid! I have absolutely no interest in hearing about what Ashton Kutcher had for breakfast.

We’ve all someone say this, or some version of it, many times before.  If you’re like me, chances are you’ve said something like this yourself before you discovered the value that social media can provide. 

For those that have not taken this journey, misconceptions about what social media is - and isn’t – are very common.  As this new iteration* of social learning continues to gain momentum, more and more learning professionals will be encountering stakeholders who hold these misconceptions.  This week’s #lrnchat explored what these misconceptions are, and how we might be able to overcome them with our stakeholders.

*I call this a ‘new iteration’ because Social Learning has been around since the first two cavemen tried to build a fire together, and probably even before that. Social Learning has always existed – we’re just introducing new technologies and frameworks into the existing dynamic.

The discussion started by exploring the misconceptions that drive us crazy about social media.  One of the common themes of responses was that social media is just for celebrities.  That’s a popular barrier because most of the exposure social media gets in the news relates to celebrities, and it’s usually not painting social media in a good light.

Imagine you’re a learning professional who has finally gotten the opportunity to pitch using social media tools in your learning programs.  You deliver an excellent and compelling proposal, one that the senior manager is considering despite his or her reservations.  As the senior manager is relaxing that evening, the news announces that Charlie Sheen, who has been the human equivalent of a train wreck over the past week, has set the Guinness Record for fastest time to reach one million followers on Twitter.  That’s like throwing gasoline on the pilot light of misconception.  It may not completely derail your proposal, but it certainly won’t help your cause.

Another common theme was the extremes of social media misconceptions.  Some people see social media as a gaping hole in the security of their organization, while others look at it as the Holy Grail for the future.  Either it’s going to suck the organization into a never ending pit of despair, or it’s going to cure the organization of all its ills, just by flipping the social media switch to the ON position. 

That leads me to one of the misconceptions about social media that is high on my personal pet-peeve list: Looking at social media as a solution.  Social media is a tool.  Putting social media in play at an organization is no more a solution than putting a hammer into a carpenter’s hand is.  The tool is an instrument that only works if it is implemented with some degree of a plan.  Social media is not a solution, but it can be an excellent tool to use – when appropriate - in implementing a solution.

Another misconception that is high on my list deals with risk.  I’m not referring to opening the doors to social media being a risk; I actually believe there is some truth to that.  Logically speaking, if employees are engaging in social media, their actions in that community are indirectly a reflection on their organization to anyone who knows they work there.  It’s that scenario that scares many organizations.

The misconception that I’m speaking of isn’t that scenario; it’s the default way of responding to the risk of that scenario: CONTROL.  “We need to block all social media sites!  We need to install a Social Media policy that makes employees aware that they can be held accountable for their online interactions!”

Responding to the ‘risk’ of social media by trying to control it is a complete waste of time.  As Jane Bozarth said best during the chat, “Dear Organization. You blocked Facebook? Oh look, I have an iPhone. 

There is risk associated with employees engaging in social media.  Like many fears, the weight of this risk is magnified by ignorance of social media.  You don’t mitigate the risk with control; you mitigate it with education and by fostering a community.

The discussion then moved towards how we overcome the misconceptions of social media.  Most of the responses here focused on overcoming misconceptions about social media related to learning, which I address a little later in this post.

For me though, addressing the misconceptions about social media comes down to a very simple but applicable cliché: Don’t knock it till you tried it.

The discussion then shifted towards the misconceptions that drive us crazy about social learning.  The common theme here related to talking about social learning without really understanding what it is and how it works.  I would agree; here are a few examples that I often see.

Misconception #1: That it’s about a tool. 
Picking the right tool to foster social learning is important, but it’s still secondary.  It’s more about creating a culture of sharing and a fostering a community. If the culture does not support usage, the capabilities of the tool become meaningless.

Misconception #2: The either/or concept.
First, we’re already doing social learning; what we’re really talking about here is leveraging social media technology in learning programs. Social media doesn’t replace anything anymore than e-learning ‘replaced’ the classroom.  Social media adds a new tool to our belt that we can utilize in the right situations.  The percentages of usage may shift over time, but social media is nothing more than a new tool that will enable us to enhance the work we do.

