100 fascinating social media statistics and figures from 2012
Editor’s note: Useful insights on the scale and usage of social media. Thanks to @clairewalsh for sharing
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Learning hasn’t changed; social learning and Facebook don’t really add much
Editor’s note: Learning has changed much, says Roger Schank. Social learning is not new either. But “learning to listen and advise well is what separates winning teams from from losing ones.” A great read . . .
Virtual Learning Show day one
Editor’s note: Craig Taylor reviews day one of the Virtual Learning Show – lots of takeaways here for anyone considering, or currently using, live online learning technology.
Innovating Pedagogy 2012
Editor’s note: Yishay Mor points to the Open University’s Innovating Pedagogy report, which was published in the summer – interesting list of 10 innovations.
Neuroscientist creates a large scale model of a functioning brain
Editor’s note: Neuroscientists have built a model brain that “captures many aspects of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and psychological behaviour, which we demonstrate via eight diverse tasks”. In orther words, see neurons at work as the brain works.
Meet Patrick Mullarkey of Mentoring Mullarkey
Editor’s note: Interview with L&D consultant Patrick Mullarkey in which he says his blog helped him secure his first L&D role. Not often you hear how blogging helps land jobs.
Learning and the emerging science of behavior change, aka ‘nudging’
Editor’s note: The emerging field of behaviour change theory suggests new ways in which networked technologies might be used as a form of pedagogical persuasion to influence and shape learners’ behavior, even at the unconscious or irrational level.
How to increase activity in your community
Editor’s note: If you want to understand the best ways to cultivate and grow communities – and that includes learning communities – then this 1hr 18m audio is worth a listen. Richard Millington is the author of the book Buzzing Communities and in this talk he tackles some of the most-asked questions about growing and running online communities. Thanks to Mike Collins for sharing.
Open Badges in healthcare professional education
Editor’s note: Slide deck on Mozilla Open badges from Mozilla’s Dr Doug Belshaw. Slides give a good sense of how the concept works.
7 fails in elearning and 7 solutions
Editor’s note: A thought-provoking talk from Donald Clark – the video is around 50m and throughout Clark provides some challenging reflections and ideas.
What price MOOCs?
Editor’s note: Time to get your head around MOOCs – massive open online courses – says Donald Taylor. They will become a part of the learning mix and L&D professionals will need to know about how they work and their commercial models.
8 tips for elearning success from the RNLI
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution scooped the Charity Learning Award 2012 for Best Overall Online…
Can text messages (SMS) support learning?
Editor’s note: A look at research that shows text messaging can be an effective way of motivating learners.
Models, Theories and Personality Tools
Editor’s note: Reflections on learning theories and models by Sukh Pabial. Do we learn more in life than we do from our theories and models?
The eLearning Guild: conference videos
Editor’s note: Videos from DevLearn2012 are now available, but you have to be an Elearning Guild member to access them.