Choosing an LMS: finding True North
Editor’s note: OK, it is written by a vendor, but a useful summary of the issues to consider if you are looking to upgrade or buy an LMS right now.
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Insights: L&D is playing a key role in supporting informal learning
Editor’s note: Clive Shepherd’d look at informal learning based on his commentary to the Learning Insights 2012 Report produced by Kineo for Elearning age magazine.
L&D blogs
Editor’s note: A great resource here – a long list of L&D blogs. If you are not on it then make sure you get yourself added.
TED playlists: Collections for curious minds
Editor’s note: TED is now organising its videos into curated playlists – a potentially useful way to access the TED archive.
Patients with vision loss read again using iPad
Editor’s note: Maybe a slightly overstated headline but worthy of attention as iPads in particular are good for helping the visually impaired to be able to read text.
Secrets of success for game-based learning: Ben Betts on PonyPrep
The Pony Club’s site PonyPrep won gold at last week’s E-learning Age Awards for the…
How teachers mix online maths with classroom instruction
Editor’s note: Interesting to see show schools in the US are starting to mix online maths content with classroom instruction.
CornerstoneOnDemand strong quarter: growing share in LMS market
Editor’s note: Strong financials from CornerstoneonDemand and it is now the fasting growing LMS vendor. Analysis here from Josh Bersin.
Jennifer Aaker on happiness in business
Editor’s note: Jay Cross shares this slide deck on happiness and meaningfulness by author Jennifer Aaker.
Do I need to know about HTML5?
Editor’s note: Insights into the shift from Flash to HTML5 – mobile being the big driving force.
Pinterest secret boards: visual collaboration tool for midsize businesses?
Editor’s note: Over the last few days Pinterest has announced ‘secret boards’ functionality which allow users to control who sees the content. This makes for a potentially useful private, collaborative scrapbooking tool.
Video: Does Peter Honey believe in his own learning styles model?
Prompted by a tweet during his session at the Charity Learning Conference 2012, Peter Honey…
Winners of the Charity Learning Awards 2012 announced
The winners of the Charity Learning Awards have been announced at a ceremony in central…
In between is the place where you have to understand people: social science, stigma, and data big or small
Editor’s note: Fascinating interview featuring Judd Antin a social psychologist and user experience researcher at Facebook.
Free learning tools from Julie Wedgwood
Julie Wedgwood shared a range of free learning tools for L&D professionals at the Charity…