"... Would you like to get 16,000 Followers in 90 days & Make Money doing it?" ...moreTHE SECRETWhy think so small! If you first want to think really big, you might as well go for it for real. I mean what is 16,000 followers (and in 90 days, come on! Peanuts, man!), even if it is a targeted audience to your personal, or company needs to generate traffic and revenue. Forget all the Twitter Gurus (for a few minutes!), and read carefully the secret to getting (Can't wait! Please, tell me know!)....Let's be modest and assume on the average for every 10 persons you follow, at least one will follow you (no science involved, just assumption). This means that if you follow one million, you will eventually get 100,000 followers.However, if you are following 1 million and have 100,000 followers, others with a bit of knowledge would think of you as a wannabe twitter king. So, then learning the game, you will eventually remove those 900,000 that did not follow you. Now it looks better, right! 100,000 Followers versus 100,000 Following. But then you get smarter, and remove 50,000 (or why not 90,000) of those you are following, and trust me they will have no idea, because who keeps track of these kind of things. And swoosh you have 100,000 followers, but you are only following say 10,000 now (Do no Evil!). Now that looks really impressive! Now, you are crowned a Twitter King! Actually, 100.000 followers is not much, so the next step would be to get 1,000.000 million followers. You repeat the 24-hour cycle again and again and again...Wait a second! Where am I going to find one million people to follow on Twitter. Ashton Kutcher to the rescue! Currently, he has 2 million plus followers (as I write). So, if you speed off to click 2 million times (excluding clicking the 'Next' buttons!), you should expect 200,000 followers within a 24-hour period. Even if you have to wait 2-3 days, I think you will survive. Next, you might go for Oprah (although she is only no. 7 on the top 100 Twitter Counter list), as you might find many new Twitter faces there who are not following Ashton Kutcher.Wait a minute! How am I going to be able to click 2 million times within a 24-hour period? You need a good broadband connection for sure, and some Bruce Lee kind of chopping skills.What if I told you that you only need to click a special 'MAGIC BUTTON' once to follow all Ashton Kutcher's followers, or any other person on Twitter you choose. Believe or not, the mastermind (will never reveal who!) behind this tool, is currently working on the ultimate magic button that will enable anyone to click once to follow every single soul on Twitter. Imagine following let's say 10 million people with one click.Wait an hour! Cool, but how do I remove those people who eventually don't follow me, so that I don't look like a 'Twitter Twit'! Well, what if I told you that there is a 'MAGIC REMOVE BUTTON' that filters and removes all those people who are not following you, and has an amazing fuzzy semantic logic that can also strategically using a cosmetic target marketing feature to remove a certain specified number of your followers (to your own liking), so that you can really look like a Twitter King.This mastermind (that I am not going reveal! Don't think of asking! I keep my word!) is in the early stages of conceptualizing a 'MAGIC GHOST BUTTON' that will add you followers without them even knowing it. It is really smart, because it only targets people that follow more than a thousand Twitter users, making it difficult to track its ghost clicking activity.I am ready! But, why don't you have more than +600 followers? Well, some people don't practice what they preach. I only target educators that I want to connect with (Following a 1,000+) and perhaps learn something from them...FOLLOWERS?"(A Direct Message I seriously got from ....) So that I can be your Twitter Master ...(censored)... Read this & give me your unwavering devotion ;)"What! You got to be kidding! I need to remove this dude as fast as possible from my list!I have revealed this amazing secret, but you must keep in mind that your Twitter tweets must be juicy, attractive, and all-in-all relevant, which means more followers, more traffic to your site, and eventually big bucks. Also, please avoid automating all these annoying direct messages that lack human touch. Moreover, if you do so, this amazing secret might be exposed to the world. If you have to do it, at least personalize them. Here is an example, "Hi Yoda! I love your blog, especially that post that reveals the secret of the secret. I am honored to be connected with you! Let's learn from each other! Cheers! Also, forget my blog, it is really boring!"Finally, when you embark on your important mission to get 100,000+ followers (Too small, think millions! Think bigger than big!), remember to do it fast! If you are interested in using the magic buttons I have mentioned, please contact me... which of course cannot be revealed here. Please meet me on the 'MOON' as soon as possible. Further directions will be given when you reach the moon.DEAL WITH IT!I know that the Twitter community is incredible intelligent and they might expose this secret. But, Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone (or 3rd party developers) if you should ever read this post, please take this post seriously serious. Although, we have some filters to avoid this secret from happening (or do we?), I am foreseeing a Twitter learning space becoming a worse spam world than Hotmail was in the past (or still is? No idea, I am using Gmail! I wonder why!). Let's use our collective and creative intelligence to sort this out, so that this fictional story (or is it for real! You decide!) becomes ...But then again, who cares about the number of followers you have! What really matters is the number of 'RETWEETS' you have (Topsy will tell you!), and how many times they are being clicked, and so on. Also,... (some other time). Pay me well, and I will reveal :)

PlagiumVia Jane HartPLAGIUM?"Plagium is an innovative, fast, and easy-to-use means to check text against possible plagiarism or possible sources of origination. Simply enter text that you would like to analyze into the text box and let Plagium do the rest of the work. You can also check the contents of an entered URL for its sources ...more"THINKINGAlright, it is not as sophisticated and feature rich as the commercials alternatives (e.g. Turnitin). However, we don't have to buy licenses, get budget approval, write cost-benefit analysis, and all the ding dong that comes with buying commercial software. In short, Plagium is free and a quick way to check our students' coursework against possible plagiarism.Better yet, Plagium is so easy-to-use (and cool!); you don't need to conduct workshops to teach educators on how to use it. A promotion link would do :)PLAGIARISM?This juicy tool discovery is so timely! Interestingly, I was discussing with a few educators yesterday about plagiarism. And they told me that they had reverted back to more MCQs (Multiple-Choice Questions) and abandoned written coursework for several of their courses as plagiarism was so rampant. This tool could be a good alternative (besides investing in commercial alternatives) to spot possible plagiarism.Though, should we abandon written coursework, because plagiarism is so rampant among students? First of all, let's abandon the word 'PLAGIARISM', and flush it down the toilet. Let's call it 'REPLICATION' instead (at least I can pronounce it!). Secondly, we need to encourage students to replicate other people's ideas and findings (in summarized form) to support their ideas and findings. However, when they replicate, they have to give credit and acknowledge where it came from. In other words, it is alright to replicate, but you got give credit to the author (That is all!).Also, if the question enables the student to easily plagiarize (I mean replicate!), then the question should be flushed down the toilet. Why? Because we are reinventing the wheel! Why should a student waste his/her time writing a summary, or a review of something, if they can Google (or Wolfram Alpha) the answer in 3.2 seconds. I suppose for quantitative subjects it is understandable, but for qualitative subjects we could be a bit more creative.For example, my 'Intercultural Communication' teacher during my undergraduate studies would select recent articles (1-3 weeks old), and then ask us to analyze, summarize, reflect, evaluate, etc. (depending upon the article) using our own words. Our answer had to be less than 500 words (or was it 250 words! Can't remember!). If we wrote beyond that we would get minus points. By doing so, we were taught to be concise and precise (not sure if that is reflected in my blog, though!), and importantly made it very difficult for us to replicate another person's work out there.The bottom line is that we should encourage students to write, replicate, mash-up, and synthesize information as much as possible, but we also need to emphasize the importance of appreciating and giving credit to the rightful authors when required.Seriously, if we don't learn how to summarize, review, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information during our University education, what kind of future can we expect in the 21st century? I can sing karaoke! Yippee!Finally, if students really want to cheat, they will find a way. MCQs are certainly no exception :)

