Don’t go back to school: how to fuel the internal engine of lifelong learning
Editor’s note: A lot here on education but more generally about learning – the kind of debate and thinking that will impact how business and learning functions operate.
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Twitter makes crowds less predictable
Editor’s note: The social physics of highly connected crowds based on the uprisings in Turkey.
Nigel Paine: ‘L&D must get involved with big data or risk becoming irrelevant’
Nigel Paine, managing director at NigelPaine.com and former chief learning officer at the BBC, told…
The top 5 user testing methods of UX professionals
Editor’s note: We like to bring outside thinking into L&D so here is today’s link – some useful user testing methods.
Badges of honour
Editor’s note: Ryan Tracey on badges and how they could work with compliance training. Thanks to @donaldhtaylor for sharing
Video of the week: Hacking learning and development
A real call to action from Sukh Pabial.
Don’t be alone at #mlearncon – Docents to the rescue
Editor’s note: Thanks to @craigtaylor74 for sharing this. Great idea for events and conferences. Maybe see this happen at some UK learning conferences?
Let’s get rid of the social enterprise
Editor’s note: Thanks to @smartco for sharing this provocative piece on business transformation – with the focus very much on transformation.
To get more sleep, get more sunlight
Editor’s note: More light during the day leads to better sleep at night, according to research. It also leads to happier, more healthy employees.
Video: Steve Wheeler on openness and learning
Steve Wheeler, associate professor of learning technology at the University of Plymouth, delivered a keynote…
Corporate training can’t ignore mobile
Editor’s note: Short post that features a simple approach to designing learning for mobile.
Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy
Editor’s note: Mentioned at yesterday’s Learning and Skills Group summer conference, here is the link to the list of McKinsey’s disruptive technologies.
New Ericsson report on needs of today’s smartphone and mobile internet users
Editor’s note: The need of smartphone users based on whether they are: performance seekers, cost cutters, curious novices, control seekers, VIPs or Devicers.
New study rebuts increase in willingness to cooperate from intuitive thinking
Editor’s note: There was talk of intuition becoming increasingly important in humans versus automated task that can be carried out by computers at the Learning and Skills Group summer conference.This research looks at whether we are intuitively willing to cooperate.
Social media activity linked to narcissism
Editor’s note: Not surprising? The amount of social media activity a person takes part in is linked to their level of narcissism, new research has suggested.