I was doing some research for an article and ran across a new (to me) term: cybergogy. The cybergogy literature references date back to 2003 and it seems most of the conversation has been in the higher ed area vs. corporate ed. So here’s the definition, from the cybergogy entry on the edutech wiki: One of the central elements of cybergogy is the intent to combine fundamentals of both pedagogy and andragogy to arrive at a new approach to learning (Carrier & Moulds, 2003). It’s way cooler than pedagogy or andragogy, no? Kidding. MORE >>

Too bad the article appeared ten years ago and didn’t make waves. 4, Winter 2003) . 'Informal Learning and the Transfer of Learning: How Managers Develop Proficiency. “Our study suggested that managers learn mostly from informal learning, that proficiency is the product of informal learning, and that metacognitive knowledge and self-regulation skills moderate informal learning and the transfer process. By applying these strategies, companies may save money, develop more proficient managers, and gain a competitive advantage.” ” Michael D. 14, no. Just Jay MORE >>

Last week I wrote an article about checklists. About the Author: Jennie Ruby is a veteran IconLogic trainer and author with titles such as "Editing with Word 2003 and Acrobat 7" and " Editing with MS Word 2007 " to her credit. by Jennie Ruby. As I finish reading The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande , I have learned that in fields where the individual expert is seen as the key to success, resistance to the idea of using a checklist is rampant. In one study, the use of a pre-surgery checklist decreased the number of patients suffering complications by 50%. MORE >>

Searching on eperformance I ran across your 2003 LearningCircuits blog entries (E-Performance Essentials) separating eperformance into edevelopment, einteraction and esupport. In a comment in my post Amusing Findings in Keywords Jack Pierce asked: I'm searching for the right term for what a lot of us do when we do EPSS type solutions. We could use EPSS as a term, but it seems a bit old, and a bit engineering-like. So, for some time, we have added "ecoaching" to our "elearning" offering, to describe our electronic support options. This is a question I've struggled with for quite a while. MORE >>

incorrectly used an apostrophe in the word expression's in the first sentence of my article about apostrophes! About the Author: Jennie Ruby is a veteran IconLogic trainer and author with titles such as "Editing with Word 2003 and Acrobat 7" and " Editing with MS Word 2007 " to her credit. This week I am reading The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. It confirms an important part of what I teach in my proofreading and editing classes: Use a checklist. The main point is that the human brain is not as consistent and infallible as we wish it were. MORE >>