Thursday, April 24

500+ Power Links That Could Make You Go GAGA!


"It's not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results."
- Warren Buffet

I am happy to announce that ZaidLearn's Del.icio.us Discovery Collection is growing fast and has now gone beyond the 500 mark. Alright, I have to admit that there are amazing dudes in del.icio.us that have managed to assemble collections that have nearly 20 times more links (URLs) than mine (e.g. ggrosseck). Kudos to them! However, since this post is about my collection, I shall say no more (about that!) :)

However, if you are looking for specific suggestions on free stuff to solve your learning issues (or problems), I strongly encourage instead that you to explore my post entitled "A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem?", which include more than 100 excellent free tools/resources. Interestingly, that 100+ juicy learning tool/resource list has been promoted by bloggers and sites in several countries around the world, including Canada, United States, England, Ireland and India. In short, it has less links, but perhaps more power :)

DEL.ICIO.US JUICE?
Although, I am still in the early stages of building my arsenal of power links, there are a few tags worth getting ourselves dirty with already. Here we go:

1) Content - OpenCourseWare (OCW) & Open Educational Resources (OER)

2) Learning Tools

POWER LINKS?
Please, keep in mind that my strategy is not to bookmark every single free learning tool or resource out there, but instead target those juicy links that I believe are useful, relevant, interesting, and have a long lasting value to our learning adventures. I am still exploring new tagging formulas and naming conventions, so you might find the current tag strategy messy and frustrating. However, I am still learning, and hopefully the power links will be increasingly easy to find as I master (or disaster!) the art of bookmarking and tagging.

REFLECTION!
During the last couple of weeks, I have begun a fascinating journey to find great courses available among OCW repositories around the world. I am certainly not interested in bookmarking every single one of them. MIT alone has now around 1800 free courses! But then again, how many of them give you learning goose bumps? Currently, there are already more than one hundred courses in my collection, and you can surely expect more in the coming weeks. When my learning adventure for full-blown courses begins to slow down, I will begin the struggle to bookmark particular free lectures and talks (videos) that give me learning goose bumps.

In other words, it wouldn't surprise me, if my del.icio.us collection reaches 1000 before July 2008. Having said that, it is not about big numbers, but instead it is about capturing great learning juice out there in the fast growing information galaxy, and making it easily available to hungry learners around the world.

I have to admit that I really enjoy using del.icio.us to bookmark and tag my learning discoveries. It is a brutally simple, focused and easy-to-use tool with no frills to distract you from it's core purpose, which is to help you collect, manage, and share your links (URLs) online. And that is probably why this tool is ranked the number one learning tool on the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 (Jane Knight).

Another beauty of managing your link discoveries with del.icio.us, is that when you bookmark a link, you can actually see how many other del.icio.us users that have bookmarked it. It is like searching for stars in the galaxy. When you discover one, you can check whether you are the first one to do so or not. Interestingly, I have noticed that del.icio.us users are great in bookmarking learning tools (e.g. Moodle = 6500+ have bookmarked it), but seem to lack interest (or awareness!) in bookmarking great free or OCW courses (Physics I: Classical Mechanics by Professor Lewin = 130+ have bookmarked it). Actually, most OCW courses that I have bookmarked fail even to reach the 20 mark. Perhaps, del.icio.us users focus more on bookmarking individual lectures or resources within the courses.

ZAIDLEARN GOES DIIGO?
There has been a lot of hype regarding 'Diigo', the new social bookmarking tool in town (it is not that new, brother!). So, to feel the hype I have also explored this tool. As Diigo allows you to import collections from other social bookmarking tools like del.icio.us, it was extremely easy to transfer my power links. Click here to experience ZaidLearn's power links in Diigo.

Although, Diigo is a cool tool and has a lot more features than del.icio.us to socialize, communicate, and have fun, it does not appeal to me (at least until now!). The reason is that I want my social bookmarking tool to be brutally simple, easy-to-use and focused. I have enough of other free learning tools to socialize, communicate and have fun!

