May 20, 2013

• LEARNING VISIONS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

  Sir Ken Robinson Opening Keynote #ASTD2013 Kineo. Normal. false. false. false. EN-US. sirkenrobinson. These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at the ASTD International Conference & Expo (ICE) -- happening this week in Dallas, TX. 10,000 or so training and development people here to extend their practice. And if you don’t go looking for them you’ll never find them. MORE >>

  21 Tweets

  ---

• EJ4 | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
  	The Fine Art of Onboarding New Salespeople 'Becoming a truly good salesperson is not an easy task. have heard the term natural salesman  thrown around before. And I agree that, to be a successful salesperson, it takes a dash of natural ability to communicate and interact effectively with people. But for the most part, becoming a really great sales person is like any other profession. MORE >>

  5 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING VISIONS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

  Tony Bingham Opening Keynote #ASTD2013 Kineo. Normal. false. false. false. EN-US. These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at the ASTD International Conference & Expo (ICE) -- happening this week in Dallas, TX. 10,000 or so training and development people here to extend their practice. Tony is the President and CEO of ASTD. In 2013! Going Mobile from ASTD MORE >>

  12 Tweets

  ---

• ONEHUNDREDFORTYWORDS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

  ASTD-Cascadia and the CPLP 'In March, both ASTD-Cascadia and PSU (Portland’s provider of CPLP study courses) announced that they are suspending support of the CPLP program. Regrettably, I haven’t even been involved enough lately to know that this was under discussion until after it was announced, but I am proud of my chapter for this decision. MORE >>

  8 Tweets

  ---

• ELEARNING 24-7 | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

  ASTD International Conference Day 1 Wrap-Up 'Welcome one and all to the wrap up of the ASTD international conference and expo. It was an exciting first day, with lots of vendors hitting the entire training spectrum. Please note that the text might be squished since I am writing from the WordPress app. First day cool product of the show. Leapfactor. Ideal for sales training and point of sales. MORE >>

  20 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNDASH | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
  	How to Blend Education and Social Technologies 'One thing is certain, social networks are here and will not be going anywhere anytime soon. However, what was once seen as a form of escapism is now beginning to be taken quite seriously by many different industries. So with all this activity, how can schools leverage social networks to bolster education? Creating student website programs. MORE >>

  10 Tweets

  ---

• DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
  	New QR Code generator: Visualead 'Wow, something must be going on … two posts on QR Codes in a week? Yes, I am finally getting round to writing my semi-promised eBook on QR Codes and education / classroom technology … more on that score later, but if you’re interested in being involved or reviewing it, please let me know by email or message on Twitter. MORE >>

  17 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING WITH E'S | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
  	Learning theories for the digital age 'I pointed out recently that many of the older theories of pedagogy were formulated in a pre-digital age. blogged about some of the new theories that seem appropriate as explanatory frameworks for learning in a digital age. questioned whether the old models are anachronistic. Is it now time for these new theories to replace the old ones? MORE >>

  46 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
  	Social tools or tools that are social? 'They might all be called ‘social networks’, but Facebook is very different from Twitter, which is very different from Instagram, which is very different from Foursquare. The logic of business simply dictates it. – Dmitry Valyanov (Venture Beat). Is there a need for a wide variety of enterprise social tools? CMS Wire. ” - ZDNet. MORE >>

  36 Tweets

  ---

• EFRONT | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
  	efront LMS integration with Facebook 'Lately we’ve been talking a lot about using Facebook as a learning platform. Social is integral to learning in the workforce today – and learning platforms need to be able to support formal and informal, personalized and social learning. Facebook Integration. eFront allows users to connect to the platform via their Facebook account. MORE >>

  39 Tweets

  ---

• Guest Post: m-Learning with Mobile Devices ICS LEARNING GROUP | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome BAMBOO PROJECT | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• Overcoming Fake Talk. How to Have Real Conversations TRAINING INDUSTRY BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• How to Sell Your Elearning Courses for Profit [PART 4] LEARNDASH | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• Best Practices in Delivering Training Overseas MINDFLASH | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• The Forge: Episode 29 Presentation Tips with Nancy Duarte VISUAL LOUNGE | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• Organising a formal online social learning experience for the workplace JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• Create Custom Stoplight Effects in Camtasia for Mac VISUAL LOUNGE | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• iDoctor: Could a smartphone be the future of medicine? [nbcnews.com] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• The Internet of Things: In action [Fisher ] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• Converting our stories into multi-screen experiences [Akpem] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

