Editor’s note: Donald H Taylor starts his post by asking how much learning content you produce in your organisation and then follows on with a discussion of the different types. Is this what learning content looks like in your organisation, he asks.
Editor’s notes: Some great insights here from the inventor of the telephone.
Editor’s note: A look at why the Government’s Digital Service is choosing HTML 5 over native apps. Thanks to @danroddy and @maberdour for sharing.
Editor’s note: Mark Britz on the skill of connecting and why it’s one for all L&D professionals to adopt.
Editor’s note: The Observer’s Will Hutton on why apprenticeships are important for the UK, employers and learners and why they have an image problem right now. This week is national Apprenticeship Week, by the way.
Editor’s note: Mike Taylor of the usefulness of social bookmarks for saving and sharing what you are reading, watching and listening to.
Editor’s note: Clark Quinn on the need for mechanisms to ‘handle meaningful activities’ that will lead us to deeper understanding. Something a MOOC potentially cannot offer.
Editor’s note: A doctoral project says there is no difference in the leadership styles of men and women and that in groups comprised of both genders, an androgynous leadership style was found to be the best for creating a climate for innovation.
This is the slide deck on Unpacking Intuition from Eugene Sadler-Smith, professor of organisational behaviour…
These are the curated tweets from chat2lrn Twitter chat on Social Media in Formal Learning…
Editor’s note: a temperature check on the SXSWedu conference in Austin, Texas. Gives a flavour of tech developments in the education space.
Editor’s note: Does good behavior lead to more good behavior? Or do we try to balance our good and bad deeds? The answer depends on our ethical mindset, according to new research.
Editor’s note: We are in a social age, says Julian Stodd, who reflects on his lecture to postgraduate students in Dublin. That said, many organisations fail to realise we are in a social age, he says.
Editor’s note: The #workplacemyths hashtag has been doing the rounds over the last few days and Neil Usher has brought it all together in the Storify, which includes cartoons and tweets and videos. A good reminder of the myths we continue to hold dear.
Editor’s note: Marking International Women’s Day, the OECD has developed an interactive gender data tool.