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Research and Markets: Focus on Increasing Education Coverage to Augment E ...
Business Wire (press release)
Mumbai, India - February 20, 2012 - Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., a knowledge consulting solutions company, announces the launch of its report E-Learning Market in India 2012. E-learning market in India is still at a nascent stage and is expected to ...

Teachers Unions Step Up to Lead on Education Reform
Huffington Post (blog)
Those of us committed to equal opportunity have always believed that education gives students a foothold on the ladder to success. Yet recent studies show the role of education as a force for equality is threatened. Research at Stanford University ...

The Bookseller
Academic Booksellers To Address Digital Textbooks And Increased University Fees
Booktrade.info
Academic booksellers and publishers are set to debate how the new challenges presented by digital textbooks and increased university fees will impact on bookselling to students. Waterstones, John Smith & Son, Marylebone Books and BML Bowker are among ...
Academic publishing facing "unprecedented challenges"The Bookseller

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Fully Online Courses Now Include Built-In Assessment, Analytics Tools WASHINGTON – February 22, 2012 – Blackboard Inc. today announced the official launch of Blackboard Developmental Education™ (Blackboard DevEd), an innovative approach aimed at improving student outcomes and increasing completion rates in an area where many institutions have struggled. The solution, which was first piloted by several institutions in the fall, now includes built-in assessment and analytics tools that enable course instructors to further personalize their instruction. At the pilot institutions, 91 percent of participating students said they were satisfied with the overall course and 75 percent rated th...

IADC SkillSTICK Marks Major Advance in Personal Training Management
PR Web (press release)
The device can be used off line for training from preloaded eLearning courses and can store student progress and assessments associated with the courses. The International Association of Drilling Contractors is pleased to introduce IADC SkillSTICK*, ...

3 awarded for work in Horry County
MyrtleBeachOnline.com
Frank M. Hart Jr., Tony Kroll and Lynda Smallen received awards for their work with Horry County Schools Adult & Community Education at the Adult Education Practitioners' Spring Training Day in Columbia on Feb. 3. Hosted by the SC Department of Adult ...

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Campus Connection: Pressure from Nass' office nixes UW-Extension's 'Art in ...
Capital Times
Follow his Campus Connection blog for the latest on higher education news in the Madison area. Artists from around the area say they were looking forward to participating in "Art in Protest," which was being billed by promoters as an opportunity for ...

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GIA: E-learning market will be worth $107bn by 2015
Virtual College
A rising interest in online learning courses will result in the value of the global e-learning sector hitting $107 billion (£67.47 billion) by 2015, a study has reported. The investigation, from Global Industry Analysts (GIA), found distance learning ...

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CSU to trade ad campaign for cheaper textbooks
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco State University sophomore, Ginamarie Gianandrea, with her $150 unbound spanish textbook, on Thursday Feb. 16, 2010. New initiatives in California take aim at reducing the cost of textbooks. One company has just signed an agreement with ...

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LSC-O education majors help teachers
TheRecordLive.com
The Education Division at LSC-O is in partnership with local school districts to prepare their teachers to meet the needs of gifted and talented students. The Education Division at LSC-O began doing customized training for area schools about four years ...

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Mary Sanchez: Is pro-teacher school reform possible in America?
Sun-Sentinel
By Mary Sanchez The $5 billion plan aims to elevate the status of America's teachers, and is dubbed RESPECT -- although inspiring that particular sentiment may be wishful thinking. The name is an acronym for Recognizing Educational Success, ...
Sanchez: Respect for teachers is key to real education reformOnline Athens
In the Bay Area and across the country, teachers are discussing possible ...San Jose Mercury News
Obama Seeks $5 Billion for Teacher RESPECTAbout - News & Issues

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How the Wisconsin Uprising Changed America and Why Its Renegade Politics Are ...
AlterNet
John Nichols talks about his new book, "Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Occupy Wall Street," and what happens next. Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email. It was an important part of his ...

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IDOM researchers overturn textbook view of liver metabolism
News-Medical.net
A team led by researchers from the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (IDOM) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, has overturned a "textbook" view of what the body does after a meal. The study appears online this ...

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Over $1500 in Textbooks Stolen From Bookstore
University at Buffalo The Spectrum
A man unaffiliated with UB stole $1656.50 worth of textbooks from the UB Bookstore on Saturday. He returned on Monday to try to do it again. Terrance McDuffie, a 24-year-old man from East Amherst, asked a bookstore associate behind the textbook counter ...

