This is a guest post by Zach Buckley, a recent college graduate who is interested in the intersection of technology, education and online learning. Online education in particular has dramatically changed the nature of higher learning in ways that were inconceivable just a couple of decades ago. Social Learningphoto credit ). MORE >>

Rich Finstein interviews Kathi Edwards , a consultant on our CommPartners team, about her take on social learning and online education – and how important these are for getting the engagement everyone is looking for. Skilled facilitators structure their sessions to include thought-provoking questions; chat enables sharing of responses. MORE >>

It turns out there are were some cool ideas in it that I think would translate well to workplace learning. Most cubicle dwellers these days need to sharpen their search skills and Joyce has some good advice and resources. firmly believe that one of our developing roles in the learning world is that of digital curator. MORE >>

Stephen Downes points to a column by Larry Magid on the need for today's young people to develop critical thinking skills that will help them better evaluate what they read online. I'm not saying that youth don't need to be critical thinkers or that there aren't areas where they could further develop their skills.  MORE >>

Yesterday I looked at some questions for setting the stage for learning. Today I want to propose some questions that can help us better define what we want to learn. Asset-Based Learning. While we're on the subject of positive questions, I think it's also helpful to focus on our assets. What have you learned? MORE >>