Flickr + BlinkList | Dynamic Duo

Do you need to create a technical help sheet or “how to” guide? Here’s an idea that provides an avenue for users with multiple learning styles to utilize two social software programs-- Flickr and BlinkList--to meet their learning or training needs.

The Flickr Part: Use Flickr to create a (private) group, and then place a series of instructional screenshots in your group pool to assist users learn a new software program (for example Dreamweaver MX). Members of your group can use the Flickr group threads to discuss the configuration process, troubleshoot, and leave tips for others.

The BlinkList Part: Tag Dreamweaver MX articles and/or other web-based resources with a specific BlinkList tag, which now becomes an URL of resources related to that software (in this case Dreamweaver MX).

The Social Part: Now post the tag link in your Flickr group and the BlinkList tag list becomes a specialized, organic, shared knowledge pool--a vital component for any online community of practice. Members of the learning community can also search the global BlinkList community tags for additional resources.

The Learning Part: What you have created is an (online) community that is able to draw from multiple social web resources to meet a learner’s intrinsic needs, while still providing opportunities to participate with their peers in a collaborative, social exchange of information. In a variation, you could use both ideas and link to Flickr and BlinkList from a course webpage, weblog, or learning management system (LMS).


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