February 7, 2012

• ID REFLECTIONS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

  Is Multiple Activity Streams the Way Forward for Enterprise Platforms? As an enterprise community manager, I am often faced withvaried user questions and needs. One that has been surfacing on and offrecently is around the ability for more granular filtering to find relevantcontent. Before I move on let me briefly explain how Jive --whichpowers our social platform--works. And reflects how far we have come. MORE >>

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• ENSPIRE LEARNING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

  Bring on Training 2012 Training 2012 is just around the corner and we’re looking forward to participating in this year’s event. If you’re heading to Atlanta, you have three chances to connect with Enspire at the conference. Go to Bjorn’s session. On Monday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m., Visit booth #614. Meet us for happy hour. The mixer will start at 6 p.m. MORE >>

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• RAPID ELEARNING BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

  Let Others Inspire Your Interactive E-Learning. Here’s How. Many people are stuck in the world of linear, click-and-read content. Sometimes it’s because that’s all the organization wants. And sometimes it’s because we’re not quite sure how to make something more interactive. It’s probably the subject I’m asked about the most. One of the most frequent questions I get. Get Them to Pull Information. Context. MORE >>

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• UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

  Everyone Is Talking Mobile Learning. Brilliant! Last week we were at Learning Technologies 2012 in London braving the winter chill here in London. Just as we expected this is probably the best show for the sort of products and services we offer. All the interactions were interesting and we learnt something from each one of them. So what was the flavor of the show? But there are some obstacles …. MORE >>

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• E-LEARNING PROVOCATEUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  	The 10 Commandments of Microblogging As microblogging solutions such as Yammer sweep across the corporate sector, a melting pot of social media veterans and newbies inevitably begins to boil. And this is a wonderful thing. Loads of new people from disparate areas of the business communicating and collaborating with one other, usually for the first time ever? I’m all for it. MORE >>

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• KAPP NOTES | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

  Interleaving Think about how most people learn, or, more aptly, attempt to learn. They cram as much information into their brain as possible. People try to learn content in a chunk or one piece at a time before trying to move on to the next topic or subject. It turns out, that might not be the best strategy for learning. definition DesignMORE >>

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• THE PEFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

  Evaluate Learning Process As organizations evaluate their programs and services they need to pay attention to process as well as outcomes. Catherine (Brehm) Rain, of Rain and Brehm Consulting Group, Inc., When these questions are answered, a feedback loop is established so that necessary modifications to the program or the evaluation can be made along the way. Stuff happens. MORE >>

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• LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

  Kenexa Acquires Outstart: Getting Serious about the Corporate Learning Market This week Kenexa , one of the largest and most successful HR and talent acquisition consulting companies, announced the acquisition of Outstart, a pioneering company in the market for e-learning tools, learning management, collaboration, and mobile learning solutions. Over the years, Kenexa has grown both organically and through acquisition. MORE >>

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• LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  	Elevator Pitch - expanded Last week, I started thinking about my personal " elevator pitch ". The short version is currently: I work at the interface of people, organisations and technology - challenging the status quo, and pushing for improvements in all three. But that needs filling out, so here goes. That's where I tend to sit. Principles of connectivism. Original post. MORE >>

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• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  	The initial design influences everything else Tweet If you pit a good performer against a bad system, the system will win almost every time. This quote from Rummler & Brache in Improving Performance , sums up many of the symptoms of hierarchical systems, whether they be schools, businesses or even prisons. Efficiency and effectiveness are not enough, and too often become mechanistic. MORE >>

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• Designing learning, or, what would Elmore do? DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Is this a better approach to face-to-face learning? LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Running out of time CLIVE ON LEARNING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Couse Companion for Adobe Captivate – The Progress Index ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• The Collaboration Commons Idea BRAVE NEW ORG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Designing Learning for “When Things Go Wrong” by Michele Medved LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Tough Questions for Your Professional Development BAMBOO PROJECT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• When (and Why) Training Isn’t the Best Solution MINDFLASH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Illiteracy Costing UK Economy £81billion Per Year THIRDFORCE BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Recruitment is NOT Talent Acquisition LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

February 6, 2012

• IGNATIA WEBS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  #qualitative research: introduction to #grounded #theory and some emotive language use in courses idea The last couple of months I have been immersed in data analysis research: some qualitative (argh) and some qualitative (well, argh as well). No matter how I twist and turn it, I need to really dig into data analysis to understand how it works and why this type of analysis is a good thing. he gets the key points across: coding, ethics, approach. MORE >>

