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LearningTimes™ produces
and designs engaging and human online learning communities,
conferences and programs.
LearningTimes partners benefit from membership in the LearningTimes Network,
which connects organizations online in meaningful and exciting ways.
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LearningTimes,
LLC is a privately held organization that is actively engaged
in designing and building learning programs, communities and
events, as well as the platforms, environments, applications
and marketing strategies that make them successful.
LearningTimes, LLC offers a range of services and products to
serve organizations with a learning-related mission, including schools,
colleges, universities, museums, libraries, associations, publishers
and global organizations. We work with leading
institutions and
think of ourselves as partners in the success of any programs in which
we are involved.
One of our core competencies is the designing and producing of learning
environments, programs and communities that connect people with other people,
online. We believe in utilizing the Web to enable rich collaboration,
vibrant community activity, and meaningful interaction between humans,
especially across distances. While the foundation of good learning relies
on access to the right content, we believe that access to the right people,
in ways in which humans are comforable interacting, is fundamental. This
is where we focus our efforts.
Our professionals come from a wide range
of education industry backgrounds, and are experts at fostering community
and learning, both online and off.
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The
LearningTimes Network
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The LearningTimes
Network is a series of vibrant, online learning communities.
Produced by LearningTimes, LLC, each community features a wide
array of communication and collaboration options for its members.
The LearningTimes Network is rapidly growing, and right now includes
groups bound by interests ranging from: teaching poetry online, museum
education, professional development for college and K-12 educators, corporate
training, libraries, tutoring, continuing and professional education,
product user group support, and expanding interaction between association
members, just to name a few.
One key advantage of being part of the LearningTimes Network is that
members may move between related communities of interest throughout the
Network. Furthermore, live programming and events of interest can be
publicized
throughout the entire LearningTimes Network, easily increasing the reach
of learning-related activties and the diversity of those involved.
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LearningTimes,
LLC is as much about building learning communities, as it is
about being part of them. We are proud to be a founding sponsor
of LearningTimes.org,
an open and free community for education professionals. The
site lives at www.learningtimes.org and
is the fastest growing educational community on the Web. LearningTimes.org
is the flagship community of The
LearningTimes Network.
Among the kinds of activities fostered within LearningTimes, are:
> Live,
interactive interviews with education thought leaders
> Networked
communities of practice
> Interactive
webcasts from conferences, colloquia & special
events
> Online
conferences, voice debates and panel discussions
> Member-directed
surveys, polls, and referenda
> Best
practice case studies
> International
working groups, team activities, & member think
tanks
> Showcase
projects and paper presentations
> International
coverage
> Research
results dissemination
LearningTimes is led by an Editorial
Board that is comprised of leaders in the world of education. They
are responsible for facilitating content areas, ensuring the community
can operate through sponsor support, and designing online and offline
collaboration opportunities for members. While Editorial Board members
help provide some structure and direction for LearningTimes interactions,
it is the members who really dictate how the community evolves and what
topics are most important and venues most useful.
LearningTimes.org is supported completely through external sponsorship.
In addition to the support provided by LearningTimes, LLC, the community
depends on the support of external sponsors to keep access free to members
and to maintain the ongoing breadth and quality of education-related
programming and collaborative activities.
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How
to Join The LearningTimes Network
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Joining
LearningTimes is free, and it takes less than two minutes. (The
quickest new membership on record was completed in 14.7 seconds.)
Simply click on the "Join
the Network" link on the left side of any page of this
site and complete the free sign-up process to set up an account
and password.
Joining automatically makes you a member of LearningTimes, the flagship
community in the Network.
LearningTimes
can also help you build an online
learning community for your own organization, project,
learning program or group. Each
community allows its members to learn from and interact
with each other in very human ways online. At your discretion,
membership to your online community can be opened up
to other members of the LearningTimes network.
Learn
more about the LearningTimes communities, or contact
us for more information.
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LearningTimes
E-mail Policies
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LearningTimes
believes that e-mail is a vital tool in maintaining connections
between members and web-based communities. The LearningTimes
Network of communities is set up to allow you to set
your own e-mail preferences that allow you to stay as connected
to each site as you would like to be. For example, once a registered
member of LearningTimes, you can opt to receive or not
receive via e-mail: weekly or monthly site activity summaries;
new responses to posts you make to text or voice discussion boards;
and reminders about live webcasts.
From time to time, LearningTimes will send out important community announcements
(i.e. about upcoming webcasts or live feeds from industry conferences).
We will never share our e-mail list, or the ability to 'spam' our list
to anyon, and you always maintain the ability to adjust your email preferences
or end your membership.
See our full Privacy Policy.
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Okay,
I Give Up: Why the Squirrel?
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The
squirrel is the official LearningTimes mascot.
During a recent webcast, a group of college professors were asked to
identify a great "learning moment" that they had experienced
in their lifetime that had a great impact upon them. One professor offered: "As
a college student, chasing squirrels with one of my professors".
The notion that some of the best learning moments happen when we are
interacting with other people -- not just with hyperlinks or web
pages -- is a very important LearningTimes value. How do we bring the
extraordinary value that comes with "chasing squirrels with a college
professor" -- or your own equivalent learning moment -- to the online
realm, where so much learning is based today? The "squirrel story" seemed
to encapsulate the LearningTimes goals well enough to deserve the mascot
status. And no, the squirrel does not have a name (yet).
As if that weren't enough, squirrels are active, fun and social animals
(when they are out and about, chasing each other at least), and they
are very good at planning for the future. LearningTimes stands by these
values, even if they are taught by a strangely cute member of the rodent
family. (More on the squirrel in the archive area, once you sign-up and login.)
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Due
to popular demand, we are now offering a variety of LearningTimes
apparel, such as hats, t-shirts, lunchboxes and tote bags. Proceeds
from the sale of these items help support the LearningTimes.org community
and ensure that it remains free to members.
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LearningTimes
Certification Programs
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