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February 20, 2012

• THE LEARNING CIRCUITS BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  10 Visual Design Quick Tips
  eLearning and slide presentations are highly visual mediums. The visual clarity of screens and slides can have a big impact on learning. If you're unsure what to do and how to go about designing the visuals for a training environment, here are some quick tips that might help. The Screen or Slide is a Canvas You're the painter. Keep practicing MORE >> 15 Tweets
• BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  Make it Social: How We Use Twitter as a Learning Tool
  Chances are, someone has told you how you should or should not be using Twitter recently. Did you know that Twitter chats are a fantastic way to share informal knowledge and spark conversation within  your field or even inside your organization? This is all possible. Best of all, it’s cost-effective and easy to implement. MORE >> 8 Tweets
• LEARNING CONVERSATIONS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  Video summary: engaging the unwilling learner
  Thanks to Kate Graham at Ascot Communications , there's now a short video available of me talking about the key points from my Learning Technologies workshop. If you want to see some of this in writing see my pre-workshop blog post. You can find more of these at the Ascot Communications Youtube channel Original post. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  Content Curation and the end of Intellectual Property
  The past couple of years I’ve been blessed to get to go to Brussels for Thanksgiving and honored to meet with some of the world’s foremost leaders, thinkers, and even trouble-makers in the area of education. The European Union sponsors a wonderful conference on Media and Learning – which is genuinely filled with amazing attendees [.]. MORE >> 32 Tweets
• ECONTENT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  QR Codes on Your Business Card
  Most of you have seen QR codes in magazine advertisements and other media. These images are also giving the ancient art of exchanging business cards new meaning! How many of you have a pile of business cards on your desk, but have not taken the time to enter some of the contact information into your computer's database (Outlook, etc)? Finally. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• SPARK YOUR INTEREST | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  The Behavior Wizard
  Via Scoop.it – Organizational Learning and Development. Via www.behaviorwizard.org.MORE >> 3 Tweets
• DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  Example: job aid for cell layout
  Reference job aid  is a term I use for any job aid that collects or lays out information so that someone can look up a meaning, decode an example, or perform other kinds of work with facts. Over the next few days, I’ll post several examples of real-world job aids. This is the first one.). Anything else was a privilege and could be revoked. MORE >> 6 Tweets
• BAMBOO PROJECT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  Are You Living Your Own Dream or Helping Someone Else Live Theirs?
  I was emailing with a graduate of my Getting Unstuck course about her ongoing progress since the class ended and we were discussing the issue of living our dreams. What came up is the tension between staying on our own path of exploration and discovery and getting involved in helping others realize their dreams. This is what happens. MORE >> 8 Tweets
• ECONTENT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  Max, the Skiing Accordionist!
  Two of my passions in life are cross-country skiing, and playing the accordion. However, never in my wildest dreams did I think of combining the two skills! Perhaps this Saturday while skiing "up" Bitch Hill at the American Birkebeiner, I will need to imitate Max! Regardless. Max is way cool! Northern LifeMORE >> 0 Tweets
• ONLIGNMENT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  Why training may not always be the right course of action – part 3
  In part 2 we questioned why people do not get things right first time, every time, and examined 6 prime factors that prevent them from performing to the necessary standard. Now we’re going to see how human error is explained by humans. Human error as explained by humans. Here are 2 dozen “explanations” we’ve come across. 14)    I thought….  .  . MORE >> 0 Tweets
• Whose Your Brian Reid? BRAVE NEW ORG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  
• Needle in the Search Haystack: Identifying managers’ learning needs GOOD PRACTICE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  
• Who should be your Chief Collaboration Officer? JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  

