what did you learn today? Saturday, May 30, 2009

If you know me professionally, you know that I think that this Twitter thing is kind of a big deal. One of the best things about my Twitter experience has been flat access to some really smart people - not just to listen to what they have to say, but often to engage them in dialogue.

That's why on Thursday nights from 8:30PM to about 10:00PM EDT I try to be in front of a Twitter client somewhere in order to participate in #lrnchat, a weekly meeting of learning professionals on Twitter. Organized and moderated by the seemingly-everywhere-at-once @marciamarcia and kicked off with the question "what did you learn today?", the discussion topics have so far covered the sims/virtual worlds debate, mobile learning, the concept of play for adults, recycling existing learning materials and much more. Questions for #lrnchat are usually gathered in advance but the moderation is good and flexible, leading to good follow-up questions and free-flowing discussion.

If you're interested, @gminks was nice enough to create a couple of videos to show you how to set up for #lrnchat. Recent #lrnchat sesions have been happening on Thursday evenings, but there's been some talk of changing the date and time to accommodate more European, African and Asian participants (right now it's pretty Western Hemisphere-centric) - stay tuned.

EDIT: Don't just take my word for it - read @schnicker's Calling All Learning Professionals on Twitter.