Editor’s note: Another article that shows that the idea we have learning styles is not based on any evidence. The idea just won’t go away and many learning professionals continue to hold on to it. Why is that?
Harvard academic Justin Reich, investigates how completion and attrition rates differ based on students’ self-reported…
Editor’s note: Society ‘is increasingly being divided between people who have money but no time and people who have time but no money. The on-demand economy provides a way for these two groups to trade with each other.’ This line sums up the article, which explores how the on-demand economy will impact all of us – whether we work in it it now or not.
Editor’s note: Thanks to Julian Staddon for pointing us to this review of using Facebook Groups as a part of a college course. This is useful if you want to use Facebook Groups but also useful for highlighting why using tech such as this does and does not work for people.
Editor’s note: TED Talks speakers share the books that are in their domain that are worth reading. This looks like an amazing reading list covering creativity, design, happiness and much more . . .
UPDATE: Sukh Pabial and Andrew Jacobs have both written on this topic, so please go…
The quality of #management in the UK continues to trail the USA, Germany and other…
Why do negative comments and #conversations stick with us so much longer than positive ones?…
Editor’s note: A smallish survey from the ASTD finds that organisations are failing to effectively incorporate coaching into talent development. This is surprising as coaching is seen by many organisations as a critical people development tool.
Editor’s note: Longer hours equal lower productivity. So why do we believe the opposite?
Editor’s note: We like this manifesto from Tom Peters. it reads more like a list of things to do and ways of being if you want to succeed. A great read on both a personal and professional/organisational level.
Editor’s note: This article shouts out why L&D professionals need to be on top of developments in the cognitive sciences. Otherwise, how can we be sure what’s called out as being phoney is actually phoney?
Here are our curated tweets from the Chat2lrn Twitter chat on the learned helplessness of…
Editor’s note: This research analyses Twitter data to understand what drives behaviour on Twitter and in particular what really drives retweets, favorites, and replies.
Editor’s note: The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has published a report on future careers which identifies 40 jobs for the future. Interesting to see what they are and to think about where L&D fits in and how organisations can encourage and support people into these types of roles.