Misconception #3: That Social Learning needs to be launched.
The reality is that we don’t implement social learning.  It happens organically, whether we are involved or not.  Social learning is like a flowing river – it’s always been there and will likely always be there.  Building a social learning program is like building a water wheel to harness the power of the river that’s already there.

From there the discussion moved towards how we go about addressing the common concerns regarding social learning.  The responses made me realize that in many ways, the way we overcome the misconceptions of social media in learning actually have very little to do with social media.  Consider these common and often retweeted responses:

Don’t talk about Learning; Talk about the business.
Explain how a specific tool can be used to solve a problem.
Share business cases and examples of success.

You’ll notice that the words ‘Social Media’ are not used.  This is the way Learning Professionals operate daily to support and become part of the business.  It’s what we do to overcome the popular misconceptions of Learning and Development in general.  Discussing Social Media fits right into that existing dialog format.

Eventually, you will get down to the detail level where you will be discussing a specific social media tool.  I think it’s incredibly important that you have an example that can be shown during this discussion.  Describing something to someone, no matter how well you paint the picture, is a poor substitute for seeing and experiencing it.  The best example of this is my iPad.  I’ve described how cool it is to people numerous times, but it doesn’t compare to that Keanu Reeves-like ‘Woah…’ moment most people get when they first put their fingers to the screen and play with it.

That’s why participating in social media communities outside the organization is critical.  First, it gives you real experience and knowledge about the tool.  It changes your personal work implications from “This tool might be appropriate, we should try it…” to “This is a great tool for this program”.  It also adds immediate credibility to your ‘selling’ of the tool to the organization.  Participating in social media communities outside the organization gives you a great example to use to demonstrate the tool and its benefits to your stakeholder.

The discussion concluded by asking what we wish everyone knew about learning through social media.  I wish that people could focus on the potential of social learning, instead of its potential risks.  Moreover, as Clark Quinn mentioned during the chat, organizations should be aware of the high risks of inaction as it applies to social media. 

For me, social media today is very much like the internet a decade or so ago.  The internet has fundamentally changed the world.  Through the virtual pathways rapidly creating connections on the web, our world of opportunities has expanded exponentially; yet at the same time, the world is getting smaller every day as the barriers of physical distance are eliminated.

That’s exactly what social media does, only instead of doing it with machines; it does it with human beings.  The potential of that, and in turn, the potential for enhanced social learning, is impossible to ignore.

Until next week #lrnchat-ers!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Learning Solutions 2011 (#LS2011) Backchannel - Collected Resources

Latest Update - 4/6 9:39AM
NOTE: Now that the conference has ended, I will be posting the date of any new additions as part of each newly added resource.

I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning.  There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accomodate one or two each year.  The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person.

I find collecting collecting and reviewing backchannel resources to be a valuable learning experience for me, even when I am attending a conference in person.  Sharing these collections on this blog has shown that others find value in the collections as well.

This post collects the resources shared via the backchannel of Learning Solutions 2011, being held March 23-25 in Orlando, Florida.

Official Learning Solutions Conference Resources
Conference Website Home Page
Learning Solutions 2011 - Prepping for the big event by Tracy Parish
Learning Solutions 2011: Tueday's Recap by Julie Spokus
Learning Solutions Conference and Expo 2011: Finding the Spectrum of Solutions by Bill Brandon
Learning Solutions Conference Day 1 #LS2011 by Kasper Spiro
The Learning Solutions Conference and Expo 2011: Thursday Update by Bill Brandon
Wednesday's Recap #ls2011 by Julie Spokus
Learning Solutions Conference Day 2 #LS2011 by Kasper Spiro
2 Days in FL - Part 1 by Rich Benak
Learning Solutions Day 3: Saved the Best for Last #LS2011 by Kasper Spiro (Added 3/26)
Adobe Learning Summit 2011 by Rich Benak (Added 3/27)
New mLearning Authoring Tools – Wave #2 by Robert Gadd (Added 3/27)
Learning Solutions Conference: The Day After. #LS2011 by Kasper Spiro (Added 3/27)
Learning Solutions Conference and Expo 2011: Finishing with a Flourish on Friday by Bill Brandon (Added 3/28)
Learning Solutions 2011 - The Brain, Presentations, and Culture by Brent Schlenker (Added 3/29)
eLearnChat 17: ALS2011 and LS2011 show recap with Geoff Blanchard video hosted by Terrence Wing and Rick Zanotti, with special guest Geoff Blanchard (Added 3/29)
Learning Solutions 2011 Recap – Keynotes by Judy Unrein (Added 3/30)
Learning Solutions 2011: Moving Learning and Culture Beyond "Whatever" by Bill Brandon (Added 4/4)
LS2011 Recap by Darron Johnson (Added 4/4)
Learning Solutions 2011 Recap – Expo and Networking by Judy Unrein (Added 4/4)
Learning Solutions 2011 Recap – Education Sessions by Judy Unrein (Added 4/4)
Adobe Connect Mobile at Adobe Learning Summit and Learning Solutions Conference by Justin Mass (Added 4/4)
LS2011 Day 2: More on Mobile by David Glow (Added 4/4)

