Applying behavioral principles to personalise content using social media
Editor’s note: Well referenced article on how to use behavioural principles to make content more personal and engaging.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Supporting an extended workforce with 70:20:10
Editor’s note: Mark Britz on the 70:20:10 model of workplace learning and putting social learning at the heart of organisational operations.
Exploring the trends that shape the future of learning
Editor’s note: Dave Kelly previews the DevLearn conference by looking at innovation, curation and gamification.
20 resources for new elearning professionals
Editor’s note: Useful list of blogs, books and Twitter profiles covering elearning.
Reimagining the L&D function at Lambeth Council
If you haven’t been following Andrew Jacobs on Twitter you have missed the story of…
What inspires L&D? Curated tweets from #chat2lrn
Here are our curated tweets from the chat2lrn #twitter chat on what inspires L&D. [View…
The procrastination-killing tactic to try now (or in 10 minutes)
Editor’s note: We all do it, surely? A look at the psychology of procrastination and how to turn it to your advantage.
10 smart apps with built-in adaptive learning mechanics
Editor’s note: Adaptive learning technologies are designed to adapt content to the abilities and knowledge level of the user – here are 10 apps that do it.
Facebook or Twitter? How age and narcissism motivates the choice
Editor’s note: Research shows how age and narcissism motivate the choice of social media.
3 secrets to designing great toys, from LeapFrog and Ideo
Editor’s note: Design insights from Ideo – worth reading if you have anything to do with learning design.
When feedback attacks!! (when, how, and why feedback can hurt performance)
Editor’s note: Did you know that only about 30% of performance feedback interventions actually lead to increased performance? Useful insights into how to make feedback more effective.
The science behind Lift
Editor’s note: A look at the work of behaviour design guru BJ Fogg and how you can design for behaviour change.
Google quietly introduces Helpouts: Google+ Hangouts that connect people to experts
Editor’s note: Interesting development from Google – now you can get help from an ‘expert’ using Hangouts.
Three brainy books reviewed
Editor’s note: The elearning coach reviews three books on neuroscience and cognition.