Though, it would be nice if del.icio.us allowed users to provide comments to our learning discoveries, and be able to report broken links. Besides that, del.icio.us is still my first choice! But then again, I will continue to export my collections, and import them into Diigo (whenever I remember!). You never know in the future :)

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Friday, April 18

Teaching Habits That Inspire You Out of Learning? (Part 1)


“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” - William Arthur Ward

Can anyone become a great educator (teacher or lecturer)? Or is it gift that we are born with (Nature)? Or can we become a great educator through learning, practice, feedback, reflection, etc. (Nurture)? Or perhaps it is a combination of Nature and Nurture? Or perhaps it is neither? What are the characteristics of a great educator anyway?


WHAT GOOD TEACHERS SAY ABOUT TEACHING?
"At the University of California at Berkeley, the Distinguished Teaching Award was instituted in 1959 to recognize and reward excellence in teaching. Since the inception of the award, over 150 faculty in forty-eight departments have been honored...although these essays (by the award winners) were prepared independently over a number of years, there are striking similarities about what good teachers say about teaching. On at least ten propositions, the contributors are in near or total agreement (Source):
  1. The teacher's main task is to guide students through the learning process, not to dispense information.
  2. The goal of teaching is to help students read, speak, write, and think critically—and to expect students to do these things.
  3. Learning is a "messy" process, and the search for truth and knowledge is open-ended.
  4. Good teachers love their subject matter.
  5. Good research and good teaching go hand in hand. Students' engagement with the subject is enhanced by knowing about the teacher's own research, and the interaction with students often provides new insights into the research.
  6. The best teachers genuinely respect students and their intellectual capabilities.
  7. Good teachers are rarely satisfied with their teaching. They constantly evaluate and modify what they do.
  8. Good teachers usually had good teachers, and they see themselves as passing on their own teachers' gifts to a new generation of students.
  9. Good teachers treasure the small moments of discovery in the classroom and the more enduring effect they have on students' lives.
  10. Good teachers do not see teaching as separate from other activities; rather, they see their lives as remarkably integrated."
The interesting thing today, is that we increasingly have access (if we have Internet!) to all sorts of content about the art of excellent teaching (A short list). In addition, we can also study and reflect amazing lecturers through video lectures and podcasts from many of the most respected Universities around the world, including MIT, Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge (YouTube Channels, Podcasts and OpenCourseWare).
So, why can't we inspire all our students to learn (if you can, please share your secret!)? That is a tough question beyond my intellect, knowledge and experience (I suppose because it needs two to tango)! However, let's play a bit with this question, and instead ask, "what were the least inspiring teachers we experienced during our student days?" Or more specifically, "What were the teaching habits that inspired us out of learning?"


5-PART SERIES?In this 5-part series (which might evolve into a 10-part series!), I will reflect specific teaching habits practiced by some educators that I experienced personally during my 20 years career as a student (I suppose when I do my PhD I can add another 3-4 years). I am not interested in witch hunting any particular educator (I am really bad with names anyway, so that is not a problem!). Instead, I am trying to reflect back and learn from their teaching habits (and perhaps avoid them!) that made me wonder: Are you kidding me? Is this guy for real? This guy needs a life! What is wrong with him? Can't he see that we are sleeping! Don't teachers undergo training on how to teach and facilitate learning? Perhaps he doesn't care!
Since I have had the privilege to experience educators from every major continent of the world during my 20-year career as a student, I suppose I will have some very interesting teaching habits to share with all of you. Whether they are bad teaching habits or not, I will leave that for you to decide. But one thing is for sure, these teaching habits certainly inspired me out of learning.
Finally, before we begin this 'unlearning' journey, I have to admit I have never been an easy student to deal with. During my primary and secondary school I was rude, noisy, and spent a lot of time in detention. I literally slept through high-school, and just managed to scrape through. Once, one lecturer threatened to kick me out of class if I didn't stop sleeping, and even placed me in the front row to ensure that I didn't sleep. It didn't help much! When you are tired, and have to sit through a boring lecture, what do you expect! I suppose if I had taken more vitamin supplements, given up on football, stopped having fun, and slept earlier, things would have been different. I suppose it is a learning process!
Then I moved to Malaysia, and the power of faith (Islam) brought the passion back to learn in me. During my undergraduate and graduate days, I forced myself to sit in the front row until it became a habit I am proud of. Not only did I sit in front, I also become the ultimate annoying student that always asked questions. I became the kind of smart-aleck I used to despise in my younger days. In a nutshell, that is my story as a student. Now, let's move on to the real point of this 5-part series.