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• KAPP NOTES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  Interactivity The Advantages of Interactivity. There are many advantages of having learners interact with the subject matter they are learning. Studies, as well as common sense, indicate that interactivity helps the learner retain information as well as increasing the learner’s willingness to spend time with the material. References. 1] Moore, M. Karen Mantyla. MORE >>

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• CHALLENGE TO LEARN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  How to keep formal e-Learning relevant We all know that e-learning is changing, we all know that our learners have changed. The rise of the internet, social media and mobile devices have changed our world. It turned out that it is much easier for a learner to adapt to these changes than for a e-Learning manager or developer. was recently asked to present on this subject in a webinar. MORE >>

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• E-LEARNING UNCOVERED | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  	Reflections on #ASTDTK12 What a great time I had at TK12! As one of the conference planners, I had duties that prevented me from attending very many of the sessions, but I can honestly say that the whole event was a learning experience. Jane has an interesting perspective on games and gaming in terms of what games can do for humanity. Their analytics help them tell a story. MORE >>

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• TAKE AN E-LEARNING BREAK | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  ASTD Houston Membership Mixer: Use the power of KINECT for Windows to transform training Register at: [link] Come and Join the Fun! Kinect has changed the way people play games and experience entertainment. Now, Kinect for Windows offers the potential to transform how people interact with computers and Windows-embedded devices in multiple industries, including education, healthcare, retail, transportation, and beyond. MORE >>

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• VISUAL LOUNGE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  	Camtasia Small Business Test Drive: Week 2 We're turning the corner to the second week of the Camtasia Small Business Test Drive ! If you missed out on the first week, catch up here. This week each business created their first (or in some cases, second or third) screencast and sent us an exmaple. CiesaDesign. www.ciesadesign.com. CiesaDesign. Thomas shared with us more about his process. MORE >>

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• CLARK QUINN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  Designing the killer experience I haven’t been put in the place of having ultimate responsibility for driving a complete user experience for over a decade, though I’ve been involved in advising on a lot on many such. But I continue my decades long fascination with design, to the extent that it’s a whole category for my posts! And we were a team. designMORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  8 contemporary #learning needs for the #knowledge age and K12 reform book While writing a chapter for a book, I was wondering about the contemporary needs of a course to fit the demands of this knowledge age. The beginning of the new millennium has been described as a Knowledge and this shift from the industrial age affects all of us (global audience). mMOOC can be thought of as a "short-term" community of practice. MORE >>

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• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  Adobe Acrobat X: Adding Description Fields to Document Properties by Barb Binder    It's easy to ignore the Description tab of the Document Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat. You may never even think about it as you create, enhance and review your PDFs. But if you start amassing a large collection of PDFs, ignoring the Description tab would be a mistake. Create the PDF. Adobe InDesign. MORE >>

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• LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  	Marc My Words: eLearning Boot Camp by Marc J. Rosenberg Traditional roles in training and education are in transition, and perhaps fading away. Specializations in eLearning are merging and morphing. What was current last year is now passé, and what was a blip on the horizon is now mainstream. In a time of constant change in our professions, how do you know where to focus your attention? MORE >>

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• Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning is Wrong UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• Why training may not always be the right course of action – part 1 ONLIGNMENT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• Social Learning: Key resources from January JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• eSchool Media Award for Raptivity VIKAS JOSHI ON INTERACTIVE LEARNING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• My mouse is dead LEARNING WITH E'S | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• Emotions and Your Career BAMBOO PROJECT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• Udacity & Coursera. Is It Really Education Reform? BRAVE NEW ORG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• The State of Sales Training in 2012: Top Trends and Takeaways MINDFLASH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• Innovative Design Starts With One Question: What Matters? DESIGNING IMPACT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• Learning Revisited: Kenexa Adds OutStart to Its Fold LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• elearn Magazine: A Curator’s Tools and To-Do List SPARK YOUR INTEREST | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• LearnTec and a few more awards for eFront EFRONT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• Making Smartphones work DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

February 5, 2012

• THE LEARNING CIRCUITS BLOG | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
  	10 Ways to Bring A Conference Back to Work When it comes to conferences, a better slogan would be, "What happens in Vegas should NOT stay in Vegas." If you're one of the fortunate people from your organization to attend a professional conference, how can you bring it back to the workplace so everyone can benefit? Don't let them stay in Vegas! Share them when you get back. Any other ideas? MORE >>