• Cara face recognition transforms standard webcams into intelligent sensors [Dorrier] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

May 19, 2013

• LATITUDE LEARNING BLOG | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013

  Latitude Learning Awarded GSA Contract 'Latitude Learning has been awarded a contract to provide technology services to government agencies trough the GSA Schedules Program MORE >>

  6 Tweets

  ---

• CHALLENGE TO LEARN | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013

  Agile eLearning development: business goals and road map 'This is a first post in a series of post on Agile eLearning development. This series is sparked by the book ‘Leaving ADDIE for SAM’ by Michael Allen and Richard Sites. wrote a book review on it (and it love it). do believe that agile software development can offer us even more very practical ‘best practices’ that we can apply to eLearning. Market. MORE >>

  6 Tweets

  ---

• LATITUDE LEARNING BLOG | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013

  What are Wait Lists and How are they Used? 'What do I do when an offering for a course I want to take is full? What about when you’re enrolling a group of users and there are only a spots left for a few of them? And what if the Instructor would like to let one more person into the course, or substitute one student for another? Latitude LMS will help you manage these scenarios MORE >>

  6 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013
  	Are Applicant Tracking Systems Now a Commodity? 'The HR software industry is one of the most dynamic and innovative markets in technology. The market for talent management systems (software to manage recruiting, performance and succession management, learning management, compensation, and related areas) is over $4 billion, and we expect it to grow by over 20% next year. The ATS Market. MORE >>

  8 Tweets

  ---

• LATITUDE LEARNING BLOG | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013

  Top 5 eLearning Articles 'The Latitude Learning Team again delivers a hand picked selection of the best eLearning related articles available online. We hope you''ll find them interesting and informative MORE >>

  3 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING JOURNAL | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013

  Resources from ASTD 2013 'I was thrilled to discuss Learning Environment Design with attendees at the ASTD conference in Dallas earlier today (May 19). Thanks to everyone who attended my session (and hello to everyone who may be checking in because they could not!).  Here are some resources on the topic. My complete slide deck: Learning Environments by Design for ASTD13. MORE >>

  4 Tweets

  ---

• MAKING CHANGE | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013
  	Can we use training to motivate? 'In my previous post , I showed a flowchart that could help you find the best solution to a performance problem. Thanks to your comments and questions, I’ve improved the chart to make clear two of my opinions: Training is rarely the solution for low motivation. First, you might want to download the revamped flowchart. Give me training! MORE >>

  33 Tweets

  ---

• THE LEARNING DISPATCH | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013
  	Webinar Recording: Why Public Facing Training? 'Linda Warren, MicroAssist''s lead instructional designer , will be presenting What Makes Good Public Facing Training at E-Learning Symposium 2013 in Austin. Register now MORE >>

  1 Tweet

  ---

• CHALLENGE TO LEARN | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013

  #ASTD2013 First day report: sessions by @marcjrosenberg on the quality of eLearning and @LnDDave on Curation 'Today I attended two sessions at the ICE conference. One by Marc Rosenberg on how asses the quality of your eLearning and one by David Kelly on Curation. Click on the mind maps to enlarge them. Marc Rosenberg – Building eLearning that people will (really) want to use. it will also indicate how you can improve it. very helpful tool. MORE >>

  1 Tweet

  ---

May 18, 2013

• BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013
  	Game Based Learning Efficacy and ROI (INFOGRAPHIC) 'Our team has always embraced game based learning and gamification– even before exciting events like the launch of our brand new  Knowledge Guru Game Creation Wizard. It’s Click the image below to view the infographic. And now we’ve finally finished the project. We debuted the infographic on the brand new Learning Game Design Blog. You MORE >>

  23 Tweets

  ---

May 17, 2013

• E-LEARNING ACADEMY | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

  Free E-Learning Video 35: A Manager’s Perspective to Managing Change in Learning 'Video podcast 35 is the fourth in a series of five videos exploring the role of change management when implementing a learning technology strategy; such as e-learning courseware, a Learning Management System, webinar, social media or a video platform for performance support. MORE >>

