Comments on: Brainstorming, Cognition, #lrnchat, and Innovative Thinking http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1699 Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Thu, 17 May 2012 13:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: hazel wagner http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1699&cpage=1#comment-98414 hazel wagner Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:32:03 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1699#comment-98414 I love the idea of learnlet, short learning segments, quick reads that make one think and apply quickly. I love the idea of learnlet, short learning segments, quick reads that make one think and apply quickly.

]]> By: Dave Ferguson http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1699&cpage=1#comment-98402 Dave Ferguson Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:05:57 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1699#comment-98402 Clark, you've articulated something I've tried to clarify for myself in the past. While I don't think Twitter chats are a panacea, I do think they have the potential for a lot of value. (In other words, they're just another tool, and when you need a wood chisel, a wood chisel is just the thing you need.) As you say, you're not limited to turn-taking. I remember one lrnchat whose participants included a certain Big Name. BN seemed perplexed and even distressed by the lack of structure. To me, BN couldn't see how anything useful would happen without having designated presenters (dare I say "thought leaders?"). lrnchat does has a tendency to lean toward "ain't social media great?" As you say, though, anyone who's around can participate; there's no designated status, and the facilitators limit themselves to explaining the format and tweeting the session's questions. Clark, you’ve articulated something I’ve tried to clarify for myself in the past. While I don’t think Twitter chats are a panacea, I do think they have the potential for a lot of value. (In other words, they’re just another tool, and when you need a wood chisel, a wood chisel is just the thing you need.) As you say, you’re not limited to turn-taking.

I remember one lrnchat whose participants included a certain Big Name. BN seemed perplexed and even distressed by the lack of structure. To me, BN couldn’t see how anything useful would happen without having designated presenters (dare I say “thought leaders?”).

lrnchat does has a tendency to lean toward “ain’t social media great?” As you say, though, anyone who’s around can participate; there’s no designated status, and the facilitators limit themselves to explaining the format and tweeting the session’s questions.

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