New research: the skills that make an entrepreneur
Editor’s note: More than ever, entrepreneurial-minded people (and the ideas they generate) are extremely valuable to an organisation. So what are the skills needed to be an entrepreneurial thinker?
Author Martinc
The 5 biggest myths about online learning
Editor’s notes: Useful infographic with data to back up the points, or rather to disprove the myths.
A symposium of good fellows
Editor’s note: Niall Gavin curate’s tweets from the annual Learning and Performance Institute Fellows Symposium.
‘Rub your eyes and watch the children’: that’s the future of corporate learning, according to Stephen Heppell
Professor of new media environments at Bournemouth University, Stephen Heppell, told Elearning Network members that…
Virtual Learning Show day 2
Editor’s note: Craig taylor reviews day two of the Virtual learning Show, providing some great takeaways for anyone delivering virtual learning. make sure you read the comments too.
Twitter makes a move toward curation; adds 100 more cities to ‘Trends’
Editor’s notes: By adding more cities to filter by, Twitter is providing more – if rudimentary – ways of curating the web.
10 keys to success for knowledge management initiatives
Editor’s note: From KMWorld 2012, Dr Jay Liebowitz’s top 10 keys to knowledge management success.
We listen with our hands too
Editor’s note: Researchers have shown that words subtly and selectively induce motor activity. This motor response to words depends on context, however, which they say is a testament to our brain’s flexibility when processing words.
Seven myths of performance management
Editor’s note: With the rise and rise of performance systems and the data they generate, are organisations any closer to using this information effectively? Here are seven myths that surround performance management systems and their data.
Q&A with Suzie Micallef, talent development and coaching manager at the Children’s Society
Suzie Micallef, talent development and coaching manager at The Children’s Society, recently won the Dedicated…
What does it mean to be a digital native?
Editor’s note: Author of Teaching Digital Natives Marc Prensky spoke at the LeWeb in Paris . . . here is a review of what he said . . .
Mobile learning in action: informal performance support
Editor’s note: The last line of Julian Stodd’s post sums it up well: ‘It’s better to fit our solutions into the behaviours that are exhibited already than to try and modify those behaviours to fit our design.’
The big debate – Berlin Educa – ban diplomas and degrees!
Editor’s note: Donald Clark shares his argument in the debate he had at Online Educa in Berlin. So, should diplomas and degrees be banned?
More for less – the journey of a modern learning team…on a budget!
Editor’s note: There are two free webinars today from the Learning and Skills Group. In this one, More for less – The journey to a modern learning team…on a budget!, Mark Noviss, learning portfolio manager, Bank of America Merrill Lynch shares the company’s journey. It’s at 12pm GMT.
Brain plasticity: How learning changes your brain
Editor’s note: A short article that explains neuroplasticity – the brain’s ability to change throughout life – and the impact learning has on that.