ECO415 Curation: How to Find the Best Learning Resources
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Wednesday, March 16
Ecosystem - Processes
Camellia/Dogwood
By now, learning professionals are likely convinced that curation should be one of their skill sets, and many articles have offered them advice on essential tools and the qualities of good curation. But the articles assume that everyone knows how to search for material on the Internet and how to find and vet a solid set of learning resources to recommend. It’s usually not as easy as typing keywords into the search box and picking a couple of items off the first few pages of results.
In this session, you will learn useful techniques to find the best learning materials using Internet-based tools. You will gain valuable tips and tricks, including: how to apply search techniques, how to use social sites to locate relevant links, how to uncover caches of resources from organizations, and how to find people with specific expertise. You will learn high level strategies for vetting finds, as more and more clients and learners are relying on learning professionals to help them find resources at the point of need.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to apply browser search tips to find and curate learning resources
- How to search social bookmarking sites (Diigo, Pinterest) for useful links
- How to find experts and resources in an unfamiliar field
- How to get past the filter bubble
- How to vet materials in a field that is not your area of expertise
Audience:
Novice to intermediate designers, developers, project managers, and
managers.
Technology
discussed in this session:
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Catherine Lombardozzi
Learning Strategy Consultant/Founder
Learning 4 Learning Professionals
Catherine Lombardozzi is a lifelong learning and development practitioner and founder of Learning 4 Learning Professionals. Her work focuses on supporting the professional development of designers, facilitators, faculty, consultants, and learning leaders through coaching, consulting, workshops, and development programs. As an active workplace learning professional with nearly 35 years' experience, Catherine often contributes to professional conferences and journals, and she teaches graduate-level courses in adult learning, instructional design, e-collaboration and consulting. She is author of Learning Environments by Design (2015). Catherine holds a doctoral degree in human and organizational learning from George Washington University.