  12 Tweets

  ---

• TOPYX SOCIAL LEARNING | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

  Web 2.0 Business Technology: Social Media and eLearning 'As business needs change, there is a rising demand for technological advancement. Today, internet based communication tools provide essential operation and marketing solutions. Therefore, the first step to ensuring success in future endeavors is to accept new business technology. What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 non-comprehensive list of web 2.0 demands. MORE >>

  36 Tweets

  ---

• CLIVE ON LEARNING | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

  Transforming learning and development: the need 'For the first time in eight years of Clive on Learning I''ve been too busy to blog. That''s not a bad thing, when you work as a consultant, but it has left me feeling a little guilty. We start by exploring the need for transformation. Do any of the following apply to you? Budgets for training are flat or reducing. So what’s changed? transformatio MORE >>

  17 Tweets

  ---

• IGNATIA WEBS | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

  Free #mobile toolkit and link to the FRAME mLearning model 'The University of Leicester has been looking at a framework for mobile learning to fit their learning with iPads in university project called PLACES. The Mobile toolkit from JISC as well as an overview of the FRAME model are disseminated via free downloads which you can find here: JISC InfoNet. 2011). 1-65). 2009). Ally (Ed.), 1, pp. 25-47). MORE >>

  11 Tweets

  ---

• LATITUDE LEARNING BLOG | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

  LMS Free Training - Weekly Webinar Announcement 'Latitude Learning announces our next Free Training Webinar. This webinar series provides an overview of core LMS administrative tools, as well as featuring key add-on capabilities and areas of functionality available through Latitude Learning MORE >>

  7 Tweets

  ---

• KAPP NOTES | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

  ASTD ICE Slides 'Sharon Boller, Steve Boller and Leanne Batchelder from Bottom Line Performance co-presented a workshop on game design and here are the slides and some other resources related to the workshop which you may find helpful. The workshop is called “Play to Learn.” Learning Game Design Workshop from Karl Kapp. ThinkingWorlds (3D Software). MORE >>

  8 Tweets

  ---

• IGNATIA WEBS | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
  	#MOOC @Edinburgh report on organizing 6 Coursera MOOCs 'Last week the University of Edinburgh released their first report on their experiences gained after having organized 6 MOOC courses via Coursera. In this 34 page report they provide insights on organizing a Coursera MOOC, the success rates, their lessons learned, and how they went about in setting up the courses. research mooc report MORE >>

  9 Tweets

  ---

• VISUAL LOUNGE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
  	Fun with Tobias Fünke And Camtasia Mac Green Screen 'There’s this neat show called Arrested Development that’s returning to life on May 26th, 2013 care of our good friend, Netflix. Surely you’ve heard of it? Maybe you’re even a fan? Green screen, you say? Camtasia Mac is BFFs with green screen! As a bonus, we’ve got all the tricks – illusions? MORE >>

  44 Tweets

  ---

• THE PEFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BLOG | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
  	How to Manage Temporary Employees 'Temps, independent contractors, contingent workers, and free-lancers have become the norm, not the exception. As I wrote in a post in March 2010: Unlike previous recession recoveries, this one will not re-employ large numbers of laid off workers. The May 10 issue of Crain’s Detroit Business confirms this prediction. Their number rose to 2.66 MORE >>

  4 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING CAFE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
  	M-Learning’s dirty little secrets 'I have a confession to make. At my workplace a little while ago, I created a smartphone-friendly version of our online induction course. Ownership of smartphones is relatively common in this corner of the world, and a large proportion of our new recruits are Gen Y. It tanked. But my confession is not that it tanked. It’s that I knew it would. MORE >>

  2 Tweets

  ---

• Career Resilience Tool: The Career Journal BAMBOO PROJECT | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• Executives: U.S. Businesses Not Delivering Societal Impact CLO MAGAZINE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• UNINETT Spreads New Technologies Across Norway With eCampus Program VISUAL LOUNGE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• Little Improvement in Wage Gains Likely CLO MAGAZINE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• MIT Technology Review: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013 LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• General Mills' Elite Learning Strategy CLO MAGAZINE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• Netflix CEO: ‘TV in the future will be like a giant iPad’ [Ligaya ] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• Millennials Have Information, Not Knowledge CLO MAGAZINE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• Solid career advice for college grads from LinkedIn’s Founder LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• The Week That Was CLO MAGAZINE | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