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February 19, 2012

• LEARNING WITH E'S | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  Learning pathways
  I recently heard a story about the building of a new university campus. Unusually, the architect hadn't designed any pedestrian paths into his plan. When asked why there were no pathways between the buildings, he replied cryptically that he was waiting to see what happened. It was hailed by some as a masterpiece of post-modernist 'nomadic' writing. MORE >> 98 Tweets
• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  Connect, Inspire, and ENGAGE your Learners
  This week at Training2012 conference, one of the best sessions I attended was ‘Creating Learning Experiences that Connect, Inspire, and ENGAGE’. The session was conducted by Dr. Vicki Halsey who is absolutely inspiring and full of positive energy. The way she engaged the attendees in the session proved that her formula of engaging the students [.]. MORE >> 24 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  Betterness: Review
  Tweet Umair Haque’s Betterness: Economics for Humans is a quick read and a very cheap book at $2.69 for a Kindle version. It’s worth much more than that. … and shows the signs: Our institutions are failing. They’re failing us , failing the challenge of igniting real, lasting human prosperity. Books Communities WorkMORE >> 1 Tweet
• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  Quiz Reports in Course Companion for Adobe Captivate
  I hope many of you have already tried the course companion by now and have taken a look at the Dashboard. In my previous blog, I explained the concept of Progress Index. In this blog, I will explain the Quiz reports that you can access by clicking the Quiz tab on the Dashboard. Quiz reports provide [.]. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  Strategic Doing is designed for open, loosely coupled networks
  Tweet Comparing Strategic Planning and Strategic Doing. “In Strategic Doing, metrics play a different role. We use metrics to facilitate learning. Whereas strategic planning is a deductive process of thought and action, Strategic Doing using inductive reasoning. We learn as we do. Metrics provide a convenient tool to accelerate our learning. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• SHAREPOINT AND ASSESSMENT | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  Cheating on tests less likely if you use SharePoint?
  Do you deliver online tests to employees (for compliance, certification or training purposes) or to students in college or university courses? If so, might your test-takers be less likely to cheat if you deliver tests or exams embedded in SharePoint than in a standalone application? The answer  is possibly yes. Read on to find out more! Motivation. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• INTEGRATED LEARNINGS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  What does the 80's movie WarGames tell us about learning games?
  by Jonathan Shoaf. recently watched the 1980's movie WarGames with my son. As a dad, I often use movies like that as an opportunity to teach something new to my son. So we talked about the military, the Cold War, and then my son started naming countries and wanted to know if they were an enemy or ally of the United States. is a learning opportunity. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• ECONTENT | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  Skiing Through the Boreal Darkness!
  Book Across the Bay ! Fantastic is the only word which one may use to describe a night time ski on the frozen ice of Lake Superior (10 kilometer race). Every 10 meters your trail is lit by a luminaria, followed by bonfires at each 1 kilometer point. Welcome to life in the Northland! The first five shots are from my GoPro digital camera. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
  Hope !
  Everytime I see ads like this , it makes me #Happy & #Hopeful.Beautiful Lyrics. Beautiful composition. Thank you Coca -Cola for spreading and sharing happiness. Umeed vali dhoop, Sunshine vali asha. Rone ki vjah hai kam, Hasne ke bahane hai jyada. Zidd hai muskuraaenge, Khush rehne ka hai wada. Umeed vali dhoop Sunshine vali asha. MORE >> 0 Tweets

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February 18, 2012

• DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  Social Media Policy
  A previous post of mine ( Policies for Staff use of Social Media and Social Networks ) from June 2010 has received some interest and reposting on Twitter lately. In response to my retweeting of the psot I had a reply from @simfin  linking to the below video. ” Here’s the video – it’s great! What do you think? MORE >> 18 Tweets
• DAVE'S WHITEBOARD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  Up in the err
  I’m experimenting with changes to this blog. Mostly they have to do with the theme. really liked my longtime theme, Simpla. The white space went well with the blog’s name. But it hasn’t been updated in a long time, and it’s not widget-aware. For the three people still reading, a widget is a little drag-and-drop control. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  Why is learning and the sharing of information so important?
  Tweet The Globe & Mail: The diplomacy of knowledge. Learning together is an important part of living together. While many of our greatest challenges arise through the interplay of complex problems, so, too, do our greatest advances often occur at the intersections between disciplines. Communities complexity NetworkedLearningMORE >> 2 Tweets
• ADOBE CAPTIVATE BLOG | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  The HTML5 contest has closed- 5 more days to put in your votes!
  The Captivate HTML5 contest has closed for entries. The viewing gallery is still open to give you an opportunity to cast your vote. Thank you for participating in this contest. The general interest can be gauged from the fact that many of the top entries have close to 10,000 views and 1,500 FB ‘Likes’ each. [.]. MORE >> 1 Tweet
• JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  Reserve your place for the webinar: Jane Hart in conversation with Jane Bozarth
  Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM GMT   | 1.30-2.30 PM ET |  10.30-11.30 AM PT. Reserve your seat for the webinar now – there are 100 places available -  https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/511613190. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. or newer. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• ECONTENT | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  The Lake Superior Flyover Experience
  Lake Superior and Minnesota is known as " flyover land " However, it seems whenever my Danish relatives or English friends come here for the first time, they exclaim. This is much better than the Big Apple, Florida or Hollywood. stop in Northern Minnesota! The Lake is the Boss  (Minnesota Northshore and Wisconsin Southshore). MORE >> 0 Tweets
• CLIVE ON LEARNING | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  Your chance to help bring about a step change in adult learning and employability in the UK
  Along with Dick Moore, Adrian Perry and Seb Schmoller, I have been commissioned to report to the Ufi Charitable Trust (UCT) on "priorities for interventions by the Trust and others through learning technologies in adult learning and employability in the UK". This followed the Trust's October 2011 announcement of the sale of Ufi Limited. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  Get Social !
  Get social View more presentations from Ruchi Bhatia. social online web2.0 uncertaining influence ibm digital businessMORE >> 0 Tweets
• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  Writing & Grammar: Hyphenating Adjectives (And Answers to Last Week's Challenge)
  by Jennie Ruby    Answers to last week's  comma challenge , as presented by Jing Ping Fan  (Correct answers were also sent in by  Susan Benson ): The tall and hollow trunk (or The tall, hollow trunk). The upper right corner. quick, easy lesson (or "and"). My blue suede shoes. The small down arrow. MORE >> 0 Tweets

