Saturday, February 28, 2015
Using Social Media for Research APAME 2012
Using Social Media for Research will be presented on the 2nd September (Insya-Allah) at the APAME Convention 2012.
Interestingly, I have decided to share the presentation slides much earlier here, because I am basically done with the draft version, and would simply love some feedback and suggestions for improvement before the APAME Convention 2012. Please feel free to slam everything any way you like, because I can easily update the slides (and ideas) for the better.
If your improvement idea(s) stink (according to my humble opinion), I will still recognize your effort by adding your name to a dedicated slide displaying all the names of the awesome geniuses that have contributed in making this presentation or talk better.
If I get no feedback, I can humbly say that this presentation was curated and mashed-up by Me, Myself and I. Either way, thanks for just reading this and surfing through my presentation slides! Here we go...
ABSTRACT
Today nearly a Billion people use Facebook, and more than 500 million use Twitter to connect, share and interact with one another. YouTube receives more than 4 Billion video views per day, millions of people blog, and there are more than 14 million articles on Wikipedia. Social Media today is impacting every aspect of our lives whether it is our social, working, education or family life. However, what about using social media for collaborating on research projects and communicating scientific knowledge?
This talk will explore how social media can be and is used to play a critical role in the full academic research cycle. We will look at how we can use a variety of social media tools to collaborate on identifying, creating, quality assuring and disseminating scientific knowledge. For example today, many doctors are using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Blogs to share and discuss their latest research with their fellow professionals and the public. By doing so, their work is sometimes being peer-reviewed by hundreds of experts around the world, empowering a more impactful learning and research experience.
PRESENTATION SLIDES
Using Social Media for Research from IMU (International Medical University)
So, how are you going to inspire your main idea to the audience?
PONDERING!
You might be thinking now, "How much time has Zaid been given to present his talk?
Sadly, only 20-30 minutes.
How the _____ are you going to cover 66 slides in that time?
Great question! If you look carefully, 15 slides are basically fillers or additional whoa, meaning I basically need to cover only 51 slides over say 20 minutes, which sounds insane (to some). Guy Kawasaki would have fired me on the spot after 10 slides (over 20 minutes). I hope you are familiar with his famous 10/20/30 (10 slides/20 minutes/30 words) rule for good PowerPoint presentations.
This might apply well for a good pitch, but if you ask me, I would simply be bored to death if I only saw 10 slides over 20 minutes, unless the speaker blows me away with great ideas and insights.
So, how are you going to inspire your main idea to the audience?
Not 100% sure yet (still got time!), but the presentation slides (shared above) basically covers what I want to share regarding this topic that was assigned to me, which was to talk about how we can use social media to communicate scientific knowledge.
My main point is to convince the audience that social media (or web 2.0 and web 3.0 for that matter) can be used for much more than simply communicating scientific knowledge. And to know what I mean by that, please Wallop the presentation slides shared above, and if you can find time...Please slam away, too!
Hidden main point (please dont tell anyone)...If you are totally lost (after the presentation) but excited about the prospects of using social media for research (and learning)...Please, dont hesitate to invite me to conduct a 1-2 day workshop on how to creatively use some of these social media tools to...
I shall say no more :)
Elements of Effective e Learning Design
Link to article (By Andrew R. Brown & Bradley D. Voltz)
"Preparing and developing e-learning materials is a costly and time consuming enterprise. This paper highlights the elements of effective design that we consider assist in the development of high quality materials in a cost efficient way. We introduce six elements of design and discuss each in some detail:
"Preparing and developing e-learning materials is a costly and time consuming enterprise. This paper highlights the elements of effective design that we consider assist in the development of high quality materials in a cost efficient way. We introduce six elements of design and discuss each in some detail:
- Activity - Students are asked to undertake activities that provide an experience likely to lead them to the desired new understanding.
- Scenario - An interesting context or scenario can assist the activity to have meaning.
- Feedback - Experience becomes knowledge through reflection, which is enhanced by timely and appropriate criticism.
- Delivery - Appropriate delivery to reach its full potential (e.g. PowerPoint, Multimedia Courseware, PDF, Excel, Breeze).
- Context - Elements of activity, scenario, and feedback need to take into account the users? profiles and the delivery element needs to consider the technical infrastructure.
- Influence - Extent to which the content benefits the user.
These elements focus on paying attention to the provision of a rich learning activity, situating this activity within an interesting story line, providing meaningful opportunities for student reflection and third party criticism, considering appropriate technologies for delivery, ensuring that the design is suitable for the context in which it will be used, and bearing in mind the personal, social, and environmental impact of the designed activities. Along the way, we describe how these design elements can be effectively utilized by contextualizing them with examples from an e-learning initiative."
