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February 13, 2012

• KAPP NOTES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Three Tips for e-Learning Dominance
  Wouldn’t it be great to have the most dominant, overruling, kick butt e-learning imaginable. meaning people actually learned and applied what you wanted them to learn and apply from taking your e-learning module). Here are three tips to help you achieve that goal. ONE: Make the learning meaningful. am so tired of Rapid E-Learning. DesignMORE >> 12 Tweets
• CLARK QUINN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Social media budget line item?
  Where does social media fit in the organization? In talking with a social media entrepreneur over beers the other day, he mentioned that one of his barriers in dealing with organizations was that they didn’t have a budget line for social media software. In one instance, it had been the R&D organization that undertook the cost. MORE >> 15 Tweets
• CLIVE ON LEARNING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Online learners need the means, the motive and the opportunity
  Means, motive and opportunity might be necessary if you are to convince a jury to convict in a trial, but they also apply in a wide variety of other circumstances, not least whether or not learning technologies make sense for a particular population: Means Learners need the means to engage with technology, in particular the IT literacy. MORE >> 17 Tweets
• LEARNING VISIONS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Write the Questions First.
  "Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer." ~ Rainer Marie Rilke, from “Letters to a Young Poet". Words to live by. And, it turns out, words by which to design instruction. Read more in Kineo Top Tip 64: Write the Questions FirstMORE >> 8 Tweets
• LIVING IN LEARNING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Who Threw That?
  A question many of us have sought to answer…or maybe “predict”…came up in one of my networking groups this morning. When you do you know that the Learning & Development function in your organization is fully developed?” The answer to this may be as impossible to define as it is to nail Jell-O to the wall. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Bending The Rules
  This weekend, one of my parents reminded me that I got my first digital game console exactly thirty years ago, the Atari 2600. I’d been playing simple games on my dad’s Apple II, but the Atari console was a totally different experience. When I loaded up Missile Invaders for the first time, it was gamer heaven. have a theory. MORE >> 20 Tweets
• ONLIGNMENT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Why training may not always be the right course of action – part 2
  In the first part of this series we listed some well-known and tragic cases of under-performance, and asked, “If the people were trained, how could things go so badly wrong?” Why don’t people get things right first time, every time? There are 6 common reasons why performance deficit might occur. 1) Task perception. 2) Capability and experience. MORE >> 11 Tweets
• LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Who owns corporate social media?
  With many corporate systems now coming with in-built social media tools, and bottom-up systems like Yammer & Socialcast gaining large numbers of users through exponential growth, who's job is it to prevent fragmentation of your internal social networks? It seems like every corporate tool now has some element of social media contained within it. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  Project Spotlight: The Art of a Custom Android App
  Mobile app developers know the mantra: make sure it works on every platform! It can be difficult to make an app work on every version of iOS, let alone every Android tablet. When company’s decide to standardize their hardware, the developer’s job becomes considerably easier. We asked a simple question: “Want an App for that?” MORE >> 1 Tweet
• LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  The eLearning Guild Publishes 2012 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation by Bill Brandon
  The eLearning Guild has released the 2012 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation Report. Summary and links are here, along with a salary calculator you can use to compute and compare baseline salaries with your own situation. Professional DevelopmentMORE >> 7 Tweets
• Social media in 1940 LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  
• Surgery via text message DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  
• Who Trains the Trainers? MINDFLASH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  
• I Unfriended You On Facebook. Are We Still Friends? BRAVE NEW ORG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  
• MITx Prototype Course Opens For Enrollment by News Editor LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  
• The Human Factor: Building Strategic Partnerships in Your Organization by Mary Arnold LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  

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February 12, 2012

• THE LEARNING CIRCUITS BLOG | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  What will your training role be in the future?
  After sitting in on a training professional competencies focus group at TechKnowledge 2012, I became more inspired than ever to think about the role that learning and development professionals can look forward to in the future. There are many ways to imagine what will happen based on what is occurring today. Start with the core and work outward. MORE >> 9 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  Getting to Social
  Tweet You are engaging with social media for marketing and customer support. You have also put in place a social intranet, with activity streams for sharing information, collaboration tools for work teams and document management systems that include social tags and easy sharing. Now the hard work begins. Social Media are New Languages. MORE >> 25 Tweets
• CHALLENGE TO LEARN | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  (New) e-Learning metaphors: cased based learning
  In my quest for new learning metaphors I have to pay attention to cased based learning (CBL) or Scenario based learning (SBL). It is not new, but it is very powerful. The great thing about it is that it approaches learning for the learners perspective, based on real world problems. It is not used as much as it should be. And that is difficult. MORE >> 5 Tweets
• LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  LinkedIn is Disrupting the Global Recruiting Market
  Last week LinkedIn reported amazing financials (stock jumped almost 20% in one day). The company reported 105% YTY growth in quarterly revenues to $167.7 Million, putting the company on a 2012 plan of $860 Million. But the real story is the huge jump in revenues from LinkedIn's recruiting services ("Hiring Solutions"). MORE >> 3 Tweets
• INTEGRATED LEARNINGS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  Becoming a Learning Architect
  By Dean Hawkinson. recently came across a review of a book written by Clive Shepherd called The New Learning Architect. began to reflect on the 11+ years that I have been an instructional designer and how the role has changed dramatically over that period of time. Brief History. Then came Web 2.0 and move it into learning. MORE >> 3 Tweets
• ADVENTURES IN CORPORATE EDUCATION | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  I’ve moved my blog!
  Hi – I’ve moved all of my old blogs to my domain: [link]. Please follow me there, I won’t be updating this blog anymore. Here is the RSS feed: [link]. Uncategorized movingMORE >> 1 Tweet
• USABLE LEARNING | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  Gameful Webinar – Recording
  The recording of the webinar that I did for the Gameful folks has been posted – it’s available  here: [link] We wound up with a troll in the room towards the end, who kept posting links to -erm- unsavory sites, … Continue reading → Brain Stuff e-Learning Education Games Human Behavior Wackiness webinarMORE >> 1 Tweet
• LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  Upside2Go Released For Android by News Editor
  With this release, Upside2Go is now available on the third major mobile operating system, with the other two being BlackBerry OS and iOS. Development Strategies Mobile Learning ToolsMORE >> 1 Tweet
• LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  Assima Announces the Acquisition of Kaplan Learning Technologies by News Editor
  Assima is extending its product portfolio into the mid-level market with authoring tools STT and Atlantic-Link. Development Strategies Management Strategies ToolsMORE >> 0 Tweets

