The Learning Community now has 345 members. Invite your friends. Tell the staff. The broader our Community, the more likely it will shower us with great collective intelligence and fun camaraderie. Only connect. Drop by the Google+ Learning Community Hangout this Friday at 9:00 am Pacific | 12:00 pm Eastern | 5:00 pm Greenwich Mean | 6:00 pm Berlin | Abu Dhabi 9:00 pm | Shanghai 1:00 am | Sydney 4:00 am | Honolulu 7:00 am. Come to the Learning Community page on Google at the anointed hour and you’ll receive an invitation. Our Hangouts are still in Beta. Our Hangouts are “On Air.” MORE >>

Somewhere among the hundreds or perhaps thousands of e-mails in your inbox, somewhere in the skyscraper-high piles of paper on the corner of your desk, is something really really important. This might be an urgent policy or procedural change. If you work in emergency response, healthcare, security, transportation, among many other industries, people’s safety may be compromised if you don’t get and act on this information. mail has been and continues to be the primary communication media in the workplace. Consequently, many organizations turn to e-mail for such updates. MORE >>

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been excited and encouraged to see more online articles and discussions on the subject of better integrating research and practice. For example, eLearning Guild has been publishing Research for Practioners articles (latest one here ); the ASTD L&D community leader, Juana Llorens is advocating for evidence-based practice; the #lmchat on Twitter a few weeks ago focused on research (look for the transcript from January 24)… and more. Since integrating theory and research into practice is (I hope!) Really, it’s a lot harder than you think. MORE >>

Want to create and use awesome eLearning games in your courses? You’ve come to the right place! Here at eLearning Brothers we have lots of games for you to use. Our games are compatible with all of the major eLearning authoring tools on the market such as: Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, Lectora, Rapid Intake, Moodle, Presenter, and many more. There are 2 different ways to access our games: eLearning Template Library and the Interaction Builder. I’ll give an overview of each product and explain the various game formats that are available. Ways to Access/Purchase our Games. MORE >>

The ASTD Career Navigator will help you explore the career roles you can aspire to, the skills necessary to function effectively in each role, and the resources that are available to help build necessary skills. Assess your current skills and invite feedback from another person. After completing the assessment you will receive a report that shows you how you rate yourself against the target proficiencies needed in that position. Resources will then be recommended to close any proficiency gaps. career search career development MORE >>