NEW LEARNING ADVENTUREOn June 15th (2009), I will embark on another e-learning adventure, and become the new e-Learning Manager at the International Medical University (IMU). I am looking forward to working with educators in the fields of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Nursing, Medical Biotechnology, Nutrition & Dietetics, Biomedical Science and Psychology (my undergraduate roots! Cool!).I am dreaming of conceptualizing and nurturing with IMU educators electrifying and sizzling e-learning environments (I suppose this only makes sense to 'The Rock'!). In other words, conceptualizing and nurturing e-learning environments that are:RelevantEngagingFunInteractiveCollaborativeThat would be awesome! However, having experienced both sides of the learning continuum (Disaster to Success) during my career as an e-learning professional, I know for sure it won't be easy. But you know what, I am looking forward to the challenge, and hopefully it works out!Interestingly, they are currently using Moodle as their main online teaching and learning platform, so that is great news. In the past, I have experienced a customized in-house developed e-learning platform (no so bad!), a customized commercial one (a total disaster!), and Moodle, which I promoted as an alternative learning space at UNITAR.Whatever, e-learning platform or LMS (Learning Management System) one is using today, let's face it; learning will increasingly take place outside the LMS, in the forms of wikis, blogs, micro-blogs, virtual worlds, video channels (e.g. YouTube), social bookmarking, social networking, etc. Although, e-learning platforms (e.g. Moodle and Blackboard) often have such features and tools, they are usually not up to par with the specialized free learning tools available. But thanks to RSS and integration modules the information flow can still easily be captured and shared in the big old LMS. If it can't, then it better soon, or adios amigo! I suppose LMS will still be around for a few more years for student/course management, tracking, assessment, and some discussions, but I suppose most of the real learning will increasingly take place beyond it.What about SCORM? That alien should be transferred back to the US military. Unless you are buying off-the-shelf courseware that has assessment you want to track, or you want to sell your self-developed courseware, it is seriously a disaster. I suppose in the corporate sector (where it is often needed for tracking purposes) one still mumbles about it, but in the University space not many learning professionals really talk about it anymore (it is there, but nobody cares! Relevant today?). Well, we have SCORM 2004, which really indicates the year that it stopped evolving. Reusable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Durable! What a joke, if you know what I mean :)ANY TIPS? I know that there are many exceptional learning professionals and educators that are reading (scanning or browsing) this blog, and it would be wonderful if some of you came (out of the passive learning mode) and shared with us some tips on e-learning in the medical fields (or other fields for that sake!), especially in terms of:Online FacilitationContent DevelopmentOpen Educational Resourcese-Learning Platform (features and tools to use?)e-Learning 2.0 (any stories to share?)Etc.If you feel uncomfortable sharing in the comments section, I would truly appreciate any suggestions, or tips through other means, such as Twitter and e-mail.Besides working on a few prototype courseware for John Hopkins University (Pediatric Sedation and Pain Management) in 2001, I have to admit I have a lot to learn about the medical fields. However, I am seriously looking forward to this new e-learning adventure, and hopefully my passion, knowledge, skills, and experience will assist in energizing IMU forward with e-learning that sizzles and electrifies (translation above!). And with your advice and tips, I am sure the road to success will be much smoother. Even a 'Good Luck' note, would be appreciated. Thanks :)P.S. I suppose my blog posts will be shorter and fewer in the comings weeks. IMU here I come :)

View eBook - 69 Learning Adventures in 6 GalaxiesSERIOUS?Since my '69 Learning Adventures in 6 Galaxies' ebook was published using SCRIBD on August 6th (2008), it has been viewed more than a 100,000 times. WOW! That is really cool! Have you read (or scanned through for juice) it, too?But, then I discovered that due to the ebook's exotic title (I suspect), many people out there Googling/Binging/Yahooing for ...SENSORED!... have discovered "69 Learning Adventures..." instead. Usually, it is the other way around! In other words, I am creating disruptive and creative connections beyond my imagination. I can live with that! And perhaps some of those disruptive minds that did discover the ebook by accident, have been enriched and enlarged in ways beyond their imagination, too :)EBOOK IS ABOUT WHAT?A collection of 69 learning nuggets (articles) from ZaidLearn compiled into an ebook. This ebook is divided into six learning galaxies (or themes), which are: Learning, Teaching, Stories, Free e-Learning Tools, Free Learning Content and Free EduGames ...more.FEEDBACKBesides the accidental hits, this eBook has enabled me to connect with many exceptional learning professionals and people around world, which has truly humbled me beyond words. Here are some of the constructive (positive) reviews and comments I have received:"One of my must-read blogs on technology and education, ZaidLearn has been rating various learning tools since July of last year. The blog was started by e-Learning Manager for INCEIF, Zaid Alsagoff, who has done research in the areas of "educational gaming, role-play simulation, virtual classrooms, learning (content) management systems, e-learning standards" and "instructional design and courseware development.Recently, OpenEducation.net alerted me to Zaid’s first e-book, "69 Learning Adventures in 6 Galaxies," which compiles and examines the various "learning nuggets" that have been posted on ZaidLearn for the past year. The 267 page book contains a wealth of information regarding the internet and education, espousing some interesting theories like George Siemen’s Connectivism and lines of thought from famous persons like Albert Einstein and Henry Ford..." - Jane Park"Zaid Ali Alsagoff has organized and edited 69 postings from his weblog Zaidlearn at the ePublishing site Scribd. Zaid's eBook provides many links and many valuable perspectives on the worlds of learning that are available on the Web. ____JH" - Joseph Hart"Malaysian maven Zaid Ali Alsagoff has filtered his prolific and always valuable output at ZaidLearn down to 69 great nuggets of learning for your e-Reading pleasure. You can find it on Scribd, but I recommend getting there via Zaid's post on the eBook to get all the back story - and to find out what Zaid's other "hedgehog goal" besides publishing a book is.Either way, I highly recommend joining Zaid on his intergalactic learning adventure!" - Jeff Cobb"...Zaid's blog caught our attention for a number of reasons. First and foremost, Zaid uses a measuring stick called