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February 11, 2012

• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012
  Writing & Grammar: Adjectives Versus Adverbs
  by Jennie Ruby    Last week's challenge was a tough one. Several readers correctly punctuated the sentences but did not correctly identify which commas were optional. Sadly, only a minority of respondents got everything right. Here are the answers as presented by  Larena Jackson. In the morning she will leave the house by 7:30. MORE >> 5 Tweets
• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012
  Let the image dance for your tunes… Image Slideshows with audio using Adobe Captivate 5.5
  One of my favorite feature in Audio Editing dialog is, starting the next slide at a specific location at the audio waveform… just have to click ‘Select next slide at the cursor position’ button or simply press Ctrl+S or Cmd+S. Are you wondering what’s the fun? The fun begins when you want to play the [.]. MORE >> 7 Tweets
• WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012
  Thought Leader
  Art Kleiner is the editor in chief of the award-winning management magazine strategy+business, as well as the author of two well-known management books. He developed a framework for advancing thought leadership in partnership with MIT’s Center for Organizational Learning. It does, however, take preparation. thought leadershipMORE >> 0 Tweets
• WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012
  Hope is a big word
  Enjoy. When I see such videos, I deeply believe there is HOPE in the WORLD. happiness world hopeMORE >> 0 Tweets

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February 10, 2012

• MANAGING ELEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  Association LMS – Yes or No?
  Association LMS – Yes or No?: The The Truth Is…. You Might Not Need an LMS I receive calls from associations who insist they need an LMS when they already have the software systems to deliver their informal professional development programs.  Here are five questions you should ask yourself before entering the murky world of vetting vendors [.]. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• GEORGE SIEMENS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  Openness: Why learners should know about, and influence, how decisions are made about their learning
  Earlier this week, I delivered a presentation to TEDxEdmonton on why openness and learning analytics are critical for rethinking the future of education. The theme of the event was on open source culture and whether the promises of open source have been oversold. Rigid systems break in periods of flux. Openness in response to change. Move fast. MORE >> 38 Tweets
• IGNATIA WEBS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  Blogphilosophy: why I stopped measuring my e-penis #rankingsoftware
  Sometimes I need a good (figurative) slap in the face to keep it real. few weeks ago David Bezemer put my feet back on the ground in a tweeted reaction ( @dbezemer ) on me sending him a 'klout' invitation: "over my dead body! there are enough people out there desperately measuring their e-penis, I do not feel good about that". So he got me thinking. MORE >> 10 Tweets
• TAKE AN E-LEARNING BREAK | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  Internet Safety: Educational programs for parents and kids
  I recently read a Facebook entry by one of my “tween” relatives that disturbed me. She probably thought it was an innocent remark but to a predator it could have been interpreted differently. wanted to find the right words to convey what I thought and provide some good education resources for her and her mom. MORE >> 4 Tweets
• JAY CROSS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  Disruptive Educational Research Conference in India
  Next month at this time, I’ll be boarding a plane for Delhi. In the sixties I dreamed of visiting India but never made it. Finally fulfilling the dream has me totally jazzed. I’ll be taking part in EdgeX ,  an event that covers two important themes for education – Learning X.O EdgeX aims to be disruptive. world. New forms of assessments. MORE >> 7 Tweets
• MINDFLASH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  How iPhone Apps Fit Into Online Training
  M-learning — mobile learning — is a hot new topic among training professionals, but what, exactly, is it? And who uses it? We know the idea is to tap into the immense power and popularity of smartphones and tablets and to deliver training on-the-go. The Daily Mindflash: Why make your online training program mobile? Can anyone do it? MORE >> 34 Tweets
• ONLIGNMENT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  The experiential learning toolkit
  Over the past year we have been publishing extracts from The New Learning Architect. We continue with the third and last part of chapter 10: Top-down approaches. There are many ways in which an organisation can encourage experiential learning on a top-down basis:: Benchmarking. Project reviews. Action learning. Job enrichment. Job rotation. MORE >> 3 Tweets
• GOOD TO GREAT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  Three tips for effective quality assurance
  I hope by now I’ve convinced you of the benefits of quality assurance – although I may not have convinced you that QA is a fun task! Either way, accepting that you need to do it is one thing; knowing how to do it effectively and efficiently is another. Here are my simple tips. Give it a fresh look. Consider TVF in turn. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  Thinking together
  Tweet Here are some of the observations and insights that were shared via Twitter this past week. SebPaquet – “If the computer is a tool for thinking, then the internet is a tool for thinking together.” ” @britz – “Culture, the most powerful presence in your organization, is only learned socially & informally. MORE >> 4 Tweets
• LEARNING WITH E'S | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  Damascus Road
  Researching Social Media in Education: What can we learn? View more PowerPoint from Steve Wheeler My keynote presentation yesterday to the Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research had a mixed reception. Some delegates agreed with the points I made, others were more sceptical. had to pause at this point to rub my eyes. expected it. MORE >> 9 Tweets
• Hacker culture WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  
• 5 Ways to Tell If Your Training Organization Needs More Training MINDFLASH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  
• Thoughts on Flash, HTML5, and video ICS LEARNING GROUP | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  