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• ID REFLECTIONS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
  	The 21st Century Curator If Web 1.0 was aboutonline access and Web 2.0 is about social nets, Web 3.0 will be coring down tocontent that really matters. wrote Martin Smith in the post, Curation- The Next Web Revolution. As mentioned by Harold Jarche in theslide share presentation, NetWork , the internet changed everything—in volume, velocity, virtualization and variability. MORE >>

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• JOITSKE HULSEBOSCH ELEARNING | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
  	Brain science meets social media Brain learning is currently a hot topic in the Netherlands amongst learning professionals. read the book Brein@work van Ria van Dinteren en Nina Lazeron. They interviewed various scientists and are translating new insights from brain science into practical consequences for organising effective learning situations. addiction). Here's the full video. MORE >>

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• CLIVE ON LEARNING | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012

  Market failure? Blame it on the dog food But hold on, because I think I've figured it out. Let's make a comparison. great deal of work goes into the production values of video games, particularly the big, 3D action games, and yet the ultimate success of games is actually determined by game play. Another example. With the most expensive films, production values are at an extreme high. MORE >>

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• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
  	When learning is the work … Tweet What if your organization got rid of the Learning & Development function? What would the average manager or department head do? What would workers do? I’ve been thinking about this for a while. When work is learning, and learning is the work, training that is pushed from outside has less relevance. Break down barriers. MORE >>

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• ELEARNING NOT AS USUAL | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
  	How does iBooks change the future of corporate learning? You've heard me call the iPad a game changer for elearning. And I've talked about the post PC era that the iPad has created. Now Apple has released the new iBook app, aimed at K-12 and post secondary education. How does that effect the future of corporate learning? And notice that I've dropped the "e" from e-learning. MORE >>

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• LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012

  Avoid Making Assumptions That Backfire! by Saul Carliner When you write text for eLearning content, do you use language that sets up unrealistic expectations for the learners? There are many types of assumptions that instructional designers can make when they write, that can undo even the best design. Here is an explanation of three of the most common of these assumptions, and what to do about them. MORE >>

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• LEARNING WITH E'S | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
  	Tim flies Tomorrow I head off to Nicosia to keynote the Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research. The event, hosted by the Near East University, will feature four keynote speakers and presentations of papers, workshops, posters, seminars and virtual presentations on a wide range of pedagogical research themes. Unported License. MORE >>

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• LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012

  Click here for usability advice When you take exams, you're told to carefully read every question, and particularly the rubric at the beginning of the exam, which explains how the exam is going to work. Even then, people don't read the questions properly. When you're working on a screen it's even worse. Instead they scan, picking out individual words and sentences. Original post. MORE >>

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• LEARNFOREVER | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
  	Case study, part two In 1998, it looked as if Pearson had established a launch pad for a new management education business that could compete with, even outstrip, the university business schools. Within five years, that management education business no longer existed. What went wrong? First, brand value was destroyed. Then things started to spiral out of control. MORE >>

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February 4, 2012

• WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012

  Social cause - Creating Happiness It does not happen very often that I come across really appealing ads. Here is one which I think is done brilliantly. With a very neat storyline and message very crisply delivered. So true, simplicity is usually a result of much complex thinking, it is evident in this 1.31 min ad.Enjoy :-) Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code. PovertyMORE >>

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• JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
  	News from the Social Learning Centre Here's the latest news from the Social Learning Centre - what's been happening in January and what’s coming up in February? Membership has now reached over 700. For non-members I've been adding some new (free) resources and some free on-demand tutorials. How to use Twitter for social learning  is particularly popular. webinar, with Jane Bozarth. MORE >>

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• LEARNFOREVER | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
  	Case study, part one In the 1990s, Pitman Publishing Limited, wholly owned by Pearson plc, was the biggest business book publisher in the UK – by far. Its nearest rival, Kogan Page, was about one third of its size. Pitman wanted to grow, but felt it had exhausted the possibilities for organic growth, and so it turned to acquisitions. part two to follow MORE >>

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February 3, 2012

• SPICY LEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
  	Bringing Gamification to the workplace In the last few weeks at Saffron Interactive there has been a lot of talk about gamification. For those that attended the recent Learning Technologies Exhibition you may have have seen one of our seminars debating the pro’s and cons of looking to videogames to provide an example for increasing engagement in Learning and development. MORE >>

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• THE LEARNING CIRCUITS BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

  February Welcomes Connie Malamed Much thanks to Karl for guest blogging in January. He not only offered some insightful posts about how “gamification” is affecting the world of learning, he kept us abreast of happenings at ASTD TechKnowledge 2012. In February, the LC Blog invites Connie Malamed to take the helm. MORE >>