Session Specific
Gamification - (notes from Certificate Session - #LS2011) by Tracy Parish
Notes from Adobe Learning Summit 2011 by Jonathan Shoaf
Schedule of Topics to be Covered Wednesday at #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Tomorrow’s Morning Buzz: How Development Tools Shape Our Design by Judy Unrein
How and Why to Design Scenarios by Cathy Moore
Instructional Design for Learners with Very Short Attention Spans - #LS2011 Session Notes by Tracy Parish
March 23, 2011 Brain Rules for Learning - Dr. Medina #ls2011 by Julie Spokus
March 23, 2011 Creating Self-Paced Blended Learning #ls2011 #ls2011_103 by Julie Spokus
Creating Engaging Learning Designs - Session Notes #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Think Workscapes, not Training by Sumeet Moghe
What Consitutes a Social Learning Culture? by Sumeet Moghe
Social Learning Without the Technology Slides from presentation by Sumeet Moghe
Intro to Audio & Video Compression Slides from presentation by Nick Florio
Lessons Learned from 200 Rapid eLearning Gurus - Tom Kuhlmann #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Keynote Speaker - Nancy Duarte, author of Resonate and slide:ology #ls2011 by Julie Spokus
Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech analyzed by Nancy Duarte video from Duarte Design
Resonance Across a Chladni Plate video referenced during Nancy Duarte Keynote
Sound and Salt Patterns video referenced during Nancy Duarte Keynote
resonate: Presenting Visual Stories that Transform Learners and Audiences - #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Eight Ways you Can Build Better Quizzes with Articulate Quizmaker #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Intro to HTML 5 #LS2011 Slides from presentation by Nick Florio
LxD - Learner Experience Design Slides from presentation by Julie Dirksen
Your brain on Graphics: Research-inspired Visual Design - #LS2011 Connie Malamed by Tracy Parish
Your Brain on Graphics by Sumeet Moghe
Desigining for Mobile Learning Slides from presentation by Nick Florio
Case Study: Mobile Performance Support for Maintenance Procedures Slides from presentation by Christopher Adams
Myths of Social Media - #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Eight Ways you Can Build Better Quizzes with Articulate Quizmaker #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Nine Ways to Build Better Quizzes with Articulate Quizmaker slides and resources from Jeanette Brooks
From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able in a Digital World - #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Intro to WordPress for Learning Slides from presentation by Nick Florio
Crash Course from the Learning Media Stage Slides from presentation by Nick Florio
Micro Learning - Knowledge in Four Minutes or Less by Sumeet Moghe
A Vision of Students Today video shared by Mike Wesch
Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us video shared by Mike Wesch
Micro-Learning: Knowledge in Four Minutes or Less - #LS2011 by Tracy Parish
Knowlegeable to Knowledge-able by Sumeet Moghe
LS2011 Opening Keynote: Dr. John Medina by David Glow (Added 3/28)
Morning Buzz Recap - Synchronous Learning Strategies by Anne Scott (Added 3/28)
LS2011: Creating Engaging Learning Designs by David Glow (Added 3/28)
5 Ways to Prepare & Be an E-Learning Winner by Tom Kuhlmann (Added 3/29)
Brain Rules website for the book by John Medina (Added 3/29)
Balancing sme speak with learner needs v2.0 Slides from presentation by Sahana Chattopadhyay (Added 4/4)
LS2011 Day 2 Keynote: Resonate with Nancy Duarte by David Glow (Added 4/4)
LS2011 Media Studio Session: Designing for mLearning by David Glow (Added 4/4)
LS2011 A Metrics-Performance-Learning Driven System by David Glow (Added 4/4)
LS2011: Open Education Resources by David Glow (Added 4/6)
#LS2011 Session Recap: Keepin’ It Legal by Michelle Lentz by Brian Dusablon (Added 4/6)

