30 ways to save one minute per day
Editor’s note: This list features some useful time-saving apps which can be used at work and/or at home.
Browsing: Curated
What is curation?
Editor’s note: A short video talking to some high-profile curators of content online. The idea of curation has been buzzing around the learning space for a while and if it interests you then this could be worth three minutes of your time.
Stress breaks loops that hold short-term memory together
Editor’s note: This research looks into the impact of stress on working memory – the short-term juggling of information that allows us to do all the little things that make us productive.
How do we define and measure “Deeper Learning”?
Editor’s note: A look at the Deeper Learning Report released by the National Research Council of the National Academies of Science in Washington.
Bob Mosher Keynote Mindmap #PSS12
Editor’s note: Clark Quinn provides a great mindmap from Bob Mosher’s keynote to the Performance Support Symposium.
Review: Digital Learning Content – a designer’s guide
Editor’s note: A look at Clive Shepher’d’s book on digital learning content. According to the review, the book would be a useful read for anyone involved in creating this kind of content.
The bling approach to the school of the future
Editor’s notes: As technology changes the face of education this piece looks at 12 hypotheses for the future of schools.
Skillsoft acquires MindLeaders
Editor’s note: The acquisitions continue . . . Skillsoft says Mindleaders will help boost its compliance training offering in the US and UK.
A quick case for social technologies
Editor’s note: Harold Jarche has pulled together a 13-slide deck making the case for social technologies. If it is a case you are having to make then this is a must-read.
David Sacks on selling Yammer
Editor’s note: An interview with Yammer CEO David Sacks, in which he talks about the past, present and future for the enterprise social network.
How important is informal learning?
Editor’s note: The first in a series of research reports from the Elearning Guild looks at the impact of informal learning, definitions of informal learning and how best to support it.
Privacy, equity, and other BYOD concerns
Editor’s note: A look at the emerging issues in schools of bringing your own device. How will this play out in the workplace?
Google launches free tool to let you run your own online courses
Editor’s notes: Google launches Google Course Builder, which just goes to show how much interest there is in this space. You can join a Google hangout with creator Peter Norvig to find out more – see article for details.
Make the most of #LearningLive backchannel
Editor’s note: What is an event Twitter backchannel and how useful is one if you cannot attend an event? Find out in this article and follow the event tweeters from the event over the next two days.
Studyhall launches a peer-to-peer learning and collaboration network for students
Editor’s note: A Yammer for college students? Aside from the tech itself, which will be worth a look, this is the type of collaboration tool students will be ‘used to using’ when they hit the workplace. Ready?