Update 2/6/2008 based on recent Top eLearning Posts

It can be daunting to visit a blog for the first time. The author(s) have been writing individual articles for months or years. This is my attempt to help you get a sense of topics of my blog and find some of the more interesting past articles.

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Blog Description

This blog covers trends in eLearning and more broadly the use of technology that aims to improve human performance. This is fairly wide ranging from traditional courseware kinds of issues to specialized kinds of tools and sites. My background includes things like being the CTO of eHarmony (online marriage matching based on personality profiles and controlled communication) from its launch through their $110M venture round to working on interesting eLearning and tools for companies like Lexus, HP, IBM, etc. Thus, the blog has a tendency to jump into a wide range of technology types and solutions. I do generally focus from a corporate standpoint (not as much in the education realm). Of course, you'll get a better sense of this as you read through various post.

Interaction

I write this blog because it helps me think through and learn about the topics I write about. Interacting with readers and other bloggers on these topics really helps to expand and/or clarify my thinking. What I want (and what most bloggers want) is for readers to engage with me. Comments are very much welcome. Or write a blog post the talks about something I've written.

In fact why don't you start interacting right now by briefly introducing yourself in the comments below.

Once we've interacted to some level, you might consider linking up with my via LinkedIn - I found this to be a good way to stay connected with people.

Topics

eLearning 2.0

Starting Point:

• What is eLearning 2.0?
• eLearning 2.0 - An Immediate, Important Shift
• eLearning 1.0, 1.3 and 2.0
• Learning Trends Point To and Shape eLearning 2.0
• eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ASTD OC
• eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ISPI Los Angeles
• Introduction to Wikis, Blogs, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking and RSS

Practical Suggestions:

• Web 2.0 and eLearning 2.0 Start-Up Guides
• Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools
• Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups
• Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids
• Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools - A Summary

• Needed Skills for New Media
• eLearning 2.0: Informal Learning, Communities, Bottom-up vs. Top-Down
• Rosenberg's Beyond eLearning - Is that eLearning 2.0?

• Informal Learning - Let's Get Real - Part II
• Informal Learning - Let's Get Real
• Elves, Measuring Results and Informal Learning
• Guidance Needed - Are we Misguided in Informal Learning and ...
• Informal Learning is Too Important to Leave to Chance

• Top Ten Reasons To Blog and Top Ten Not to Blog
• PKM and Personal Learning
• Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools for Personal Learning
• Improving Personal Learning - A Continuing Challenge for Learning ...