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• LEARNING WITH E'S | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
  	Five tools for global educators Recently I have been considering the changing role of teachers who are adopting technology to extend the walls of the classroom. These are a new breed of teachers who do not necessarily accept that the classroom is contained within four walls. Blog: Blogging is arguably one of the most powerful tools for global education. Unported License. MORE >>

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• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

  mLearning Design Tips Have you participated in the Adobe Captivate HTML5 Contest? Not yet? You still have twelve more days to grab this opportunity and win an iPad. So give your best shot to create an HTML5 course using Adobe Captivate 5.5 and HTML5 Converter. few days back I had shared some helpful resources and rules for [.]. Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 MORE >>

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• ONLIGNMENT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

  The argument for experiential learning Over the past year we have been publishing extracts from The New Learning Architect. Because we don’t always take the best advantage of these opportunities : In the mad rush of everyday life, we don’t always take the time to reflect on what has gone well and what less well. References. Coming next:  The experiential learning toolkit. MORE >>

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• BAMBOO PROJECT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
  	Decrease the Suck or Increase the Awesome? Thanks to Hildy Gottleib over at Creating the Future , I found Hank Green's video on the Webb Telescope. Not that I care terribly much about the Webb Telescope. But I do care about the first minute of Hank's video, which you should watch first if you haven't seen it before. Here's what Hank says: . do not want to live in this world either. MORE >>

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• LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

  Globalization Changes The Plabook - leveraging leadership brand to drive global business goals Globalization is here and here to stay. Embracing it is easy. Leading in a global climate, well, is not quite so easy. Building and implementing leadership brand (and culture) to drive business goals can be even more challenging. What is characteristic of those who are good at it? What do they do that their leader peers may not? and culture? MORE >>

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• USABLE LEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

  Ridiculously Smart Stuff on Behavior Change So I’ve probably mentioned in the past that Sebastian Deterding is one of my professional crushes. I’ll try not to gush excessively, but he’s really smart. Here’s his latest slideshare on research for behavioral change, and it’s fantastic stuff: The … Continue reading → MORE >>

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• GOOD TO GREAT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

  Archetypes – worth looking into? (Find 15: 30 January – 3 February) This week I was drawn to a webinar hosted by James McLuckie (of Eden Tree and the Learning and Development Group on LinkedIn) and presented by Patrick Bray (Pad) of Team Me. It was titled ‘transforming personal and professional performance with archetypes’ and this is what Pad does everyday. think I have two concerns about this. MORE >>

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• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
  	Friday’s finds in February Tweet Here are some of the observations and insights that were shared via Twitter this past week. JaneBozarth – “Setting up only private internal social media platforms is like having phones that won’t call outside the building.” – via @TimKastelle. Nobody alone learns as quickly as everybody together. Friday's FindsMORE >>

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• Flight 1549: Expertise and how it gets there DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• Dev Corner - Decltype Keyword VISUAL LOUNGE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• Obama’s Going to Close the Skills Gap. But Does It Even Exist? MINDFLASH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• Nordic Nomad. ECONTENT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• Recovering from a Corrupt Video Header File ECONTENT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

February 2, 2012

• IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

  Noam Chomsky on the purpose of #education via #LWF Across time there have always been people who's voice was sounding louder than the voices of others. Simply because they have/had a solid opinion based on vision and strong arguments. One of these voices in the past 50 years has been Noam Chomsky. In this 21 minute video you can hear his opinion on education. These two sides are always there. MORE >>

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• LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

  LMS Market Continues to Grow This week Peoplefluent (a $100M+ talent management software company, built from the combination of Authoria and Peopleclick) announced the acquisition of Strategia, a small but very successful enterprise learning management systems company. Strategia was a Canadian enterprise LMS company with large clients like Bombardier. MORE >>

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• CLARK QUINN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
  	Meta-mobile As a followup to my last post , I was thinking how you would use the different modes of mobile (the Four C’s ): Content, Compute, Communicate, & Capture, to support the different layers of learning. It’s indicative, not exhaustive, but it helps me to try to get concrete about what you might do. meta-learning mobileMORE >>

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• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
  	Enabling Innovation – Book Tweet I had the pleasure of writing an article for the book, Enabling Innovation: Innovative Capability – German and International Views as a follow-up to some work I did with the EU’s International Monitoring Organisation. Abstract. Through alternative approaches social, actor-oriented topics of management will be adressed. Walsh [B.C.’s MORE >>