Guidelines for Establishing Interactivity in Online Courses
Link to article (By Mark Mabrito. You need to subscribe to Innovate to view this article, but it is free)
"Establishing fruitful interaction in online courses is a persistent challenge. Mark Mabrito shares his personal practices with readers, outlining the tools and policies he has used to enhance interactivity with students, among students, and between students and course content. Mabrito explores the fine lines that instructors must walk:
- Encouraging participation without being overbearing.
- Evaluating student input without making it a dreaded requirement.
- Allowing for spontaneous reactions while promoting careful reasoning and good writing skills.
- Providing ample resources without overloading or confusing students.
For educators struggling with such issues, this article offers clear and practical strategies."
e Learning in Malaysia My New Blog
- Link to My New Blog
I just want to share with those that read this blog (or bump into it!) that I have started a new blog today (January 9th, 2008) entitled e-Learning in Malaysia. It is kind of empty right now (except for a few interesting links and posts), but as I learn over the coming months (and perhaps years), I believe it will evolve into a useful blog to find e-learning related things going on in Malaysia.
I hope this blog will eventually evolve into a good starting point to discover e-learning things going on in Malaysia (that is accessible to the public). My new learning adventure (in addition to ZaidLearn) will try to mash-up the juiciest e-learning stories going on in Malaysia (past, present, future), including:
- Higher Education (Universities & Colleges)
- Schools (Primary & Secondary)
- Corporate Learning
- Communities
- Projects
- Solution Providers
- Research Papers & Articles
- People
- Conferences
- Blogs
- Etc.
In short, the main goal for setting up this blog, is to discover, learn, share, discuss, network, and reflect about e-learning in Malaysia. Click here to read the full story behind this blog.
ZAIDLEARN?
It will continue, too (speed posting the learning juice!)!
ZaidLearn will continue to explore the world of FREE learning tools and resources, while e-Learning in Malaysia will ZOOM in on e-learning adventures going on in Malaysia.
Friday, February 27, 2015
IMU LS 05 Games Gamification and the Need for Engaging Learners Karl Kapp
IMU LEARNING SERIES (ROUND 5)
Title : Games, Gamification and the Need for Engaging Learners
Date : 21st March, 2012
Time : 10.00 AM, Kuala Lumpur
Venue : Online (WizIQ)
Description:
In this very interesting 1 and half hour talk, Karl explores how games provide engaging learning opportunities, as he discussed a broad scientific overview of what he knows from research about the effectiveness of game-related techniques for engaging learners. The session showed how to use the existing research literature in your own design and delivery of engaging online learning. The session also provided a few tips and techniques to match research findings in order to create an e-learning design.
Speaker:
Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D. is a professor of instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. Karl also authored Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning which is available from Amazon.
RECORDING
For those who had missed this interesting session, dont worry because we have recorded it! Watch this session as it might open your mind on how to use games to engage students and facilitate awesome e-learning. If you have any problems viewing, try updating your Flash Player.
CLICK HERE (To view the recorded online webinar)
CLICK HERE (To download the recorded webinar)
CLICK HERE (To view the recorded online webinar)
PRESENTATION SLIDES
Games, Gamification and the Need for Engaging Learners
View more PowerPoint from Karl Kapp
CLICK HERE for more resources and notes from his session.
UPCOMING WEBINARS?
CLICK HERE!
CLICK HERE for more resources and notes from his session.
UPCOMING WEBINARS?
CLICK HERE!
Top Educators in Malaysia on Twitter!
CLICK HERE to View!
PASSION TO TRANSFORM?
Are you an educator (Professor, lecturer, teacher, corporate trainer, etc.) with PASSION TO TRANSFORM education in Malaysia? Using Twitter, too? If so, please add yourself or add an educator that should be on this list!
HOW TO JOIN?
Voting has been disabled to encourage every passionate and inspiring educator in Malaysia to join (without being worried about their ranking!). The newest addition will be shown first on the list (cool!). To add yourself or others (refer to the picture above):
- Click Add to List
Listly login required. Account created using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+ login. - Add your Twitter ID URL
Click Enter link, add URL and then Click Go!. It will then automatically add your picture and Twitter data, which you can update again if needed. - Add a Brief Profile
What you do, where you work and URLs to your website/blog or other social media stuff that you want to share. - Add Your Level and Location
Level(s) = University, College, Polytechnic, School, Corporate (could be more than one)
Location = Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, etc. The state in where you work or located most of the time (could be more than one). - Click Save
Welcome to the team of Malaysian Super Heroes in Education (using Twitter) ready to serve the Nation to improve education at all levels!
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If you are not on Twitter, then please create a Twitter account to join the Malaysian education super heroes force. You will not be added to the (moderated) list until you have a Twitter ID.
