If you missed last week’s Learn Trends conference you can go catch the recordings on the website at: http://learntrends.ning.com/page/learntrends-2009-november

Great stuff there on things like Social Learning, Personal Knowledge Mgt, etc from smart people like Jane Hart, Harold Jarche, and more. This is my version of “Must See” TV.


Unfortunately I don’t remember where or how I found this list but here is a big list of Twitter chats:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhisaMy5TGiwcnVhejNHWnZlT3NvWFVPT3Q4NkIzQVE&hl=en

If they’re all even half as good as #lrnchat they’re well worth looking into.


One of the coolest things about all the great people in my online posse (and learn so much from) is all the great stuff they share. Exhibit A are all the great recaps of Dev Learn sessions that are floating around out there. If you’re in my boat and missed it live, Cammy Bean , Aaron Silvers and BJ Shone among others have posted some great notes on a number of DL09 sessions that help take a LITTLE bit of the pain out of missing what seems like such a great event.

Christy Tucker has picked up the DL09  baton and posted notes on this week’s Learn Trends conference.

Thank you for all the tweets, posts, etc.

P.S. – I’m also looking forward to seeing what @hamtra does with the #DL09 tweetbook.


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via 10/22/09 #Lrnchat Quotables.


21Oct09

Already looking forward to TEDxColumbus again next year! http://bit.ly/dJFTs


Speaking about Presenting


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Top 10 Tools

Top 10 Tools

I just happened across Jane Hart’s Top 10 Learning Tools list and reliazed that I haven’t updated it for 2009 yet. Well better late than never right?

My previous lists are at http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/miketaylor.html

Now on to the updated list…drum roll please.

1. Google Reader – the glue that holds my learning together by allowing me to aggregate tons of great info and holds onto it for me until I have time to get to it.
2. Twitter – one of the first and last places I visit everyday. #lrnchat is one of my favorite learning things of all time
3. PowerPoint – often maligned but it’s not the tool it’s the people using it that are good or bad. 2007 version is a great tool for designing elearning (in conjunction with Articulate)
4. Articulate – hand in hand with PowerPoint provides great learning development options
5. SnagIt – Best of the zillions of screen capture tools.
6. PB Works (wiki) – Too many uses for wikis to mention.
7. Delicious – Managing and sharing info
8. Picnik.com – Fantastic online image editor
9. WordPress – Blogging for personal and professional uses.
10. Firefox