A little brain training goes a long way
Editor’s note: Research shows that a few hours of brain training activity in adults has a significant impact and keeps them sharp for months.
Browsing: Curated
Compliance Training: does it really work?
Editor’s note: Following on from Epic’s compliance training event this week, where Charles Jennings spoke, we thought it would be good timing to share this piece by Jennings on whether or not compliance training actually works.
My favourite blog posts from April 2013
Editor’s note: Always good reads in Jane Hart’s monthly pick of he favourite learning related blog posts.
Think “Campaign” not “Course”
Editor’s note: Craig Taylor is narrating his experience of transforming compliance training in his organisation (read more here: http://tayloringit.com/2013/04/from-compliance-course-to-campaign-part-1-the-background/). I his first pos he links to this piece on campaigns not courses – an approach based on more learning more often over a longer period of time.
Exploring problem-framing through behavioural heuristics
Editor’s note: Dan Lockton’s in-depth look at designing for behaviour change. This is about designing systems for behaviour change and there is a lot in here for L&D to learn from if you consider behaviour change to be the end-goal of learning design.
Developing digital books with user-centred design
Editor’s note: Do we think of digital books as software? The more interactive the experience, the more complex that software is to develop, which is why you need to take a user-centered design approach.
Docurated is an enterprise service to search and collect the data you need from your files
Editor’s note: We are starting to see enterprise tools that help users filter information. Sitting on top of complex IT systems, tools such as Docurated could be the answer to making those systems work for us.
Towards Maturity reflections on the 2013 CIPD Learning and Talent Development Survey
Editor’s note: A useful piece from Laura Overton comparing the findings of the CIPD’s recent L&D survey with the Towards Maturity benchmark data.
Totara launches ground-breaking open badges functionality
Editor’s note: The Moodle provider says that with its latest iteration it is the first learning management system to include Mozilla’s Open Badges functionality.
3 ways to use game based learning in corporate training
Editor’s note: Simple tips for turning elearning experiences into more game-like experiences.
3 ways to improve your e-learning design skills
Editor’s note: Tom Kuhlmann provides the tips on better elearning design.
Microsoft is bringing Skype video calling to every Outlook.com inbox
Editor’s note: Interesting integration of technologies . . . and just imagine the potential if this takes off.
‘Out of print’ doc examines the end of print books and what it portends
Editor’s note: A look at the forthcoming film Out of print and the future/death of print.
5 big things big data just revealed about Facebook users
Editor’s note: A look at a study from Wolfram Alpha which uses big data research methods to analyze Facebook users’ information
The world is local: a new model for human resources
Editor’s note: Analyst Josh Bersin looks at the The DHL Global Connectedness study and how that impacts business ideas on global and local.