Upside Learning

JANUARY 11, 2012

So we thought it would be interesting take a journey down our blog for some of the most popular and noteworthy posts of 2011. So without much ado, here are Top 50 eLearning Posts of 2011 from our blog as determined by you, our readers. We have pulled these up based on social signals (views, comments, twitter and more). Reflect on them.

Social Networks 274

Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Wiki eLearning 274

Jane Hart

JANUARY 17, 2012

As you will know I finalised the 5th Annual survey of Top 100 Tools for Learning in the middle of November 2011, and at that time placed the presentation on Slideshare. I’ve just noticed that in the subsequent two months it has been viewed over 200,000 times!

Tools 223

Tools Slideshare Twitter Survey 223

Jane Hart

JUNE 20, 2011

The 2011 revision of the well known video by Erik Qualmann. This is a shorter version that includes new social media statistics for 2011. I’ve been waiting for this! “Part of the world’s most watched Social Media video series; “Social Media Revolution&# by Erik Qualman.

Social Media 212

Social Media Media Social Video 212

Upside Learning

MARCH 18, 2011

2011 seems to be really big on events for us. After a huge success at ASTD TechKnowledge 2011, April will see us participating in CIPD HRD 2011 , an HRD conference and exhibition.

Brandon Hall 220

Brandon Hall Custom eLearning Development TechKnowledge ASTD 220

Jane Hart

JULY 2, 2011

June was another busy month, with lots of interesting articles and blog posts, so has been difficult to choose my personal five favs this month, but here they are: Designs for natural learning , Tom Gram, Performance x Design, 2 June 2011 - we used this article as the basis for our first RealWorkplaceLearning live chat in June, see more HERE.

Twitter 158

Twitter News Social Learning Social 158

Jane Hart

MAY 2, 2011

My 2011 Reading List. Trust and networks , Gideon Rosenblatt, Alchemy of Change, 16 April 2011. This is a two part posting by Maria Ogneva, Head of Community at Yammer: Part 1 appeared 18 April 2011, and Part 2 on 21 April 2011. My 2011 Reading List can be found here. Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011.

Social Networks 186

Social Networks Yammer Trust Social Network 186

Upside Learning

MAY 31, 2012

In the course of routine trawling, found this interesting report – Internet in India 2011 , published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

Internet 230

Internet Social Media Mobile Association 230

Jane Hart

DECEMBER 1, 2011

As we count down to the big holiday season for Christmas and New Year, here is my review of November 2011. The mobile world in 60 … Read the rest.

Social Learning 179

Social Learning Social Mobile Resources 179

Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

In 2011 I now use Google Reader , and although it is no longer my most indispensable tool, it is still an important tool for me to keep up to date with what is happening in the “learning&# world. . In 2011 I now use WordPress to power my website. So what does my Top 10 Tools for Learning 2011 look like?

Google Docs 219

Google Docs Tools PointeCast Skype 219

Jane Hart

JUNE 1, 2011

But first a review of May 2011. Mapping informal and formal learning strategies to real work , Tom Gram, Performance X Design, 4 May 2011. Roles in communities of practice , Joitske Hulsebosc, Lasagna and chips, 9 May 2011. The case for online social networking in education , Jose Picardo, 14 May 2011.

Social Networks 156

Social Networks Yammer Social Media Open Source 156

Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

I’ve started off my 2011 Reading List, and this blog posting highlights my top 3 must-reads for January 2011. Dan Pontefract always has very insightful things to say about social media and learning, and this article on his blog is no exception: Learning with and from others , Dan Pontefract, trainingwreck, 6 January 2011.

Social Networks 167

Social Networks Social Network Social Media Instructional Design 167

Jane Hart

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Yesterday, I finalised the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011 list. In the last few days of voting there was a surge of contributions (both online and by email) that brought the number of contributions to 531. The final list and presentation is available… Read the rest.

Tools 253

Tools Survey Online Help 253

Upside Learning

APRIL 13, 2011

Last week we had an exhibition stand at CIPD’s HRD 2011 at Olympia London – our very first ‘outing’ in the UK. We were pleasantly surprised to be adjudged the Runners Up on the People Management Sponsored Best Stand 2011. It is no wonder it was declared the best debut by analysts Craig Weiss at the ASTD show in Feb 2011.

Brandon Hall 172

Brandon Hall Custom eLearning Development ASTD Moodle 172

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

This month's LCBQ is What are your Predictions and Plans for 2011? Tony Bates - eLearning Outlook for 2011 1. Of course, you can’t look at learning in 2011 without mentioning mobile learning. We would welcome lots of discussion. Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0 The Future is Mobile 3. More Multimedia 5.

Predictions 198

Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

Jane Hart

APRIL 2, 2011

In terms of my professional reading, I added around 25 articles to my 2011 Reading List, but here are 3 that I’ve marked as must-reads. Enterprise collaboration requires critical new skills , Deb Lavoy, CMS Wire, 8 March 2011. You can see the 2011 Reading List here. But my training managers tend to think otherwise.&#.

Community 191

Community Communities of Practice Social Media Social Learning 191

Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Take a look at the 2011 Learning Tools Directory here … and if you want to recommend any tool/s, just add them in the Comments of the relevant page/s and I’ll add them in. However, as some tools do fall into a number of categories, I’ve also added links across the Directory to help users find similar, related tools.