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• THE LEARNING CIRCUITS BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
  	What Happens in Vegas. Well, finally getting back into the swing of things after a great conference in Las Vegas. The TechKnowledge 2012 was fun, educational and a great time. It started with me being on the same plane as Stevie Rocco who, among other things presented a creation station called Yippee! It's Free! Low- and No-Cost Tools for Training and Development. MORE >>

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• THIRDFORCE BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

  eLearning and inclusion in social care Today’s post comes courtesy of Meena Lacey, our head of care, who shares her favourite story about MindLeaders elearning in the world of social care During an induction for a new member of the MindLeaders team, one of the areas that I love to introduce to my colleagues is the sheer variety of the social care world. Care Social workMORE >>

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• ZAIDLEARN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
  	Baby Salma's Awesome Chat! DON'T BELIEVE? WATCH THIS. In this video, Adam is talking to my baby daughter Salma (turning 2 years old next week). Although, we have no clue what they are talking about, we are enriched with happy moments to cherish for life. Now, imagine if Adam rethinks his existing law career, and. It will for sure be revolutionary for baby learning. MORE >>

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• KAPP NOTES | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

  Rethinking how we interact with computers for training Here are some questions to consider about our current means of conducting elearning or even mlearning and our current level of interaction with computers. Let’s think about whether or not its possible to replace education with automation. Think of how a GPS replaces a map, how Quicken Tax software replaces an accountant. Is it the best way? MORE >>

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• CHALLENGE TO LEARN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

  A new metaphor for e-Learning: learning maps Yesterday I visited the Fraunhofer institute in Karlsruhe, Germany. They have been investigating a learning map metaphor for the past few years. Interesting visit. So what did I learn from it? The Fraunhofer institute is an impressive organization 18.000 employees working in applied science. So they approached this research in a scientific way. MORE >>

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• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

  eLearning: Discover Your Learner's Thinking Style by AJ George  Do you wish you could get inside the head of your learners and know exactly how their thought processes work? Me too, but we can't all be  Professor Xavier. Learning assessments provider  Pearson TalentLens  has managed to make a bit of self-examination possible at least. The service is not perfect. MORE >>

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• Facebook Hits the Big Time LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• The Informal Learning Bubble: Will it Burst? BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Teaching and Learning Centres: Who Needs Them? ELEARNING ACUPUNCTURE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Working Intentionally BAMBOO PROJECT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• How to Run a Lean & Mean Learning Organization: 4 Strategies for Long-Term Success (and Profit) MINDFLASH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Effective Sales Interviews BLOOMFIRE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• An award-winning LMS, three's a charm ICS LEARNING GROUP | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• 75,000 Hit Thursday! ELEARNING ACUPUNCTURE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Engineering Exam Flash Mob ECONTENT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

February 1, 2012

• JAY CROSS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
  	What’s hip in learning in France Today I attended two learning events in Paris, in the morning the  iLearning Forum  hosted by  Sally Ann Moore  and this afternoon Expo-Langues , the conference where Peter Isackson and I will be speaking tomorrow morning. Looking at other cultures inevitably teaches me about nuances I had failed notice in my own. Buzzwords travel from the U.S. MORE >>

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• UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  5 Top Game Based Learning Links: GBL Digest 2 ‘Gamification’ is a term that one comes across very often. Some of us love it, some of us might even hate it; but nobody can ignore it! As gamification gradually finds its way into the realm of education, more and more educators are voicing their criticism or admiration for it. Despite the criticism, the gamification of education is here to stay. MORE >>

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• CLARK QUINN | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
  	Layers of learning As I think about slow learning and Sage at the Side , I want to think about a continuum of tech-enablement. want to include performance support, formal learning, and meta-learning. One way to think about it is layering on support across the learning event. It could be a conceptual model, and certainly could be feedback. meta-learningMORE >>

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• MINDFLASH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  What Learning Designers (Still) Need to Learn Themselves: Q&A With Julie Dirksen How do you design course material for optimal retention, attention, and engagement — at the same time juggling the needs of your “learners,” subject matter experts, and others? It’s a daunting challenge, but one that instructional designer Julie Dirksen believes anyone can master with some clear-eyed guidance. MORE >>

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• GEORGE SIEMENS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
  	Social networked learning in complex information environments In mid-January I spent a wonderful day at American University learning about (and presenting on) the changing educational landscape, technology, and the practices and activities of learners. The slides from my presentation are below: Social Networked Learning MORE >>

