If we don't communicate what we need, how will those  around us know what to do?  . As of this year, my wife and I have been married eleven years, and we have 3 kids, ages 10,8, and 6. Suffice it to say,  we have some conflict everyday. The daily grind of work, house, school, kids, and a dog create family issues. life we appreciate, however, many of those issues revolve around poor communication, just as we discussed in last week's article on SME/ISD tensions.  . In that eleven years of time, I have realized a few things regarding family tensions that translate well to course projects:  . MORE >>

A big part of setting up an open, online course (e.g. MOOC), or gearing up for a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is the selection of meaning social media tools. In order to get an overview of the big families in social media, I started to make a list for my own comprehension and future selection. added some examples to each group, but those are just the ones that immediately came to mind. If you see that I have missed a group or set of social media tools, feel free to let me know. Look here for all tweets regarding mLearning (updated life). nice way to meaningfully stay in touch. Video (e.g. MORE >>

#mLearn: Apps Appear To Be Consuming The Lion’s Share Of Mobile Media Engagement [link] |. Slide2learn #EdTech #ADEdu #Android. mlearn #Slide2learn #EdTech #ADEdu #Android MORE >>

In a new TED Talk, DoSomething.org CEO Nancy Lublin unveils a world-changing idea: a text crisis hotline for teens. Lublin is working to launch a service where teens can text in their urgent issues and receive immediate help from a counselor – and it’s all powered by Mobile Commons. I think [a mobile phone] might be a lifeline. think it might be able to save more lives than penicillin,” Lublin says. She notes that texting is the primary way teenagers communicate.  The average teenager sends 3,339 text messages a month. Unless she’s a girl and then it’s closer to 4000. A text hotline. It’s fast. MORE >>

Trawling through my feeds across various social media, I’ve been noticing a spurt in the number of discussions around the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) movement. Some organizations have embraced it with open arms while many are still apprehensive about security risks that BYOD poses. No matter what your organization’s view on BYOD is, one thing is certain – the BYOD movement has gathered steam and gained an unstoppable momentum. What makes BYOD popular? They have understood the usefulness and the power of the devices that they use, and want to leverage them at the workplace as well. MORE >>