The vision: 5. Learning and development that is engaging
Editor’s note: Clive Shepherd continues his series on transforming L&D – in this article he looks at how to make it engaging.
Browsing: Curated
How would you feel if your co-workers decided your bonus?
Editor’s note: A look at Bonus.ly, which does exactly that – let’s colleagues decide if you should get a bonus. Thanks to @happyhenry for sharing.
Bernanke, The Ten Suggestions
Editor’s note: Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke shares 10 tips to graduates at Princeton. The tip on meritocracy is worth a read.
Competency models – Understanding work in the network era
Editor’s note: John Husband re-examines competency models for a networked workforce.
Seeing our errors keeps us on our toes
Editor’s note: The human brain does not passively forget our good techniques, but chooses to put aside what it has learned.
Blended learning: piece by piece
Editor’s note: Thanks to @kategraham23 for sharing this review of a recent roundtable discussion on blended learning which highlights the challenges of making blended learning stick.
As data floods in, massive open online courses evolve
Editor’s note: Interesting to see what MOOC data will tell us about online learning. to quote: ‘Today, education is an anecdotal science, but I think we can turn education into a data-driven science, where you do what you know works.’
19 kick-butt tools for ELearning
Editor’s note: Useful list of tools for anyone designing and creating content online.
Mozilla’s Web Literacy Standard, a framework for learning online, to launch in beta on June 26
Editor’s note: Mozilla plans to launch the beta version of its Web Literacy Standard, a new online framework drawn up to help people read, write and participate on the Web, on June 26.
Shadow IT is growing because everything is IT
Editor’s note. Step aside BYOD, we should be talking bring your own mind (BYOM) says Stowe Boyd. As he says in the article, ‘So BYOD should really be considered a shift of the boundary where the company’s control over the way we work — which equates to the way we think — is receding.’
Overcoming bias: reward or punish?
Editor’s note: Thanks to @kevwyke for sharing this provocative piece on rewards and punishments. Lots to think about here and make sure you read the comments and explore the links shared by commenters.
Building a better Pinterest through data
Editor’s note: How a data scientist is helping Pinterest provide a better service for users. If you design anything for the web then this is worth a read.
When do apps become rituals?
Editor’s note: Insights into to-do lists, tasks, habits and rituals from Omer Perchick CEO of productivity app Any.DO.
5 sexy steps to informal learning, content curation and knowledge hustling
Editor’s note: Thanks to @mikecollins007 for sharing. So, do you see yourself as a knowledge hustler. Do you know what one is? All is revealed . . .
The third wave of virtual work
Editor’s note: Lynda Gratton shares insights on the third wave of virtual work and explains how employers can capitalize on the changes taking place. This is a webinar recording.