WHITEBOARD AND I ARE ONE!
During my undergraduate studies, I had a very interesting statistics lecturer, which I will name Dr. Woody (woodpecker) for the name protection sake. Dr. Woody was a multimedia encyclopedia of statistics, and he certainly did not need to refer to any book or notes during his lectures. He had perfected every lecture he conducted. In addition, he was a caring guy and always smiled. So, what is the problem! Yeah! Hmm, got a point there!
Interestingly, I had two different statistics (can't remember the names!) subjects with Dr. Woody that semester, and we only had a 10-minute break in-between the two 90-minute sessions twice a week (6 hours a week with Dr. Woody).
Dr. Woody was always punctual and so was I. I remember, he would always be stressed at the beginning of each class and would be eager to start as fast as possible, so that we could complete the syllabus on time. As soon as he began teaching, he would face the whiteboard with his markers, and begin the magic statistics writing adventure. And you know what, he would just go on, and on, and on, and on, like a dog hunting a fox. His urgency to do his thing (teach!), gave him no time to turn back and assist the helpless students in shock! We managed to complete 50% of the syllabus within the first 3 weeks of a 14-week semester. Of course it was impressive to see Dr. Woody practically write the book on the whiteboard, doing it at a speed that even Ferrari would not be able to match.
My fingers (and brain) used to be really exhausted after two consecutive 90-minute sessions (twice week) of nonstop writing (15-25 pages of notes each time!), trying to capture everything that Dr. Woody wrote on the whiteboard. Thank GOD many lecturers today use PowerPoint, or provide some form of course notes. However, we have to keep in mind that taking notes itself, is a skill that all students should master. Because in most working environments, there probably won't be any books or notes to rescue us, and solve all our problems. 


REFLECTIONIt was only after I discovered notes taken from his previous students that I realized how amazing Dr. Woody's memory was. It was as if he had imprinted the notes and formulas in his brain, and simply repeated it again and again every semester. Even a photocopy machine would be proud of such perfection. Although, we got to experience him do his thing (process flow!), it was kind of overwhelming, and I believe most of us had problems dealing with the information overload. I suppose if we could replay the lecture in slow motion (many times!), it would be more useful.
Interestingly, when I revised the notes I had taken from Dr. Woody's lectures, I couldn't even remember that I had written them. Did I really write that! I suppose I had no time to think while taking the notes.
Overall, Dr. Woody was knowledgeable, skillful, caring, experienced, and an expert in his subject area. However, I am not sure I learned much about statistics from him. Actually, I didn't! Though, since I had the passion to do well, I managed to do quite well anyway.
But, what is important to keep in mind here, is that being an authority in a knowledge domain, does not mean that we are fit to educate and facilitate learning. Even worse, some educators have an amazing ability to make you sick of a subject (They might argue that it is self-inflicted!). Is that a natural gift, too?
Although, it is important to learn new ways to improve our teaching, it is also important to reflect our own existing teaching methods, and perhaps unlearn those that really inspire people out of learning.
Until Part II, let's explore our own teaching, and try to point out to ourselves (at least!) a few habits that might turn students off learning.
"That student is an idiot! I have told him a 100 times and he still doesn't get it!" :)


5-PART SERIES
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Wednesday, April 2

A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem?


NEW: 2014 VERSION

CLICK HERE for the latest version, including the 3 BIG QUESTIONS.