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• THE PEFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  There They Go Again: Bashing Brainstorming What did brainstorming ever do to receive such vitriol? Jonah Lehrer writes in the January 30 issue of The New Yorker: Typically, participants leave a brainstorming session proud of their contribution. The whiteboard has been filled with free associations. But there is one overwhelming problem with brainstorming. It doesn’t work. gives an example). MORE >>

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• LEARNING WITH E'S | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
  	Human 2.0 Post human. Such a strange concept, and one that many people struggle to understand. At its simplest, being post-human is a state closely aligned to the cyborg, or cybernetic-organism - part human, part machine. In other words, the post-human condition emerges when humankind and technology merge to the point where they become a part of each other. MORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  New issue of the free #eLearning journal #IRRODL is out - a great read Below you will find the contents of the new issue of IRRODL, The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. The issue contains 12 research articles and one field note, research note, and article reaction note. The winners of last years Best Articles of the year in IRRODL for 2011, have also been selected by the Editorial Board. MORE >>

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• GOOD TO GREAT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  Three themes at Learning Technologies 2012 This year’s Learning Technologies event was a bit different from previous years for me. In the past, working for a supplier, I’ve spent most of my time on the exhibition floor – although I gained something new from the experience each year. Sometimes, a back-to-basics approach is the right one. MORE >>

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• WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  Linchpin ( Key Insights from Seth Godin ) Key insights learnt from Seth Godin's book " Linchpin" Human beings’ biological survival instincts and modern sociological conditioning have combined to create a workforce of rule followers and negative thinkers. They are not always brilliant, but they see opportunities and seize them. The “lizard brain” is risk averse. Seth Godin linchpin changeMORE >>

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• Virtual Training ELEARNING BROTHERS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• What Amazing Thing The Facebook IPO Did!!!! MARK OEHLERT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• PowerPoint & Articulate Studio: Resolve Performance Issues I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• MSF Lessons Learned LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• You’re Invited! Meet Bravais: Xyleme’s Cloud Learning Solution DAWN OF LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• Presenting performance (the healthy version) DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• The Con Academy BRAVE NEW ORG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• Social Learning: what actually is it? JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

January 31, 2012

• MANAGING ELEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  eLearning in ‘the Cloud’ eLearning in ‘the Cloud’: Should you go with a brand name or look deeply at the facts? Several eLearning pundits predicted that 2012 will be “the year of the cloud” for those delivering education over the Internet. While I don’t disagree that cloud computing will continue to be an important, evolving service, its use loosely as [.]. MORE >>

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• STOATLY DIFFERENT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012
  	Learning Without Strategy Mindmeld; there's an app for that. Last week I attended the Learning Without Frontiers conference and the Learning Technologies exhibition.  LWF was a pretty profound affair. As Dan Pontefract put it; LWF is the TED of learning.  The technology of the 2030 workplace. In Kurzweil’s world, you can upload your brain. I really felt for him.  MORE >>

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• DAWN OF LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  Textbooks are dead. Or Should Be. I know it’s a bold statement but just for a minute here, humor me and think about a world without physical textbooks, where teachers assign, distribute, receive assignments and grade on a tablet computer. Where students can receive and complete assignments, and follow their grades on their tablet. The idea is called People’s Publishing. Background. MORE >>

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• E-LEARNING PROVOCATEUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  Tips & tricks for self publishers – Part 1 Last year, I self published an e-book and two paperbacks. Since doing so, I have received loads of questions from people about various aspects of the process. Of course I’m only too happy to help, so please find below Part 1 in a series of tips & tricks for self publishers… Old school publishers. Literary agents. MORE >>

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• THIRDFORCE BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  Understand your audience! Today’s post comes courtesy of Ed Jackson, MindLeaders customer service manager. Over the holiday period I was in Austria learning how not to fall over every two minutes. One day I was in a cab with a delightfully friendly driver. Her English was impeccable, a lot better than my German. It was a relatively long trip of about 40 minutes. MORE >>

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• ELEARNING 24-7 | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  TechKnowledge 2012 – Post Assessment Last week, I attended TK 2012 in Las Vegas. This was my third TK in a row to attend, and as usual it contained some WOW on the part of some products, some “huh” on others and even a few “boos” Overall Expo Analysis. Nice selection of vendors – in general. Average. The “stamp” cards. Worst booth: Meridan.  MORE >>

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• BOZARTHZONE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  Not Everything Requires "Instruction" New "Nuts & Bolts" column today: Watch for opportunities to quickly solve a performance problem or encourage use of a new idea, approach or tool. Warning: this may not have a thing to do with your job MORE >>

