This episode covers what curation is, why we should embrace it in our learning design and how to go about it.

Here's what's covered in this episode:

01:39  What is curation?

02:15  Creation versus curation

03:20  Curation as signposting

04:25  We won’t be out of a job?

05:55  Curation as part of current trends in L&D

06:48  What should we curate?

07:50  Don’t leave people to Google’s mercy

09:58  How to stop curation eating your time

11:46  We are the filters

13:31  Specialists have an advantage

14:28  Curation as a change of pace

15:18  Curation isn’t just about pre and post course work

16:21  We need to put content in context

16:55  Learners make their own decisions about relevance

17:45  Tips for curating proactively

20:26  Getting content to come to you

24:05  Justifying curation (it’s not just browsing the internet)

24:29  Internal curation and getting people involved

26:53  Case study: programme design with a flipped classroom

29:18  Case study: linking people to existing resources

30:06  Fitting curation to the culture

30:45  What if somebody doesn’t do the coursework?

31:39  A programme in three parts’ instead of pre and post work

32:29  Catering for both those who’ve done the work and those who’ve not

34:08  Keeping an open mind on the what, how, when and where

34:35  Curation instead of workshops

35:55  Terry’s summary of the episode’s top tips

37:13  The mini-topic: overcomplicating things

42:09  Get in touch!

Resource Links

• Pocket: getpocket.com
  
  


• Evernote: evernote.com
  
  


• Workflowy: workflowy.com
  
  


• Feedly: feedly.com
  
  


• Scoop: www.scoop.it
  
  


• Curata: www.curata.com
  
  


• Mix: mix.com
  
  


• Digg: digg.com
  
  


• Anders Pink: anderspink.com
  
  


• Anders Pink pdf Guide: anderspink.com/documents/content-curation-book.pdf
  
  


• Honeycomb Works: www.thehoneycombworks.com

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