OLD VERSION

Let's explore the idea that there is at least one excellent free learning tool (or site) for every learning problem, need or issue!
I want a FREE:
  1. Easy-to-use and secure Internet browser? Firefox or Chrome
  2. e-Mail system? Gmail
  3. RSS reader? Google Reader
  4. Social bookmarking tool? del.icio.us
  5. Social bookmarking tool with collaborative learning features (groups, forums, etc.)? Diigo
  6. Social bookmarking tool that allows members to "pin" images, videos and links (URLs) to my pinboard(s)? Pinterest
  7. Social curation tool that also suggests content? Scoop.it
  8. Tool that helps me tell stories by curating social media? Storify
  9. Tool that summarizes my social news feeds (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader)? Summify
  10. Tool that enables me to capture, visualize, organize and share my bookmarks? SimplyBox
  11. Tool to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform? Evernote
  12. Tool to save pages for later? ReadItLater
  13. Tool to translate text or a webpage? Google Language Tools
  14. Online Calendar? Google Calendar
  15. Tool to aggregate all my resources, mail, RSS feeds, etc, in one place? Netvibes, iGoogle or Pageflakes
  16. Platform to incorporate all my favorite tools within one environment? Elgg
  17. fully featured electronic portfolio tool? Mahara
  18. Learning Management System (LMS)? Moodle
  19. Hosted LMS? Click Here!
  20. LMS that looks and feels like Facebook? Edmodo
  21. Tool to assist me in evaluating and selecting a LMS? EduTools
  22. Learning Activity Management System? LAMS
  23. Communication and collaboration tool for my University/College/School? Google Apps
  24. Social Networking tool? Facebook or Google+
  25. Professional social network? LinkedIn
  26. Microblogging tool? Twitter
  27. Twitter client? Tweetdeck
  28. Micro-blogging platform for my company? Yammer
  29. Social media dashboard? HootSuite
  30. Turn Twitter, Facebook and RSS feeds into online newspapers? Paper.li
  31. Tool to organize, share my online life and discover that of others? Symbaloo
  32. Tool to create study groups and manage group projects? GroupTable
  33. Tool to keep track of my schoolwork (assignments)? Soshiku
  34. 3D online virtual world where I can socialize, connect and learn? Second Life
  35. Tool to create my own website? Google Sites
  36. Content Management System (CMS)? Joomla
  37. Tool to conduct webinars (Web Conferencing)? WiZiQ or BigBlueButton
  38. Tool to broadcast myself to the world? USTREAM
  39. Tool to make calls from my computer? Skype
  40. Videoconferencing chat service? Vawkr
  41. Content authoring tool? How about two? eXe & CourseLab
  42. Alternative to Microsoft Office? OpenOffice
  43. Online suite of office tools? Google Docs or Zoho
  44. Collaborative course authoring tool? Udutu
  45. Tool to create and share great video lessons with my iPad? Educreations or ShowMe
  46. Tool that accurately converts my PowerPoint to Flash (including animations)? iSpring Free
  47. Tool to share my slides? SlideShare, SlideBoom or authorSTREAM
  48. Presentation tool to create zooming (and awesome) presentations? Prezi
  49. Web authoring tool alternative to FrontPage and Dreamweaver? NvU or KompoZer
  50. Personal online notebook? Google Notebook
  51. Blogging tool? Blogger or WordPress
  52. WordPress-powered social network tool? BuddyPress
  53. Blogging tool for educators? Edublogs
  54. Directory of edubloggers from around the world? International Edubloggers Directory
  55. Wiki tool? Wikispaces, Wetpaint or Google Sites
  56. Encyclopedia, which I can add to or edit? Wikipedia
  57. Community dedicated to collaborative development of free content? WikiEducator
  58. Tool to transform media into collaborative spaces with video, voice and text commenting? VoiceThread
  59. Tool for storytelling? Here are 50!
  60. Tool for Collaborative Storytelling? Storybird
  61. Screencasting (recording) tool? Wink
  62. Hosted screencasting tool (more options)? Screenr, Jing or Screencast-0-matic
  63. Mindmapping tool? FreeMind
  64. Tool to brainstorm and create mindmaps online? Bubbl.us or MindMeister
  65. Easy-to-learn 3D authoring software tool? Google SketchUp
  66. Alternative to 3D Studio Max? Blender
  67. tool to make 3D models? Sculptris
  68. Tool to create comics and cartoons? ToonDoo
  69. Tool to create animations? GoAnimate
  70. Revolutionary real-time movie making software? xtranormal
  71. Audio recording tool? Audacity
  72. Tool to broadcast from any phone to the Internet live? ipadio
  73. Tool to create my own 'Internet Talk Radio Show'? Blog Talk Radio
  74. Tool using my real voice to discuss my interests and passions with anyone? Voxopop
  75. Tool to record and host my audio recordings online? Odeo Studio
  76. Tool to convert text to speech? vozMe or iSpeech
  77. Tool for real-time spelling and translation? eType
