Do brainpower apps really make you smarter?
Editor’s note: Exploration of the brain trainer apps that are becoming increasingly popular. Question is, do they do what they claim they can do?
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Self-acceptance could be the key to a happier life, yet it’s the happy habit many people practise the least
Editor’s note: This research into what makes us happy in terms of our habits shows the accepting who we are is perceived to be a top habit but it is not the one we practise the most. Useful list if you believe a happy employee is an engaged one.
Data science and prediction
Editor’s note: Indepth article on big data and the use of data science to help make better predictions and the implications of data science from a business and research standpoint.
The age of the social network is ending
Editor’s note: Are we seeing a trend towards single-purpose apps? As this article says: ‘The age of the great “social network” is coming to an end. Consumers are now moving towards services that are much more focused. You don’t go to them to do everything “social”, you go to them to do one thing. The best of these services entice you to do that one thing over and over and over again.’ if that’s the case, what would learning related apps do specifically?
Video of the week: Disruptive innovation and learning – where do we go from here?
The videos from all the 2014 Learning Technologies conference sessions are now available here. It’s…
Employee engagement: beyond workplace psychosis 2.0
Editor’s note: ‘In order to get more from their employees and contractors, in order to re-engage them, organizations must, simply, give them more. Not as employees, but as human beings.’ A great post on engagement and why organisations need to treat colleagues as humans.
Robot Turtles: game-based learning at it’s finest
Editor’s note: Dave Kelly looks at how a board game for children introduces coding concepts with any mention of coding or teaching. A good read on how game mechanics can work.
Mindfulness in the age of complexity
Editor’s note: An interview with Ellen Langer, whose research on mindfulness has greatly influenced thinking across a range of fields, from behavioral economics to positive psychology.
Why 21st century learning should be more like the 19th century
Editor’s note: Science is telling us what we know to be true about how we learn – something John Dewey outlined a century ago. But will data really help personalise the experience? Thanks to @marcoable for sharing.
5 fascinating graphs that show how we use the internet
Editor’s note: Pew has produced a report to mark 25 years of the world wide web. Here are five graphs from that report that show how use of the web has soared as well as what we think of the web.
Slidedeck of the week: Unconferences. Social media. Learning
A couple of years ago, pre-LearnPatch and L&D Connect, I gave a Pecha Kucha presentation…
How the science of swarms can help us fight cancer and predict the future
Editor’s note: Thanks to new observation technologies, powerful software, and statistical methods, the mechanics of collectives are being revealed.
Why MOOCs might revolutionize your recruiting methods
Editor’s note: Could the L&D team help the recruitment team and could this in turn help develop internal skills? Yes, according to Kevin Wheeler’s article.
CIPD social media research
Editor’s note: Perry Timms, CIPD Social Media Engagement Adviser, provides some tips on using social media and mobile technology to support learning.
Inside the weird, profitable study of social physics
Editor’s note: MIT professor Alex Pentland studies how ideas flow through groups and the effect that flow has on productivity, something he calls “Social Physics. He says social physics can predict the creativity and productivity of a team based on their communication.