Elliott Masie’s Learning 2012 – opening night
Editor’s note: If you are on twitter and want to follow the Learning 2012 conference then the hashtag is #lrn2012. From this review of the opening evening it looks like it will be interesting . . .
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Document management and collaboration survey reveals most businesses aren’t getting it right
Editor’s note: When process gets in the way of teamwork and collaboration – interesting research insights into what hampers collaboration.
9 TED talks given by children
Editor’s note: Never take your eye off what the kids are up to – here are nine reasons not to.
Did you know? Stress makes you worse at reading
Editor’s note: You probably did know this but worth a reminder as barriers to learning exist in all their many forms in the wider context of the learner. Stress is just one factor.
Content curation tools: the newsmaster toolkit
Editor’s note: Following on from last week’s We elearning event on curation is this mind map of content curation tools from Robin Good. It is regularly updated and is a great resource.
Video: Prof Karen Pine on behaviour change
Professor Karen Pine, professor of developmental psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, gave a talk…
Citrix Systems – Citrix boosts its enterprise mobility solution with new @WorkMail and @WorkWeb apps
Editor’s note: A round-up of the announcements from the Citrix Synergy conference – main focus is on two new mobile apps and cloud services.
Collaboration in a post-PC world part one: meet the team
Editor’s note: Another useful infographic looking at post desk-based ways of working and what collaboration looks like.
Transforming bodies and lifestyles: insights into inspiring behaviour change
Editor’s note: If behaviour change is an outcome of effective learning then this work on behaviour change is worth a read. There’s lots of work into this field in the health space
Why learning should be messy
Editor’s note: From 45-minute periods to arcs, a look at the shift towards learning journeys in schools.
Accessibility trumps design
Editor’s note: Editor’s note: No matter how well you design the mobile learning experience if you can’t access it, you can’t access it. We should be thinking about how we optimise content for devices, not designing standalone pieces of content.
Video: How can curation be used in learning?
Tonight I am talking about curation at We-elearning’s event Curate? Create? Debate! Thanks to 15…
How do you measure the return on investment for social learning?
Editor’s note: A perennial, thorny and much debated topic made more complex by social learning. Julian Stodd provides a useful piece on how to approach measuring the ROI of social learning.
The 88 best iOS apps for mobile learning
Editor’s note: Apologies to Android users but this list provides many great apps for personal use and for use by and with colleagues.
Create or curate?
Editor’s note: The exponential growth in data on the web means we will need strategies to manage it and to surface and share relevant and timely information. This post from John Curran outlines some of the skills we will need to be effective curators. I’ll be talking at tonight’s Weelearning event on this topic.