A networked-view of the world, the importance of good visuals and the need for rethinking how organizations can adapt to the disruptive changes brought by Web 2.0 technologies, are just some of the interesting topics that George Siemens explores in this issue of Media Literacy Digest. Photo credit: ...

Location-based learning, flexibility in education, and changing paradigms in society are just some of the pointers which George Siemens explores in this weekly issue of Media Literacy Digest. Photo credit: D\'Arcy Norman Among the hot topics and issues covered in this week digest, the relationship b...

ScreenToaster is a new screencasting web-based service which provides high-quality screen video recordings ready for immediate web publication. ScreenToaster works on Macs, PCs and Linux computers and requires no software to downloaded or installed on your end. To me this looks like the best and mos...

A look at the future of technology and trends in this issue of the Media Literacy digest. Photo credit: Jay Cross In this issue: George Siemens deals with changing paradigms in education, a new report about the Twittersphere, two interesting studies on the importance of video games in online learnin...

Are you looking for an effective way to collaborate and organize ideas with other people? If you\'re still into voice and text chat, you might want to give mind mapping a try. Mind mapping is a cool way to share your ideas in total freedom, without the need to follow a structured approach, but just ...

Virtual worlds offer exciting opportunities in online learning. A virtual world is a fully customizable 3D environment on the Internet where people can meet, talk, and interact with each other as if they were in the real world. The big deal is that you\'re not just a screen name or a still picture, ...

Is our worldwide education system ready to prepare for the unpredictability and fast changes that the 21st century will be serving? Photo credit: Elizabeth Hanson-Smith Education isn't only about creating employees. It's about empowering individuals to become individuals with the ability t...

Once again uncle Robin and I are back with our weekly collection of online collaboration tools. This time we have focused our attention on services that you can use to manage your team and projects online, share and send big files, and create instant messaging and video conferencing rooms using free...

Are you willing to use your professional brand to put a face on your business? The new DirectAds service from LinkedIn allows you to do just that. If you are looking to find the best way to communicate effectively to a selected, targeted and trusted audience, the new advertising approach introduced ...

Citrix has just released version 4 of GoToMeeting (and ver.2 of GoToWebinar) which adds to an already outstanding screen-sharing tool, full 100% Mac compatibility and integrated VoIP, among some other smaller new features. With this release GoToMeeting strengthens its position as a the leading and b...