• Romans 11:33-36 (NIV) LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

May 16, 2013

• LEARNDASH | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013
  	7 Major Learning Styles – Which One are You? 'Everyone learns differently, that’s nothing new. However, over the years the different styles of learning have usually been cut down to visual, physical (learn-by-doing), or audible. Truth is, we could probably dissect each of these learning three styles down even further and arrive at a handful of sub-levels. elearning training MORE >>

  40 Tweets

  ---

• DIGITALCHALK ELEARNING | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013
  	7 Tips to Delivering Effective Online Training 'Delivering online training can be a bit overwhelming if you are unsure of where to begin. You may have a great online platform for your course, but need help creating some interactive, relevant course material. We have put together 7 tips to help you create an “out of the box” course. Follow these guidelines and you’ll be sure to impress! MORE >>

  13 Tweets

  ---

• BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

  This Week on #TalkTech: Big Data in Education, Gamification, and the Workplace '#TalkTech is the “flipped” approach to Twitter chats. We publish all the topics a few hours before the chat so you can show up at 3 pm EST / 12 pm PST on Thursdays ready to discuss. We discuss three topics a week and the chat lasts around 30 minutes. We’re shaking things up in 2013 here at #TalkTech! Using Big Data to Improve Learning. MORE >>

  13 Tweets

  ---

• RAPTIVITY | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013
  	ASSESSMENTS—SPELLING, VOCABULARY, MATH QUIZZES FOR THE ELEARNERS—PART TWO 'Part one of this post describes what an assessment is and why it’s important. This post describes how you can make them fun using the new Visual Assessment tool. How can you make a quiz/assessment fun? In the eLearning world, [.]. eLearning interactive learning raptivity Raptivity Evolve MORE >>

  17 Tweets

  ---

• IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

  Early #career researchers and how to get a job? 'With every career move, there comes a time of trepidation, confusion, wild gesturing in the living room while expressing "where am I going? What am I doing?!". That is the phase I am in right now. Luckily Andy Coverdale tweeted about a twitter chat for. early career researchers ! And although my grey hairs tend to remind me of careers passed. MORE >>

  6 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013
  	Shifting work 'Note: this is a synthesis of several previous posts. The death of middle class jobs ( Associated Press ): As software becomes even more sophisticated, victims are expected to include those who juggle tasks, such as supervisors and managers — workers who thought they were protected by a college degree. Today it is less than 10%. MORE >>

  59 Tweets

  ---

• CLARK QUINN | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

  Contextifying 'In creating a presentation for the Guild’s upcoming mLearnCon , I was thinking about ways we go wrong, and one is thinking that it’s just about content. Really, context is the new opportunity. So what are the opportunities? I thought of three possible ways in which we might use context: where, when, and what’s near. MORE >>

  6 Tweets

  ---

• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

  Writing & Grammar: Nauseated by Nauseous 'by Jennie Ruby. Just as software experts have to keep up to date with the latest versions of software, professional writers and editors have to keep up with the latest versions of English. Our language gains new nouns and verbs constantly, and our existing words change meanings. nauseous. That hard line was changing, even in the year 2000. link]. MORE >>

  7 Tweets

  ---

• IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

  Meaningful, hand-picked content curation at its best 'Angie Popova is an astonishing individual. honestly do not know how she manages to build one of the most inspiring, cross-disciplined, politically aware, literary content outputs. out there. Brainpickings is a weekly media rich newsletter that offers a good read for minds looking for some art/science/literature food-for-thought. science2.0 MORE >>

  5 Tweets

  ---

• CLO MAGAZINE | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

  Three Ways to Improve E-Learning 'If you find e-learning to be among the most efficient methods of learning delivery, you’re not alone. But these technology trends can take it a step further. Technological advances are challenging learning professionals to rethink how they approach more traditional methods of delivery, such as e-learning. percent. Game-Based Learning. MORE >>

  23 Tweets

  ---

• Camtasia Studio 8: How We Use Hotspots VISUAL LOUNGE | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

• Adobe Captivate Review: The E-Learning Showdown Continues SOCIAL LEARNING BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

• Upper Mississippi River / 30th Wedding Anniversary Tour ECONTENT | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

• It's Time to Take On mSupport ONTUITIVE | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

• Update to ZebraZapps Makes It More Appealing E-LEARNING UNCOVERED | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

• Join us in June: Adobe eLearning eSeminars: Sign up now for Free ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

• Mezzanine – A beginning of what “Learning from the Living [Class] Room” might look like…? LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

