UB Blogs

I came across Juxio today in a posting on TechCrunch. It is a very interesting service that I think will be useful for creating simple learning solutions. What is Juxio? “Juxio is a new visual way to communicate. Individuals and businesses use Juxio to combine images, text and more into mashable, visual streams called Juxes to share across social media and in print.” How do you create Juxes? Juxes can be created on both Web and iPhone/iPad apps - and…I came across Juxio today in a posting on TechCrunch.  It is a very interesting service that I think will be useful for creating simple learning solutions.

What is Juxio?

“Juxio is a new visual way to communicate. Individuals and
businesses use Juxio to combine images, text and more into mashable,
visual streams called Juxes to share across social media and in print.”

How do you create Juxes?

Juxes can be created on both Web and iPhone/iPad apps - and there will be support for additional mobile devices in the future.

I’ve downloaded the Juxio iPhone app (and signed up for the web based app), and it seems very easy to use to create a Jux.  Here’s a Jux I created on my iPhone.

I’m now going to work on a little Jux-based learning solution, which contains a stream of Juxes … so watch this space!  If you create any yourself, please do share your work.

Juxio

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5891229…

I’ve been wondering what had happened to my ReadTwit RSS feed, and only just got round to finding out that it’s now passed away. It’s a shame as it was a nice little service that gave me a feed of all the links that those I follow tweeted about, so I didn’t miss out. I’ve now looked around for an alternative and have just come across SiftLinks, so am giving that a go now. James Constable explains the rationale for…I’ve been wondering what had happened to my ReadTwit RSS feed, and only just got round to finding out that it’s now passed away.  It’s a shame as it was a nice little service that gave me a feed of all the links that those I follow tweeted about, so I didn’t miss out. I’ve now looked around for an alternative and have just come across SiftLinks, so am giving that a go now.

James Constable explains the rationale for creating it::

“SiftLinks was created because I was tired of missing out on all the
great links that people posted on Twitter that I never got the time to
properly check out. I don’t have a massive follow list but quite often,
if I was away from the computer for a couple of days and only accessing
Twitter via my iPhone, I’d miss out on reading some really interesting
articles. I figured it would be easier if I could dash through those
articles in my feed reader when I got the chance. I also figured that
if I wanted this then someone else might too, so I went ahead and put it
together.”

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5891229…

In one of the most content-regulated countries on Earth we constantly hear the old refrain about defending freedom of speech. Like this:

defending free speech is, at its core, as content-neutral and apolitical as demanding that people have enough food to eat and potable water to drink—and journalists and other free-speech advocates must recognize this if they are to successfully press for changes in countries like these.

When the U.S. allows child pornography to be published on the front page of a national newspaper, then I will allow that its definition of ‘free speech’ is somehow fundamentally different from everyone else’s.

This isn’t such an outlandish example. As a Canadian, I laugh at American television networks’ prudishness and wonder why they we never see swearing, nudity and rampant drug use (a la Trailer Park Boys, a runaway Canadian hit) on U.S. TV. Funny, that.

Until then, you’re simply arguing about what sort of things you’re willing to tolerate in your society. We’re pretty comfortable with things like drug use, swearing and nudity on television. But we draw the line at promoting hatred and racism, things that I guess are OK in American media.

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5878991…

The so-called ‘trial’ of Omar Khadr is a sham that should be stopped.

If you’re not familiar with the case, he is an Ontario-born Canadian who was in Afghanistan when the U.S. invaded in 2002. He is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. special forces officer after a four-hour assault on the compound he was in. More here.

So why is it a sham?

First, he was fifteen years old when the alleged assault happened. This makes him a child soldier, and you don’t imprison child solders and put them on trial eight years later, you rehabilitate them.

Second, though he is being described as an “illegal combatant” he was present in a country being invaded by a hostile force, and in particular, located in a building subject to assault by that force. It is hard to argue that he should have done anything other than what he is said to have done, which is to defend himself.

Third, it is not at all clear that he committed the action he is accused of taking. There is n testimony other than that of American troops. Khadr himself was seriously injured in the assault, and hence possibly incapable of attacking a special forces officer after the fact.

Fourth, even if Khadr is in some sense a war criminal, he should not be judged by a U.S. military tribunal on such charges, he should be brought before an international court. This is where real war criminals (such as, say Slobodan Milosevic or Charles G. Taylor) are tried.

