Editor’s note; George Siemens ran one of the first MOOCs in 2008. Here he reflects on where we have got to, the mistakes we have made and the future. Corporate MOOCs will be big in 2014, he says.
Editor’s note: Short post in which Nick Shackleton-Jones makes the point that to think of learning content is to be thinking about the wrong thing. Agree?
Editor’s note: Donald Clark talks through disruption in higher education and the possibilities of MOOCs.
Editor’s note: Great reflections on what systems thinker Russell Ackoff made of business schools and how this relates to social technologies and the potential for transformation.
Editor’s note: A look outside of L&D and into the world of machine learning and data science in journalism. This provides a picture of how other sectors are using data science.
Editor’s note: If you have to back up your thesis that lecturing is not the best way for people to learn then read this article and remember to cite it. Thanks to @lightbulbjo for sharing.
Professor Robert Cialdini, author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, shares six principles of persuasion.
Editor’s note: Nicholas Felton, creator of the Facebook Timeline, has created an app that is designed for people to quantify their lives by answering questions about what they are doing each day. One of those questions is “What did you learn today?” Will learning tech go here?
Editor’s note: A look at the research into whether audio affects gaming. Can sound improve a player’s performance? How much is audio a part of the online learning experience and should it be . . .
Editor’s note: This week’s Chat2lrn Twitter chat is on performance consulting. This post will get you thinking about the role of performance consulting in L&D and what it means for L&D professionals.
Editor’s note: This research from the Center for Creative Leadership shows that empathy is positively related to job performance.
Editor’s note: Instructional designer and author Julie Dirksen interviews Dorian Peters, author of Interface Design for Learning: Design Strategies for Learning Experiences, about the importance interface design for learning.
Learning Technologies Conference chairman Donald Taylor opened the conference by telling delegates the industry was…
Nearly 8,000 tweets described the goings-on at the Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition 2014. Here…
Editor’s note: Take a look at the technology trends hitting higher education with the annual Horizon Report. They are no different to the ones hitting business. This is a useful look into short, medium and longer-term tech trends.