Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers
Laptops are commonplace in university classrooms. In light of cognitive psychology theory on costs associated…
Browsing: Curated
How social media is reshaping news
The ever-growing digital native #news world now boasts about 5,000 digital news sector jobs, according to…
Resources from the future of the L&D department webinar
Rather than clutter up my slide decks with references and URLs that aren’t easy to…
MOOC physics students outperform campus students
This guy teaches both a campus and MOOC course on physics. He is no amateur,…
Read slowly to benefit your brain and cut stress
Curated from online.wsj.com Some reasons why you should read more intently and…
Digital business technologies dominate Gartner 2014 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle
Curated from www.forbes.com A short summary of this year’s #gartner #hype cycle for emerging #technologies.…
Digital Literacy Is the Key to the Future, But We Still Don’t Know What It Means
Curated from www.wired.com Great point here: exactly what is #digital literacy? Interestingly, it doesn’t have…
How Open Badges could really work in education
Curated from www.edudemic.com A look to the education sector and the opportunities that #badges now…
The 7 key principles for an innovation mindset
Curated from blogs.brad.ac.uk ##innovation can start with small steps and these small steps will enable…
The visual system and learning by Art Kohn
Editor’s note: Art Kohn looks at the brain’s two visual systems – the what and the where systems – and what they mean for the way we create and deliver learning content.
Morning people are less ethical at night
Editor’s note: According to researchers, when your energy is low, you are more likely to behave unethically.
Intelligent YouTube channels
Editor’s note: I’m a big fan of the Open Culture blog, especially for its lists of useful and entertaining resources. This one is no exception.
The only use case for ESN that you will need
Editor’s note: Oscar Berg on why you should be using enterprise social networks in place of email.
Should employers ban email after work hours?
Editor’s note: Gallup’s chief scientist of workplace management and well-being James Harter looks at the complex answer to a simple question. The issue here is engagement, not email.
Can technology really change your habits?
Editor’s note: Interesting read which suggests that technology can only go so far in helping us to change our habits.