Content Curation World

Ben Betts provides a useful framework for understanding how to leverage the potential of content curation both at the organizational and at the individual level.

In his vision, content curation takes up four broad roles that help us learn.

These are:

1) Inspiration - curation done by others outside of a formal learning framework

2) Aggregation - same as inspiration but done within a formal learning context

3) Integration - what is referenced as PKM (personal knowledge management) (see Harold Jarche for more info).

4) Application - how to apply insights derived from curation process into daily work or activities. 

For each one of these, the author provides a good description, examples and insight into its usefulness and value and into how organizations can use it.

Some delightful insights include:
 

• inspiration - curating community feedback and insights
   
• aggregation - curated resources are better than courses
   
• integration - curation & critical thought core to teaching and learning processes
   
• application - curation as a personal "learning locker" 

Valuable reading for anyone interested in understanding more about the value of content curation for learning.

Insightful. Useful. 8/10 

Full article: http://www.ht2.co.uk/ben/?p=527