WHY TWITTER?
99.99% of top educators and learning professionals around the world using technology to transform education are on Twitter. It is and has been the No. 1 learning tool in the world for several years.
Of all the social media tools out there, it is (based on my experience) the best tool to connect with awesome educators around the world, share discoveries and ideas, and importantly unite people for a super heroes mission.
FACEBOOK?
Please join our Learning Innovation Circle (LIC) :)
THE MALAYSIAN SUPER HEROES IN EDUCATION
Here we go:
Top Educators in Malaysia on Twitter
View more lists from Zaid Ali Alsagoff
Lets connect, network and unite forces to transform Malaysian education in all possible areas, and empower locals and the world to experience engaging and inspiring learning with a Malaysian flavor too delicious to resist :)
How to Easily Add a Border to Your Pictures!
Its time for another late night Technology Tuesday post... how to easily add a border to your pictures!
This was the closest poll ever I think! It literally couldnt have been any closer!
This tutorial uses the program Picasa, which is a free program offered by Google (and I just love it!). You can download it here.
If you already have Picasa installed, click "Help > Check for Updates" and update your version. Its not entirely necessary, but it may give you some neat new features!
For next week, Ill add an option thats been requested by a few people: how to make an editable powerpoint that locks down clipart and other images! For example, this freebie (which reminds students to write their name on their paper) locks down the border so you cant move it around or copy it to another program.
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This was the closest poll ever I think! It literally couldnt have been any closer!
This tutorial uses the program Picasa, which is a free program offered by Google (and I just love it!). You can download it here.
If you already have Picasa installed, click "Help > Check for Updates" and update your version. Its not entirely necessary, but it may give you some neat new features!
You can download this tutorial as a PDF by clicking this picture!
Note: This tutorial is hosted on Google Docs. To save it from there, just open the file and click File > Download to save onto your computer!
For next week, Ill add an option thats been requested by a few people: how to make an editable powerpoint that locks down clipart and other images! For example, this freebie (which reminds students to write their name on their paper) locks down the border so you cant move it around or copy it to another program.
The Very Best From ZaidLearn!
“Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.”- Stephen Vizinczey
PINTEREST VERSION: CHECK OUT THE BEST OF ZAIDLEARN (UPDATED)
Actually, as you learn and acquire knowledge and skills, your ego might amplify your confidence, ignorance and pride, which again could hinder you from going beyond what you have already learned. You become stubborn to try new ideas and approaches, because you have reached a level whereby you are comfortable with what you are doing, and it works perfectly fine to you.
After all these years of exploring and settling down with your own style, certainly you dont want to risk exploring new ideas, and perhaps making a fool of yourself. If you have reached such a stage in life or at work, it is perhaps time to rethink yourself. I am kind of referring to myself, too...
REFLECTING BACK
Since middle 2007, I have posted exactly 360 posts (including this one), and I suppose it is time to reflect back, and share with you a list of those posts that are probably the best from ZaidLearn. So, if you like ZaidLearn or new to it, I suppose this list would be an excellent starting point. Previously, I created a master list and stories collection, but this time around it will include the best of the best, according to my own little formula, which is certainly not scientific.
After more than 2 years of blogging, including studying other learning blogs, I have come to realize that producing hit sensations is not that difficult. If you really want to generate a lot of hits fast, start talking about celebrity trash, controversy, politics, making big bucks, gaming, cars, hate, religion, race, naughty stuff, etc. If you are reasonably smart you can become a Britney hits sensation in no time (please dont be upset! she cant sing!).
What about education? Tough! What about Higher Education? Are you ____!
However, if you do create relevant monster lists of this and that, you can still be a hits sensation reasonably quickly. Also, many people can benefit from your efforts to summarize the best resources out there into juicy lists. I did that a lot in 2007 and 2008, and a few times in 2009. During the process I discovered and learned plenty, and visitors discovered and learned, and seemed to repay back by returning, referring, tweeting, bookmarking, etc. Great!
However, these days there are so many juicy lists around, and excellent educational bloggers that can swoosh them in no time. So, I am not going to feel guilty about focusing more time on sharing my deep thoughts about learning and education (and posting 1-2 times a month) instead, although my hit rate might be affected. So what!
It has been fun, but life must go on. Interestingly, since ZaidLearn started, it has had visitors from 199 countries and 8,387 cities, which just shows how interconnected our world is today. I thought that there were only 195 countries in the world, but according to Google Analytics there seems to be more than 200. Google has always been innovative, so why not here, too.
ZaidLearn has connected me to many learning professionals around the world, and has been an amazingly enriching learning experience beyond any lecture, tutorial, assignment, project or exam could ever achieve. But, what has been most thrilling, is the conversations sparked from some of my blog posts, which have been conversed in other blogs and sites, and sometimes beyond English in the form of German, Polish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Italian, etc. Luckily, Google language tools has helped me interpret and learn from these interesting conversations.
