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How to Create Amazing Presentations | MindMeister Blog via Pocket How to Create Amazing Presentations tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning Evernote adds text-to-speech to Clearly Chrome extension, for Premium members only via Pocket Evernote adds text-to-speech to Clearly Chrome extension, for Premium membe tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning No More Indiana Jones Warehouses - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Education via Pocket http://chronicle.com/article/No-More-Indiana-Jones/135884 tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning Be Forewarned: Your Knowledge is Decaying - Samuel Arbesman - Harvard Business Review

Teacher 's Guide on Creating Personal Learning Networks via Pocket http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/11/teacher-tutorial-on-creating-per tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning Three Big Changes Ahead for Higher Education | online learning insights via Pocket http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2012/11/24/three-big-changes-ah tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning Can machine learning make sense of the NFL’s big data? — Data | GigaOM via Pocket http://gigaom.com/data/can-machine-learning-make-sense-of-the-nfls-big-data tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning 3 Tools to Turn your Tweets into A Newspaper via

MAKE | Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing via Pocket http://blog.makezine.com/volume/make-ultimate-guide-to-3d-printing tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning Scientists See Advances in Deep Learning, a Part of Artificial Intelligence - NYTimes.com via Pocket http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/science/scientists-see-advances-in-deep-l tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning Hack Education Weekly News: RFIDs, MOOCs, Elmo, ALEC and the CCSS via Pocket http://www.hackeducation.com/2012/11/23/hack-education-weekly-news-11-23-20 tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning TeachThoughtConnected Learning: The Power Of Social Learning Models

I have spent a lot of time over the past month developing my Personal Learning Environment (PLE). I would say it's a Personal Learning Network (PLN), but I'm trying to expand the scope of what I do, so that I have something I can bring to the table. I have a focused Twitter list for people who are involved in Education Technology, Education, or the study of Creativity . The top tweets from that list are sent to a special issue of the Tweeted Times . The feed from that paper is added to my eLearning feeds in Google Reader . I select promising articles from this list and send them to Pocket for reading on a kindle throughout the day. As I check items off, they are sent to Diigo for curation. Finally, each day's eLearning links are automatically published as a list on my blog. I feel very informed, but I have yet to do much with the information I gather. I admit that, although I am a librarian, I am approaching this from more of a hobbyist's perspective. I'm dev

5 Outstanding TED Talks about Creativity via Pocket http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/11/5-outstanding-ted-talks-about-cr tags: IFTTT Pocket creativity eLearning Social business for organizational survival | Harold Jarche via Pocket Social business for organizational survival tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning The technological imperative: An excerpt from The Battle for the Books — Tech News and Analysis via Pocket The technological imperative: An excerpt from The Battle for the Books tags: IFTTT Pocket eLearning How to Make the Most of LinkedIn Groups — Performancing via Pocket Ho

Well, I'm back. I've been focusing on a few other projects for a while. I was also trying to figure out just what direction I wanted this blog to go. It seemed that my career was moving away from the reference side of things, and there seemed to be a lack of stability in my profession, as well. In the meantime, I've determined two things: first, I really believe that effective use of data or information is key to solving a great many of today's problems, and that the rise of networked communication and the smart tools that go with it allow a great deal of leverage. Second, I have a real interest in using these tools, as well as an interest in theories of invention, thought and creativity, as well. So, I will continue to focus this blog on creative problem-solving, and on the best tools available to aid in this pursuit. I would like to focus on open-source, where possible, but I will also look at low cost options, and, when necessary, at some of the pricier tools t