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February 17, 2012

• MANAGING ELEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Conducting Good Virtual Meetings
  “Do you see the L?” ” “Yes, we see the L,” came the response. We typed the O, and we asked, “Do you see the O.” ” “Yes, we see the O.” ” Then we typed the G, and the system crashed … ” (source). eLearning elearning Jon Aleckson meeting virutal Web CourseworksMORE >> 21 Tweets
• E-LEARNING UNCOVERED | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Is Your E-Learning Résumé Sabotaging Your Success?
  A couple of months ago I blogged about and gave some tips on how to move from classroom to e-learning. This is Part II of the series. see a lot of requests from people who are interested in working with us. Some people sabotage their chances of joining the team before I ever talk to them! you ask? Programmers need to create courses that work! MORE >> 1 Tweet
• GEORGE SIEMENS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Rejected: On being disappointed, sorta
  I’ve never really actively “looked for work” In my late teens, my brother and I started a series of restaurants (we owned and operated seven in total). The hospitality field is very hard, however, on families and relationships as it consumes an enormous amount of time. have never really bothered to validate that claim). Altbach, P., MORE >> 0 Tweets
• MINDFLASH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Want to Reap the Benefits of Training? Get Everyone in Your Organization Involved in Teaching
  Here’s a great bit of insight I came across recently on Steve Wheeler’s blog:  ” We Learn by Teaching.” ” Wheeler, a professor of learning technology at Plymouth University, reminded me of similar advice my father gave me about reading when I went off to college. His technique is a three-step process: 1. Skim it. MORE >> 1 Tweet
• SPICY LEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Paxman’s sexy prime numbers – how they can help you to make the key messages in your e-learning memorable
  Sky is great, isn’t it? Recording your favourite programmes, watching them whenever you want… except it gets a bit complicated when you’ve got more than one University Challenge fan in the house (yes, really) and two fiercely competitive housemates. Last weekend we watched a pre-recorded University Challenge episode. Never. MORE >> 1 Tweet
• LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Rats, coffee & software
  Tweet Here are some of the insights and observations that were shared via Twitter this past week. “ If we value the pursuit of knowledge, we must be free to follow wherever that search may lead us. The The free mind is not a barking dog, to be tethered on a ten-foot chain. Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.” ” – via  Nick Milton. MORE >> 7 Tweets
• SIMPLIFY ELEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Bent sense of humor
  Objects Come to Life With Photographer's "Bent" Sense of Humor | Raw File | Wired.com [link] Ray Jimenez, PhD. Vignettes Learning "Helping Learners Learn Their Way MORE >> 0 Tweets
• ALEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Stealing from the Rich…
  Stealing what works in elearning from the rich corporations, that is… First, my usual caveat: we’re not corporations. We shouldn’t assume that everything they do is worthy of emulation by associations and other nonprofits. But that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from them, right? Source? This happens at Google a lot. MORE >> 0 Tweets
• SIMPLIFY ELEARNING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Join my Morning Buzz sessions at Learning Solutions #LSCon
  I will be presenting a session at Learning Solutions and facilitate Morning buzz. Please join me. #LSCon LSCon [link] Ray Jimenez, PhD. Vignettes Learning "Helping Learners Learn Their Way MORE >> 0 Tweets
• LEARNFOREVER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  Updating e-learning
  In my 2009 book, Delivering E-Learning, I made a number of forecasts, and as I wrote those three years ago, it seems timely to review them. Arguably, the most glaring omission of the book is its complete lack of reference to Twitter, or micro-blogging. Given the relatively recent explosion of this phenomenon, I beg leave to be excused. Any views MORE >> 0 Tweets
• Rediscovering Curt Bonk's Extreme Learning World! ZAIDLEARN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  
• Everything is a Remix DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  
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February 16, 2012