• First Impressions: Books Are Judged by the Cover THE LEARNING DISPATCH | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

• Living-room opera lends a new twist to an old art [Smith] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

May 15, 2013

• TOPYX SOCIAL LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013
  	Millennials in the Workplace 'First, what is a millennial? The Millennial Generation, or Generation Y, are individuals that were born between the late 1970′s and early 2000′s. So, if you are or know someone who between 35 and 10 years old, you/they are a millennial. So, what are you doing in your workplace to leverage the potential of this group? Jeffrey A. MORE >>

  40 Tweets

  ---

• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013
  	eLearning: What's My Motivation? 'by AJ Walther. Motivating a dog is easy. There is absolutely nothing my dog won't do for a treat. But motivating a human? Particularly an adult human? That's a complex process. If something (like, say, training) doesn't have an immediate payoff, how do we motivate adults to participate? You can click the image to see a larger view.). MORE >>

  21 Tweets

  ---

• MANAGING ELEARNING | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

  A Review of a Coursera Course 'A Lesson for all eLearning Practitioners My blog team recently completed a Coursera MOOC (Massive open online course) on the concept and practice of Gamification.  If you haven’t yet been introduced to MOOCs, they are college level on-line courses offered for free from major universities. MORE >>

  14 Tweets

  ---

• ZAIDLEARN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

  Gamify Classroom Learning with the C2S2C Method! 'The C2S2C (pronounced See-Es-See) method can be applied to gamify any type of learning activity ! This is my second learning friendly innovation for 2013 (First one: L2T3SEA learning framework )! The conference is organized by the International Medical University (IMU). During the hands-on session we will explore three web 2.0 Use three web 2.0 MORE >>

  13 Tweets

  ---

• CLARK QUINN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013
  	Starting Strategy 'If you’re going to move towards the performance ecosystem, a technology-enabled workplace, where do you start? Partly it depends on where you’re at, as well as where you’re going, but it also likely depends on what type of org you are. A second step would then likely be performance support, helping people in the moment. itashare. MORE >>

  10 Tweets

  ---

• IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CURVE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

  #skillsoft Perspectives 2013 - Higher Ed Track 'This year I decided to hang out in the higher ed track. See what other institutions using SkillPort are doing. 2 of the 3 higher ed presentations I saw used either another LMS or a portal to access and curate SkillPort content. The 3rd that went to SkillPort directly had a very targeted audience (IT folks). People got too overwhelmed. So true.so MORE >>

  2 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNDASH | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

  LearnDash Version 1.3.0 Includes Major Updates! 'Today I am extremely pleased to announce the latest version of LearnDash, Version 1.3.0! Without a doubt, this is the biggest update we have done since our original release back in January. Admittedly, we have been a bit quiet lately, but only because our heads have been down enhancing the LearnDash offering based on all our customer’s suggestions. MORE >>

  12 Tweets

  ---

• INTEGRATED LEARNINGS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

  How to Let Learners Make Mistakes in eLearning 'By Shelley A. Gable. few years ago, I was a co-researcher on a study that investigated the factors that influence informal workplace learning. The literature on the subject frequently references learning from mistakes as a typical form of informal learning. So how can we leverage this natural way of learning in eLearning lessons? question. MORE >>

  13 Tweets

  ---

• IGNATIA WEBS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

  #MOOC on Managing Change #KM starts next week 'Change management is and has been a tough nut to crack in any organization. Now, with the economic crisis still weighing on knowledge workers wherever they work, managing the change that is happening all around us in our professional as well as our personal sphere is becoming quite a challenge. The official start is on Monday 20th May at 2pm GMT. MORE >>

  6 Tweets

  ---

• KIRKPATRICKS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

  Training Evaluation Mistake #5 'Training Evaluation Mistake #5: Avoiding Measuring the Value of Training Because It’s Too Difficult. Do you avoid measuring the organizational value of your training because it seems too hard? Are you uncertain of how to get started? You are not alone. MORE >>