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February 9, 2012

• LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LEARNING | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  Teaching without powerpoint - Using a website creation tool
  There's lots to reflect on when you teach. Rarely do we get a chance or have the inclination to do this fully. For my role as a Learning Technologist in a Higher Education institution (Institute of Education, London, UK), I don't do a massive amount of teaching. On Tues, 7th Feb, I ran a session called 21st century tools for teaching and learning. MORE >> 5 Tweets
• IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  4 Calls for #papers and 2 #PhD opportunities
  Educause 2012 Conference dates: 6 – 9 November 2012 Location: Denver Colorado, USA More information: [link] Deadline for submissions: 21 Februari 2012 Themes: The conference program will be organized around IT-related themes and how they are tied to different IT professional domain focus areas. For entry to the MRes you should have a 2.1 MORE >> 6 Tweets
• E-LEARNING UNCOVERED | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  Accessibility Features of Popular Authoring Tools
  Last month at ASTD’s TechKnowledge conference, I held a session where I compared the accessibility features of popular authoring tools: primarily Captivate, Lectora, and Storyline. ve created a two-page table summarizing the major accessibility features of each. All in all, the three software packages are extremely similar. MORE >> 10 Tweets
• DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  Why do people connect? #edtech
  “Technology is like a mirror: if an idiot looks in you can’t expect an apostle to look out” so says Stephen Fry in this witty and engaging video on ‘why do people connect?’ ’ This is a great video  on why people connect, where Stephen Fry talks about social media and people. Enjoy! edtech. EdTech trends for 2010. MORE >> 21 Tweets
• KAPP NOTES | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  Social Production
  Here is the concept of Social Production as Tony and I covered in “Learning in 3D.” ” Social production is the means by which a software operating system or a digital encyclopedia can be created without the need for a large centralized hierarchy. In the past such forms of social production were limited and bounded in nature. MORE >> 4 Tweets
• BLOOMFIRE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  Three Questions to ask in Launching a New Product
  A well-executed strategy makes launching a new product exciting, but a new launch is always a little scary simply because it’s unfamiliar territory. Launching a new product is a great way to boost interest and revenue while expanding your company’s array of offerings. So how do you do it right? Who is the new product for? Tips product launchMORE >> 10 Tweets
• UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  Government Initiative To Endorse eLearning In Saudi Arabia
  The Saudi Government remains the major contributor to the development of the country’s higher education infrastructure and is continuously raising the budget to be spent on the education sector. This in turn has lead to the growth of eLearning across enterprises and educational institutions in the Arab World. Governmental initiatives. MORE >> 26 Tweets
• LEARNING WITH E'S | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  A dangerous game
  There's a dangerous game they play in Cyprus. It's called Meze , and it's far more brutal than the Spanish Tapas equivalent. The game goes like this: There are two teams: the eating team and the waiter team. It begins innocuously, with a few plates of pitta bread, humus and tzatziki. The eating team is lulled into a false sense of security. MORE >> 43 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  A decade of life in perpetual Beta
  Tweet Here are some of the things I’ve learned over the past decade about learning, working and life in perpetual Beta. Perpetual beta. View more presentations from Harold Jarche. Informal Learning NetworkedLearningMORE >> 11 Tweets
• BAMBOO PROJECT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  3 Tips for Increasing the Awesome at Work
  Last week I wrote about increasing the awesome vs. decreasing the suck and how I think that the only way to decrease what sucks is by focusing on what's awesome. Since then I've been thinking a lot about how to increase the awesome in my work life--what is it that we can do to bring the awesome? . Tune into the emotions of Awesome. . Who am I with? MORE >> 13 Tweets
• Empowering Personal Learning Environments at USM! ZAIDLEARN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• Oracle buys Taleo LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• Need an invite to knowledge? StartupBus! ECONTENT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• Oracle buys Taleo - Cloud Tech is Important! Are you Still Avoiding Cloud Services? CORPORATE ELEARNING STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• What’s in a Letter? Thoughts on Dropping the E from E-Learning MINDFLASH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• ‘Noir’ Photography App DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• Gameful Webinar USABLE LEARNING | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• Why You Must Define the So-What of Learning BRAVE NEW ORG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• Oracle Buys Taleo by News Editor LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  
• Kenexa Agrees To Acquire OutStart by News Editor LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  