  78. Tool to create personalized speaking avatars? Voki
  79. Photo/image editing tool? GIMP or Picasa
  80. Tool that turns my photos/video clips into professional video slideshows in minutes? Animoto
  81. Exciting word cloud generator? Wordle
  82. Tool to make an interactive poster? Glogster
  83. Online photo/image editing tool? Splashup
  84. Tool to create cool personalized images? Custom Sign Generator Widgets
  85. Image Resizer? Dosize
  86. Watermarking tool? uMark
  87. Screen Color Picker? ColorSchemer
  88. Tool to highlight text in a webpage? The Awesome Highlighter
  89. Tool to create flowcharts, diagrams, technical drawings? Gliffy
  90. Tool to make screenshots from different browsers with one click? Browsershots
  91. Tool to create PDFs from any Windows program? PDFCreator
  92. Tool to convert PDF to Word? PDF2Word Online
  93. Online file conversion tool (e.g. Word >PDF>PowerPoint)? Zamzar
  94. Online OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool? Free OCR
  95. QR Code, Semacode and Data Matrix Barcode Generator? QR Code Generator
  96. Tool to share my videos? YouTube, TeacherTube or Vimeo
  97. Tool to share any type of file with unlimited storage capacity? Internet Archive
  98. Online noticeboard? Padlet
  99. Online science research sharing portal? SciVee
  100. Online community to share and discuss instructional teacher videos? TeacherTube
  101. Online community to share, discuss and learn about the uses of educational technology? EdTechTalk
  102. Online community to test my big ideas? Big Think
  103. Service for engaging in conversation about news, thoughts and ideas people share? Amplify
  104. Tool to download videos from any video sharing site (YouTube, Metacafe, etc.)? ClipNabber
  105. Self-publishing tool (books, papers, articles, etc)? Scribd or Issuu
  106. Tool to share my pictures? Are you joking! Flickr
  107. Space to upload and share my files? eSnips
  108. File hosting solution to share huge files up? FileCrunch
  109. Tool to sync files online and across computers? Dropbox
  110. Tool for real-time file sharing and collaboration? drop.io
  111. Tool to save pages from my computer or phone for later readings? ReadItLater
  112. 3-ring binder for the Web? Livebinders
  113. URL shortener and tracker? bit.ly
  114. Online quiz tool? ClassMarker
  115. Tool to create interactive quizzes and puzzles? Hot Potatoes
  116. Tool to create quizzes with videos? ESL Video
  117. Tool to create web and print-based crossword puzzles? EclipseCrossword
  118. Inquiry-oriented lesson tool? WebQuest
  119. Multimedia flashcard tool? Quizlet or MemoryLifter
  120. Online survey tool? Click here to choose!
  121. Online polling tool with a bit of fizzle? Polldaddy
  122. Student Response System (SRS) that uses smartphones, laptops, and tablets and the web? Poll Everywhere or Socrative
  123. Tool to test which sites loads faster in my browser? Which Loads Faster?
  124. Tool to create Flash games (templates)? ClassTools.net
  125. Investment Simulation Game? Virtual Trader
  126. Interactive 3D business simulator? INNOV8
  127. Game to understand cancer better? Re-Mission
  128. Game to understand the scientific method and 21st Century Skills? River City
  129. Game to understand variable manipulations for urban management? SimCity
  130. Game to understand social studies better? Quest Atlantis
  131. Game to understand world hunger and efforts to alleviate it? WFP Foodforce
  132. Game to learn more vocabulary and help hungry people? Seriously! FreeRice
  133. List of at least 100 free juicy learning games to spice up my course(s)? Click Here!
  134. Range of interactive tools to help me understand maths concepts? Shodor Interactivate
  135. Collection of video tutorials (and assessment) to learn maths? Khan Academy 
  136. Step-by-step math problem solver? Mathway
  137. Tool to publish my data online and create comparison tables? Tablefy
  138. Tool to create my own search engine tailored to my needs? Google Custom Search Engine
  139. Personalized search world? Historius
  140. Human-powered search engine? Mahalo
  141. Metasearch engine with visual display interfaces? What! Here is KartOO!
  142. Search tool presenting results from a large number of websites in different visual ways? Spezify
  143. Search engine that groups the results by topic via automated clustering technology? Vivisimo
  144. Science-specific search engine? Scirus
  145. All-in-one research search tool? Schoolr
  146. Tool to search query and then select a credible resource? SearchCredible
  147. Tool to help me collect, manage, and cite my research sources? Zotero
  148. Tool that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to my website? Google Analytics
  149. Tool to search, discover, rank and compare different sites around the world? Alexa
  150. Tool to search the full text of books? Google Book Search