Miscellaneous
Conference Backchannel Archive via TwapperKeeper (Added 3/29)
Conference Backchannel Archive - Download to EXCEL via TwapperKeeper (Added 3/29)
Conference Backchannel Transcript [3/22 to 3/26] via What the Hashtag (Added 3/27)
Learning Solutions 2011 Posterous Gallery with contributions from Julie Spokus and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
The #LS2011 Daily via paper.li
More on SMEs – A Compilation of Blogs about Subject Matter Experts by Jon Aleckson
Use MadLibs and Spreadsheet Concatenate for Developing Assessments Screenr by David Glow
Bloom's Taxonomy for Social Networks image shared by Laura Casey
Bloom's Taxonomy - Learning in Action image shared by Laura Casey
The First Winner at Learning Solutions 2011 video posted by OpenSesame
iPad Winner #2 at Learning Solutions 2011 video posted by OpenSesame
Another Happy Winner at Learning Solutions 2011 video posted by OpenSesame
I Want by Mike Enders
Top Ten Presentation Tips shared by Jean Marrapodi via ProjectTimes
PowerPoint presentations - 8 common mistakes shared by Naomi Karten via SympleByte
Mobile Learning - 7 Interesting Patterns by Sumeet Moghe
The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Business by Sumeet Moghe
Top 100 Tools for the Twittering Teacher by Donna Scott shared by Jane Bozarth
Why Angry Birds is so successful and popular: a cognitive teardown of the user experience by Charles Mauro
Twitter Chat Schedule shard by Mark Britz
What Can Angry Birds Teach Us About Employee Learning? by David Kelly
Visual Storytelling: Interview with Nancy Duarte shared by The eLearningCoach (added 3/26)
What Does Making Pasta Sauce Teach Us About Backchannel Learning? by David Kelly (added 3/28)
New Study Shows How Mobile Learning Has Gone Mainstream by John Hollen shared by Lisa Stortz (added 3/29)
eLearning Global Giveback 3 by Amanda Warner (added 3/29)
A model of workplace learning by Jay Cross (added 3/30)
Learning Solutions Conference & Expo 2011 photo album from The eLearning Guild Facebook Fan Page (added 3/30)

Dedicated Backchannel Queries [Tool and search terms shown in brackets]
Access the up-to-date #LS2011 backchannel [Twitter: #LS2011]
John Medina Keynote [Twitter: #LS2011, Medina]
Photos shared via the backchannel [Twipho: ls2011]
Nancy Duarte Keynote [Twitter: #LS2011, Duarte]
Mike Wesch Keynote [Twitter: #LS2011, Wesch]

The conference may be over, but the backchannel continues!  I will be adding to this list as I continue to review the backchannel transcripts and find resources.  I will tweet updates occasionally as additional links are added.  If you know of a valued resource I should add to the list - or if something is inaccurate - please add it to the comments or tweet me a link to @LnDDave.

If you find these collections of value, I have posts that consolidate the backchannel resources from other conferences.  An archive of all of these posts can be accessed by clicking the link below:

Click here to access the archive of backchannel resource posts.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Reflections on #lrnchat: The Archive

Image use courtesy of lrnchat and Kevin Thorn (@LearnNuggets)

Each week that I am able to participate in #lrnchat discussion I post a summary of the discussion to my blog. I do this both for my personal development as well as sharing with the Learning and Development Profession at large.

As the number of these posts grows and continue to contribute value to me and others, I have created this post as an ongoing 'archive' and single point of reference to my #lrnchat reflection posts.  The listing starts with the most recent post and goes backwards chronologically.  

FOCUS  (1/9/2011)
Learning Malpractice  (10/11/2011)

I only started blogging in October 2010, so this as far back as I've been writing reflective posts on the discussions.  For archives of all past #lrnchat transcripts, visit http://www.lrnchat.com/.