During this enriching learning process of blogging, I have even angered and insulted female bloggers (unintentionally), slammed CEOs and learning tools, hurt Moodle fans, and even published an e-book consisting of juicy blog posts from ZaidLearn (+119,000 hits!), but that is something to expect if you are really honest about what you think.
In short, ZaidLearn has been a wonderful learning adventure, and below are a juicy selection of the best blog posts from ZaidLearn.
THE BEST FROM ZAIDLEARN
1) 1st E-Book
2) Learning & Facilitation
3) Resource Lists
4) Fun!
Yep, this is basically the outline to my 2nd E-Book. Just need to add an introduction and conclusion and it is ready to be published to the world (or whoever is interested!). It is certainly an enhancement to the first one (filtering out really crap, adding it with better crap!).
Finally, what learning tool should I use to publish it (Scribd again)? Wouldnt it be cool, if we could simply add the blog post links, and on-the-fly an e-book will be generated, which we could then edit, add, and fine tune further. Do such publishing tools exist? Any suggestions?
After more than 2 years of blogging, including studying other learning blogs, I have come to realize that producing hit sensations is not that difficult. If you really want to generate a lot of hits fast, start talking about celebrity trash, controversy, politics, making big bucks, gaming, cars, hate, religion, race, naughty stuff, etc. If you are reasonably smart you can become a Britney hits sensation in no time (please dont be upset! she cant sing!).
What about education? Tough! What about Higher Education? Are you ____!
However, if you do create relevant monster lists of this and that, you can still be a hits sensation reasonably quickly. Also, many people can benefit from your efforts to summarize the best resources out there into juicy lists. I did that a lot in 2007 and 2008, and a few times in 2009. During the process I discovered and learned plenty, and visitors discovered and learned, and seemed to repay back by returning, referring, tweeting, bookmarking, etc. Great!
However, these days there are so many juicy lists around, and excellent educational bloggers that can swoosh them in no time. So, I am not going to feel guilty about focusing more time on sharing my deep thoughts about learning and education (and posting 1-2 times a month) instead, although my hit rate might be affected. So what!
It has been fun, but life must go on. Interestingly, since ZaidLearn started, it has had visitors from 199 countries and 8,387 cities, which just shows how interconnected our world is today. I thought that there were only 195 countries in the world, but according to Google Analytics there seems to be more than 200. Google has always been innovative, so why not here, too.
ZaidLearn has connected me to many learning professionals around the world, and has been an amazingly enriching learning experience beyond any lecture, tutorial, assignment, project or exam could ever achieve. But, what has been most thrilling, is the conversations sparked from some of my blog posts, which have been conversed in other blogs and sites, and sometimes beyond English in the form of German, Polish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Italian, etc. Luckily, Google language tools has helped me interpret and learn from these interesting conversations.
During this enriching learning process of blogging, I have even angered and insulted female bloggers (unintentionally), slammed CEOs and learning tools, hurt Moodle fans, and even published an e-book consisting of juicy blog posts from ZaidLearn (+119,000 hits!), but that is something to expect if you are really honest about what you think.
In short, ZaidLearn has been a wonderful learning adventure, and below are a juicy selection of the best blog posts from ZaidLearn.
THE BEST FROM ZAIDLEARN
The Very Best From ZaidLearn
View more presentations from Zaid Alsagoff.
1) 1st E-Book
- 69 Learning Adventures in 6 Galaxies (E-book)
A collection of 69 learning nuggets (articles) from ZaidLearn compiled into an ebook. This ebook is divided into six learning galaxies (or themes), which are: Learning, Teaching, Stories, Free e-Learning Tools, Free Learning Content and Free EduGames.
2) Learning & Facilitation
- Forget Photoshop, PowerPoint 2010 Rocks for AHA-G!
- Using Twitter to Transform the Classroom!
- RT01- Closed Book Exams Could Even Kill George the Jungle!
- The Real Way to Download-Convert-Insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint!
- Using Twitter to Amplify Connective Learning and Sharing at ICEL 2010
- My Most Satisfying PowerPoint Animation!
- Join the #moodlewish Twitter Stream!
- Facebook for Learning? Boleh!
- My Estonian TED(dy) Talk - Creativity and ZaidLearn!
- The Secret Recipe to Delivering World Class Lectures
- Use Blooms Taxonomy Wheel for Writing Learning Outcomes
Do you have problems writing learning outcomes/objectives for your content or courses? Or more specifically, do you have trouble finding the right ACTION VERBS to describe what you want your students to achieve from the course, module, topic or unit? Try Blooms taxonomy wheel(s). - Moodle is an Airport, Not a Total Solution!
