Article on Learning 2.0

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with the eLearning Guild, nor do I agree with everything they write. I do, however, find some of their articles thought-provoking, which is the reason for this post.

The July 6 edition of their Learning Solutions eMagazine has an article titled, "The Challenges of Integrating Learning 2.0" that I am finding interesting. You can become an "Associate" member free, which will give you access to this article, and many others you might find interesting (www.elearningguild.com). For those of you who are not familiar with the term "Learning 2.0," here's a snippet from Chris King's article:

"For the purposes of this article, “Learning 2.0” means the tools and techniques of
instructional design built upon Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, social bookmarking,
wikis, Podcasts, and social networks. It can be informal learning facilitated
by social networks like Facebook or LinkedIn. Or it can be delivery of information
in short chunks to learners needing on-the-job support via the venerable
blog and Podcast. Learning 2.0 can utilize the “wisdom of the crowd” to select
from the best e-Learning courses or trusted sources of information. It can even
mean employing a virtual classroom instead of a physical classroom."

So, this is definitely relevant to my exploration of the Web 2.0 technologies, and perhaps yours as well. Although this article has a bit of a slant towards corporate education, the concepts can be applied to many different settings, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts about it.