Editor’s note: It’s fair to say that our emotions affect our behaviour and they certainly affect our capacity to learn and to ‘take things on board’. So, interesting to see that scientists are setting out to understand how emotions are generated in the brain.
Nigel Paine, a former chief learning officer at the BBC, was billed to provide ‘Six…
Editor’s note: A new tool from Wikimedia let’s you export articles from Wikipedia and collate them into an ebook for browsing on your mobile.
Editor’s note: Dave Kelly continues to update resources from last week’s Learning Live conference in London. Worth a look to see what you missed and to get an overview of what came out of the event.
Editor’s note: Not all the tech that comes out of the education sector has a direct use in the workplace but kids using this tech will be in your workplace soon enough and these tools are useful. Citelighter lets you bookmark articles and helps create the references for you.
Editor’s note: A great book list from Scott Berkun on how ideas spread. And not all the books on the list look at the here and now – it’s an interesting selection.
Editor’s note: Following on from his series on 50 learning thinkers, Donald Clark is writing another series, this time 50 posts on learning technologies. Today is day three and we have already looked at the axe and cave paintings.
Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor of Learning Technology, Plymouth University delivered a session on learning trends…
Editor’s note: Analyst Josh Bersin reflects on the The Skillsoft acquisition of Mindleaders and broader issues around what he calls the ‘red hot’ elearning market.
Editor’s note: New thinking in school design aims to help students learn and collaborate more effectively. Time for rethink in the design of the offices these children will end up working in?
Editor’s note: Can apps really make children more creative? This (small) study suggests so. Could apps used in this way be the start of something game-changing in the workplace?
Editor’s note: This list features some useful time-saving apps which can be used at work and/or at home.
Editor’s note: A short video talking to some high-profile curators of content online. The idea of curation has been buzzing around the learning space for a while and if it interests you then this could be worth three minutes of your time.
Editor’s note: This research looks into the impact of stress on working memory – the short-term juggling of information that allows us to do all the little things that make us productive.
Editor’s note: A look at the Deeper Learning Report released by the National Research Council of the National Academies of Science in Washington.