Should webinars be recorded?
Editor’s note: A simple and eye-catching question from Clive Shepherd, posed as a result of reading Wired for Speech by Clifford Nass and Scott Brave.
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Relationships that make you smarter
Editor’s note: How they act of teaching – helping others learn – can develop your knowledge and skills. Why wouldn’t you have mentoring in the organisation knowing this.
Learning from social learning
Editor’s notes: Interesting insights from Ben Betts who has been running a social learning lab – a kind of mini-MOOC. If you design elearning then read the bit on curation.
Digital storytelling: A tutorial in 10 easy steps
Editor’s note: Lots of good points here – be aware that there are some great apps that can help simplify some of the process.
Video of the week: The vision of the modern PC
Great footage of the inventor of the computer mouse, Douglas Engelbart, talking through the basic…
LearnPatch’s pick of the top L and D blog posts: June 2013
In June’s round-up of the best L&D blogs we have a diverse range of posts…
Goodbye Skype: why we need an #agile approach to learning technology in the #SocialAge
Editor’s note: Jukian Stodd reflects on his company’s decision to switch off Skype. Time to think about developing a more open tech ecosystem in organisations?
AT&T’s system can ‘self-destruct’ emails after they’ve been sent – and even read
Editor’s note: Could organisational communication be transformed with this forthcoming piece of technology?
The longest webinar
Editor’s note: Reflections on the world’s longest webinar (well, it’s awaiting official verification).
Modernising the L&D function: From learning gatekeeper to learning concierge
Editor’s note: Jane Hart explains the difference between L&D professionals as gatekeepers versus learning professionals as providing a learning concierge service.
Open sourcing the Adapt elearning framework
Editor’s note: A look at Kineo’s Adapt elearning framework and how they intend to open source it.
The hard case for soft skills
Editor’s note: Daniel Goleman on the business benefits of self-awareness, self-management, empathy or social awareness, and relationship management.
Rachel Botsman: how we treat people will ultimately drive our world
Editor’s note: Interesting piece on reputation capital and how reputation will become our very own ‘personal currency’. Includes examples of this in action.
Hi, all: the absurdity of companywide emails, visualized
Editor’s note: A bit of fun to make a serious point. take a look at this Tumblr blog to be reminded of the ‘importance’ of company emails.
Job hunters turned off by ‘unprofessional social media’
Editor’s note: Bit left field this one but it makes a good point – that social media used as just another communications channel misses the opportunity that this transformational technology brings. A lesson for L&D maybe?