• THE PEFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  Bad News is Good News
  When evaluating programs and organizations, bad news can be good news. What I mean by that is any feedback is helpful to an organization if leaders listen to the feedback, look for value in the information, and make improvements accordingly. Some organizations have a culture that is so insular they can’t hear bad news. He writes: The N.C.A.A. MORE >> 10 Tweets
• KAPP NOTES | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  Educating Factory and Technical Workers
  There was an article today over at CNN titled “ Desperately seeking Americans for factory jobs ” that stated: There is a “critical shortage of machinists,” a common and crucial position in factories, said Rob Akers, vice president at the National Tooling and Machining Association. ” The problem comes at a terrible time. MORE >> 12 Tweets
• LEARNING JOURNAL | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  The Elusiveness of Applied Knowledge
  More frequently than I care to admit, I run across studies that show that we do not effectively apply the knowledge we have demonstrably learned. That’s a big challenge for those of us that teach stuff for a living. The evidence that we don’t apply learning. Data was drawn from 25 years of results with nearly 24,000 participants). Ruona. MORE >> 1 Tweet
• LEARNING WITH E'S | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  Never mind the quality
  While waiting for my flight home from Cyprus last week, I did an impromptu interview for some colleagues from Pakistan in the departure lounge. They quizzed me about my views on quality in education, and recorded my responses on video. They intend to share the video online once all the airport public address announcements have been edited out. MORE >> 26 Tweets
• I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  Adobe Captivate: Troubleshooting LMS Woes
  by Lori Smith. Captivate developer created a nifty eLearning lesson complete with a quiz, advanced actions and some nice navigation features. All she needed to do to wrap up the project was get the finished lesson posted to her LMS and ensure it reported correctly. And  And that, unfortunately, is where she ran into trouble. MORE >> 6 Tweets
• JAY CROSS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  “Wasting Time”
  DeskTime, a firm that automates time sheets, posted an  absurd infographic yesterday. This This snip made me chuckle: Most people I know think using the net makes them more productive. “Socializing with co-workers” is the primary way they learn things. These are time-wasters? Unproductive? don’t think so. Give me a break. Just Ja MORE >> 3 Tweets
• UPSIDE LEARNING BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  The Future Of Higher Ed And Its Impact On Elearning
  I recently came across the 2012 Higher Education Edition of the NMC Horizon Report , and found it quite fascinating. It gave me a lot of insights about the state of higher education globally and also left me thinking about how these developments would impact the global elearning industry. Here are the key points from the Horizon report. Mobile Apps. MORE >> 20 Tweets
• MINDFLASH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  Three Myths About How We Learn
  If you were to stroll back into your old elementary school today, you’d probably find that the classrooms look pretty similar to the ones you studied in, and the kids are still learning to read and write the same way you did. Schools change a lot more slowly than other industries. This creates a sense of difficulty,” Bjork said. MORE >> 20 Tweets
• BLOOMFIRE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  Tips for Team Collaboration Success
  Unless you work under a rock (in which case, how are you reading this? Is there wi-fi under there?), you’re part of a team. That means you’ll get to (or have to) collaborate with other people and enjoy the inherent rewards and frustrations of teamwork. In sales, effective teamwork is exciting when it happens right. Focus on cooperative models. MORE >> 2 Tweets
• MINDFLASH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  Why Won’t My Employees Learn? Tips for Maximizing Your Training Dollars
  You’ve invested money and energy in building an education department, or at least in training materials. You’ve been open to hearing about what employees need to better do their jobs. Maybe you’ve even allowed time off for workers to sit in on webinars, or conferences. That’s an alarming percentage. What’s Going Wrong? MORE >> 10 Tweets
• ‘Prezi’ App DONT WASTE YOUR TIME | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  
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February 15, 2012

