Internet Time Blog — from Jay Cross and Internet Time Group

Confessions of a Public Speaker

December 21, 2009

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 storytelling skills. Scott’s book has gotten great reviews. It [...]

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Use Your Brain

December 18, 2009

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 about their discoveries. Numerous teachers already use “brain-based” programmes in order to [...]

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Identity & authenticity on the net

December 17, 2009

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.

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Preparing for 2010

December 17, 2009

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 of [...]

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Music for the holiday season

December 15, 2009

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 music, enter their name, followed by the word ‘holiday’ (for [...]

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Jay’s Pecha Kucha

December 15, 2009

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.

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Bipolar Decision-making

December 14, 2009

Many people oversimplify decision-making by casting the results in black and white when the real answer comes in shades of gray.

Ten years ago, the debate was about whether eLearning was better than face-to-face. As eLearning matured, we realized the answer is often a blend of both.
When I wrote Informal Learning, many readers argued that formal [...]

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Come Together

December 7, 2009

Come Together, Right Now
Jay Cross
Organizations have woken up to the power of people working together. Collaboration gets things done and is the most powerful learning tool in the CLO’s playbook.
Twenty years ago, colleagues at far-flung enterprises communicated by phone, mail and fax. The world moved at a slower pace. FedEx slashed the time required to [...]

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