Learning Organizations
A learning organization is one that continually adapts and learns in order to respond to changes in the environment and to grow successfully.
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Design Patterns, Pattern Language
Some initial thoughts for a paper on the structure and elements of design patterns for self-directed learning, including the Go Berrypicking pattern.
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Book Notes
The Marriage of Sense and Soul
In The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion, Ken Wilber finds common ground between scientific and religious world views.
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Smart Keyword Searches for Learners
Firefox Quick Search Keywords can be used to make bookmarks you can invoke with a keyword, and even pass a parameter to. Here I use them to bookmarks complex search queries that will benefit, well, learners.
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The Emergence of Citizen’s Media
The newspaper (as we know it) is history. The panelists discuss its transformation in the digital age.
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Really Simple Syndication
RSS (Really Simple Syndication or RDF Site Summary) is a lightweight XML-based format for distributing news headlines and other content on the Web.
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eXtensible Markup Language
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a W3C standard for text document markup.
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The Art of Complex Problem Solving
Visual modeling offers a means to build a systematic understanding of complex problems. Via Idiagram.
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Four Modes of Seeking Information
Given all what we don’t know, it is rather distressing that a web site’s information design can offer only four search modes: known-items, exploratory, don’t know what you need to know, and re-finding.
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A collection of New York City subway maps and schedules that you can download to your iPod (and some other portable media players). Simple and useful.