  151. Tool to search for scholarly literature? Google Scholar
  152. Tool to search for patents? Google Patent Search
  153. Tool that sends me email updates of the latest relevant Google results (e.g. e-Learning)? Google Alerts
  154. Sticky and canvas service (post it)? Lino
  155. Energy saving search engine? Blackle
  156. Online visual dictionary and thesaurus? Visuwords
  157. World digital library? World Digital Library
  158. Tool to build and distribute my own digital library? Greenstone
  159. Site to find and search across all OpenCourseWare (OCW) courses? OpenCourseWare Consortium
  160. Repository and learning network of Open Educational Resources (OER)? OER Commons
  161. Site to get the latest updates on OER and OCW? OER Blogs
  162. Site to get access to thousands of free lectures? Academic Earth, iTunes U or YouTube EDU
  163. Portal to non-formal OER and training resources? Open Training Platform
  164. Encyclopedia of video tutorials to help me learn any software? Edumax or Wikivid
  165. Site to practice speaking English while I watch great videos? EnglishCentral
  166. e-Book to learn more about e-learning 2.0? Learning 2.0 eBook
  167. Site to learn more about rapid e-learning? The Rapid e-Learning Blog
  168. Site to learn more about Online Course Development? Hitchhiker’s Guide to Course Development
  169. Crash course in learning theory? Click here!
  170. Database of Learning Theories? Click here & here!
  171. Tool to help me understand and use learning styles effectively? Learning Styles Online.com
  172. Repository of creative and critical thinking tools? Mycoted to the rescue!
  173. Route to learn more about the 21st century skills? Route 21
  174. Repository of how everything works? HowStuffWorks
  175. Repository of lectures from the world's top scientists? Videolectures.NET
  176. Repository of resources and simulation tools to learn more about nanotechnology? The nanoHUB
  177. Directory of academic open access repositories? OpenDOAR
  178. Site covering today's top social, political, and tech issues? FORA.tv
  179. Site to improve my learning skills? Study Guides & Strategies
  180. Gaming tool to help me learn ICT? ReviseICT.co.uk
  181. Tool to improve my typing skills? Peter's Online Typing Course
  182. Tool to improve my reading skills? ZAP Reader
  183. Interactive courseware to improve my workplace skills? ALISON
  184. Multimedia site that enhance our understanding of war and its history? Maps-of-War
  185. 3D human anatomy visualization tool? Visible Body
  186. Site to learn languages? Free Language
  187. Tool to explore the World? Google Earth
  188. Tool to search and zoom maps of any country? Google Maps
  189. Tool to explore the Universe? WorldWide Telescope
  190. Tool to visualize human development? Gapminder
  191. Tool to answer all my questions? Wolfram|Alpha, Google Squared or Answer.com
  192. Site with talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers? TED is a good starting point!
  193. Article to reveal the secrets of the super-learners? Click here!
  194. Link to the most innovative web 2.0 (and 3.0) lab in the world? Google Labs
  195. Tool to stumble upon and discover great websites, videos, photos, etc. ? StumbleUpon
  196. Daily newsletter that keeps me updated with the latest news on online learning? Stephen's OLDaily
  197. Site where I can learn more about social media and social learning? Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
  198. Site dedicated to tracking the changes occurring in education today? Open Education
  199. Site to update me on the latest free instructional resources for Higher Education? Educational Technology
  200. Tool to track plagiarism? Plagium, Viper and more...
  201. Site to discover delicious free tools, resources, and sites? ZaidLearn's Del.icio.us Discoveries
  202. Bla, Bla...
In short, for every learning problem (or issue) we have today, there is probably a free tool or site out there that enables us to solve it. If not, I am pretty sure some genius out there is constructing it right now. If no one is doing it, perhaps we can do it.
Another challenge is to integrate all our learning tools efficiently and effectively into our learning spaces. On the positive note, more and more tools are creating integration modules to widely used systems like Moodle and Facebook, so it might not be so difficult after all. Also, with OpenID we can increasingly login to all our favorite websites without much hassle. Single-login to all our learning tools! Now that is something we all can appreciate! Remember one password! Tough one!

If you want to experience my learning adventure as I discover, perhaps you should subscribe to my Del.icio.us Learning Adventure! Otherwise, you could always wait a week or two for the updates in this blog. Have fun 'Socratic Tooling' to solve your learning problems and issues :)
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