If you ask me, Moodle is a good meeting place (airport or space station), or a starting point where we get together to discuss and share ideas, before taking off using both inbuilt and integrated learning tools to experience engaging and enriching learning adventures beyond any single VLE can provide. - The Finnish Education System Rocks! Why?
This article (post) explores some of the secrets behind the world class Finnish education system. - Drop-By-Learning (DBL)
Today, educators seem busier than ever juggling teaching, research, and administration, and by providing them a drop-by-learning option, it will hopefully enable and motivate more educators to learn the skills needed to facilitate effective learning in the 21st century. - Go Online! Go Mobile! Lost in Space!
- Coaching Critical Thinking To Think Creatively!
"I very much enjoyed this article, a longish description of how the author (Zaid Alsagoff) revamped a critical thinking course. It wasnt so much the content of the article (though as someone who has taught critical thinking dozens of times I had an inherent interest). Rather, what interested me was the storytelling, the way the author let me into his thinking process. This isnt the sort of article that requires you to agree or disagree with it; we are clearly and entertainingly being told what was done, and why. Would he do it differently next time? Still, we can compare the thinking with our own, compare the process with our own - and thats exactly what I did, and why I enjoyed it. Be sure to click on the slide shows in Slideshare, such as this one." - Stephen Downes - Teaching Habits
In this 5-part series, I reflect specific teaching habits that inspire students out of learning. Is that possible? Here we go:
Part 1 - Whiteboard And I Are One!Part 2 - I Have Bragging Rights, Because I Am …Part 3 - Is PowerPoint Evil?Part 4 - No Stupid Questions! I am Serious!Part 5 - Show Up to Throw Up! 21st Century Thinking?
- E-Learning 2.0 Workshop (Stephen Downes)"It would be pretty hard to write a more comprehensive (and kind) summary of my workshop than this by Zaid Ali Alsagoff, who deserves by thanks for acting as my videographer and assistant during the strenuous two-day event. What I like about this post was that the lessons were meta - not so much the bits about web 2.0 technology discussed during the session, but rather about the attitude and perspective on teaching their deployment represents. In my own mind, what we accomplished was best represented in two photos, this one at the beginning of the first day, where everything was ordered and proper, and this one near the end of the second day, where real learning was happening." - Stephen Downes
- Learning Notes From an E-Learning 2.0 Implementation WorkshopThe main objective of this hands-on practical workshop was to develop an understanding of the implementation and application of e-learning technologies within an institution of higher education. Also, it explored several web 2.0 technologies that participants could use to develop a collaborative online learning space.
- Salman Khan Uses Microsoft Paint to Inspire Learning
- Crashing The Workshop To Capture A Great Learning Moment!
- 10 Secrets To Great Teaching (SlideShare presentation with audio narration)
- 2 Juicy Ways to Insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint
3) Resource Lists
- A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem?
A collection of the best free learning tools using a Q&A approach. It has proven to be the most popular post on this blog, and has been featured in more than a hundred blogs and sites around the world. Also, you might want to check out the delicious version, which includes more tools, but does not filter them out using a Q&A approach post. - University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE!
A compilation of 250+ University learning related OpenCourseWare (OCW) and Open Educational Resources (OER).
- 99 Free EduGames to Spice Up Your Course!
99 FREE EduGames (Educational Games) that sounds and looks interesting for Higher Education. - 101 Free Learning Tools
A SlideShare presentation exploring 101 excellent free learning tools to facilitate learning and teaching (+40,000 hits!). - The Best EDU Blogs on the Planet!
Check out this collection (of lists) of edublogs that will inspire you beyond your learning imagination. - The Juiciest Learning Professionals on Twitter?
The main reason for assembling this list is to help people looking for top learning professionals on Twitter. - A Growing List of Free Learning Tutorial Sites!
A simple raw list of links to EXCELLENT SITES (with short descriptions) that have or link to tutorials that explore learning tools and online learning. - Amazing Free e-Learning eBooks Collection
A collection of free e-Learning ebooks. - Free Screencasting Tools For Tony!
"Toast! Cut! Cam! Jing! Flow! Wink! You name it, they record it!" A list of free tools to create screencasts (screen-recording or capturing everything happening on the screen). - Any Free Hosted CMS or LMS? (Yes, Obama Says!)
A few free hosted LMS that you might want to explore, before considering investing hardcore money on a commercial alternative. - Any Free Online Survey/Polling Tools?
More than a dozen FREE online survey/polling tools. - 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story (Alan Levine)
Alan Levine reviews lessons learned in exploring 50 web sites (tools) for creating content via slideshows, timelines, media mixers, comic strips, and presentation makers. - Do You Want To Learn English As A Second Language (ESL)?