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February 8, 2012

• ELEARNING BROTHERS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Ten Online Training Do’s and Don’ts
  There are many things to think about when creating an eLearning team and creating online training. This posts list 10 DOs and DON’Ts to consider when building your next team and course. It isn’t a complete list but it does cover the main bases. You can also checkout the animated presentation. Old PowerPoint decks kind-of stink. Designer. MORE >> 63 Tweets
• JAY CROSS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Everything’s Coming Up Networks (except learning)
  Sloan Management Review has a great interview with Andy McAfee on What Sells CEOs on Social Networking. CEOs excitedly agree with Lew Platt’s old observation about Hewlett-Packard: “If only HP knew what HP knows, we’d be three times more productive.” Summit in Paris. On the net, facts don’t stay on the page. MORE >> 48 Tweets
• INTEGRATED LEARNINGS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Do Learning Styles Matter?
  By Shelley A. Gable. At first, learning styles seemed to be a hot topic because theorists were interested in defining various style typologies and prescribing instructional implications. Hence, we have a lot of literature describing modalities, brain hemisphere preferences, Kolb’s styles, Gregorc’s styles, and more. vote yes. MORE >> 22 Tweets
• DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Creative Commons explained (video)
  Here is a great explanation of the different ‘attribution’ or license elements of Creative Commons : “Creative Commons helps you share your knowledge and creativity with the world. Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.” MORE >> 25 Tweets
• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Learn through mistakes… a scenario-based course using Adobe Captivate 5.5
  Scenario-based courses help learners to try workflows as they proceed and learn as they make mistakes and learn. wanted to create one such course and thought of taking my HTML5 course on Photography Basics to the next level by adding another scenario, in that way teaching two topics of Photography. Watch the course below [.]. MORE >> 31 Tweets
• THE LEARNING GENERALIST | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Photography for Elearning Developers - Working with a Histogram
  If you've owned a prosumer camera or a DSLR/ SLT, you may have seen the histogram display on your camera. It may have even left you confused. One of the more ignored tools in your arsenal, the histogram is a great diagnostic for your image. Taken step further, it's also a pretty awesome guide to post process your image. It's quite simple. MORE >> 9 Tweets
• TAKE AN E-LEARNING BREAK | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  The Army OneSource Virtual World
  Explore the new Army OneSource Virtual World and stay connected to Family and friends! This virtual environment allows you to collaborate, learn, socialize, host or attend training sessions, and participate in daily events. Army OneSource programs are also at your fingertips in this three-dimensional environment. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Enterprise 2.0 and Social Business are Hollow Shells without Democracy
  Tweet A guiding goal in much of my work is the democratization of the workplace. Democracy Democracy is our best structure for political governance and I believe it should be the basis of our workplaces as well. As work and learning become integrated in a networked society, I see great opportunities to create better employment models. Enterprise 2.0 MORE >> 10 Tweets
• ELEARNING NOT AS USUAL | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Bye, Bye! Adobe confirms no Flash for Chrome on Android.
  Computerworld - "Chrome for Android will not run Flash Player, the popular software that Apple has famously banned, Adobe confirmed yesterday. The acknowledgment was no surprise: Last November, Adobe announced it was abandoning development of Flash for mobile browsers. In other words, Google missed the Flash boat by several months. Not to worry! MORE >> 6 Tweets
• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  Adobe Captivate: A Clean Break from PowerPoint
  by Kevin Siegel    Many Captivate projects begin in Microsoft PowerPoint. If you've never tried to import a PowerPoint presentation, you'll find it an easy process. All you have to do is choose  From Microsoft PowerPoint  (located at the right of the Welcome screen). Changing your mind about linking is simple. MORE >> 6 Tweets
• Kineo Event in Los Angeles Feb 28th LEARNING VISIONS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Lessons From The Best: 2012 Bersin & Associates Learning Leaders LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Free Webinar: 2/10 - Litmos "Love your LMS": Experience the world's most user-friendly Learning Management System TAKE AN E-LEARNING BREAK | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• The Social Learning Revolution JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Learning Trends: Optimistic or Idealistic? GOOD PRACTICE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Product Review: BlueVolt ELEARNING 24-7 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Learning Lab Part 1 Wrap-up: 5 Social Learning Lessons BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Big Cuts Proposed for PA Education Budget KAPP NOTES | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Life’s a Big Video Game for Gen Y – So Let Them Play! MINDFLASH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Tweeting during exams … and that’s just the staff! #tweetgate DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Lessons From The Best: 2012 Bersin & Associates Learning Leaders LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Beginning Instructional Authoring: Who's Looking Out for YOUR Skills? Part Three by Patti Shank LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Lessons From The Best: 2012 Bersin & Associates Learning Leaders LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• You’re Invited! Meet Bravais: Xyleme’s Cloud Learning Solution // Webinar Results DAWN OF LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  
• Verizon Snafu Underscores Importance of Security in Training MINDFLASH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
  

