5 perspectives on the future of the human interface
Editor’s note: Worth keeping an eye on how tech hardware is developing and how that could impact human interaction with devices. This article is a useful, future looking primer.
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The layers of the Tin Can onion
Editor’s note: A review of the Tin Can API by Mike Rustici, whose company Rustici Software is responsible for developing Tin Can.
10 TED Talks perfect for the eLearning industry
Editor’s note: All of these videos are worth a look – a great piece of curation here and a valuable set of videos.
Oppikirjamaraton: How to write an open textbook in a weekend
Editor’s note: Great article on how to write a book with 20 others in the room at the same time – kind of crowd source project with the crowd pulled together physically. Not only does the article look at how the process worked but also what tech was used to author the book. Could L&D do this within an organisation or for itself even?
Infographic: What is an LMS?
Making the case for an LMS is this infographic from Tellonline (yes, they are an…
List of eLearning professionals that use Twitter: Part one
Editor’s note: A great list and a great resource – 100 elearning peeps on Twitter. and it’s only part one . . .
Study finds smartphones and tablets extend work days by two hours
Editor’s note: No surprises here but what are organisations to do when colleagues are learning to and from work and when they are ‘out of office hours’?
vTrainingTracker launches at DevLearn: new Tin Can learning record store
Editor’s note: The potential of the Tin can API is beginning to emerge with tools like this that can help record, and put a value on, the under the radar learning that learners get up to.
15 free learning sites
Editor’s note: Another great list from Edudemic which offers something for everyone – from education to on the job skills support.
20 experiential web design trends for 2012
Editor’s note: A look at web design developments that affect the user experience.
Is the role of education to make young people work ready or is to inspire their curiosity?
In this guest post, Claire Walsh asks about the real purpose of education . .…
Strong demand for LPI’s Skills Capability Map
Nearly 500 L&D professionals have self-assessed their skills using the Learning and Performance Institute Skills…
Transforming learning and development
Editor’s note: Clive Shepherd pulls together all the articles he has been writing this year on transformation in workplace learning. Lots of good reads here.
Bias in the workplace
Editor’s note: research lifts the lid on our unconscious bias and how it can affect the way we relate people even if we consciously don’t feel the same way. Includes a look at how organisations are creating learning interventions around this subject.
Learning 2012: what worked, what didn’t, even better if…?
Editor’s note: Stephanie Dedhar’s review of Elliot Masie’s Learning 2012 conference. Interesting comments on the conference app – something conference organisers are starting to provide.