Modernising the L&D function: From learning gatekeeper to learning concierge
Editor’s note: Jane Hart explains the difference between L&D professionals as gatekeepers versus learning professionals as providing a learning concierge service.
Browsing: Curated
Open sourcing the Adapt elearning framework
Editor’s note: A look at Kineo’s Adapt elearning framework and how they intend to open source it.
The hard case for soft skills
Editor’s note: Daniel Goleman on the business benefits of self-awareness, self-management, empathy or social awareness, and relationship management.
Rachel Botsman: how we treat people will ultimately drive our world
Editor’s note: Interesting piece on reputation capital and how reputation will become our very own ‘personal currency’. Includes examples of this in action.
Hi, all: the absurdity of companywide emails, visualized
Editor’s note: A bit of fun to make a serious point. take a look at this Tumblr blog to be reminded of the ‘importance’ of company emails.
Job hunters turned off by ‘unprofessional social media’
Editor’s note: Bit left field this one but it makes a good point – that social media used as just another communications channel misses the opportunity that this transformational technology brings. A lesson for L&D maybe?
Exploring #GoogleGlass for learning and performance
Editor’s note: Good to see a member of the L&D community has got their hands on Google Glass. Follow Dave Kelly’s journey on his blog.
How IBM plans to rule mobile
Editor’s note: You may not think of putting IBM and mobile together, but you should as this article explains.
Social media policies
Editor’s note: Great curation of social media policy videos from @allthingsIC – also a lesson in the power of creating playlists on Youtube.
8 great videos about the flipped classroom
Editor’s note: A great resource here for getting up to speed with the concept of the flipped classroom.
Taking emotions at face value
Editor’s note: Unpicking the work of Paul Ekman on the links between facial recognition and emotion.
Combining L&D with CSR
Editor’s note: Does working for a charity as a part of your organisation’s CSR activities provide you with better learning opportunities than those from more formal learning programmes?
“OK Glass: hand me the scalpel, please…” GoogleGlass during surgery!
Editor’s note: A surgeon explains how he used Google Glass to stream his operation – and video training for medical students just took an interesting turn.
Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development
Editor’s note: Mentioned in today’s other link on entrepreneurs, this looks at Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. Is this factored into learning design?
MOOCs, MIT and magic
Editor’s note: Insights into the development of online learning and a look at the potential shortcomings in current approaches to MOOCs.