A list of interesting ESL resources that I have discovered until now, and most of them are free. Whether you want ESL content for your IPod, or you want to do an online quiz to test your knowledge, trust me, there are enough resources to last you a few life times (and more). - The King Kong List For Free Medical Online Resources!
A juicy collection of free medical resources, games and courses that you might want to use for your personal learning, or embed in your course/training/program as supplementary or core resources to enrich the students learning experiences. - Your Top 10 Videos (That Inspire Us To Rethink The Way We Learn)?
My current top 10 list of videos that inspire us to rethink the way we learn and educate. This post also encourages others to list and share their top 10 favorite videos that inspire us to rethink the way we learn and educate in the 21st century. - Is Boltelicious Keyboard Skills Required To Facilitate Online Effectively?
To improve the success of any e-learning or online facilitation initiative, I believe it is vital that educators (and students) have good keyboard and typing skills (say at least 30+ words per minute), so that they can efficiently answer e-mails, forum posts, chat sessions, develop content, projects, assignments, and so on. This post include several free learning tools to improve your keyboard/typing skills.
4) Fun!
- iTunes U Services For ALL! Join the #itunesuwish...
- Warren Buffetts MBA Talk Vs Evolution of Dance
- From Public Speaking Class To CEO Of Google
- How Do You Motivate Staff? (Steve Ballmer)
- The World Is Flat 3.0 (Thomas Friedman)
- Scivee And The Origin Of Yes We Can!
- Blackle And My Inspirational Sandcastle Adventure!
- The Secret - Get 100.000+ Followers On Twitter In 24 Hours!
- TWIT Outshines Twitter In 2013!
Yep, this is basically the outline to my 2nd E-Book. Just need to add an introduction and conclusion and it is ready to be published to the world (or whoever is interested!). It is certainly an enhancement to the first one (filtering out really crap, adding it with better crap!).
Finally, what learning tool should I use to publish it (Scribd again)? Wouldnt it be cool, if we could simply add the blog post links, and on-the-fly an e-book will be generated, which we could then edit, add, and fine tune further. Do such publishing tools exist? Any suggestions?
The Secret Get 100 000 Followers On Twitter In 24 Hours!
"... Would you like to get 16,000 Followers in 90 days & Make Money doing it?"
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THE SECRET
What! You got to be kidding! I need to remove this dude as fast as possible from my list!
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THE SECRET
Why think so small! If you first want to think really big, you might as well go for it for real. I mean what is 16,000 followers (and in 90 days, come on! Peanuts, man!), even if it is a targeted audience to your personal, or company needs to generate traffic and revenue. Forget all the Twitter Gurus (for a few minutes!), and read carefully the secret to getting (Cant wait! Please, tell me know!)....
Lets be modest and assume on the average for every 10 persons you follow, at least one will follow you (no science involved, just assumption). This means that if you follow one million, you will eventually get 100,000 followers.
However, if you are following 1 million and have 100,000 followers, others with a bit of knowledge would think of you as a wannabe twitter king. So, then learning the game, you will eventually remove those 900,000 that did not follow you. Now it looks better, right! 100,000 Followers versus 100,000 Following. But then you get smarter, and remove 50,000 (or why not 90,000) of those you are following, and trust me they will have no idea, because who keeps track of these kind of things. And swoosh you have 100,000 followers, but you are only following say 10,000 now (Do no Evil!). Now that looks really impressive! Now, you are crowned a Twitter King! Actually, 100.000 followers is not much, so the next step would be to get 1,000.000 million followers. You repeat the 24-hour cycle again and again and again...
Wait a second! Where am I going to find one million people to follow on Twitter. Ashton Kutcher to the rescue! Currently, he has 2 million plus followers (as I write). So, if you speed off to click 2 million times (excluding clicking the Next buttons!), you should expect 200,000 followers within a 24-hour period. Even if you have to wait 2-3 days, I think you will survive. Next, you might go for Oprah (although she is only no. 7 on the top 100 Twitter Counter list), as you might find many new Twitter faces there who are not following Ashton Kutcher.
Wait a minute! How am I going to be able to click 2 million times within a 24-hour period? You need a good broadband connection for sure, and some Bruce Lee kind of chopping skills.
What if I told you that you only need to click a special MAGIC BUTTON once to follow all Ashton Kutchers followers, or any other person on Twitter you choose. Believe or not, the mastermind (will never reveal who!) behind this tool, is currently working on the ultimate magic button that will enable anyone to click once to follow every single soul on Twitter. Imagine following lets say 10 million people with one click.