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February 7, 2012

• 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 >> 44 Tweets
• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  Couse Companion for Adobe Captivate – The Progress Index
  I hope you would have started using the Course Companion for Adobe Captivate by now. We We had many queries regarding the new concept of Progress Index. In this blog, I will try to answer some of those queries. Progress Index Progress Index is a score (out of 16) calculated based on many aspects of an Adobe Captivate   e-learning [.]. MORE >> 23 Tweets
• LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  Is this a better approach to face-to-face learning?
  With all the advances in online learning, why haven't we changed our approach to the face-to-face event? We now have ways to easily deliver content, whether text, images, audio, video (or any combination) using massively scalable technologies. With all this, why do we still need the classroom / conference hall? In fact, when you have conversations. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• 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 >> 4 Tweets
• 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 >> 93 Tweets
• 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 >> 6 Tweets
• 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 >> 1 Tweet
• 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 >> 9 Tweets
• 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 >> 2 Tweets
• BAMBOO PROJECT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  Tough Questions for Your Professional Development
  Through a friend, I discovered the In Good Company blog and this excellent post on 5 tough questions entrepreneurs should be asking themselves. Reading through the questions, I thought they could easily be adapted to anyone, whether they work for themselves or for someone else, so here they are. Why don’t you? What would make doing them better? MORE >> 2 Tweets
• Kenexa Acquires Outstart: Getting Serious about the Corporate Learning Market LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  
• Elevator Pitch - expanded LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  
• Running out of time CLIVE ON LEARNING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  
• Designing learning, or, what would Elmore do? DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  
• The Collaboration Commons Idea BRAVE NEW ORG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  
• Recruitment is NOT Talent Acquisition LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  
• Designing Learning for “When Things Go Wrong” by Michele Medved LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | 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
  
• Is Multiple Activity Streams the Way Forward for Enterprise Platforms? ID REFLECTIONS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  

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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 >> 11 Tweets
• 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 >> 10 Tweets
• DESIGNING IMPACT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  Innovative Design Starts With One Question: What Matters?
  What matters? Have you asked yourself this recently? Try it. Thanks to Missy Durant , author of What Matters… Gratitude , I’ve been reminded about the importance of taking time to reflect and it’s given me renewed energy and focus. even wrote a letter. No doubt answering this question and making it real reaps huge life benefits. Be courageous. MORE >> 1 Tweet
• 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 >> 4 Tweets
• 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 >> 5 Tweets
• 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 >> 4 Tweets
• BAMBOO PROJECT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  Emotions and Your Career
  With my Career Clarity Camp, we're entering the home stretch and starting to integrate the lessons we've learned. One of the things we're working on this week is looking at the emotions we feel about the work we've been doing, which got me thinking about the power of emotions at work. . Emotions at Work. means being unemotional. MORE >> 16 Tweets
• 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 >> 2 Tweets
• 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 >> 3 Tweets
• LEARNING WITH E'S | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  My mouse is dead
  No, we haven't had a pet bereavement. and there is no tiny rodent laying legs up in its little cage (although. there's a thought. My daughter's pet mouse sometimes keeps us awake at night with its irritating noises.). No, I'm referring to that wonderful old computer peripheral device that was first introduced in the last century. My mouse is dead. MORE >> 19 Tweets
• 8 contemporary #learning needs for the #knowledge age and K12 reform book IGNATIA WEBS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  
• Udacity & Coursera. Is It Really Education Reform? BRAVE NEW ORG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  
• 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
  
• Camtasia Small Business Test Drive: Week 2 VISUAL LOUNGE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  
• eSchool Media Award for Raptivity VIKAS JOSHI ON INTERACTIVE LEARNING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  
• Marc My Words: eLearning Boot Camp by Marc J. Rosenberg LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  
• The State of Sales Training in 2012: Top Trends and Takeaways MINDFLASH | 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
  
• Social Learning: Key resources from January JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  

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February 5, 2012

• 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 >> 16 Tweets
• 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 >> 16 Tweets
• 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 >> 13 Tweets
• 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 >> 74 Tweets
• 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 >> 4 Tweets
• 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 >> 2 Tweets
• 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 >> 3 Tweets
• 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 >> 18 Tweets
• 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 >> 8 Tweets
• 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 >> 0 Tweets

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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 >> 2 Tweets
• 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 >> 3 Tweets
• 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 >> 0 Tweets

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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 >> 0 Tweets
• 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 >> 0 Tweets
• 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 >> 54 Tweets
• 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 >> 10 Tweets
• 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 >> 5 Tweets
• 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 >> 8 Tweets
• 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 >> 4 Tweets
• 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 &#8594 MORE >> 0 Tweets
• 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 >> 2 Tweets
• 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 >> 5 Tweets
• 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
  

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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 >> 10 Tweets
• 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 >> 15 Tweets
• 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 >> 3 Tweets
• 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 >> 41 Tweets
• 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 >> 5 Tweets
• 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 >> 3 Tweets
• 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 >> 5 Tweets
• 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 >> 5 Tweets
• 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 >> 5 Tweets
• 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 >> 5 Tweets
• 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
  

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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 >> 14 Tweets
• 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 >> 29 Tweets
• 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 >> 10 Tweets
• 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 >> 13 Tweets
• 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 >> 23 Tweets
• 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 >> 6 Tweets
• 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 >> 29 Tweets
• 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 >> 4 Tweets
• 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 >> 3 Tweets
• 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 >> 1 Tweet
• 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
  