• ELEARNING 24-7 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  State of the LMS 2012
  For the past month, I have been conducting a survey on learning platforms and specifically learning management systems. . The data shows that what many vendors assume end users want is far from accurate. Too many vendors are focusing on talent/performance management as the next feature/component in their systems. Survey. Lasted for one month. MORE >> 25 Tweets
• JAY CROSS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  Relevance Trumps ROI
  Excerpts from an article by CLO’s Deanna Hartley : Determining Relevance: Tangible vs. Intangible . Is this helping us attain our current objectives?’ Is this delighting our customers?’ And if it’s not, they shouldn’t be doing it,” he said. They are essentially the wrong measures. How did you learn it?’ Just JayMORE >> 6 Tweets
• VIKAS JOSHI ON INTERACTIVE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  Changing Landscape in E-Learning
  During the Thought Leadership Webinar on “ Interactive Courses on a ShoeString Budget ” in November, 2011, I had a good discussion with Jim Hanlin, President and Founder of Best Training Resources. Jim shared his views on the changing landscape in e-learning. Vikas: What are clients looking for in eLearning programs? Jim:You are welcome MORE >> 1 Tweet
• JAY CROSS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  Hacked: A Descent into the Malware Inferno
  Summary: I was hacked last Saturday night. My nine sites went down. Three days later, everything’s back in order but it was no fun. hope it never happens to you, but just in case, I’ll document the blow-by-blow below. In the end, an online service called Sucuri put things back in order. began to get nervous. called BlueHost , my ISP. MORE >> 3 Tweets
• LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  Backchannels in the classroom
  I thought I'd write a series of posts articulating my current thinking on different types of internet based tools and their use within education. My expertise in this area is largely based around finding things, playing with them and assessing their potential for teaching and learning. However, I've not done much about specific types of tools. MORE >> 5 Tweets
• LEARNING VISIONS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  The CBT Lady
  In the spirit of trying to explain to people what I do for a living, I was trying to explain to someone recently what I do for a living. I help organizations design and deliver online training programs…” The guy made a cross with his fingers and hissed at me saying, “Oh no, you’re the CBT Lady!” Visions of hairnet covered lunch ladies. The CBT Lady? MORE >> 9 Tweets
• EXPERIENCING ELEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  Book Review: Design for How People Learn
  Julie Dirksen’s Design for How People Learn is a great book for instructional designers because it actually is written using the principles taught. Design for How People Learn is an easy, fun read, with lots of visuals and realistic examples that touch on frustrating problems instructional designers face. That’s basically what I did.” MORE >> 2 Tweets
• VISUAL LOUNGE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  Join us LIVE on The Forge - Thursday at 2pm ET
  This month on our live web show, we're bringing you a special focus on education! Video is more popular than ever, as it's being used to deliver content as part of blended learning, flipped classroom , and 1:1 tech initiatives. Tune in Thursday, February 16, at 2:00pm ET. Andrea Perry ( @andrea_perry ), information developer, TechSmith. MORE >> 29 Tweets
• WEB 2.0 AND LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  As One - Individual Action, Collective Power
  I like getAbstract very much. am a bookaholic , however, now since so much of information is available in digital format, I probably , wont be able to read all the books that I may like to read in a specific timeframe. Examples from politics, business and the not-for-profi t sector suggest eight models or archetypes of collective leadership. MORE >> 1 Tweet
• EASYGENERATOR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  View presentation on 'How to keep e-learning relevant'
  Kasper Spiro (CEO of easygenerator) presented today in a webinar his thoughts on how to keep formal e-Learning relevant. He combines theories from the field of management, didactics, e-learning and software development and applies them to e-learning. If you want to see the recording of this session you can click here. MORE >> 1 Tweet
• Bear pit pedagogy LEARNING WITH E'S | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Understanding what you do LEARNING AND WORKING ON THE WEB | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Adobe RoboHelp: iFrames I CAME, I SAW, I LEARNED | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Singularity University JAY CROSS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Viewing the Northern Lights ECONTENT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Extending Lectora with an iFrame INTEGRATED LEARNINGS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Don’t Sell BS to Salespeople, Make Their Training Meaningful MINDFLASH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Development Tips: A Little CSS by Mark Lassoff LEARNING SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Obama Budget to Include $8 Billion Training Fund MINDFLASH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• WEBINAR: Let’s Get Mobile: Changing your Concept of Mobile Content Design and Delivery DAWN OF LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• Lights, Camera, WOOF! ENSPIRE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• How to Use QR Codes in Corporate Training BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  
• The Hacker: The Game MARK OEHLERT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  

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