learning juice to categorize materials that serve to inspire readers of specific materials. Second Zaid consistently searches the net for interesting web sites related to technology and learning so his blog features a number of compilation posts listing the latest sites worth visiting.At the same time, what has always been critical for this writer is the amount of reflection Zaid puts into the role of teacher. He constantly reviews his own practices to determine the impact he is having on his students making him an outstanding role model for those aspiring to the profession... (A long review)..." - Tom Hanson"Zaid Ali Alsagoff is in Malaysia and is an e-learning researcher. He has an ebook which you can either download or read on his blog for free called "69 Learning Adventures in 6 Galaxies". Reading it will increase your vocabulary of current jargon used in educational circles and you will quickly develop a list of the big names in e-learning. His 2 hedgehog goals for 2008 were to write a book on e-learning and enroll in a doctorate program. Here's the link to his book which grew out of his blog http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/ It is divided into 4 sections: Learning, Teaching, Stories and Free e-learning tools. This is a great find for someone like myself who is interested in e-learning but is outside the educational community." - An Old Lady Reconnecting"Sounds like a bit of a gimmick title right? Well, it’s not. It’s a free eBook by Zaid Ali Alsagoff, the e-Learning Manager for The International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He’s assembled a very easily readable eBook that covers six major topics (aka Galaxies!): Learning, Teaching, Stories, Free e-Learning Tools, Free Learning Content and Free EduGames. In conjunction with his blog called Zaidlearn, it provides a nice set of resources for the practitioner who is in "knowledge seeker" mode." - Eric A. Tremblay"Zaid Ali Alsagoff, who has an intriguing Norwegian connection, has carved out a neat niche in the edublogger community, providing colorful and interesting slideshows on different topics, whether it be Web 2.0 educational tools, lists of edubloggers, or other resource collections. He has even published a book, called 69 learning adventures in 6 galaxies, available for free online..." - Stian HåklevAREAS FOR IMPROVEMENTThough, I have also received several constructive comments on things that could be improved (tremendously!). One dear friend suggested (through e-mail) that I include a real summary or conclusion (Icing on the cake!) that summarizes, or paints a big picture of what I have learned about ...Also, should I ever create another ebook out of my blog, I am going delete all the time-specific information that is not relevant, or of interest to the reader.Finally, several complained that the links to all the amazing learning resources did not work. However, that was actually planned. The only links that really works, are the article links (URLs) back to the blog, so that the reader can return to discover the latest updates (if any). As my ebook is a link heaven, I would probably need to update it on weekly basis (e.g. broken links). Sorry, this ebook has only one edition, but the blog (posts) is the dynamic edition that will evolve as I learn.Yes, my conclusion was, if you like what you find in this ebook, then ZaidLearn is a great place to discover and learn more. That's All!NEXT EBOOK?So, when is your next ebook (or book) coming out?Well, I was thinking about compiling a few dozen juicy posts from ZaidLearn to smash another ebook entitled 'ZaidLearn's Juiciest Learning Stories!' sometime in November or December this year. Still thinking, but not final yet!Though, I do hope that by December 2010 I would have launched my first real book, which will for now be codenamed: 'IMU's Sizzling Learning Innovation Lab'It depends a bit on whether my dream of creating electrifying and sizzling learning environments at IMU really happens. One thing is for sure; I will try my best, and keep in mind..."Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein:)

Google Translator ToolkitDemo VideoVia Joseph Hart"...Of course translation services are vital components to facilitate the world-wide sharing of educational resources. " - Joseph HartWHAT?"Google Translator Toolkit is part of Google's effort to make information universally accessible through translation. Google Translator Toolkit helps translators translate better and more quickly through one shared, innovative translation technology. Here's what you can do with Google Translator Toolkit: Upload Word documents, OpenOffice, RTF, HTML, text, Wikipedia articles and knols.Use previous human translations and machine translation to 'pretranslate' your uploaded documents.Use our simple WYSIWYG editor to improve the pretranslation.Invite others (by email) to edit or view your translations.Edit documents online with whomever you choose.Download documents to your desktop in their native formats --- Word, OpenOffice, RTF or HTML.Publish your Wikipedia and knol translations back to Wikipedia or Knol." - SourceEXAMPLE PLEASE!"For example, if an Arabic-speaking reader wants to translate a Wikipedia™ article into Arabic, she loads the article into Translator Toolkit, corrects the automatic translation, and clicks publish. By using Translator Toolkit's bag of tools — translation search, bilingual dictionaries, and ratings, she translates and publishes the article faster and better into Arabic. The Translator Toolkit is integrated with Wikipedia, making it easy to publish translated articles. Best of all, our automatic translation system "learns" from her corrections, creating a virtuous cycle that can help translate content into 47 languages, or over 98% of the world's Internet population." - Michael Galvez and Sanjay BhansaliEASE-TO-USE?This video will teach you how to use the Google Translator Toolkit in 1 minute 37 seconds (it is that easy!):REFLECTIONI have been exploring translation software for years, and it just amazes me how much they have improved over the years, especially Google's arsenal of translation tools. For example now, I can easily read any blog in 47 languages and comment back, and the translations seem good (at least understandable). For example, a few weeks back I read a Spanish blog post referring to one of my posts, and then I commented in Spanish using Google translator. I am not 100% sure it was 100% correct, but since then I have got Spanish speaking learning professionals e-mailing me this and that in Spanish.I suppose English to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc. might not be as accurate as English to Norwegian (or other European languages), but I am sure it is sufficient to understand, and then we could always use the new toolkit to touch up the remaining 2-10% out of context. When I have used Google's Language arsenal to translate my posts into Norwegian, it is if it is reading my mind about what I want to say (except for a few glitches here and there). It is amazing!I suppose many translators might say these translation tools are not up to mark, but I suppose they are in a way trying hard to protect their profession and pay. But these tools are going to get better and better, and if they aren't using such tools to speed up their translation work, or simply aren't that good (at translation), they better start looking for a new job and profession. Be smart, use the tools and add your contextualized expertise to perfect the translation (99.97%).Also, this growing collection of freely available translation tools are going to do wonders in translating Open Educational Resources (OER) to 47 languages (over 98% of the world's Internet population). Let's use these tools to globalize OER into everyone corner of the world. At least 98% of it!Translation professionals out there, don't be proud and stubborn, start using Google translator kit (or other better alternatives out there!)! You might argue, it was bad before, but they are getting better, and they might within a few years challenge you word for word to the extreme. Master them now, so when they eventually meet your expectations, you are ready. If you are already using such tools, RESPECT!Finally, if I had to sum up my opinion on Google's translator toolkit using just one word, it would be: Awesome! I mean: Imponente! Ehrfürchtig! Fryktinngytende! Génial! Mengagumkan!مرعب! 可怕的! Nakakabilib! Impressionante! 恐ろしい! Φοβερός!Милый! Dehşet verici! ดีเลิศ! 훌륭한! Imponerende! Ontzagwekkend!Hopefully, it translated correctly :)

