Good news from your L&D department
Editor’s note: The latest learning trends factbook by Bersin is now out and it will cost you nearly $800. Here, China Gorman shares some of the insights on L&D budgets.
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Superstars of psychology: 10 best short talks (videos)
Editor’s note: 10 talks on psychology that are well worth watching.
Elearnity’s 9-Grid analysis for learning management systems 2014
Editor’s note: Analyst Elearnity’s rundown of the learning management system trends for 2014, shape of the market and overview of what the key vendors have to offer.
The attack on higher ed — and why we should welcome it
Editor’s note; George Siemens ran one of the first MOOCs in 2008. Here he reflects on where we have got to, the mistakes we have made and the future. Corporate MOOCs will be big in 2014, he says.
The dreadful content bucket
Editor’s note: Short post in which Nick Shackleton-Jones makes the point that to think of learning content is to be thinking about the wrong thing. Agree?
LSi.io interviews Plan B’s Donald Clark: Universities and humanitarian organizations in the Age of Disruption
Editor’s note: Donald Clark talks through disruption in higher education and the possibilities of MOOCs.
Towards the social business school
Editor’s note: Great reflections on what systems thinker Russell Ackoff made of business schools and how this relates to social technologies and the potential for transformation.
Why the New York Times hired a biology researcher as its chief data scientist
Editor’s note: A look outside of L&D and into the world of machine learning and data science in journalism. This provides a picture of how other sectors are using data science.
The problem with lecturing
Editor’s note: If you have to back up your thesis that lecturing is not the best way for people to learn then read this article and remember to cite it. Thanks to @lightbulbjo for sharing.
Facebook Timeline designer releases an app for measuring your whole life
Editor’s note: Nicholas Felton, creator of the Facebook Timeline, has created an app that is designed for people to quantify their lives by answering questions about what they are doing each day. One of those questions is “What did you learn today?” Will learning tech go here?
Video games: do you play better with the sound on or off?
Editor’s note: A look at the research into whether audio affects gaming. Can sound improve a player’s performance? How much is audio a part of the online learning experience and should it be . . .
How to survive the death of training by Performance Consulting
Editor’s note: This week’s Chat2lrn Twitter chat is on performance consulting. This post will get you thinking about the role of performance consulting in L&D and what it means for L&D professionals.
Empathy in the workplace
Editor’s note: This research from the Center for Creative Leadership shows that empathy is positively related to job performance.
Interface design for learning: an interview with Dorian Peters
Editor’s note: Instructional designer and author Julie Dirksen interviews Dorian Peters, author of Interface Design for Learning: Design Strategies for Learning Experiences, about the importance interface design for learning.
The Horizon Report 2014 – higher education edition
Editor’s note: Take a look at the technology trends hitting higher education with the annual Horizon Report. They are no different to the ones hitting business. This is a useful look into short, medium and longer-term tech trends.