  2 Tweets

  ---

• Air Canada Isn’t Collaborating With Its Employees BRAVE NEW ORG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• Building Career Resilience: Networks vs. "Circles of Connection" BAMBOO PROJECT | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• Easygenerator adds Tin Can support, a new editor, more HTML question types and course templates EASYGENERATOR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• What New Hires Should Never Have To Go Through EJ4 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• ISTE 2013 Presenter Profiles: Rob Zdrojewski VISUAL LOUNGE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• QR Codes – oh no! DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• Study: Most Firms Don’t Offer Specialized Courses for Technical Pros CLO MAGAZINE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• So how do you show that you can learn and adapt – and master – constant change? JANET CLAREY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• Professional Development in Social Learning: 3 different skill areas JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• The Walmart of Education has officially arrived! [Christian] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• Michigan district fires all teachers, closes every school [Parker] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

• Transmedia is a mindset, not a science [Doherty] — another piece of Learning from the Living [Class] Room LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

May 14, 2013

• WEELEARNING | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
  	5 Ways Content Marketing Supports Instructional Design 'When we talk about marketing, by default we talk about marketing campaigns. That suggests using a variety of media, spread out over a period of time, coordinated in a way that serves a specific goal. Traditionally that would consist of … Read more › blog content marketing curation elearning elearning network instructional design MORE >>

  23 Tweets

  ---

• BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

  Knowledge Guru Game Creation Wizard Unveiled at ASTD ICE 'We are taking our show on the road to ASTD ICE, May 20 – 22 in Dallas, Texas to unveil the Knowledge Guru Game Creation Wizard. It takes the guesswork out of game based learning with a proven game design you can use for your instructional games. will be live in June.In All About Knowledge Guru™. Learn more. Learn More. Learn more. Learn more. MORE >>

  28 Tweets

  ---

• THE ELEARNING COACH | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
  	How To Write Better Analogies For Learning 'Help learners transfer previous knowledge to a new concept with analogies. Post from: The eLearning Coach How To Write Better Analogies For Learning. Cognition MORE >>

  57 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNDASH | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
  	Corporate Learning Trends: An Overview [INFOGRAPHIC] 'As the learning industry begins to take off, we are able to gather more and more metrics about the trends on online learning, corporate training, and the like. Last year, it was reported that $156 million was spent on employee learning initiatives in the United States… that’s quite the figure! Last year there was 1.1% training MORE >>

  22 Tweets

  ---

• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

  Adobe Captivate & RoboHelp: Incorporate eLearning within a Help System 'by Kevin Siegel. Like many of today's technical communicators, I wear many hats and use multiple tools to communicate with my learners. For instance, I use Adobe Captivate to create most of my eLearning content, and Adobe RoboHelp to create my Help Systems. There was rarely talk of combining the two technologies. The Perfect Help Topic. MORE >>

  17 Tweets

  ---

• IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CURVE | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

  #skillsoft Perspectives 2013 Day 1 Keynotes 'One of the values of a vendor conference (to me at least) is that it allows me to see where my vendor is going. What is their roadmap? Is it worth following? Thus far - SkillSoft has been pretty good about listening to their customers (more so than any other vendor I have worked with) and keeping their pulse on the greater learning environment. MORE >>

  4 Tweets

  ---

• ELEARNING 24-7 | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
  	E-Learning Musings 'As an honored tradition for the ASTD International Trade Show and whatever else they call it, I present my latest news and notes in the world of e-learning. T&D. know what you are thinking – T&D means training and development – yes you are correct, but in this case you are not.  system and so on. Oh, you would be so wrong. MORE >>

  18 Tweets

  ---

• IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CURVE | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

  #skillsoft Perspectives 2013 - other stuff 'The other sessions I attended focused on talent development. To be clear - my job centers around IT training. am not directly responsible for developing talent. Some cool ideas though. liked their first go at an interactive map. link] They also give away patches and blankets. Wonder if we could get away with "scout sashes" at our organization. MORE >>

  3 Tweets

  ---

• IGNATIA WEBS | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

  Choosing between Social Media automation and Reflective Use 'Thanks to the Ol''daily my attention got grabbed by an article from Elsua (Luis Suarez - an KM/IBM social media pioneer). In his reflective blogpost on the industrialization of social media in the enterprise. the dialogue. providing value and being silent are two sides of the same coin, that is, you He is hitting the nail on the head. MORE >>

  6 Tweets

  ---

• IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CURVE | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
  	The Pandora's Box of Purpose 'The Data Whisperer stared at my fancy 2 slide PowerPoint. What about purpose? Um.kinda didn''t want to open that Pandora''s box. It depresses me. Open the box, Wendy. Could be fun! What I hear - Professional Development is the real value of this system! Professional Development is a "nice to have." Including friends and allies. MORE >>

