A Q&A with Virtual Reality Pioneer Jacki Morie
Editor’s note: As virtual reality takes off with news Oculus Rift will be hitting shops early next year, VR pioneer Jacquelyn Ford Morie looks back at the technology and forward to where it is heading.
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The secret ingredient that makes some teams better than others | ideas.ted.com
Editor’s note: A look at the importance of social capital – the ‘mortar’ that binds us ‘bricks’.
The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational
Cognitive biases – or limitations in our thinking, or ways of processing information – are at play all the time. This list looks at the ones that affect our rational selves.
Facebook study finds people only click on links that they agree with, site is an ‘echo chamber’
Editor’s note: When we consider the usefulness of curation we need to be mindful of ‘filter bubbles’. This articles shows how Facebook users create their own bubbles.
One in three organisations still rely on happy sheets, according to CIPD survey
Just 7% of L&D professionals evaluate the impact of their initiatives on the wider business,…
Getting started with mobile learning – #chat2lrn curated tweets
Here are our curated tweets from the Chat2lrn Twitter chat on getting started with mobile.…
Elearnity rebrands as Fosway Group and adds HR analyst practice
European learning and talent management analyst #elearnity has rebranded as the #fosway Group and added…
Learning lists: The 70:20:10 model
Here is our curated list of articles on the 70:20:10 model of learning. Learning lists:…
The Commoditization of Credentialism: Why MBAs and JDs Can’t Get Jobs
Editor’s note: Here’s an explanation as to why credentials such as MBAs are looking less relevant for people looking to get jobs. Does this mean they are less relevant for in-job training?
Five Examples of Companies With Internal Innovation Programs
Editor’s note: Always good to see some examples of how companies are innovating – these five are using labs to develop new ideas and thinking.
3 Shifts Every Employee Needs to Consider in Order to Thrive Tomorrow
Editor’s note: Interesting that two of the seven facets of the future employee as outlined in this article are ‘Shifting from a knowledge to a learning worker’ and ‘Teaches and leans at will’. Begs the question: ‘What’s the future role of L&D if these are our future workers?”
Modeling Mediums Of Communication
Editor’s note: Interesting article on synchronous, participatory media such as Meerkat and Periscope – media that could hold a lot of potential for organisations.
Micro learning – curated #chat2lrn tweets
Here are our curated tweets from the Chat2lrn Twitter chat on #micro learning. As the…
LinkedIn buys online learning company Lynda.com
Social networking site #linkedin has bought online learning company Lynda.com for $1.5bn. Commenting on the…
The value of MOOCs for business in one video
Corporate learning manager Craig Taylor produced this video as an assignment for a massive open…