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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 >> 61 Tweets
• 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 >> 19 Tweets
• 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 >> 10 Tweets
• 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 >> 13 Tweets
• 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 >> 2 Tweets
• 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 >> 8 Tweets
• 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 >> 2 Tweets
• 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 >> 6 Tweets
• 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 >> 51 Tweets
• 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 >> 20 Tweets
• 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
  

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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 >> 1 Tweet
• 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 >> 13 Tweets
• 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 >> 11 Tweets
• 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 >> 4 Tweets
• 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 >> 9 Tweets
• 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 >> 29 Tweets
• 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 >> 33 Tweets
• 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 >> 15 Tweets
• 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 >> 3 Tweets
• 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 >> 7 Tweets
• 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
  

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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 >> 96 Tweets
• 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 >> 39 Tweets
• 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 >> 24 Tweets
• 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 >> 7 Tweets
• 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 >> 8 Tweets
• 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 >> 2 Tweets
• 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 >> 0 Tweets
• 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 >> 0 Tweets
• 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 >> 0 Tweets

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January 28, 2012

• DESIGNING IMPACT | SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
  Top 10 Posts for 2011: Thank YOU!
  Happy New Year! Thanks to all of YOU for your inspiration and insights. It was an absolutely fantastic year! Designing Impact’s 2011 top 10 posts: Augmented Reality, Future for eLearning? Need an Online Portfolio Fast? Use a Blog Template. Really. Top 10 eLearning Elements: Going from Good to Great Design. They’re Part of It. MORE >> 6 Tweets
• LEARN AND LEAD | SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
  Three Elements of a Learning Organization
  The other day we were discussing how can we build anenvironment where everyone in the organization will continuously learn fromeach other. feel there are three key elements to build a learningorganization. Technology :This in my view is relatively the easiest component to set up. MORE >> 6 Tweets
• LEARNING WITH E'S | SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
  Back to the future
  I was lucky to witness firsthand some of the earliest attempts at educational computing in the UK. In 1976 we set up a project called Investigations into Teaching with Microprocessors as an Aid (ITMA). Educational computing was still very much in its infancy, and there was a lot of interest in whether they could or would actually change learning. MORE >> 33 Tweets
• LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
  My elevator pitch
  It's difficult to explain to people quite what I do at work, so I'm trying to pull some ideas together. Any contributions gladly received! Elevator pitch : a short summary used to quickly and simply define a product, service, or organization and its value proposition. I'd welcome any feedback though. Original post. PersonalMORE >> 4 Tweets

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January 27, 2012

• LEARNING VISIONS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  Learner Experience Design with Julie Dirksen #ASTDTK12
  My live blogged notes from Julie Dirksen’s Friday session. Julie wrote the book: Design for How People Learn. www.useablelearning.com Learner experience design: overlap between user experience design (uxd) and instructional design User experience design – how Amazon makes sure that customers can buy a book. Question: How do you do analysis? MORE >> 11 Tweets
• SPARK YOUR INTEREST | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  A “T” shaped professional development plan
  I think 2012 could be an interesting year for my pro-d. I’ts almost like that “T” shaped skills from IDEO. The concept isn’t terribly new , but I think it’s useful, for me anyway. You have deep expertise in your core competency (the vertical bar), but complement it with adjacent skills (the horizontal bar). User design. MORE >> 5 Tweets
• ID REFLECTIONS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  A Surprise!
  Today I received a pleasant surprise! And one that also humbled me. One of my Twitter friends notified me about this post: Asia Pacific's List of elearning Movers and Shakers -- [link] asia-pacifics-list-of- learning-movers-and-shakers. html I appear in this curated list of the top 10 movers and shakers, and I was delighted. And to give back! MORE >> 4 Tweets
• LEARNING WITH E'S | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  Positive deviance and the IPD
  We all know that organisations and institutions impose barriers to innovation. The larger they are, the more rules they tend to generate. This is because by nature large organisations are conservative and there is a perceived need to protect the status quo and maintain order. But this isn't always good news for creativity and innovation. MORE >> 37 Tweets
• JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  Get up to speed with social media, social learning and social business
  At the Social Learning Centre I am going to be hosting a number of short online “programmes” about social media, social learning and social business. These “programmes” will use a very informal, social, collaborative approach: there will be no formal classes and no monitoring/management of your learning in a LMS. Here are three upcoming programmes. MORE >> 20 Tweets
• LEARNING VISIONS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  Lisa Doyle Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy #ASTDTK12
  My live notes from today’s closing session at ASTD TK12 in Las Vegas. Lisa Doyle is the Chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy and named Chief Learning Office of the Year by CLO Magazine for 2012. The more we understand our Veterans, the better we will serve them.” VA – second largest cabinet level agency in the US. mission service. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  Training: Best Practices for Creating eLearning Courses using Adobe Presenter
  Topic: Best Practices for Creating eLearning Courses using Adobe Presenter Date and time: Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US/Pacific Description: Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh and Vish to learn how to rapidly create an eLearning course from within Microsoft PowerPoint using Adobe Presenter. adobe presenter Best practices rapid elearningMORE >> 16 Tweets
• PERFORMANCE LEARNING PRODUCTIVITY | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  MANAGERS AND MAD HATTERS: WORK THAT STRETCHES
  This is the third and final of three posts adapted from articles I’ve written for Inside Learning Technologies & Skills magazine. It was published and distributed in the magazine for the Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition in London 25-26 January 2012. It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,” says the White Queen to Alice. MORE >> 9 Tweets
• LEARNING WITH E'S | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  Border crossings
  As ever, the Learning without Frontiers conference and festival was a rallying point for those who are at the forefront of innovation in education. few of the invited speakers were shared across both events, giving presentations to two separate audiences in two different venues within the Olympia complex. Unported License. MORE >> 16 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  Red or Blue?
  Tweet Here are some of the insights and observations that were shared via Twitter this past week. If the structure does not permit dialogue the structure must be changed. Paulo Freire” – via @surreallyno. “Learning is the human activity which least needs manipulation by others. Ivan Illich” – via @IvanIllich2. MORE >> 7 Tweets
• 1,300 iPads for Level 3 Sales Team - Perfect Mobile Learning Tool CORPORATE ELEARNING STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Training: Creating HTML5 Courses for iPad using Adobe Captivate 5.5 and HTML5 Converter ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Amity Snow Pine Gold Explosion ECONTENT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Time to break this notion: Teacher is always right! ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Reflection on #LWF12 DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Three Key Aspects of Corporate Sales Training BLOOMFIRE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• I need some help GEORGE SIEMENS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Experiential learning ONLIGNMENT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Learning Tech 2012 Conference News ELEARNING WEEKLY | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Dynamic text for buttons… Drawing Shapes + Click boxes way! ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• How Time Flies… ALEARNING | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Getting Bullish on SAP in the HR Marketplace LEARNING ON THE LEADING EDGE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  
• Art & Science WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
  