  2 Tweets

  ---

• ASTD Philly 2013 Presentation Resources KAPP NOTES | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• Leading Today Is Harder Than Ever CLO MAGAZINE | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• Free E-Book on Creative Facilitation Techniques for Training | ASTD T+D BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• London Summer Picnic LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• Take a Look at These CEOs’ First Jobs EJ4 | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• ASSESSMENTS—SPELLING, VOCABULARY, MATH QUIZZES FOR THE ELEARNERS—PART ONE RAPTIVITY | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• Webcast: Using the Psychology of Games for Learning USABLE LEARNING | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• The Biking Photographer. A Rolling Photoshoot at 12mph ECONTENT | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• Circling Back: Notification of Ask3 Responses VISUAL LOUNGE | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• SuccessFactors Hires Gartner Analyst to Lead Development of HCM Software CLO MAGAZINE | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

• Forecasts Special Report: 20 forecasts for 2013-2025 [The World Future Society and The Futurist] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

May 13, 2013

• E-LEARNING PROVOCATEUR | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013
  	M-Learning’s dirty little secrets 'I have a confession to make. At my workplace a little while ago, I created a smartphone-friendly version of our online induction course. Ownership of smartphones is relatively common in this corner of the world, and a large proportion of our new recruits are Gen Y. It tanked. But my confession is not that it tanked. It’s that I knew it would. MORE >>

  106 Tweets

  ---

• BRAVE NEW ORG | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013
  	It’s Time to Revolutionize Corporate Learning 'I spend a lot of time thinking, writing, speaking and working in my own personal and professional venn diagram of: leadership development; social collaborative tools; and. all things related to learning. One of those pillars — the learning space — is where I started my career. From Slideshare you can download the full.pdf file. MORE >>

  26 Tweets

  ---

• KNOWLEDGESTAR | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

  Content as a Service (CaaS) 'The etextbook in 2018 will be coupled to an app that will provide you with Content as a Service (CaaS). It will be designed to make learning easier and more effective. It will replace the old print (and even current online) proto-etextbook that used content as the product you bought. Dream with me a moment …. MORE >>

  22 Tweets

  ---

• WILL AT WORK LEARNING | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

  Rethinking Instructional Objectives 'Clark Quinn ( blog , website , Twitter )  recently cited some of my thinking about instructional objectives in the instructional technology forum of AECT ( ITFORUM ). wrote a long email to Clark in response, thanking him, and going into more detail. Indeed, as both Clark and I have previously noted, the probably shouldn’t be identical. Etcetera. MORE >>

  38 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING VISIONS | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

  Learning Theories 'The amazing Jane Bozarth (@janebozarth) shared this today and it looks like a great resource if you''re looking to learn more about learning theories. With hyperlinks galore, you can drill down to learn about Vygotsky (and possibly even how to say it!), scaffolding, experiential learning and more. What are the established learning theories MORE >>

  8 Tweets

  ---

• KAPP NOTES | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013
  	Infographic: How 3D Printing Will Revolutionize the Classroom 'Here is a neat infographic on how 3D printers will revolutionize learning, or instructional technology department just ordered one which we will receive this summer. can you say manipulatives …an old but great concept). Would like to credit OnlineDegrees.org for this graphic. Design MORE >>

  7 Tweets

  ---

• KNOWLEDGESTAR | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

  Too Many Children Left Behind 'Students with restless minds and bodies -- far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity -- are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. Education Learning MORE >>

  4 Tweets

  ---

• DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013
  	Question – what app could you NOT live without? 'What App could you NOT live without? Whether I’m not limiting this to iOS ‘apps’ but please consider any ‘tool’ you use on a mobile or tablet device. Leave a comment below and share your App and reasons for it. ‘DropBox’ App. Apps Android Dropbox iOS iPad iPhone Presentation Tablet WordPress MORE >>

  16 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNDASH | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

  How to Sell Your Elearning Courses for Profit [PART 3] 'For the past couple of weeks we have discussed the necessary steps for how to get started selling elearning courses for profit. At this point, you have a good idea on how to find topics that are in demand and how to get your online delivery platform set-up. But just because you build it doesn’t mean that they will come! Two-Prong Approach. Warning! MORE >>

