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Fostering Vibrant Online Communities of Practice

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  • Date: October 23, 2003
  • Presenter(s): Jonathan Finkelstein
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  • Description: Connecting people to people is one of the biggest strengths of the Internet. In this session Jonathan Finkelstein of LearningTimes' Jonathan Finkelstein facilitates a live discussion on what learning and professional development look like when the emphasis is on building and developing participatory, interactive, online learning communities, rather than merely libraries of online content.

The Internet and Our World: How Extremists Use The Internet and The Effect on American Civil Liberties

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Mark Weitzman’s discussion focuses on the proliferation of websites that advance the causes of those that do not support tolerance and diversity in the world and go beyond ideology to use the Internet as a vehicle for a call to Continue reading The Internet and Our World: How Extremists Use The Internet and The Effect on American Civil Liberties→

Writing Truly Reusable Learning Objects

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  • Date: December 1, 2003
  • Presenter(s): Susan Horsey
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  • Description: While reusable learning objects can offer many benefits in an organization, there are still many practical aspects that should be considered. Learn how one organization has successfully implemented learning objects and reused them across a number of courses. Drawing on examples, you will learn to identify problems that reusable learning objects may introduce and discuss strategies to overcome them.