Fifth, there are allegations that he was tortured, which is not actually denied even though the ‘judge’ (actually, a military official) will allow the confessions extracted from the interrogations. Does the threat of gang rape make the resulting confessions involuntary? According to the court, no.

Because of the years of indoctrination he has suffered both before and after the incident in Afghanistan, Omar Khadr probably cannot be released. But let’s not compound the injustice committed against him by his family, who converted him into a child soldier in the first place, and the military system of justice, that locked him up in an illegal offshore detention facility for eight years. We should be working toward rehabilitation, not heaping falsehood upon falsehood onto the head of this young man.

Newspapers should stop calling this facade a ‘trial’. It is nothing of the sort.

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5878991…

I’m using CoreDownload Wallpaper Changer, along with my collection of tens of thousands of photos (three or four times what I’ve uploaded to Flickr; Core descends into a directory tree, while the others I’ve looked at depend merely on a list) to change my desktop wallpaper. It routinely produces masterpieces like this:

Talk about a desktop wallpaper that just grabs your attention! Original image on Flickr here.

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5878991…

[Cross-posted from Social Media for Learning and Working] My colleagues and I at the Internet Time Alliance - as well as others - have written a lot about why organisations need to review their approach to “learning” . I’ve referenced many of the key resources in my (constantly updated) State of Learning in the Workplace Today piece.. Recently, my ITA colleague, Charles Jennings gave a webinar to the eLearning Network of Australiasia on the 8 reasons to focus on informal…[Cross-posted from Social Media for Learning and Working]

My colleagues and I at the Internet Time Alliance
- as well as others -  have written a lot about why organisations need
to review their approach to “learning” .  I’ve referenced many of the
key resources in my (constantly updated) State of Learning in the Workplace Today piece.. 

Recently, my ITA colleague, Charles Jennings gave a webinar to the
eLearning Network of Australiasia on the 8 reasons to focus on informal
and social learning.  Here is his elegantly designed presentation with
its powerful message.

8 Reasons to Focus on Informal & Social LearningView more presentations from Charles Jennings.

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5891229…

[Via: Online Schools][Via: Online Schools]

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5891229…

Via: Medical Coding Certification

Via: Medical Coding Certification

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5891229…

Here is a roundup of what’s been happening at the main Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) site in July. 2010 Reading List I added over 20 articles and resources to my 2010 Reading list in July. As you can see from the Wordle (above) created from the titles, the dominant themes were social media and change. Here are some of the key articles calling for change in one way or another that I have included. Training needs to…Here is a roundup of what’s been happening at the main Centre for Learning
& Performance Technologies (C4LPT) site in July.2010 Reading ListI added over 20 articles and resources to my 2010 Reading list in July.  As you can see from the Wordle (above) created from the titles, the dominant themes were social media and change. Here are some of the key articles calling for change in one way or another that I have included.

Training needs to change or risk irrelevance, Donald Taylor, 28 June
2010
Learning to change report, Mark Berthelemy, 6 July 2010
The
Social Employee Manifesto, Michael Fauscette, Smart Data Collective, 28
May 2010
Is the formal traing room obsolete, Laura Overton, TrainingZone, 26 July
2010
Why focus on informal and social learning?  Charles Jennings,
Internet Time Alliance blog, July 31

State of Learning in the Workplace TodayI’ve updated my State of Learning in the Workplace Today
piece to describe 10 factors for change in L&D (and referencing all the articles above) and also provided a (draft) model of how I believe
L&D could be working more widlely to help individuals and teams - ie from a focus on training to performance consulting.  How to use social media in your job One of the key features of the way forward will be helping others to become self-sufficient - where they are not already doing so.  The tools are already there and being exploited by many; others will need help understanding how they can be used effectively.   My guide which shows how social media can be used in your job or professional practice, is now available - by popular demand! - as a PDF to purchase.. Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010At the time of writing, there have been 318 contributors to the Top 100 Tools for Learning list.  Have you shared your Top 10 yet?

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5891229…

A Practical Guide to using Social Media in your Job View more presentations from Jane Hart. You can view the complete Guide online for free at bit.ly/some4job You can purchase the PDF version for £10 at http://c4lpt.co.uk/workingsmarter/pdf.html

Published by

Original source : http://xfruits.com/spallett/?id=46549&clic=5891229…