Slideshare versionThinking Back to The FutureMY TALKI was invited by the Ministry of Health (Training Division) to give a two hour lecture during a 2-day Tutor Seminar at the Hotel City Bayview, Penang. There were 165 participants (17 males only!). This seminar's theme was 'TRAINING EXCELLENCE', and it explored e-learning, student assessment, self-assessment, self-motivation, lateral thinking and emotional intelligence over two (2) days.My 2-hour talk explored learning and how we can use web 2.0 learning tools and Open Educational Resources (OER) to transform the way we learn. Finally, it reflected some of the challenges that we will probably face as we embark on this 21st century learning adventure.Here are the slides:Using e-Learning To Facilitate 21st Century LearningView more documents from zaid.SELF-ASSESSMENTThe moment of truth had arrived after my lecturing nightmares in 2008. This was my first lecture of the year to more than a 100 participants. Was I ready? Or would I crash, and procrastinate into total self-destruction?Interestingly, I was invited again by the Ministry of Health (Training Division), after putting so many tutors to sleep during my previous lecture. I suppose they might have found something valuable from it. Otherwise, why would they have invited me back again? Maybe my negative imagination during that sad period had misled me to believe that it was much worse than it really was. Sometimes setting too high expectations can kill our joy to enjoy the process of learning and mastering. Nothing can be mastered over night! Ask Tiger Woods, and he will tell you?So, let's start with the presentation slides? 108 slides (54 slides per hour), including four inspiring short videos (adding up to around 25 minutes) over a two-hour period. There are several more excellent short videos in the slides, which I ignored during the talk due to time constraints, but still worthwhile sharing for participants to explore after the talk.Since, I was going to talk about e-learning, I was of course reluctant to give them print-outs to prove a point. So, I uploaded the slides to Slideshare the night before my talk for them to access during and after the seminar. Interestingly, I believe this is the first time in my life that I have actually been really satisfied with my presentation slides. Although, I missed out on a few resources and tools I wanted to share, and a few messy slides, I felt good about them. That was at least a good start.My positive feelings were probably picked up by the Slideshare team, which within 24 hours featured the presentation slides on Slideshare's front page. Within 48 hours it had been viewed more than a 1000 times, and retweeted 20+ times. So, this indirect feedback from a global audience has surely helped me regain my confidence :)But then again, it was not my slides that were a problem last time. Instead it was my actual delivery (lecture) that literally nearly procrastinated me into total self-destruction. So, how would it go this time around?Strangely over the last few months in my recovery to rediscover myself, I have lowered my expectations, and started to enjoy life. Yes, I have even started swimming 2-3 times a week, built some muscle, and should be ready to challenge Michael Phelps in the next Olympics. London here I come!After months of frustration, reflections and rejecting several offers to conduct talks and workshops in Malaysia and abroad, God (Allah to me! For Atheists, I have no idea!) sparked a small light that has literally changed my life (at least until now!). My little four year old son looked me in the eyes and said a few words of magic (Please, get better soon!), and from that day on, slowly and steadily an inner strength has increasingly touched every cell in my body.So, how did the lecture go? No fear, no pressure, no high expectations, more muscle, more experience, more fun, and more 'Yes, I can'! Al-Hamdulilla, I believe it went very well. Actually, I believe I nailed it (Simon are you reading!). At the moment I feel like an e-Learning Gladiator that can battle through all the destructive forces of negativity to inspire people to explore all the wonderful opportunities to learn beyond face-to-face learning (please explore the slides!).Looking back, I should have video recorded it! But then again, I am not ready to become a Stephen Downes yet (recording and sharing to the world!). Give me a couple of years of messing up first, then perhaps! But at least you all can enjoy my presentation slides as I learn to master the art of lecturing.MY WIFE, MY LOVE!However, as I have been so obsessed during the last few months trying to rediscover myself and become an e-learning gladiator, I have neglected and not given the kind of love and time a marriage and family deserves. At the moment I am paying the price for it, and should stop writing right now, and instead win back the only woman that I have ever loved.I LOVE YOU! PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I CAN'T IMAGINE LIVING WITHOUT YOU! PLEASE COME BACK!...Update (15/7):Al-Hamdulilla, 'My Love' mission has been completed successfully. Now, I can focus on being an e-Learning Gladiator again :)

Do you have problems writing learning outcomes/objectives for your content or courses?Or more specifically, do you have trouble finding the right ACTION VERBS to describe what you want your students to achieve from the course, module, topic or unit?Have you tried using Bloom's Taxonomy wheel(s) before to assist finding those magic action verbs?Here are a few examples: Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Wheel Source: http://www.cobbk12.org/sites/alt/training/Blooms/circle.GIF Bloom's Taxonomy WheelSource: http://www.alline.org/euro/images/bloomwheel.png Source: http://teaching.uncc.edu/files/image/resources/pedagogy/diagramforwriting.gifSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blooms_rose.svgWhy not print out the one you like most (not too many, due to the shortage of trees today!), or download the Bloom's Taxonomy wheel images above, and then use them to find those magic action verbs that you might have struggled to find before. These wheels work much better than idiotic tables of action verbs according to Bloom's taxonomy. Trust me!Also, please learn how to apply Bloom's taxonomy to web 2.0 learning tools (and 21st Century learning):Bloom's Digital Taxonomy"It's not about the tools, it's using the tools to facilitate learning."Finally, here are a few sites worth exploring to learn more about the Bloom's taxonomy (if needed):Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning DomainsWriting Objectives Using Bloom's TaxonomyCritical and Creative ThinkingInstructional Design - Knowledge, Attitude & SkillsREFLECTIONI still remember when I started off as an Instructional Designer in 2001, I was required to assist subject matter experts (SME) in constructing learning objectives/outcomes. Especially, in the beginning it was a nightmare, because I struggled with finding and suggesting the appropriate action verbs. But then one of the senior instructional designers introduced me to Bloom's taxonomy wheel(s), and from then on writing instructional sound learning outcomes has been as easy as eating rambutan.When developing content with SMEs it certainly helps having relevant and agreed upon learning outcomes early on to guide the content development process. In other words, it is good to spend some time on constructing them, and not just creating them as an afterthought, because of some education ministry requirements.I am not sure about your country, but in Malaysia the Bloom's taxonomy is the reference that Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) recommend (a requirement to use!), and most Universities use it to construct learning outcomes with an eye on infusing more deep thinking (critical and creative), or higher order thinking skills (HOTS). As an action verb classification system I am fine, but I have low regard for Bloom's taxonomy as a pyramid, whereby Evaluation (old