The wonderful and enlightened Steve Wheeler is organizing the 6th Plymouth e-Learning conference that will last for three days: 6, 7, and 8 April 2011. Since 2004 he has a global, florishing policy and learning consultancy Heppell.net. The informality of massively multiplayer online games is pushing informal learning to the fore. We will explore a number of issues surrounding the use of technologies in learning, providing a platform for informed debate across all sectors of education and training. This is a keynote I look forward to, as E.A. MORE >>

The Information Architecture of Behavior Change Websites Brian G Danaher, PhD, 1 H Garth McKay, PhD, 1 and John R Seeley, PhD 1 Brian G Danaher, Oregon Research Institute, 1715 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, OR 97403, USA, Phone: +1 541 484 2123, Fax: +1 541 484 1108, Email: briand/at/ori.org. The information architecture (IA)—the structure of website information—is an important but often overlooked factor to consider when adapting behavioral strategies developed in office-based settings for Web delivery. 2004 Sep 15; 1 (4):A15. 2004 Nov 10; 6 (4):e40. MORE >>

The shift can be seen in daily events and in the ways peoples’ working lives and behaviours are changing, in the ways they are becoming more or less well-informed, and in consumption patterns for much of what they are buying and using. This is a good description of where our work is focused: enabling organizations to become more “wirearchical&#. Wirearchy requires trust, and Charles Jennings explains how trust relationships are powerful allies in getting things done (focus on results) in organizations. have called this Work 2.0 The little stuff is changing too fast. MORE >>

Originally, as many of us remember, organizations started repurposing all their programs and developed linear, formal training programs for the web. In 2001 we had a global recession, which even further accelerated the transition as organizations tried to drastically reduce instructor-led training to save money. In the mid 1990s we entered what I call the "blended and informal learning" era. Organizations realized that "e-learning" was not as all-powerful as we once imagined, and the concepts of blended learning began. MORE >>

When I teach work/life balance, I teach about organization. Because being organized increases productivity, decreases stress, and can even save you money, since you don’t have to repurchase things you can’t find. By the way, I’m not a perfect organizer, so I do have one box in my garage right now of items that had an “I don’t know” answer for at least one of the questions. The IRS now accepts digital copies of most things (check IRS.gov for information on what is acceptable), so I’ve started making copies of information I would need for tax purposes. MORE >>