Association eLearning

Tag Clouds

What are Tag Clouds you ask?  Click on the Tag Cloud link to find out...

This free and fascinating technology that takes RSS feeds, looks at the words in the various sites you "tag" and generates a word listing.  Click here to view the Association eLearning tag cloud here. 

The concept is pretty powerful for learning.  Elliott Masie spoke earlier today at the ASTD TechKnowledge conference about the power of Tag Clouds for learning.  It got me thinking about the possibilities for associations and professional development.

Why Wikis Matter to Association Educators

Not sure why I'm so excited about wikis and their potential for the association education community? Still not sure what a wiki even is?  Let's see if we can answer those two questions for you.

What is a wiki? If you visit the largest wiki in the world, www.wikipedia.com, you'll view what appears to be a website with millions of pieces of information.  That in itself isn't too exciting, but how that content got their, and how the content is maintained, is amazing.  Content is developed by ANYONE on this planet with an Internet connection.  The site is completely run, managed, edited, and content contributed by volunteers; not highly paid academics, although some of those folks may choose to contribute as well.  Volunteers can add and edit content anywhere on the page at any time.  This basic premise has amazing opportunity in several different ways for association educators.  Click the link below to get more info...