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January 26, 2012

• LEARNING VISIONS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  Stuart Crabb of Facebook #ASTDTK12
  My live notes from the general session at ASTD TK12 on Thursday. Humans have been collaborating since the dawn of time. Facebook didn’t invent that, just created a great tool. What does it mean to be social? It’s not new. Cave drawings from 32,000 BC – telling a story, sharing with those around them). He’s using Facebook timeline to tell the story). MORE >> 8 Tweets
• CLARK QUINN | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  Sharing Failure
  I’ve earlier talked about the importance of failure in learning, and now it’s revealed that Apple’s leadership development program plays that up in a big way. There are risks in sharing, and rewards. And ways to do it better and worse. As a consequence, the company continues to make them, and gets in it’s own way. MORE >> 4 Tweets
• THE PEFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  Investing in Training in Downturns and Upturns
  The U.S. is emerging from a training drought that occurred during the worst economic period since the Great Depression. At least, that’s what’s indicated by the leading organizations in this kind of research. ASTD reports an increase in spending on L&D in 2010 (latest year for which data is available); they estimate companies spent about $171.5 MORE >> 9 Tweets
• LEARNING VISIONS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  Moving to the Virtual Classroom: A Trainer’s Roadmap to Success with Cindy Huggett #ASTDTK12
  My live notes from Cindy Huggett’s @cindyhugg session at ASTD TK12. She’s been doing virtual classroom since 2001. Ask what do you mean by virtual training? what are your goals? Tells the story of an org that was having issues – she had told them one person, one computer, one phoneline, but they were all in the same room. Is it the same number? MORE >> 4 Tweets
• TAKE AN E-LEARNING BREAK | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  ASTD Essentials Series: Essentials of Experiential Learning and Simulations
  Experience is the Best Teacher – Using Simulations to Build Experience Ken Spero, Executive Director, NexLearn - Immersive Learning University Are you interested in developing simulations but don’t have the time to go to a workshop or conference? If so, this ASTD online workshop may be the answer. Check it out: [link MORE >> 2 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  Confused or Strong Beliefs?
  Tweet Much of my work is in helping organizations prepare for increasingly creative and complex work because this is where the business value is, whether in offering differentiated services in a competitive market or in advancing scientific R&D. One cannot understand the environment until one probes it. Analysis is not enough. Narration of Work. MORE >> 6 Tweets
• JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  Internet Time Alliance Insights: the presentation
  My colleague Harold Jarche has created the following presentation which brings together some thoughts (in the form of short quotes)  about workplace transformation from each the 5 Principals of the Internet Time Alliance (ITA). ITA Insights 2012. When Mark Britz tweeted about this slideset, he said. mark britz (@britz) January 25, 2012. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• MINDFLASH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  Has the Recession Permanently Scarred Gen Y?
  Put more than one economist in a room and chances are slim they’ll find much to agree on. However, lately there seems to be a consensus forming among economists that the economy’s trajectory is heading up. That’s That’s great news for struggling young people. Poor and Depressed. ” Risk-Averse. ” Workaholics. Silver Lining. MORE >> 16 Tweets
• LEARNING WITH E'S | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  No place like dome
  The dome village created by Graham Brown-Martin and his Learning without Frontiers team - at Olympia in London this week - seems to have been a great hit for many delegates. OK, I'm joking about Foucault and Bourdieu - I know they weren't a duo). Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. lwf12 Learning without Frontiers BBCMORE >> 11 Tweets
• VISUAL LOUNGE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  Interview With a Lead Developer: Paul Middlin
  Who are you, and what do you do? Paul Middlin, Lead Developer on Camtasia:mac. How did you find out about TechSmith? Mike Malinak had found the company in 2002, while we were in grad school. Said it was a fantastic place. There were about 40 people here at the time. What do you like most about working at TechSmith? Ready to compile. Dev CornerMORE >> 1 Tweet
• Using Your Kindle Fire Browser (screenshots) ECONTENT | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  
• "SMACK THE LEARNER ON THE FACE" - Learning from failures - best learning ever SIMPLIFY ELEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  