Wait an hour! Cool, but how do I remove those people who eventually dont follow me, so that I dont look like a Twitter Twit! Well, what if I told you that there is a MAGIC REMOVE BUTTON that filters and removes all those people who are not following you, and has an amazing fuzzy semantic logic that can also strategically using a cosmetic target marketing feature to remove a certain specified number of your followers (to your own liking), so that you can really look like a Twitter King.
This mastermind (that I am not going reveal! Dont think of asking! I keep my word!) is in the early stages of conceptualizing a MAGIC GHOST BUTTON that will add you followers without them even knowing it. It is really smart, because it only targets people that follow more than a thousand Twitter users, making it difficult to track its ghost clicking activity.
I am ready! But, why dont you have more than +600 followers? Well, some people dont practice what they preach. I only target educators that I want to connect with (Following a 1,000+) and perhaps learn something from them...
However, if you are following 1 million and have 100,000 followers, others with a bit of knowledge would think of you as a wannabe twitter king. So, then learning the game, you will eventually remove those 900,000 that did not follow you. Now it looks better, right! 100,000 Followers versus 100,000 Following. But then you get smarter, and remove 50,000 (or why not 90,000) of those you are following, and trust me they will have no idea, because who keeps track of these kind of things. And swoosh you have 100,000 followers, but you are only following say 10,000 now (Do no Evil!). Now that looks really impressive! Now, you are crowned a Twitter King! Actually, 100.000 followers is not much, so the next step would be to get 1,000.000 million followers. You repeat the 24-hour cycle again and again and again...
Wait a second! Where am I going to find one million people to follow on Twitter. Ashton Kutcher to the rescue! Currently, he has 2 million plus followers (as I write). So, if you speed off to click 2 million times (excluding clicking the Next buttons!), you should expect 200,000 followers within a 24-hour period. Even if you have to wait 2-3 days, I think you will survive. Next, you might go for Oprah (although she is only no. 7 on the top 100 Twitter Counter list), as you might find many new Twitter faces there who are not following Ashton Kutcher.
Wait a minute! How am I going to be able to click 2 million times within a 24-hour period? You need a good broadband connection for sure, and some Bruce Lee kind of chopping skills.
What if I told you that you only need to click a special MAGIC BUTTON once to follow all Ashton Kutchers followers, or any other person on Twitter you choose. Believe or not, the mastermind (will never reveal who!) behind this tool, is currently working on the ultimate magic button that will enable anyone to click once to follow every single soul on Twitter. Imagine following lets say 10 million people with one click.
Wait an hour! Cool, but how do I remove those people who eventually dont follow me, so that I dont look like a Twitter Twit! Well, what if I told you that there is a MAGIC REMOVE BUTTON that filters and removes all those people who are not following you, and has an amazing fuzzy semantic logic that can also strategically using a cosmetic target marketing feature to remove a certain specified number of your followers (to your own liking), so that you can really look like a Twitter King.
This mastermind (that I am not going reveal! Dont think of asking! I keep my word!) is in the early stages of conceptualizing a MAGIC GHOST BUTTON that will add you followers without them even knowing it. It is really smart, because it only targets people that follow more than a thousand Twitter users, making it difficult to track its ghost clicking activity.
I am ready! But, why dont you have more than +600 followers? Well, some people dont practice what they preach. I only target educators that I want to connect with (Following a 1,000+) and perhaps learn something from them...
FOLLOWERS?
"(A Direct Message I seriously got from ....) So that I can be your Twitter Master ...(censored)... Read this & give me your unwavering devotion ;)"What! You got to be kidding! I need to remove this dude as fast as possible from my list!
I have revealed this amazing secret, but you must keep in mind that your Twitter tweets must be juicy, attractive, and all-in-all relevant, which means more followers, more traffic to your site, and eventually big bucks. Also, please avoid automating all these annoying direct messages that lack human touch. Moreover, if you do so, this amazing secret might be exposed to the world. If you have to do it, at least personalize them. Here is an example, "Hi Yoda! I love your blog, especially that post that reveals the secret of the secret. I am honored to be connected with you! Lets learn from each other! Cheers! Also, forget my blog, it is really boring!"
Finally, when you embark on your important mission to get 100,000+ followers (Too small, think millions! Think bigger than big!), remember to do it fast! If you are interested in using the magic buttons I have mentioned, please contact me... which of course cannot be revealed here. Please meet me on the MOON as soon as possible. Further directions will be given when you reach the moon.
Finally, when you embark on your important mission to get 100,000+ followers (Too small, think millions! Think bigger than big!), remember to do it fast! If you are interested in using the magic buttons I have mentioned, please contact me... which of course cannot be revealed here. Please meet me on the MOON as soon as possible. Further directions will be given when you reach the moon.
DEAL WITH IT!