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• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  Adobe Captivate: Sometimes Manual Labor is the Best Kind of Labor by Kevin Siegel    During the recording process, Captivate typically does a wonderful job of creating screen captures on processes you perform within an application. said "typically" because there are occasions when Captivate fails to create some of the screen captures and you are left in a bit of a pickle. MORE >>

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• RAPID ELEARNING BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  5 Free Online Image Editors for Rapid E-Learning In a previous post, we looked at five free desktop image editors. Here are a couple of additional free desktop applications shared by some blog readers. They both look very capable. PhotoPlus SE. PhotoFiltre. This is where the online graphics applications come in handy. In today’s post we’ll look at five very capable online image editors. Aviary. MORE >>

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• MINDFLASH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  How a Learning Culture Builds a Key Competitive Advantage — Employee Accountability I’m on the road a lot, so I tend to find myself in a lot of different Starbucks coffee shops. And while they all sort of look alike, someone like me can pretty easily spot the best shops where the baristas develop a relationship with and care for their customers, as opposed to the shops where everyone just seems to be going through the motions. MORE >>

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• Key Sales Performance Indicators: An Intro BLOOMFIRE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• 5 Amazing Features That Make UpsideLMS 5.0 So Desirable UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• A welcome to Elearnity Vendor Perspectives CLIVE ON LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• "Take Yourself to Work Day" BAMBOO PROJECT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Infographic — Baby Benefits: Is Your Company Offering Enough Maternity Leave? MINDFLASH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Are Your e-Learning Courses Future-Ready? VIKAS JOSHI ON INTERACTIVE LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Paris et Expo-Langues JAY CROSS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Justifying Learning @ the Point of Work LIVING IN LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Innovation in Learning Delivery will Deliver ( Performance) ! WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Newsletter,feedback and eMaterials MOODLE JOURNAL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

January 30, 2012

• GOOD TO GREAT | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  What you should look for when doing a QA Last week I set out the benefits of QA. But what does ‘QA’ actually mean? To many people, it is synonymous with ‘proof-reading’, but that’s a very simplistic view. QA stands for quality assurance, and that means quality in every respect. So, when you’re QA-ing an e-learning course, what are you looking for? MORE >>

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• CLARK QUINN | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  Reviewing elearning examples I recently wrote about elearning  garbage , and in case I doubted my assessment, today’s task made my dilemma quite clear. I was asked to be one of the judges for an elearning contest. Seven courses were identified as ‘finalists’, and my task was the review each and assign points in several categories. This is a problem. designMORE >>

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• LEARNING VISIONS | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  ASTD TechKnowledge Wrap Up in Pictures #ASTDTK12 Back home now after another exciting week in Las Vegas for ASTD’s TechKnowledge 2012 conference and expo. I took a redeye home Friday night and then went camping with my son’s cub scout pack Saturday night. Crazy, I know.). know my brain was full but invigorated! live blogged most of the sessions I went to: Jane McGonigal. Stuart Crabb of Facebook. MORE >>

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• THIRDFORCE BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  Facing Up To The Skills Crisis with Functional Skills Today’s post comes courtesy of Roger Francis, MindLeaders HR and Learning Services director At our recent Functional Skills Forum , the disturbing fact was presented that nearly one quarter of working adults have numeracy skills below those expected of an 11 year old starting at secondary school.  So what has gone wrong? MORE >>

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• ZAIDLEARN | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  IMU-LS-04: Facilitating a Massive Open Online Course (Stephen Downes) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (100 Free slots made available to Public! Running out fast!) IMU LEARNING SERIES Welcome to the IMU Learning Series (Round 4)… The most electrifying webinar series on the planet (by 2013)! We are thrilled to announce that our second invited International speaker is Stephen Downes …Simply WOW! UPCOMING WEBINAR? CLICK HERE! MORE >>

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• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
  	Community lessons Tweet Here are some lessons I’ve learned about online learning communities that are developed in support of training and education: A loose-knit online learning community can scale to many participants and remain effective. Only a small percentage, ~ 10%, of members, will be active. CommunitiesMORE >>

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• LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
  	Nuts and Bolts: Opportunity Knocks? by Jane Bozarth Formal design process gets a lot of attention, but not every problem requires the full treatment. Consider first what your client needs, before you start working on what the process flow chart requires, and when the problem is simple, keep the solution simple. Jane offers the key to remedies for performance issues. MORE >>