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January 25, 2012

• ELEARNING BROTHERS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  5 Important Analysis Questions
  Often, due to shortened project timelines, the Analysis phase of the ADDIE process is cut short or skipped all together. This phase might very well be the most important phase of the ADDIE process. It is during the Analysis phase that you uncover the information critical for the learner to be successful in their job. MORE >> 7 Tweets
• KAPP NOTES | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  TechKnowledge 2012 Presentation Resources
  Here are my slides from the TechKnowledge 2012 presentation “What Research Tells us about 3D Avatars, Storytelling and Serious games for Learning and Changing Behavior” plus videos and other links that go into more detail based on the topics I discussed. Kapp's ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 Presentation. 2006). Reference: Baylor, A. 2005). MORE >> 18 Tweets
• CLARK QUINN | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  Will tablets diverge?
  After my post trying to characterize the differences between tablets and mobile, Amit Garg similarly  posted that tablets are different. I agree. As I’ve suggested, I think the tablet’s not the same as a mobile phone. It’s not always  with you, and consequently it’s not ready for any use. So when do  you use tablets? MORE >> 8 Tweets
• LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  Reflections on Learning Technologies 2012
  #lt12uk. This year, I was only able to attend the Learning Technologies conference for one day. Previous learning technology-related conferences that I've attended (not just Learning Technologies) have suffered from one major problem: They have not made best use of my time as a delegate. connect with current and potential suppliers. Original post. MORE >> 12 Tweets
• LEARNING VISIONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  How to Combat Cognitive Overload with Connie Malamed #ASTDTK12
  My live notes from session at ASTDTK12 with @elearningcoach. Long term memory is like a server farm. We can hold 4-5 bits of info in working memory (this is based on newer researcher – the old info was 7 +/- 2 bits…) Rather than concentrate on pushing facts on our learners, we should concentrate on what they have to DO. Give them small bits of info. MORE >> 4 Tweets
• UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  Shining At #26 On The Top 100 Highest Ranking Websites In Learning Technology List
  One of the prime forces that drove us to release a new version of the website (back in 2010) was enabling visitors make the most of their time spent on our website. And as such, our website has reflected information that is accurate and to the point. Little did we know that one day these efforts will put us on the chart of the best websites! MORE >> 23 Tweets
• LEARNING VISIONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  Tony Bingham Opening Session #ASTDTK12
  These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at ASTD’s TK12 in Las Vegas. 2012 is the year of collaboration. Why now? Opening video produced by video – Search on in 2011 – the year in review. 2011 was the year of…” – go Google it and watch it. Q4 2010 smart phones outsold computers. This is not a flash in the pan. CIA – we need to share. MORE >> 3 Tweets
• INTEGRATED LEARNINGS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  ReviewLink: Online Review Tool for Lectora
  by Joseph Suarez. An important step in eLearning course development is getting feedback and approval from key stakeholders such as subject matter experts and other team members. Sometimes however, just getting a copy of a course to those stakeholders can be a challenge. Lost a USB drive distributing courses by hand. called ReviewLink. MORE >> 7 Tweets
• CORPORATE ELEARNING STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  Media for Learning: Top Tools - New Research Report from The eLearning Guild
  The eLearning Guild released it's highly anticipated TOP TOOLS report today. Get the download here. Of course this report was completed prior to the Apple announcement. But next year's report, I suspect, will have a new tool on the list: iBook Author. It's definitely a game changer. So, why not? Right? But I digress. MORE >> 9 Tweets
• LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  Campaign for Effective Elearning
  #c4ee. For a long time I have bewailed the poor quality of many of the elearning interventions that are used within the workplace. There are very few examples that I can honestly say would really make a difference - and by that I mean have a lasting impact on behaviours or performance. Improved effectiveness does not equate to a higher price. MORE >> 3 Tweets
• What Great Bosses Know - 10 Training Tips - iTunes U Revolution? CORPORATE ELEARNING STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Internet Time Alliance Insights LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Learning because ‘it’s cool’ say 17 year old boys ELEARNING ACUPUNCTURE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Adobe Captivate: A Font Frenzy I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• 5 Tips for Designing An Onboarding Program That Keeps Them On Board! DESIGNED FOR LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Four Core Elements of Great Learning — and How to Avoid ‘Teaching by Telling’ MINDFLASH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Jane McGonigal: Getting Serious about Games #ASTDTK12 LEARNING VISIONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Top Five Budget Breakers in eLearning Course Development VIKAS JOSHI ON INTERACTIVE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Well Read: Prototyping by Todd Zaki Warfel by Judy Unrein LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Jane Hart in conversation with Jane Bozarth: Webinar JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  
• Robert Burns: Jamaica’s loss DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  

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