I was asked to share online resources as they relate to instructional design. I skimmed through my emails to see what newsletters I get emailed to me and you know what? I really don’t like getting email newsletters anymore than I like getting printed, snail-mailed newsletters. Ugh. It all ends up as clutter. I try to remember to subscribe to blogs and newsletters through my google reader, which allows me to have them all waiting for me in one place rather than lanquishing in my literal and/or virtual inbox. My iPad has quickly beecome my preferred place to read and watch EVERYTHING so I access my google reader rss feed through the River of News app.
I’ll list some recommended url’s at the end of this post but my number one recommendation is USE TWITTER: If you really want to tell us what kind of sandwich you ate today, go ahead, but for me twitter has become an indispensable part of my Personal Learning Network. I use twitter as a way to stay connected with colleagues from around the country as well, to get ideas from leaders in the industry as well as to search for resources for all these papers I’m writing as part of this master’s degree program. The Chronicle of Higher Education published this article about how educators are using twitter in October, 2010.
If you’re new to twitter, an important feature for me is the use of lists. You’ll want to create your own but a good way to get started is to browse and/or follow other people’s lists. Here’s my Teaching-Technology list. I check out twitter once or twice a day either on the computer, on my phone but, again, my preferred way is on the iPad because my teaching-technology list is one of the nine “magazines” on my Flipboard.
Just in case I haven’t convinced you to give twitter a try, here’s a list of eLearning links (I found through twitter) that I have found to be useful:
- http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/
- http://www.articulate.com/blog/
- http://www.kaplaneduneering.com/kappnotes/
- http://www.elearninglearning.com/instructional-design/
- http://www.edtechmag.com/higher/index.php
- http://thejournal.com/home.aspx
- http://eflclassroom.com/
- http://ilearntechnology.com
- http://edupln.com/
What sites have I missed? I look forward to hearing from you!
