Editor’s note: This is a well referenced article that provides a recent history of how MOOCs have developed and how successful they have been. Its focus is higher education but the research cited is very useful.
Editor’s note: As personal and work technology merges (slowly in places) it is useful to get a view on how people perceive technology. This research from Microsoft shows that people are generally positive about the impact of technology although privacy is a major issue.
Editor’s note: This week Facebook unveiled Facebook for Work. It raised, once again, the topic of social networking tools within organisations and it brought me top this interview with Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield. If you haven’t tried it then give it a go – it is a lightweight type of Yammer and is great for comms around projects. I like Butterfields comments on ‘institutional memory’. Aren’t these the tools that will bring to light much sought after ‘tacit knowledge’?
Editor’s note: This report tackles the issue of measuring the impact of ‘human capital’. It’s a topic that comes in and out of fashion but don’t be put off by that. This report has some interesting insights into what training data should and could be measured and how that related to other human capital and business metrics. Worth a look if you are interested in learner data and current debates around that.
Editor’s note: Sam Burrough and I are running a MOOC on social learning and as we research the topic we find that there maybe emerging model to describe the impact of digital culture on learning but that these are emergent. This is a great – and well referenced – article by Steve Wheeler which acts as a good starting point for anyone trying to establish exactly what social learning is.
Editor’s note: WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg runs an enormous company virtually. This article lifts the lid on how Wordpress works and how employees get things done. If this is the future of work, then what is the role of L&D?
Next week #professor robert winston will be delivering a keynote at the Learning Technologies Conference…
Blended learning fails when it is seen only as a mix of formal training mixed…
Online learning consultant Sam Burrough will be presenting a session on Massive Open Online Courses,…
Here are our highlights from the Chat2lrn Twitter chat on learning #trends for 2015. [View…
Editor’s note: Interesting research findings looking at whether using social media is stressful. It seems that stress comes from what’s being shared on social media rather than using social tools themselves.
Editor’s note: Is technological innovation speeding up or slowing down? This very well referenced article will take you to the core arguments for and against. Along the way are plenty of links to add more context.
Editor’s note: This is a really interesting presentation from author and analyst Brian Solis. Does what it says on the tin and as such provides useful context for tech developments in the learning sector. Thanks to Jane Hart for sharing.
Editor’s note: So the pin up for wearable tech has been shown the side door at Google. The company says Glass will be back but in a different guise. Aside from the implications for wearable tech (it is still awaiting its killer app) this is Google failing and moving on. It seems to be a company that really practices what it preaches.
Here is a list of #moocs that start between now and the beginning of February…