  8 Tweets

  ---

• KNOWLEDGESTAR | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

  Planet Earth: The Community of Learners 'I can see a day soon where you’ll create your own college degree by taking the best online courses from the best professors from around the world — some computing from Stanford, some entrepreneurship from Wharton, some ethics from Brandeis, some literature from Edinburgh — paying only the nominal fee for the certificates of completion. MORE >>

  2 Tweets

  ---

• Freestyle Learning MARCIA CONNER | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• Sales Training Tips: Time is Money EJ4 | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• E-Learning in the Sciences ELEARNING 3.0 BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• Adobe Presenter wins 2013 CODiE award for ‘Best Video Tool’ ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• Personally Disconnected. Why Don’t We Care? TRAINING INDUSTRY BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• Webinar Recap: How Yammer Uses Mindflash For Training MINDFLASH | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• Interactive whiteboards are front and center in college classrooms [edtechmagazine.com] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• Calvin College professor: 18 reasons to save art education in elementary schools [VanReeuwyk ] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• 5 ways to build a future leader [Biro] LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

• Perfect Resize 7.5, formerly Genuine Fractals, increases image sizes w/out loss of sharpness or detail LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

May 12, 2013

• LEARNDASH | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013

  5 Ways Online Learning is Vital to Education 'If you ever need to make the case for online learning in your classroom, then this article is for you. The benefits of a blended, online learning component in education are too great to ignore. In some ways, educational institutions are doing their students an extreme disservice if they ignore online learning in their institution. MORE >>

  31 Tweets

  ---

• LATITUDE LEARNING BLOG | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013
  	What will be the primary driver of future growth in E-Learning; Technology, Content or Applications? 'While technology, content and applications are all important, A LinkedIn user wonders which will have the most impact on the growth of e-Learning in the a future. Read this post to find out we think we here at Latitude Learning MORE >>

  8 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013
  	Sense-making in practice 'Maria Popova at BrainPickings.org does an excellent review of the 1936 book, You Can Do Anything by James Mangan. She covers in detail the section on 14 Ways to Acquire Knowledge. These align nicely with the Seek : Sense : Share of personal knowledge management as shown below. Sense-making is the necessary value-add of PKM. “To be is to do.” MORE >>

  22 Tweets

  ---

• LATITUDE LEARNING BLOG | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013
  	What is an Interest List and How is it Used? 'Are you interested in taking a course, but not sure if you can fit it into your schedule? Is there no classroom offering available? Interests Lists can help you manage all this, from the student perspective and that of the manager as well MORE >>

  6 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING WITH E'S | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013
  	An audience with. 'We learn best when we are fully involved in the process. John Dewey advocated ''learning by doing'' and Seymour Papert called it ''learning by making''. These are theories that guide many educators today. Mindful of these theories, I have recently been working alongside students to encourage them to write for an audience. Unported License. MORE >>

  17 Tweets

  ---

• LATITUDE LEARNING BLOG | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013

  Top 5 eLearning Articles 'The Latitude Learning Team again delivers a hand picked selection of the best eLearning related articles available online. We hope you''ll find them interesting and informative MORE >>

  3 Tweets

  ---

• LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013

  2013 Cisco Global IT Impact Survey 'Also see: Infographic from the 2013 Cisco Global IT Impact Survey. Cisco: Your CTO probably has no idea what ‘The Internet of Things’ is. cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related corporate / business world internet IT in HE telecommunications Wireless IT workplace MORE >>

  1 Tweet

  ---

May 11, 2013

• BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013

  Agile vs ADDIE: Which Is Better for Learning Design? 'My last post was about Agile Learning Design , an iterative model of instructional design that focuses on collaboration and rapid prototyping. And it’s become quite a hot topic this past year. It is the hot new alternative to the old, and some have argued outdated, ADDIE model that has been the ultimate instructional design model for years. MORE >>

  50 Tweets

  ---

• JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013

  5 principles for a successful formal online social learning experience – and it’s not about the tools 'You can read the full post here MORE >>

  5 Tweets

  ---

• THE LEARNING DISPATCH | SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013

  Register for E-Learning Symposium 2013 - Austin - Save $50 'MicroAssist customers can save $50 by using discount code CAA13B MicroAssist''s Linda Warren is going to present on What makes Good Public Facing Training at Texas''s premier E-Learning Conference. Learning can be designed for employees in your organization and it can also be designed for people who never step foot on your premises. read more MORE >>

  0 Tweets

  ---