version) is on the top. It is helpful, but to me it is misleading. But that, we can discuss in another post sometime in the future (However, your opinion about Bloom's taxonomy would be highly appreciated). Also, I would like to highlight that Clayton R. Wright has simplified the process in finding those magic action verbs. He found that many participants in his workshops found it easier to deal with a smaller number of categories than the six stated by Bloom. Some verbs can be found in several categories, but it depends on how they are used. Rather than use verbs at the lower-end of the skills spectrum, he suggests that emphasis should be placed on application and problem-solving skills. The list is not "a magic bullet", but it helps educators who have difficulty finding the word that describes what they want their students to achieve.Click the graphic to enlarge it (Reference: Instructing in an International Setting: A Handbook for Those Who Will Provide Training in Developing Countries (p. 3-24), by C. R. Wright, 1997)"If we could transform these tables into a wheel, it would simply be awesome!"When creating objectives for secondary and post-secondary courses, Clayton reminds his workshop participants to also consider the 21st Century Learning Outcomes developed by the League for Innovation and sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts. These learning outcomes were validated by 260 colleges in Canada and the United States. They cover a variety of skills such as technology skills, communication skills, computational skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, information management skills, interpersonal skills, personal skills, and community skills. All of these skills are important for those living in a digital world.Although, learning outcomes usually helps in the content development process, but do they help or guide students in the learning process?Let's recall our own experience as a student. To be honest, as a student I never gave two hoops about reading learning outcomes/objectives, whether they were in the course plan/guide/outline, courseware, or in a book. Neither can I recall discussing, nor listening to other students discussing about their learning outcomes. Well, that is my experience! However, it would be interesting if there was some actual research done on how students use learning outcomes to facilitate their own learning. Or perhaps they don't use them at all! So...Are learning outcomes really important to facilitate the learning process? Do we need them? Are they destructive to facilitate creativity and innovation?Are there other ways to tell our students what learning output we should expect from them? Do we need to be more creative in the way we express learning outcomes?What do you think? Speak up! It is about time! Thank you :)

"A doctor must work eighteen hours a day and seven days a week. If you cannot console yourself to this, get out of the profession."- Martin H. FischerAfter reading Dena White's excellent post on free health and medical online courses, I realized that I have yet to compile a juicy list of free medical online resources. Also, since I am now the e-Learning Manager for IMU (International Medical University), it makes even more sense to do such a thing. Actually, I need to get my act together and smash together another juicy list right now!Here is a juicy collection of free medical resources, games and courses (still under construction!) that you might want to use for your personal learning, or embed in your course/training/program as supplementary, or core resources to enrich the students' learning experiences.Let's start with... Medical Slides WorldSlideWorld is a web resource designed to facilitate educational process of medical professionals. It is a PowerPoint Search Engine that enables you to search more than 7 million presentations (.ppt) on medical related content. The site is open to anyone and is free of cost. Academic faculties and clinicians in practice from worldwide have contributed to the web portal.MedEdPORTALIs a free peer-reviewed publication service and repository for medical and oral health teaching materials, assessment tools, and faculty development resources. All copyright and patient privacy issues are addressed during the submission process so users around the globe can download and utilize any and all of the published resources for educational purposes without legal infringements.MedWorm - Medicine RSS Search over 6000 authoritative Medical relates RSS feeds from one place.MedpediaIs a long term, worldwide project to evolve a new model for sharing and advancing knowledge about health, medicine and the body among medical professionals and the general public. The Project provides a free online technology platform to any individual or organization that can benefit from its use.JHSPH OCWThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OpenCourseware (JHSPH OCW) project provides access to content of the School's most popular courses. JHSPH OCW Image Library enables you to search or browse to find and download hundreds of images from OCW courses. Most images are licensed for reuse, and their incorporation into your own educational materials is encouraged by The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as part of our commitment to the open sharing of educational resources.In addition, you might want to check out Johns Hopkins Podcasts, too.Health Sciences Online (HSO)HSO is the first website to deliver authoritative, comprehensive, free, and ad-free health sciences knowledge. Search and browse any health sciences topic from over 50,000 courses, references, guidelines, and other learning resources. Materials are selected from accredited educational sources including universities, governments, and professional societies, by knowledgeable staff at HSO.Human Body and Mind - Interactive Body (BBC)An amazing interactive exploration of the human body and its functions.Visible Body - 3D Human AnatomyIs a free virtual human anatomy website with detailed models of all human body systems.Medical VideosIs an online library dedicated for videos and movies related to Medicine and Surgery to provide one easy place to find whatever a doctor,medical student,nurse or any individuals involved in medicine to find whatever he/she looks for.With a simple broadband connection you can enjoy the high quality medical videos either to learn new techniques or to be updated with the latest advances in medicine.Think AnatomyThey have found links to the best anatomy resources on the Internet, categorized them, reviewed them, and put them in one place for you. Thank you :)Street AnatomyStreet Anatomy is the creation of Vanessa Ruiz, art director, medical illustrator, blogger, and all out anatomy fanatic. It obsessively covers the use of human anatomy in medicine, art, and design. Street Anatomy began as a blog to educate people about the field of medical illustration and slowly evolved into an exploration of how anatomy is portrayed in everything from fine art to advertising.LearnersTV.comThis is a comprehensive site providing Video lectures, LiveOnline Tests, Audio lectures etc in the fields of Biology, Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics,Computer Science,Engineering,Medicine, Management and Accounting etc FREE to its visitors... This site provides free video/audio lectures of whole courses conducted by faculty from reputed universities around the world. Free live timed online tests with instant feedback and explanations will definitely help learners around the globe. Most of the materials offered are licensed by the respective institutes under a Creative Commons License. Currently, they have 3100+ videos in their database.MerckSourceOffers a wide variety of core health tools and resources, available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They have designed this website with your health and medical needs in mind. Best of all, it's free and it has absolutely no advertising. No distractions. Just credible health and medical information at your fingertips.Medical Animation LibraryFree medical animations as provided by the University of Pennsylvania Health System. This content is "bandwidth intensive." The latest versions of the following browser plug-ins must be installed: Shockwave