Curated tweets from the #chat2lrn Twitter chat on microlearning
Her are our tweet highlights from this week’s Chat2lrn #twitter chat on #microlearning. [View…
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The best tools to (productively) gamify every aspect of your life
Editor’s note: Whether you want to use these tools yourself or explore then for inspiration in how to develop apps that provoke behaviour change at work, this is a useful list of consumer productivity enhancing tools.
Google debuts education tool Oppia for teaching others
Editor’s note: Google mixes content with a ‘smart feedback’ system to help guide the learning experience. It’s Google, so probably worth a look . . .
Why the future of technology is all too human
Editor’s note: As machines get faster and more ‘intelligent’, where does that leave us humans? Interesting, and potentially uplifting, piece on what humans bring in the tech age.
Video of the week: History of neuroscience
Eminent neuroscientist Eric Kandel reflects on how neuroscience developed and how his work on memory…
Rich incentives for innovation yield a flood of mediocre ideas
Editor’s note: This HBR factoid points to research that shows big incentives yield many mediocre ideas. Best stick with more modest incentives.
A review of #ldcu Scotland
Twenty-five L&D professionals, one day, no structure – or maybe a little, and what do…
Employees are more productive when they can tweet
Editor’s note: It’s a small survey but an interesting take on social media usage at work. This research shows that employees are happier and more productive if they spend breaks talking to others via social media (as opposed to consuming content such as videos).
Shifting the social field: contemplation, compassion, collective action
Editor’s note: Interesting post on the Global Presencing Forum and the use of social tools to bring about systems change. Thanks to @stirthesource for sharing.
Charles Jennings – crystal balling with learnnovators
Editor’s note: Great interview with leading L&D thinker Charles Jennings, who looks at the shifting trends in corporate learning.
Malcolm Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce
Editor’s note: This video was shared by Owen Ferguson at this week’s L&D Connect Unconference in Edinburgh. A great story from Gladwell that looks at choice and how we can make better choices.
Brain science: the neuroscience of teaching and learning
Editor’s note: Neuropsychologist Art Kohn is writing a regular column on brain science and learning over at Learning Solutions Magazine. Definitely worth following. This is an introduction to brain science. Thanks to @julianstaddon for sharing.
Inside out and outside in – the benefits of sharing at #ldcu
At the start of the L&D Connect Unconference I stood up and explained what I…
Discussion points at the L&D Connect Scotland unconference
At the start of the L&D Connect Scotland Unconference participants were asked to share what…
Anthropology blogs 2014
Editor’s note: A great resource of curated anthropology blogs – some in here will be more relevant to learning but still a great resource.