6 leadership learning trends you need to know
Editor’s note: these trends were pulled from the recent ASTD 2013 conference held in the US.
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Employees want social tools at work
Editor’s note: A survey by Microsoft reveals social tools at work help increase productivity for half of employees and more than 30 percent of companies underestimate the value of these tools and often restrict their use. Thanks to @donaldhtaylor for sharing
Towards Maturity launches 2013 Benchmark Study
Learning and development research company Towards Maturity has launched its 2013 Benchmark Study, Europe’s largest…
Thought-guided helicopter takes off
Editor’s note: A touch weird science but also a reality – this helicopter is controlled by the ‘pilot’s’ thoughts.
Are you creating engaged or entitled employees?
Editor’s note: Empowered workers whose activities are aligned with the business will also be your most engaged employees . . .
LMS market update
Editor’s note: A round-up of recent updates on LMSs such as Canvas.
The vision: 5. Learning and development that is engaging
Editor’s note: Clive Shepherd continues his series on transforming L&D – in this article he looks at how to make it engaging.
How would you feel if your co-workers decided your bonus?
Editor’s note: A look at Bonus.ly, which does exactly that – let’s colleagues decide if you should get a bonus. Thanks to @happyhenry for sharing.
Slidedeck of the week: Mobile is eating the world
This short deck shares data on on the growth of mobile. [H/T Edudemic]. 2013 05…
Bernanke, The Ten Suggestions
Editor’s note: Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke shares 10 tips to graduates at Princeton. The tip on meritocracy is worth a read.
Competency models – Understanding work in the network era
Editor’s note: John Husband re-examines competency models for a networked workforce.
Seeing our errors keeps us on our toes
Editor’s note: The human brain does not passively forget our good techniques, but chooses to put aside what it has learned.
Blended learning: piece by piece
Editor’s note: Thanks to @kategraham23 for sharing this review of a recent roundtable discussion on blended learning which highlights the challenges of making blended learning stick.
As data floods in, massive open online courses evolve
Editor’s note: Interesting to see what MOOC data will tell us about online learning. to quote: ‘Today, education is an anecdotal science, but I think we can turn education into a data-driven science, where you do what you know works.’
Video of the week: Born to learn
A short film about how we learn – provocative and inspiring at the same time…