and Quicktime.Molecular MoviesThis web resource presents an organized directory of cell and molecular animations, as well as a collection of original tutorials for life science professionals learning 3D visualization. The goal is to provide an efficient way for scientists and educators to browse and access existing animations for teaching and communication purposes.Human Embryology AnimationsIt explores General Embryology, Cardiovascular Embryology, Development of the Head and Neck, Gastrointestinal Embryology, Development of the Limbs, and Urinary and Reproductive Embryology. Amazing stuff!BlogsDigital Medicine and Technology in Medical Education (Dr. Neelesh Bhandari)Assessing the impact of Digital technologies on Health care.Wishful thinking in Medical EducationA GP and Clinical Lecturer in Cardiff University (Wales, UK) interested in the use of new technologies to further medical education. This blog explores how to use the tools that are available, and how we can help students get the most out of learning, and become better doctors.Aestheticdoctor (Dr. Chin Shih Choon)Discusses lifestyle, beauty and the latest trends in medical aesthetics.Please suggest more :)Educational GamesHere is a sizzling collection of free educational games related to health, medicine and life (more EduGames!): FreeRiceGive free rice to hungry people by playing a simple game that increases your knowledge (vocabulary, language, maths, geography, chemistry, etc). For each answer you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger.AIDtoCHILDRENThe game will help to expand your vocabulary and help children in need while doing so. For every correct answer they will donate .25 cents to children in need.Re-MissionUnderstand cancer better and develop a positive attitude toward defeating it.WFP FoodforceUnderstand world hunger and efforts to alleviate it.The POD GameDispense drugs and medical advice to people during an emergency. Using this game, you can enhance your efforts to teach staff and volunteers to work efficiently and sensitively with the public to maximize throughput in times of crisis.Blood TypingIn this game you have to blood type each patient and give them a blood transfusion.Virtual Hip Surgery - Total Hip Replacement SurgeryTake on the role of the Surgeon throughout a hip replacement surgery!Virtual Knee Surgery - Total Knee Replacement Take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a total knee replacement surgery.The Ear PagesSound is caused by changes of pressure in the air that is transformed into nerve impulses in the inner ear. Explore "The Ear Pages" and collect the snail shaped symbols to gain points in the quiz!Immune AttackAn educational video game that introduces basic concepts of human immunology to high school and entry-level college students. It aims to excite students about the subject, while also illuminating general principles and detailed concepts of immunology.The Immune System DefenderIlya Mechnikov, inserted a thorn into a larva and noticed strange cells gathering around the thorn. The cells were eating any foreign substances entering the ruptured skin (devouring cells). Play the game to learn more!Whack TB (Tuberculosis)There are almost 9 million new cases of TB each year; about 500,000 of these cases are resistant to the best TB drugs available to fight them. Play this game and learn more about fighting TB!" From the Families USA Global Health Initiative.The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food DetectiveThere has been a mysterious outbreak of unhealthy habits among kids, and we need to solve these cases. All junior food detectives will get secret training on how to eat right and exercise. Have fun playing the game!The Food Detectives Fight BAC!The game gives kids a fun way to learn about foodborne illness. From New Mexico State University.FatworldA video game about the politics of nutrition. It explores the relationships between obesity, nutrition, and socioeconomics in the contemporary U.S.WaterBusters!A game to teach tips for water conservation around the home.EnergyvilleIt’s up to you to provide enough power to meet the energy demands of your city’s 3.9 million people while keeping them prosperous, secure, and living in a clean environment. The implications of the energy decisions you make today for your city in 2015 are based on the current lifestyles and the projected energy demands and costs for developed countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia.ElectroCityElectroCity is a new online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. It teaches players about energy, sustainability and environmental management in New Zealand.Ayiti - The Cost of LifeWhat is it like to live in poverty? Find out now in this challenging role playing game in which you take responsibility for a family of five in rural Haiti. From UNICEF with Microsoft support.Stop DisastersThe online game aims at teaching people on how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Multiple languages. Good teacher resources.Real Life SimulationsThat let you experience life as, for example, a peasant farmer in Bangladesh, a factory worker in Brazil, a policeman in Nigeria, a lawyer in the US, or a computer operator in Poland, among others.3rd World FarmerIt aims at simulating the real-world mechanisms that cause and sustain poverty in 3rd World countries. In the game, the player gets to manage an African farm, and is soon confronted with the often difficult choices that poverty and conflict necessitate. Climate ChallengeA game where you are president of the European Nations. You must tackle climate change and stay popular enough with the voters to remain in office.Global Warming InteractiveIs a web based multi-user educational game which explores the relationship of global warming to economic, political and science policy decisions (intended for the high school user).Quest AtlantisHelp students understand social studies, environmental concerns, current events, and scientific standards.Deliver The Net GameRace the sun and hand out as many insecticide-treated bed nets as you can to African families. The more nets you deliver - before the mosquitoes come out - the more lives you save.HarpoonedHarpooned is a free game for Windows. It is a Cetacean Research Simulator, where you play the role of a Japanese scientist performing research on whales around Antarctica.WolfQuestLearn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park. Play alone or with friends in on-line multiplayer missions, explore the wilderness, hunt elk, and encounter stranger wolves in your quest to find a mate.Open Courseware (OCW)Here is a collection of interesting Health and Medical OpenCourseware you might want to explore further (Check JHSPH OCW for more!):Impact of Pandemic Influenza on Public Health (Johns Hopkins)This training examines the path of the avian influenza and examines how it could impact world health.Population Health (Tufts University)This course explores the relationships between population health and public health, animal health and human health, and clinical and population-based health practice.Human Growth and Development (Tufts University)This course explores the various developmental "tracks" longitudinally from birth to death, and the individual at various cross-sectional stages/ages of life.Managed Care and Health Insurance (Johns Hopkins)This course explores the major issues related to the design, function, management, regulation, and evaluation of health insurance and managed care plans.Population Change and Public Health (Johns Hopkins)This course introduces the basic elements of population studies, including: population size, composition, and distribution, and the causes and consequences of changes in these characteristics.Public Health Biology (Johns Hopkins)This course explores population biology and ecological principles underlying public health and reviews molecular biology in relation to public health biology.Addiction and Neural Ageing (The Open University - UK)This course examines some of the biological and psychological issues underlying addictive behaviours and the ageing of the nervous system.Nutrition and Medicine (Tufts University)This course teaches basic nutrition principles that are relevant to other medical courses such as pathology, growth and development, and pharmacology.Microbiology (Tufts University)This course explores the principles of infectious agents, including the basic tactics used by microbial pathogens to establish infectious diseases.Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (Johns Hopkins)This course explores the basic methods for infectious disease epidemiology and case studies of important disease syndromes and entities.Implant Dentistry (Tufts University)This course is explores the fundamentals of Implant Dentistry, including the basic concepts and foundation of diagnosis, treatment planning and sequence of treatment with the patients, practice coordinators and prosthodontic faculty members.Principles of Drug Development (Johns Hopkins)This course explores the underlying preclinical and clinical development of new therapeutic drugs and procedures. It describes and evaluates specific examples, and discusses legal and ethical regulations that apply to drug development.Oral Public Health and Community Service (Tufts University)This course examines the impact of society, disparate cultures, attitudes, health beliefs and risk behaviors on oral public health.Challenging Ideas in Mental Health (The Open University - UK)This course takes you on a journey of discovery where you are invited to challenge ideas, both new and old, in relation to mental health.Geriatric Dentistry (Tufts University)This course considers dental needs of the rapidly changing and ethnically diverse geriatric population. It covers a wide range of lecture topics, from Nutrition and Aging to Oral Cancer and Other Pathologic Lesions of the Geriatric Patient.Preclinical Complete Denture Prosthodontics (Tufts University)This is the introductory course to the treatment of the edentulous patient and continues as the student progresses to the Advanced Clinical Complete Denture Lecture Series and the clinical treatment of patients.Introduction to Mental Health and Disaster Preparedness (Johns Hopkins)This presentation introduces the topics of disaster mental health services, mental health surge capacity, and psychiatric first aid.Improving Understanding and Collaboration among First Responders (Johns Hopkins)This unique training addresses the institutional culture of five responder groups: law enforcement, EMS, fire, public health, and private security in an attempt at fostering understanding among these groups.Biological Agents of Water and Foodborne Bioterrorism (Johns Hopkins)This presentation examines the various biological agents that terrorists could use against food or water supplies.Agricultural Science and Policy I (Tufts University)This course highlights the relevance of natural resource conservation for ensuring healthy agricultural, food and environmental systems, as well as the various approaches for implementing it.Introduction to Human Nutrition (UC Berkeley)This course provides an overview of digestion and metabolism of nutrients.Introduction to Neuroscience (MIT)The course will span modern neuroscience from molecular neurobiology to perception and cognition.Health Issues for Aging Populations (Johns Hopkins)Introduces the study of aging, its implications for individuals, families, and society, and the background for health policy related to older persons.Neurology, Neuropsychology, and Neurobiology of Aging (MIT)Lectures and discussions in this course cover the clinical, behavioral, and molecular aspects of the brain aging processes in humans.FIRST AIDThis 'First Aid' resource section is 100% inspired and replicated from Michelle Fabio's excellent post on 'Mission to Learn'. Here is a list of 10 recommended free first aid online resources:American Heart Association e-LearningLots of information on heart emergencies with basic First Aid, CPR, and AED courses (for a small fee) that can be completed anytime, anywhere; also has a Pocket First Aid & CPR iPhone application.American Veterinary Medical Association Pet First AidPrintable information on how to deal with small and large pet emergencies from poisoning and seizures to broken bones and heatstroke.CPR DudeRun by an American Red Cross CPR, AED, and First Aid instructor, this site offers lots of information presented in a fun, interactive way.FirstAid4AllComprehensive resource with information on dealing with emergencies like choking, absence of heartbeat or breathing, poisoning, sunstroke, and electric shock as well as with accidents like burns, cuts, fractures, dislocations, bruises, bleeding, and foreign objects in the eyes or ears; also provides a checklist so you can create your own first aid kit to keep handy.First Aid WebOffers free self-guiding CPR and First Aid courses with regular quizzes to chart your progress; note in order to receive certification, there is a fee.Health World OnlineInstructions for dealing with many different kinds of accidents and emergency situations including animal and insect bites, fainting, frostbite, hyperventilation, seizures, splinters, and more.Kids Health Great for parents, the First Aid & Safety section covers how to prevent and respond to emergencies at home, outdoors, and also away from home.Mayo Clinic Lots of information on how to deal with accidents and emergencies, including corneal scratches, chemical splashes, head trauma, snake and tick bites, and nosebleeds; also tips on making your own first aid kit.University of Washington School of MedicineIncludes instruction on first aid for choking, standard CPR, hands-only CPR, CPR for children and infants, and CPR for pets; also printable instructions, videos, fun facts, and even iPhone and Android applications.Waveland Fire DepartmentOffers guidance on CPR procedures and the Heimlich Maneuver for choking victims, including helpful diagrams and illustrations.Warning!Reading, exploring and mastering these resources, does not qualify you to become a doctor (of any form). For medical and all-star wrestling professions you are required by law to go through formal education and be certified to ensure better safety and life for everyone :)

Sharein"The goal is convenience, to make it easy for the user...It’s not a power tool, but for the average user who wants to share."- Colin Wong (CEO, Sharein)SHAREIN?Sharein is an easy-to-learn/use tool that allows you to bookmark, rate, share, and discuss your internet discoveries with your friends in an efficient manner. You can share your favorite content via email with your friends or you may post it to Twitter or Facebook being the latest features launched. They will also shorten your link (URL) using a URL Shortening Service at tr.my. Also, you can always bookmark a link for future reference and sharing to your friends.Interestingly, Sharein enables you to get more insight into how people are consuming your discoveries. It tracks total views, reach, re-tweets, comments etc. to help you better understand how viral your discovery is. The Bookmarklet tool also enables you to personalize your discussions into different private groups, such as family, work friends, school friends or to your social network. You can have the satisfaction of knowing how your friends enjoyed your share through their votes and discussions.LIKEAll-In-One Idea (still not there, though!)It combines the ability to bookmark, rate, share, discuss and track your internet discoveries all-in-one.TrackingIt enables you to get more insight into how people are consuming your discoveries in textual and visual format. Really cool! Thumbs up to this feature. Other social bookmarking tools needs learn a few tricks from here!Personalized SharingEnables you easily to share to who you want in an efficient manner (including groups and privacy), whether it is your work buddies or friends in where-not-know.Speed-to-ShareWithin 2-3 of clicks you have shared what you want, compared to 6-8 clicks using traditional e-mail. If you share a lot (please do!), then it makes a 'Ca-Wa-Banga' difference.DON'T LIKELimited Sharing OptionsWhy only Twitter and Facebook! Please add more soon! At least to other widely used social bookmarking, social networking and blogging sites. Don't need to use tabs (as it will clutter and confuse the average user), but perhaps checkboxes or a drop-down menu would do the trick.Bookmarking ToolIt is miles behind Delicious and Diigo, which is kind of