Mon.Apr 30, 2012

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Mobile Learning And The BYOD Movement

Upside Learning

Trawling through my feeds across various social media, I’ve been noticing a spurt in the number of discussions around the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) movement. Some organizations have embraced it with open arms while many are still apprehensive about security risks that BYOD poses. No matter what your organization’s view on BYOD is, one thing is certain – the BYOD movement has gathered steam and gained an unstoppable momentum.

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When Designing Mobile Learning, Think Less is More [#mLearning]

mLearning Revolution

'Over the weekend I came across this fascinating article that really got me thinking about how we should approach the design of mobile learning (mLearning). In this article (referenced below), Hamish McKenzie, makes a case for why the acquisition of Instagram by Facebook marks a new shift in computing and how Internet Historians one day will look back at this era, as the time when we moved from Web 2.0 to the new Age of Mobile.

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Deloitte University— What were they thinking?

Allison Rossett

When I heard that Deloitte had purchased more than one hundred acres to construct a leader development facility in Dallas, I was stunned. What were they thinking? Then I heard that, in the midst of the great recession, they intended to spend as much as three hundred million dollars in constructing their center. What were they thinking? I harkened back to stays at other facilities devoted to the development of leaders.

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This Week in mLearning Podcast – Video in #mLearning [Episode 4]

mLearning Revolution

'Welcome episode #4 of our new podcast entitled “ This Week in mLearning. ” In this episode, Robert and I talk Adobe CS6, Google Drive and the impact of Video in mLearning, as well as SceneChat, the Khan Academy, the Flipped Classroom and more. Below is a summary of topics we discussed this week. Great news, our Podcast is now live on iTunes and you can subscribe HERE.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Deloitte University— What were they thinking?

Allison Rossett

Tweet When I heard that Deloitte had purchased more than one hundred acres to construct a leader development facility in Dallas, I was stunned. What were they thinking? Then I heard that, in the midst of the great recession, they intended to spend as much as three hundred million dollars in constructing their center. What were they thinking? I harkened back to stays at other facilities devoted to the development of leaders.

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Snagit on Mac Gets Microsoft Office Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

A couple months back, we introduced buttons for sharing directly to social media channels. Today we bring you Microsoft Office® outputs for Snagit on Mac! You can now send your images directly from Snagit to Microsoft Word®, Excel®, and PowerPoint® on Mac. These outputs work with both Snagit versions 1 and 2. To use the outputs: Download the Office outputs here.

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Gamification Blog Book Tour, Week Three Stops and Week Two Recap

Kapp Notes

TODAY”S BLOG STOP: May 4: UL EduNeering Online Compliance Training Blog. The blog book tour has been a lot of fun, with interesting comments and exciting dialogues and some in-person stops. Here are the stops for week three (with a few changes) and a recap of week two. April 30: Enid Crystal ASTD New York Chapter Blog. May 1: Jeanette Brooks Word of Mouth blog.

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Can Doodling Actually Enhance Training? Apparently, Yes

Mindflash

We usually think of doodling on your legal pad during a long presentation as a way to stay sane. But it may be even more beneficial than that. An April 24 Wall Street Journal article pointed out that several high-tech companies like Facebook are responding to a growing body of evidence that suggests that doodling — sketching ideas out graphically, even if crudely — can simplify communication, fuel collaboration, and help generate new ideas.

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Nuts and Bolts: Selling It by Jane Bozarth

LearningGuild

We all know that people hate change, and yet we are continually surprised that decision-makers have (apparently insuperable) objections to our ideas for applying technology. Maybe it’s our approach that’s the problem. Jane offers some ways to improve our pitches.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Gamification Blog Book Tour, Week Three Stops and Week Two Recap

The Learning Circuits

TODAY"S BLOG STOP: April 30: Enid Crystal New York ASTD Chapter Blog. The blog book tour has been a lot of fun, with interesting comments and exciting dialogues and some in-person stops. Here are the stops for week three (with a few changes) and a recap of week two. May 1: Jeanette Brooks Word of Mouth blog. May 2: Cammy Bean Learning Visions May 3: Koreen Olbrich Learning in Tandem May 4: I am appearing "live" at the Eduneering Knowledge Summit in Baltimore, MD.

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MIT OpenCourseWare Publishes New Resource for Entrepreneurship Education by News Editor

LearningGuild

(Press Release) MIT OpenCourseWare has released a new cross-disciplinary course list presenting the. core academic materials, including lecture notes and videos, from 66 MIT entrepreneurship courses.

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Snagit on Mac Gets Microsoft Office Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

A couple months back, we introduced buttons for sharing directly to social media channels. Today we bring you Microsoft Office® outputs for Snagit on Mac! You can now send your images directly from Snagit to Microsoft Word®, Excel®, and PowerPoint® on Mac. These outputs work with both Snagit versions 1 and 2. To use the outputs: Download the Office outputs here.

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SkillSoft Announces Release of SkillPort 8 by News Editor

LearningGuild

Leveraging a decade of SaaS experience with platform architecture expertise, and incorporating customer. needs and requests, SkillSoft embarked on a journey to create the next generation learning platform. The. result is SkillPort 8 – a platform that is highly configurable, offers improved access to relevant content, and results in a better user experience.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Sample Chapter

ATD Learning Technologies

Download a free chapter of Karl Kapp's new book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction. Click here to read full version.