What inspires L&D? Curated tweets from #chat2lrn
Here are our curated tweets from the chat2lrn #twitter chat on what inspires L&D. [View…
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What no ‘elearning’?
Editor’s note: Great insights into what can be achieved with technology but without using an LMS from Craig Taylor.
Can innovation actually be measured?
Editor’s note: Research-driven insights into innovation and how organisations can measure the impact of innovation.
Top design resources for non-designers
Editor’s note: Over on the Slideshare blog, a useful list of resources to help make your presentations more visually appealing.
Making a big decision? Don’t wait for everyone to agree
Editor’s note: Three tips on how to beat consensus-gridlock in the decision making process.
The 7 habits of highly effective communicators, part 2: get their attention and loyalty
Editor’s note: Tips on how to communicate powerfully so others can hear you, so they experience connection with you, so they want to move forward into a positive future with you, so they have your attention.
Tips, tricks and tools for data visualisation: 15 great tools for the job
Editor’s note: Great set of resources here for anyone looking to create more visual content from data and other sources of information such as links and tweets.
Mental toughness helped Nik Wallenda – 7 ways it can help you too
Editor’s note: Some useful – and interesting – tips from Nik Wallenda who has just walked a tightrope stretched across the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon.
Using Twitter to provide some quick and interesting lesson starters
Editor’s note: Thanks to @janebozarth for sharing this – inspirational ideas for how to use Twitter for teaching and learning.
Digital storytelling: A tutorial in 10 easy steps
Editor’s note: Lots of good points here – be aware that there are some great apps that can help simplify some of the process.
Modernising the L&D function: From learning gatekeeper to learning concierge
Editor’s note: Jane Hart explains the difference between L&D professionals as gatekeepers versus learning professionals as providing a learning concierge service.
Google Reader is shutting down; here are the best alternatives
Editor’s note: If you use Google’s RSS then you need to export all your feeds by 1 July when it closes down. This post shows how to do that and offers some alternatives to Google Reader.
Recent reflection #3 – a challenge
Editor’s note: Niall Gavin reflects on his ‘pitch’ to redesign compliance training at last week’s Learning and Skills Group summer conference.
Learning to learn faster: the one superpower everyone needs
Editor’s note: Why we need to concentrate on hacking our superpower – our ability to learn.
Falling short: seven writers reflect on failure
Editor’s note: Learning from failing seems to be the hot skill, but the reality is that we are not very good at it. This article explains why.