Monthly Archives: January 2015

Sociology, not technology

Posted on January 30, 2015 by julianstodd

The Social Age sees us connecting, sharing, working and leading in online spaces. But it’s a mistake to think that the real change is in the technology. It’s not: it’s about the sociology. The technology deals transactionally: it can make … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Learning Technology conference 2015: Day 2

Posted on January 29, 2015 by julianstodd

Community: surrounds and supports us. It’s ‘sense making‘, both through challenge, reflection and the import of new ideas. When we share values and purpose, the two foundation stones, we are made more effective through being more connected. The medium is … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Learning Technology conference 2015: Day 1

Posted on January 28, 2015 by julianstodd

Technology may facilitate great learning, but it’s not the end in itself. What makes great learning is simple: make it great. Understand how people learn: design the learning to match that. Work with how we learn, don’t make us learn … Continue reading →

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Styles of Storytelling

Posted on January 27, 2015 by julianstodd

I’ve been running a workshop all day today, touching on storytelling in learning. I just wanted to capture some of the elements that i covered. We looked at approaches to storytelling and thought about how the stance and style affects … Continue reading →

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Democratised voices: the intent of graffiti

Posted on January 26, 2015 by julianstodd

There are classes of voice: levels of authenticity and volume. From formal, highly produced, vetted, authorised, famous, sanctioned and pervasive through to the suppressed, denied, desperate rants scratched in wood and walls. The voices that shout beside railway tracks, festoon … Continue reading →

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Performance Support in the Social Age: sharing an extract

Posted on January 23, 2015 by julianstodd

I’m writing a new book this week, about ‘Learning and Living in the Social Age‘. That’s the provisional title… regular visitors will know i like to #WorkOutLoud, so i share sections as i write instead of doing a dedicated blog … Continue reading →

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Sharing extract from the new book: ‘Working & learning in the Social Age’

Posted on January 22, 2015 by julianstodd

Chapter 3: “Performance Support in the Social Age” I’m writing all this week, developing a new book, which has the provisional title “Working and Learning in the Social Age“. As usual, I’m #WorkingOutLoud and sharing some extracts as I go. … Continue reading →

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Monarchs and Monasteries: Emergent Communities in the Social Age

Posted on January 21, 2015 by julianstodd

There’s the thing, then, much later, the memory of the thing. The moment when you push aside the brambles, kick down the tall grass and see the old stones and crumbling mortar revealed to the light of day one more … Continue reading →

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The Concentration of Meaning: Birth of the Social Age

Posted on January 20, 2015 by julianstodd

It’s largely a matter of concentration: not thinking harder but rather a greater aggregation of knowledge and resources. Trace the journey of ‘sense making‘. At first, we had to use our own senses: looking at the world around us, biting … Continue reading →

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Gamification: How to use Game Dynamics in Learning

Posted on January 19, 2015 by julianstodd

There’s a family story that i once threw a Monopoly board across the room rather than accept defeat. I’m not sure i remember it quite that way, but i do know that the battered box is relegated to the cupboard … Continue reading →

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