If somehow you missed this fantastic TED talk by Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry, there’s still time to see it this year.
Consider how this will accelerate learning!
It can’t be that far away.
Happy New Year!
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Your favorite 2009 posts on Internet Time Blog
eLearning is not a big cost-cutter
Corporations are flocking to eLearning for all the wrong reasons. It’s cheaper: no travel, no facilities cost, no instructor salaries. This sort of fanciful thinking tripped up eLearning ten years ago. MORE
Informal Learning 2.0
In the world of business, the Continue reading
Poster child for open software
The beauty of open software is that it gets better all the time.
I’ve been blogging a long, long time. A decade. I remember the earliest versions of Blogger and the introduction of TypePad. But nothing has impressed me as much as the continuous evolution of WordPress. Over and over again, Matt Continue reading
Impact, a new journal on workplace eLearning
The inaugural issue of Impact, the Journal of Applied Research in Workplace E-learning just appeared on the web. You can read this first issue on the web for free. (Disclosure: I am on Impact’s Editorial Board.)
I’ve read a little over half of the 14 articles. Richard Straub writes cogently Continue reading
Confessions of a Public Speaker
I just finished reading Scott Berkun’s Confessions of a Public Speaker. The book is chock full of tips for those of us who speak in public.
Next year, I’m shifting from consulting to delivering webinars, in-house briefings, and conference presentations, so I’m sharpening my presentation and Continue reading
Use Your Brain
At Online Educa, I chaired a session on neuroscience and learning, Here’s a synopsis from Online Educa’s News Portal.
“Use Your Brain!” – Neuroscience and Education
Neuroscientists are progressing rapidly in their research into areas highly relevant to education. Educators are eager to learn Continue reading
Identity & authenticity on the net
At DevLearn 09, Mark Oehlert led several days of non-stop workshops on social learning. Here’s ten minutes on the topic of identity and authenticity.
This is the first of a series of videos I shot for display at Online Educa.
Preparing for 2010
As the days grow short, the year winds down, and my thoughts turn to what I want to accomplish in 2010. I tell myself to follow the advice of legendary Chicago builder Daniel Burnham: “Make no little plans. They fail to stir the hearts of men.” It’s tough.
The following ideas help me get out Continue reading
Music for the holiday season
Pandora is great for piping in Christmas music.
Listen to Holiday Music on Pandora
Want to listen to Holiday Music on Pandora? Just start by entering the name
of a holiday song you like. To create a station based on an artist who performs holiday Continue reading
Jay’s Pecha Kucha
At Online Educa this year, the Internet Time Alliance hosted a session of Pecha Kucha (20 slides x 20 seconds each). Here is my attempt at information-cramming.
I suggest replacing one-hour staff meetings with short Pecha-Kucha sessions.