Editor’s note: The global nature of personal communication coupled with the easy of use of doing it – through mobile devices – is changing the way we learn, says Steve Wheeler. This will have a big impact on the role of schools and work-based learning.
Editor’s note: Richard Byrne’s slide deck shows some great uses of apps in learning. it is aimed at schools but is relevant for anyone in learning – some great tools listed too.
Editor’s note: Pew has released some research on users of five social networks – Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest. It is US focused and looks at gender, age, education and income.
Editor’s note: Craig ‘lists’ Weiss shares ranking for the top elearning authoring tools.
Editor’s note: A range of articles and blog posts on mental health curated by Sukh Pabial. Fascinating to see how this HR and Twitter-powered initiative moved from Twitter to a face to face event.
Editor’s note: Charles Jennings expands his thinking on extracting learning from work rather than putting it in, which is what L&D has been very good at doing – something he talked about Learning technologies 2013. So what does this flipped approach to learning look like for L&D?
Editor’s note: This article takes a wider look at what impacts learning in the workplace and how what we feel on an emotional level comes into play. Negative feelings will impact on our ability to learn and do our job well and yet self-development helps us feel happier and more fulfilled. This article explores the need for providing colleagues with emotional freedom. Shared by @dorothydalton
Editor’s note: Thanks to @donaldhtaylor for sharing this article which puts the focus for employee engagement on values, actions and culture.
Editor’s note: Following on from yesterday’s Google links is this article on why it makes sense to use Google Hangouts in the enterprise. Shared by @janebozarth.
Editor’s note: Thought Nike made sports clothing and accessories? Well, think again. Nike is a technology company and worth watching, not only for the type of tech it is developing but how a company is reinventing itself in line with technological developments.
Editor’s note: Croatian designer Marko Dugonjić has created a site, using your computer’s webcam, that enables the on-screen text to change size according to where you are in relationship to the screen. Still in beta but worth keeping an eye on (excuse the pun).
Editor’s note: Jay Cross kicks off a five-part series on implementing the 70:20:10 model, and in particular how to to make learning from experience and conversation more effective.
Editor’s note: Dropbox for Teams gives IT deep visibility and control over the way both individuals and groups use the service. This article looks at Dropbox’s development and ambition on getting deeper into the enterprise.
Editor’s note: A second link today on rhizomatic learning. This one features an hour-long videocast from Dave Cormier which expands on his three hundred word definition we have also posted today.
Editor’s note: Dave Cormier gives a 300 word description of rhizomatic learning – a model of learning for the networked generation?