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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