Editor’s note: WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg runs an enormous company virtually. This article lifts the lid on how Wordpress works and how employees get things done. If this is the future of work, then what is the role of L&D?
Next week #professor robert winston will be delivering a keynote at the Learning Technologies Conference…
Blended learning fails when it is seen only as a mix of formal training mixed…
Online learning consultant Sam Burrough will be presenting a session on Massive Open Online Courses,…
Here are our highlights from the Chat2lrn Twitter chat on learning #trends for 2015. [View…
Editor’s note: Interesting research findings looking at whether using social media is stressful. It seems that stress comes from what’s being shared on social media rather than using social tools themselves.
Editor’s note: Is technological innovation speeding up or slowing down? This very well referenced article will take you to the core arguments for and against. Along the way are plenty of links to add more context.
Editor’s note: This is a really interesting presentation from author and analyst Brian Solis. Does what it says on the tin and as such provides useful context for tech developments in the learning sector. Thanks to Jane Hart for sharing.
Editor’s note: So the pin up for wearable tech has been shown the side door at Google. The company says Glass will be back but in a different guise. Aside from the implications for wearable tech (it is still awaiting its killer app) this is Google failing and moving on. It seems to be a company that really practices what it preaches.
Here is a list of #moocs that start between now and the beginning of February…
Editor’s note: I’m getting increasingly interested in the future of work and how jobs are changing and the knock-on effect this will have on economies and ultimately society. This might seem like a slightly left-field line of inquiry for L&D. But is it? L&D needs to be thinking about how jobs are changing. And maybe we also need to call out jobs that aren’t required, as anthropology professor David Graeber suggests.
Editor’s note: This counter-intuitive data shows online education in the US may have plateaued. But aren’t institutions and vendors looking at a future in which online education continues to grow and grow? Fascinating stuff. Thanks to Nick Shackleton-Jones for sharing.
Editor’s note: Thanks to the CIPD’s Ruth Stuart for sharing this link to research that shows drawing can help you learn. There are lots of caveats that come with the research but it seems acting on information you consume – be it talking about it or drawing – helps it sink in.
Editor’s note: I thought this short list of trends touched on some of the more significant changes that technology is enabling in organisations and public life generally. In particular, it will be fascinating to see what the Uber effect has on the way organisations and economies work.
LearnPatch is delighted to announce #xapi Barcamp – our fringe event for the Learning Technologies…