expected. However, to avoid putting too much effort to compete (think win-win!), why not make it easier to directly post your discoveries to widely used social bookmarking sites, if the user wants (I want!). It only requires a few lines of code to make it happen, so I predict this will be available by the time you read this (Not you!).One-Discovery SharingAlthough, I am not an average user and a hyper discovery sharer, I believe this tool should also provide us the option to share multiple discoveries in one-shot (Select checkbox or simply 'All') to multiple tools. Keep it real, keep it simple! One shot, bang! FINAL VERDICTWill I use it? Nope (perhaps in the future)! If people are interested in what I share, they can always RSS whatever I share. Anyway, I can easily share to Twitter and Facebook using Delicious in one shot. The only thing that is missing, is Sharein's cool tracking feature. But then again with at least Twitter, we have enough tools to tell us A-Z about whether our discoveries, or tweets are making any impact.Will I recommend Sharein to others?Although, I will probably not use it, I would actually strongly recommend it to average users, or users that like to share links (URLs) to particular aliens or groups. Why waste time using traditional e-mail (like Gmail!), when Sharein makes it easier and faster. Though, they really need to get that multiple link sharing feature up and running soon.The fact that I am writing about it on a Sunday morning (started 6.45 am!), should indicate that there is something special about Sharein. Also, this blog is about juicy stuff, and not constructed to slaughter every crappy tool out there. There are enough blogs doing that already.In short, I am thrilled to see a Malaysian web 2.0 tool making waves, and I do hope that they really kick-off in the coming months. Also, we need to keep in mind, that the CEO (Colin Wong) used to work for Google, meaning he should know something about what makes people Google, and embed that Googleness into Sharein (in a original and innovative way!).Sharein needs a bit tweaking and feature enhancements, but with Web 2.0 technologies that can be done within a blink-of-an-eye, and it wouldn't surprise me that by the time you read this, some of my dislikes have been crushed.Finally...Malaysia Boleh! Seriously, a Two Thumbs Up :)

"We are the world We are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So let's start giving There's a choice we're making We're saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day Just you and me..."- Michael Jackson & Lionel RichieMY TED WISH!Alright, I might never get the opportunity to give a TED talk, but that does not mean I can't share with you my little TED wish. Since this is my dream (post), I can let my imagination visualize anything I like, so I will start with winning the 'TED Wish' award. Thank You!Alright, a 50 million Dollars award will certainly be too little to make my wish come true. So, in my dream I am awarded with 500 Billion Dollars (tax free!), which is exactly what is needed to wire the world with free Internet access. No, we will not be using WiMAX, but instead we will be using GlobalMAX, which has 10 times better coverage. Also, you might be wondering how did I come to that Billion Dollar figure. In my dream correct numbers come easy, so please don't waste your time dwelling upon that issue.SELF-DESTRUCTIONEver since I read my first article (in 1984) about how the Ozone layer (if you don't know what this is, please wake up right now!) is being destroyed by mankind's selfish abuse of nature (world statistics updated in real-time!), my mind has been thinking about how we can reverse this destructive trend.If we look at it from an individual point-of-view, it is not too hard. I can theoretically change my destructive nature abusing habits reasonably easily, but if we look at it from a global-point-of-view, it becomes rather hard, unless we have a pretty good plan.However, having a good plan is not good enough, because we need to implement it, and how the HELL are we going to educate the whole world about GLOBAL WARMING, pollution hazards (to Air, Water and Earth), deforestation, etc. in say a 2-3 year period (6.7 Billion people and counting!)?Besides educating the world, we also need to connect everyone, so that everyone can participate in the war to deal with the corporate wolves that are sucking every earthly penny from the poor little sheep out there. However, if we educate the sheep and give them tools to connect, learn, and communicate, they can mobilize the shepherd(s) and dogs to kick these corporate wolves out.Though, we need to keep in mind that these corporate wolves will be coming back, again and again and again... The only way to get rid of them (besides slaughtering, which I don't recommend!), is either to create walls blocking them from entering (Though, we will always have to live in fear!), or capture them and transport them to a lonely little island in the Pacific ocean, where they can live happily among themselves.But, what if there was a third alternative...WIRE THE WORLD TO ACTIONIf you ask me, I would argue that the fastest way to educate people around the world, is to facilitate free Internet access on a global scale (for starters). Free Internet access should not just be a wish (or a nice thing to have!), but should be a HUMAN RIGHT nearly as important as the right to employment (or having a home to live). Actually, by enabling free access to the Internet, we are opening more learning, collaboration, and working possibilities for everyone.So, in the future, governments around the world will be responsible for wiring their countries with free Internet access to all citizens (at least basic Internet, say 512 K), and richer countries will have to help poorer countries to make it happen. Countries that don't provide free Internet access to all citizens, cannot even be considered to be a developed country.Fine! Now, everyone has free Internet access. But how the HELL are they going to access it, if they don't have a computer device (mobile phone, laptop, PC, etc.)?While the governments are responsible for free Internet access, the corporate world (social responsibility) are responsible (assisted by NGOs or the government) for ensuring that every human being (beyond 4 years-old!) in every country has at least one computer device to connect to the Internet.But, what about remote places where there is no electricity?Who said computer devices need electricity! In the future all computer devices can be charged using solar battery chargers, which charge 10 times quicker than normal electricity. What if the there is no sun? These solar battery chargers need just basic light, and that alone is as good as normal electricity.CAN WE DO IT?Of course we can! Why? Because, we have no choice to think otherwise! Interestingly, sometimes disasters bring the best out of mankind. Hopefully, this is the case now! In short, religions, countries, cultures and races need to put their differences aside for a couple of decades, while we clean up the world, so that we can give our future generations a better place to live.Besides spoiling our kids with the coolest digital gadgets to immerse themselves with, I am pretty sure they also want to have fresh air to breath, fresh drinking water, clean seas and rivers, rubbish-free beaches, amazing forests and jungles to explore, and so on.Wait! What will happen to the corporate wolves? We will stop investing in them, unless they change. And money they surely love, so they will certainly change over time (Green here we come!). They, won't change for you or for me, but for the love of money and power. For whatever reason they change, I don't care, as long as we can clean up our dear Earth. We can work on their intentions and hearts later. Though, that might be a tougher struggle :)Past generations (at least since the Industrial Revolution!) have taken more than they have given to our dear Earth, but we do not have that luxury anymore. So, let's make a difference, let's wire the world to action. Free Internet access is the starting block, and surely the fastest way to connect and educate everyone to fight the corporate wolves and clean up the world.This is my dream (although a bit naive!)! Yes, it is also my TED little wish :)