Editor’s note: This is a long read but well worth it as it looks into how we consume media and the effect that might be having on us. This is important to learning because the tactics employed to capture attention and the content we end up consuming are having a big impact on our ability to get to better information and to be able to critically appraise it.
Editor’s note: Nick Shackleton-Jones, formerly of BP and now at PA Consulting, presents three short videos on how learning is changing. Highly recommended.
Editor’s note: This is a good overview of how virtual reality has been pioneered for training within the military. Not only does it show how VR is being used it shows how VR will increasingly be used in the future.
Editor’s note: How accessible is webinar software? This investigation assesses some of the main technologies and the findings are depressing.
Editor’s note: The music industry has been at the forefront of industrial digital disruption. This video describes the transformation of the industry and how new technologies are emerging to help create new business models for musicians.
Editor’s note: This article provides a good overview of user experience design and includes links to a MOOC and other related reading. Good UX should be at the heart of all learning technologies . . .
Editor’s note: Some really good advice here on how to get started with podcasting. Audio is a great medium, why not consider creating one inside your organisation?
Editor’s note: I enjoyed this article because it makes the abstract concept of machine learning a bit more tangible. It feels like this technology could change the face of workplace learning ie the organisation learns from all the data it creates.
Editor’s note: User experience has been a key process in the development of intuitive consumer technologies. That thinking is increasingly infiltrating learning. For organisations that should mean more intuitive learning technology.
Editor’s note: Here’s an interesting approach to recruitment. Could this be aped in learning design too – using short videos to recommend people and ideas? This move also reflects the fact people are becoming increasingly comfortable using video as a part of people processes.
Editor’s note: This is a really interesting read from Matthew Syed on how the cycling team Team Sky focus on marginal gains to improve performance.
Editor’s note: This post curates resources shared via the backchannel of the 2016 FocusOn Learning Conference and Expo being held June 8-10 in Austin, Texas.
Editor’s note: This is an excellent article on why organisations need managers. The evidence, and there is plenty cited here, suggests that removing managers has a negative impact on the organisation.
Editor’s note: This is a useful round-up of the value and impact of virtual reality in learning from Tim Dewitt, product Innovator at Kallidus.
Editor’s note: The ‘wow’ deal of enterprise technology. This is a good piece of analysis on the Microsoft purchase of LinkedIn. The question is: what will the impact be on corporate learning and the LMS market?