A group you cannot see
Editor’s note: This is a really good piece on online learning which includes practical tips on shifting from classroom to online training.
Browsing: Curated
Why you should have your own black box
Editor’s note: This is mostly the talk Matthew Syed gave at this week’s World of Learning conference. It’s well worth watching. Is mindset the key to developing a learning culture?
Fitness trackers do not increase activity enough to noticeably improve health
Editor’s note: This story feels to me like a good metaphor for where we are at with technology and how it can help us. Much promise for the quantified self and health apps like Fitbits, but not a lot of evidence to say they are having the expected impact.
Why the FT creates so few clickable graphics
Editor’s note: Great insights here into how the Financial Times is developing ‘scrollytelling’ and other data visualisation techniques to help users make sense of data.
IBM Smarter Workforce Institute
Editor’s note: A lot of research papers here on topics ranging from trust and learning to workforce analytics. Looks like a useful resource.
Online Education Is Now a Global Market
Editor’s note: In this interview, Simon nelson who heads up FutureLearn, talks about the future of MOOCs. This is an interesting, unfolding narrative for employers.
Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016
Editor’s note: Jane Hart has produced the tenth top tools list for learning. This is a great resource for new tools and technologies.
Becoming influential as an L&D practitioner
Editor’s note: If you want to have impact as an L&D professional, stay up top date with the latest research and thinking and turn this into practical solutions for your organisation. Simples.
The 2016 Online Learning Conference Backchannel #OLConf
Editor’s note: Some more great learning resources pulled together by David Kelly from the 2016 Online Learning Conference held in Chicago.
The Future of Work: It’s Already Here… And Not As Scary As You Think
Editor’s note: The good news is that there is a future of work. The challenge is to understand how and get comfortable with technology.
Against happiness
Editor’s note: Uh oh, this quote says it all: “A large American health-care provider, Ochsner Health System, introduced a rule that workers must make eye contact and smile whenever they walk within ten feet of another person in the hospital.”
The 8 Immutable Laws that Govern The Future of Work
Editor’s note: Whatever the future looks like, if there is a role for humans then they will be working according to these eight laws.
Managing the Bots That Are Managing the Business
Editor’s note: This piece suggests that the core part of management is to manage the technology that manages employees, not the employees themselves.
Dos and don’ts on designing for accessibility
Editor’s note: Some great tips here on making content more accessible from the UK government’s Home Office Digital team.
Thinking about the Future of Work to Make Better Decisions about Learning Today
Editor’s note: This seems to be a well argued, and grounded, discussion into how work is changing and the implications for learning. It’s a long read but worth it.