http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/05/the-lms-and-sns-a-fine-balance/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/05/the-lms-and-sns-a-fine-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-12328 Abhijit Kadle Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:48:49 +0000 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/?p=3145#comment-12328 Rodolpho, Now that is something I hadn't considered with any special intent. While we've been considering adding digital mashup tools, those were purely as add-ons. You make a valid point, content is not just 'created' but also 'remixed' in our day and age. Thanks for the tip, we'll definitely include some mashup features in our LMS development roadmap. Rodolpho, Now that is something I hadn’t considered with any special intent. While we’ve been considering adding digital mashup tools, those were purely as add-ons. You make a valid point, content is not just ‘created’ but also ‘remixed’ in our day and age.
Thanks for the tip, we’ll definitely include some mashup features in our LMS development roadmap.

]]> http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/05/the-lms-and-sns-a-fine-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-12327 Abhijit Kadle Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:45:43 +0000 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/?p=3145#comment-12327 Mark, that's interesting. At Upside we are considering creating a version of the UpsideLMS that will not contain any sort of conventional training management and electronic courseware management. It will be pretty much like you describe in your goal for a learner support system. While we are already using social media elements in our courseware. Our next version of the LMS will include the ability to add, link and embed media to and from external resources.  Perhaps that'll take us a step closer to market needs. Mark, that’s interesting. At Upside we are considering creating a version of the UpsideLMS that will not contain any sort of conventional training management and electronic courseware management. It will be pretty much like you describe in your goal for a learner support system. While we are already using social media elements in our courseware. Our next version of the LMS will include the ability to add, link and embed media to and from external resources.  Perhaps that’ll take us a step closer to market needs.

]]> http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/05/the-lms-and-sns-a-fine-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-12132 Rodolpho Arruda Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:39:30 +0000 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/?p=3145#comment-12132 Hi Abhijit Bridging on Mark's comment, one social element I didn't see in the LMS is the ability to 'remix' content in order to create new content. In a traditional form, content creation mirrors the company's hierarchy where only a few sitting on the top of the pyramid are authorized to create and post content. In the new (wild) networked world collaboration happens at virtually any level, specially at the bottom of the pyramid. Knowledge transfer is no longer a top-down process, but a bottom-up and horizontal process too. -RA Hi Abhijit
Bridging on Mark’s comment, one social element I didn’t see in the LMS is the ability to ‘remix’ content in order to create new content. In a traditional form, content creation mirrors the company’s hierarchy where only a few sitting on the top of the pyramid are authorized to create and post content. In the new (wild) networked world collaboration happens at virtually any level, specially at the bottom of the pyramid. Knowledge transfer is no longer a top-down process, but a bottom-up and horizontal process too.
-RA

]]> http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/05/the-lms-and-sns-a-fine-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-12101 Mark Berthelemy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:19:57 +0000 http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/?p=3145#comment-12101 Hi Abhijit, It looks like you're a long way on towards my goal for a <a href="http://www.learningconversations.co.uk/main/index.php/2007/12/14/looking_for_a_learner_support_system?blog=5" rel="nofollow">learner support system</a>. To be honest, the pure social networking (like Facebook) is probably of less interest. I've not yet found an example of that really working inside the firewall. What is of interest is the social elements that you're adding around the content (like Youtube, Flickr, Slideshare etc). That's where I see the real value. Mark Hi Abhijit,
It looks like you’re a long way on towards my goal for a learner support system.
To be honest, the pure social networking (like Facebook) is probably of less interest. I’ve not yet found an example of that really working inside the firewall. What is of interest is the social elements that you’re adding around the content (like Youtube, Flickr, Slideshare etc). That’s where I see the real value.
Mark

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