Data, smartwatches and the future of fitness, with RunKeeper’s Jason Jacobs
Editor’s note: A look at the future of wearable tech and sports apps – application for behaviour change in organisations?
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Using Twitter to provide some quick and interesting lesson starters
Editor’s note: Thanks to @janebozarth for sharing this – inspirational ideas for how to use Twitter for teaching and learning.
2013 ICF Organizational Coaching Study
Editor’s note: Summary from International Coach Federation research into the state of coaching – namely how it is being used.
Advocates and the many hats they wear
Editor’s note: Discussions on the role of advocates in communities – the attributes for each role type are interesting in the community context.
Another reason to curate content for learning
We love it when a quote makes a big point. This is from Ben Betts…
Social innovation: how to deal with rising complexity of global networks
Editor’s note: A look at the increasing interdependencies between the world’s technological, socio-economic, and environmental systems and why we may have to redesign global networks. Big picture perspectives that point us to where we might be headed.
Should webinars be recorded?
Editor’s note: A simple and eye-catching question from Clive Shepherd, posed as a result of reading Wired for Speech by Clifford Nass and Scott Brave.
Relationships that make you smarter
Editor’s note: How they act of teaching – helping others learn – can develop your knowledge and skills. Why wouldn’t you have mentoring in the organisation knowing this.
Learning from social learning
Editor’s notes: Interesting insights from Ben Betts who has been running a social learning lab – a kind of mini-MOOC. If you design elearning then read the bit on curation.
Digital storytelling: A tutorial in 10 easy steps
Editor’s note: Lots of good points here – be aware that there are some great apps that can help simplify some of the process.
Video of the week: The vision of the modern PC
Great footage of the inventor of the computer mouse, Douglas Engelbart, talking through the basic…
LearnPatch’s pick of the top L and D blog posts: June 2013
In June’s round-up of the best L&D blogs we have a diverse range of posts…
Goodbye Skype: why we need an #agile approach to learning technology in the #SocialAge
Editor’s note: Jukian Stodd reflects on his company’s decision to switch off Skype. Time to think about developing a more open tech ecosystem in organisations?
AT&T’s system can ‘self-destruct’ emails after they’ve been sent – and even read
Editor’s note: Could organisational communication be transformed with this forthcoming piece of technology?
The longest webinar
Editor’s note: Reflections on the world’s longest webinar (well, it’s awaiting official verification).