Building next generation talent systems
David Wilson of analyst elearnity told delegates at the HR Tech Europe conference that integration…
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13 concrete examples of better feedback for learning
Editor’s note: Thanks to Nick Shackleton-Jones for sharing this on Twitter. This list does exactly what it says on the tin – some great ideas.
Ethiopian kids hack One Laptop Per Child laptops in five months with zero instruction
Editor’s note: What happens if you give a thousand Motorola Zoom tablet PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never even seen a printed word? Within five months, they’ll start teaching themselves English . . .
#CIPD12 day 1: am I an HR hippy?
Editor’s note: An interesting view of day one of the CIPD annual conference from L&D manager Flora Marriott. On the one hand, an aspirational view of where organisations are headed, and on the other the realities of here and now. Never the twain shall meet?
What happened in Vegas, won’t stay in Vegas – thanks to #Devlearn
Editor’s note: Craig Taylor’s insights, reflections and takeaways from the DevLearn 2012 conference. Lots of practical tips for any L&D professional.
Moore’s Law and the 48 core smartphone – telepresence options
Editor’s note: Useful reflection on the implications of the super fast changes in tech development and what they could mean for videoconferencing and telepresence.
Storify of day one at the CIPD conference 2012
This is our view from afar of day one of the CIPD Conference 2012 being…
Animation: 10 learning technology trends
Kineo and elearning Age have put together a report on 10 trends in learning technology…
#PunkHR: social learning – productive anarchy
Editor’s note: A more anarchic view of learning in the organisation from Perry Timms with a look at what social learning could actually look like.
How should we deliver learning?
Editor’s note: Donald Taylor makes the point that L&D should be shifting from talking about ‘delivering training’ to ‘supporting learning’ – that’s why training departments changed their name to L&D, he says.
Why corporate training programs often fail
Editor’s note: Eduardo Salas, a professor of organizational psychology at the University of Central Florida, has studied corporate training programs for more than two decades. What happens before and after a training session, he says, is just as important as the actual instruction itself.
The Professor or The Great Danton: what type of L&D professional are you?
Editor’s note: Patrick Mallarkey looks at the two magicians in the film The Prestige – The Professor and The Great Danton – and reflects on what type of magic L&D professionals need to bring to learning events.
HR and big data
Editor’s note: Data is everywhere and we are generating it all the time. It is also freely available if we know how to extract it from our various systems. So what are we going to do with this data in HR and L&D? Sukh Pabial asks the question and presents some scenarios. One thing is for sure – this is an area of huge potential for organisations but it will require looking well beyond one’s business silo in order to act on it effectively.
Skills, guilds and capabilities
The end of the year means many things to people. One thing is for sure:…
Learning in a social workplace: the impact of social media
Editor’s note: A slide deck from Jane Hart’s recent presentation to the Canadian Society of Training and Development’s Conference on social media and social learning. Worth looking at the traits of a ‘smart worker’.