Posted 5:53 PM by George Siemens
Two things people seem to be doing...writing blogs or writing about writing blogs. See: Living in the Blog-osphere, A Nation of Bloggers and Googling by E-Mail (requires free registration). (for more info on blogging, see Mindboggling Blogging (from our first incarnation of elearnspace blog) or elearnspace - blogs.

What's the big deal?? Blogging is easy...and it's disruptive (must read article)...anyone can learn how to do it in minutes...and free hosting and software from sites like Blogger makes it even easier. Here's my prediction (it's very easy to make predictions when a trend is well underway!!..:)) - blogging will transform how people communicate...it will become absolutely huge. Company presidents, managers, teachers, professors, politicians (ok, I'm dreaming) will use this medium to connect with their audiences - communicating, clarifying, and sharing personal views - for the benefit of the company (or whatever organization).

Why is blogging going to be so big?...because it builds on the strengths of the Internet. Email, for example, is merely an extension of existing mail systems. As such, it is about bending a new medium to an existing process. Blogging is using a new medium for what it is good for - connecting and interacting.

Posted 5:45 PM by George Siemens
I've posted a new article on elearnspace...Lessons Learned Teaching Online. Basically just recounts some of the bigger things I've learned about the online medium. Let me know your thoughts...

Posted 9:46 AM by George Siemens
European Online Learning Blog
Comment: New blog...addressing European online learning issues...should be nice to have this connection to their online developments. Hope it doesn't become a marketing tool for VNU Learning (blog sponsor).

Posted 8:41 AM by George Siemens
I'm completely fascinated by Ray Ozzie's Blog...check out his post on Nondiscretionary Controls. Getting insight into the thoughts and opinions of a technology icon like Ray (Lotus Notes, Groove) is amazing. Gotta love blogging...openly answer and address critics, respond to concerns, and clarify misunderstandings.

Posted 7:54 AM by George Siemens
True Confessions
Comment: Free registration may be required...This article lists major blunders in project management. Applies very well to elearning...I particularly like:

• Don’t mess up the simple stuff
  
• Don’t be afraid to admit your limitations or ask for help
  
• Forgive yourself and do better next time
  

Posted 7:35 AM by George Siemens
Jay Cross discusses Convergence. I agree. Silos need to be broken down so a complete, integrated concept of learning/work/KM/performance support can evolve.

Good discussion going on at ASTD/Learning Circuits Blog on the role of lectures.
Quote: "What I find most amazing about lectures is that in the pluri-millennial tradition of developing, producing, testing, marketing, evolving the product we call the lecture, no institutions and only a few individuals have bothered to think about how the thing works and attempt to turn it into an art form, or at the very least into an efficient service."