I know that the Twitter community is incredible intelligent and they might expose this secret. But, Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone (or 3rd party developers) if you should ever read this post, please take this post seriously serious. Although, we have some filters to avoid this secret from happening (or do we?), I am foreseeing a Twitter learning space becoming a worse spam world than Hotmail was in the past (or still is? No idea, I am using Gmail! I wonder why!). Lets use our collective and creative intelligence to sort this out, so that this fictional story (or is it for real! You decide!) becomes ...
But then again, who cares about the number of followers you have! What really matters is the number of RETWEETS you have (Topsy will tell you!), and how many times they are being clicked, and so on. Also,... (some other time). Pay me well, and I will reveal :)
But then again, who cares about the number of followers you have! What really matters is the number of RETWEETS you have (Topsy will tell you!), and how many times they are being clicked, and so on. Also,... (some other time). Pay me well, and I will reveal :)
Creative Visualizations of Blooms Taxonomies!
BLOOMS TAXONOMIES
Today, I feel like celebrating Benjamin Bloom and Blooms Taxonomies (2 at least). Like it or not, Blooms Taxonomy has impacted Universities and schools around the world for decades one way or the other.So, today I am starting a new mission to collect the most awesome creative visualizations of Blooms taxonomies (old and new), and I invite you to help me discover them by tweeting your discoveries (or creations) to @zaidlearn or by simply commenting this blog post.
ORGANICALLY GROWING COLLECTION
All new discoveries will be added to this organically growing SlideShare presentation (with links to download and discover more):
Creative Visualizations of Blooms Taxonomies! from Zaid Alsagoff
BLOOMS REVISED TAXONOMY
Interestingly, most Academics (in especially in Universities that I interact with) seem to be unaware that Blooms taxonomy has been revised (way back in 2002).
As far as I know, most transformative schools and Universities that still adopt Bloom’s taxonomy for learning and assessment use the revised version. It is probably because it is more relevant for the 21st Century World, which is increasingly driven by innovation and creativity.
As far as I know, most transformative schools and Universities that still adopt Bloom’s taxonomy for learning and assessment use the revised version. It is probably because it is more relevant for the 21st Century World, which is increasingly driven by innovation and creativity.
If you havent revised your Blooms taxonomy yet (Not too late!), it is time to rethink what really matters in todays education.
Are you up for the challenge?
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Virtual Trader UKs free Stockmarket simulation game
Link to Virtual Trader
Virtual Trader is UKs largest and best Stockmarket simulation game. Experience the thrill of investing with no risk. Its completely free to play. Virtual Trader is the most comprehensive Investment Simulation Game available, offering its users the opportunity to gain practical experience trading a wide range of investment vehicles, such as Stocks, Options, Futures, Mutual Funds etc. Start with a portfolio of ?100,000 of virtual money and trade stocks listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext.. Conduct limit and stop orders, build your own private game and more!"
(Lecturers, Teachers, Facilitators, etc! This is an excellent free tool to incorporate or to share with the students in your business, e-commerce, trading, economics, etc. classes, which will enable students to learn and experience trading through simulation and fun without any risk. )
Virtual Trader is UKs largest and best Stockmarket simulation game. Experience the thrill of investing with no risk. Its completely free to play. Virtual Trader is the most comprehensive Investment Simulation Game available, offering its users the opportunity to gain practical experience trading a wide range of investment vehicles, such as Stocks, Options, Futures, Mutual Funds etc. Start with a portfolio of ?100,000 of virtual money and trade stocks listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext.. Conduct limit and stop orders, build your own private game and more!"
(Lecturers, Teachers, Facilitators, etc! This is an excellent free tool to incorporate or to share with the students in your business, e-commerce, trading, economics, etc. classes, which will enable students to learn and experience trading through simulation and fun without any risk. )
How to Organize Your Files for the Week!
If you liked last weeks post about organizing your life with technology, youll love this weeks post as well! The winner of this weeks poll is how to organize your files for the week, using technology of course!
Heres the poll:
Before I go into organizing your files for the week, Im going to talk briefly about organizing your files digitally. I know its a wordy tutorial but I promise I have lots of good tips included!!!
Now for the tutorial... you definitely need to download Dropbox if you dont already use it! If you already use it, keep reading anyway because I have some little trick you still might enjoy!
You can download this tutorial as a PDF by clicking this picture!
Note: This tutorial is hosted on Google Drive. To save it from there, just open the file and click File > Download to save onto your computer!
The next Technology Tuesday post wont be until August 6... because Ill be vacationing with my hubby in Alaska celebrating our TEN YEAR anniversary (technically two years married, but 10 years since we started dating). How crazy is that?
Now, as for the poll... Ill be adding how to give any picture a moving/talking mouth!
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