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• LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
  	The End of a Job as We Know It The concept of a job, as we know it, is starting to go away. Over the last year I've been speaking with many corporate business and human resource leaders and hearing a common theme: we need our organizations to be more agile. We need to redesign organizations so we can learn faster, communicate better, and respond more rapidly to change. MORE >>

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• BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  Is Social Learning Super? Gridiron Guru Launches Today! Last week , we announced our new social learning lab and invited you to participate. Gridiron Guru is a social learning game playable on the iPad as a web app or from your desktop. It tests your football knowledge across four categories: rules, offense, defense, and game strategy. The game is live today! Head over to to start playing. MORE >>

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• VISUAL LOUNGE | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  Introducing.the Camtasia Small Business Test Drive! We're excited to introduce a fun new project we're working on this month--the Camtasia Small Business Test Drive! Starting last week, we challenged four small businesses in the Lansing, Michigan area to "test drive" Camtasia Studio and/or Camtasia for Mac in their business setting for four weeks. CiesaDesign. www.ciesadesign.com. Loudpixel. MORE >>

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• An 8 Year-Old Does Social Learning BRAVE NEW ORG | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• Drowning in E-Mail? A Few Tips for Staying Afloat MINDFLASH | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• Social Learning: Are you starting from the right place? JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• Thinking Ahead and Sales Effectiveness BLOOMFIRE | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• New Year, New Job, New City, New Shoes ONEHUNDREDFORTYWORDS | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• Are You "Stuck" or Just Resting? BAMBOO PROJECT | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

January 29, 2012

• THE ELEARNING COACH | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012

  12 Ways To Learn In 2012 Learning explorations for the year. Post from: The eLearning Coach 12 Ways To Learn In 2012. eLearning 2.0MORE >>

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• LEARNING WITH E'S | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
  	Digital learning futures Digital Learning Futures View more presentations from Steve Wheeler As I write this blog post, the above slideshow has received almost 18,000 views in just 48 hours since it was posted up onto Slideshare. These slides accompanied my presentation during the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition held at London's Olympia on 25-26 January. MORE >>

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• LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
  	Fundamentals of Social Media Support for Learning by Pam Boiros Social interaction has always been, along with experience and practice, a mainstay of learning for human beings. Until recently, this took place primarily in the “informal” arena. The use of online social media to support formal learning has now entered the picture, extending the blended learning paradigm. MORE >>

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• CHALLENGE TO LEARN | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012

  Webinar: Didactics, Management theory, Agile and new learning metaphors equals Outcome learning Last year I wrote a series of post on outcome learning. have continued to work on this and now I have a new version. In the earlier version I combined didactic principles with a management theory. order to make it more complete I now added principles from Agile (Scrum) software development and my ideas about a new learning metaphor. MORE >>

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• BRAVE NEW ORG | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
  	The TED of all Learning Conferences #LWF12 On the dates of 25 January through 26 January, 2012, I had the opportunity to participate for the first time in the Learning Without Frontiers “ Future of Learning Conference and Festival ” held at Olympia in London, England. As the title of this post suggests, I believe it truly is the TED of all Learning Conferences. There are a few reasons. MORE >>

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• DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012

  Keepers: the (re)process I have mixed feelings about the word “curation.” ”  On the one hand, I acknowledge its spirit–what Clay Shirky means when he says, “Curation comes up when people realize it isn’t just about information seeking; it’s also about synchronizing a community.” To be honest, they tend to stay  there, too. MORE >>

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• ECONTENT | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
  	Brule River Wipeout! Finally. Had a great time this weekend over at the Brule River (After Hours Ski Trails). On Saturday I skied 40 kilometers (Birkie training), but today was the day to play in the sun! Hope you enjoy some of my GoPro photos / movies from the Northwoods. even captured the aftermath of a wipeout! At 3:18 the video switches from videos of Galen to me! The MORE >>

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• CORPORATE ELEARNING STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012

  ProtonMedia Announces ProtoSphere Version 2.0 ProtonMedia.com has been on my radar for quite some time. There was a time when 3D virtual environments were all the rage.think SecondLife. Then the fad dropped, but the reality that lies in the usefulness of these tools remains. Like every other technology used for training, it's not meant for every training problem. Check it out! ProtoSphere 2.0 MORE >>

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• LEARNADOODLEDASTIC | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
  	Articulate Presenter: Adding Voiceover Sound In a previous post we looked at how to include voice-over sound in PowerPoint presentations. For those that also have access to the Articulate Presenter PowerPoint Add-In there is the opportunity to add sound to an enhanced presentational format. powerpoint Audio ArticulateMORE >>

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