Tools 237

Tools DimDim Open Source Version 237

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 4, 2011

One of my favorite conferences of the year quickly approaches: the eLearning Guild’s fantastic DevLearn 2011. This year, we converge on Las Vegas for some high tech wonderment and education. Come join my session! Thursday @ 1:00-2:00 pm. Avoiding Clicky-Clicky Bling-Bling: Top Tips for Making Your eLearning Designs Shine from the Inside.

DevLearn 157

DevLearn Conference Tips Education 157

E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 5, 2011

2011 was a big year of writing for me, with 2 self-published books and over 40 blog posts. • ElNet Workplace E-learning Congress 2011. • Top 5 things I hope not to hear in 2011. My books are available on Amazon , and I have listed the year’s blog posts below for your convenience. Thanks for reading!

Social Networks 138

Social Networks Social Media Augmented Reality Toys 138

Jane Hart

MAY 20, 2011

See the emerging Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011 list after 150 contributions; YouTube is catching up on Twitter! for June to December 2011" Word doc. Clayton Wright has created his "Edu technology and edu-related conferences: June-December 2011" Word doc. LinkedIn's road to IPO [link] #. The C4LPT Daily is out!

Twitter 169

Twitter Doc eLearning Guild eLearning Consultant 169

Jane Hart

JULY 4, 2011

I’m currently in Johannesburg for the Intel ICT In the Classroom 2011 conference, where I am one of the keynote speakers and workshop leaders. My keynote takes place tomorrow (Wednesday 5th July) and is called Thinking Differently as Learning Professionals: Trends in Social Media.

Classroom 179

Classroom Social Media Internationalization Conference 179

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Last week I was fortunate to attend the Learning 2011 conference, organized every year by Elliott Masie. Bill Clinton at Learning 2011 — at least, I think it was Bill Clinton. So in this month’s blog I wanted to talk about some general impressions I had there.

Masie 179

Masie Conference Case Study Mobile Learning 179

Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2011

So, it seems fitting that we’d look back at our 2011 posts and create one for this blog. How do these compare with your own eLearning hot topics from 2011? --1-- The post with the most views in 2011 was Practical Storyboarding – Not Just for Developers. What topics did you talk about most in 2011? 1-- Storyboarding.

Lectora 136

Lectora Storyboard Instructional Design eLearning 136

The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

I hope your happiness index goes up in 2011. . Being the measurement-guy that I am, I wonder why, if we’re wishing for “happy”, we don’t measure “happy”. A few countries and organizations do. In any case, Happy New Year!

Organization 124

Organization Evalution Culture 124

Challenge to Learn

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

On that community he runs a series of post regarding ‘The big question’ The question of the month is: What are your Predictions and Plans for 2011? I don’t think that 2011 will be a year of great transformations but these changes will slowly gain importance. 2011 Moving from the LMS to the workplace.

Predictions 211

Predictions Easygenerator Taxonomy Big Question 211

Upside Learning

JANUARY 5, 2011

After a successful 2010, we are all geared up for 2011 with more events and more plans. Scheduled on January 19 th , 2011, this would be the first of many webinars that we have planned for 2011. Scheduled on January 19 th , 2011, this would be the first of many webinars that we have planned for 2011.

Brandon Hall 195

Brandon Hall Research LMS Learning Management System 195

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The Horizon report for 2011 has been published and is available for download. I’d referred to last year’s report in one of my posts at the time. This year, the predict mainstream adoption of electronic books and mobiles. This in their opinion will be followed by game-based learning and augmented reality within two to three years.

Report 198

Report Mobile Augmented Reality Predictions 198

Learning Visions

JULY 22, 2011

ASTD has just released their 2011 Salary & Compensation Report for the L&D field. Let's discuss: Median salary for men is $80,000-$90,000; for women it is $70,000-$80,000 The proportion of men earning $120,000 or more is twice that of women Women are not as well represented in higher paying categories of L&D.

ASTD 145

ASTD Survey Report Discussion 145

Jane Hart

MAY 20, 2011

See the emerging Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011 list after 150 contributions; YouTube is catching up on Twitter! for June to December 2011" Word doc. Clayton Wright has created his "Edu technology and edu-related conferences: June-December 2011" Word doc. LinkedIn's road to IPO [link] #. The C4LPT Daily is out!

Twitter 133

Twitter Doc eLearning Guild eLearning Consultant 133

Learning Visions

MARCH 11, 2011

Check out the full report: eLearning Guild’s 2011 Salary Report. According to this latest report, eLearning salaries worldwide grew 2.0% Are you in range with the average global e-Learning salary of $76,852? (in in the U.S. it’s reported to be at $79,890).

Report 145

Report eLearning Global eLearning Guild 145

Jane Hart

MAY 19, 2011

My Twitter Digest for 2011-05-18 [link] #. The C4LPT Daily is out! Top stories today via @ elliotrosenberg @bizlibrary #. I'm running a session on social media for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. What tips do you have for using Twitter for prof dev?

Twitter 158

Twitter Social Media Community Tips 158

E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 5, 2011

2011 was a big year of writing for me, with 2 self-published books and over 40 blog posts. • ElNet Workplace E-learning Congress 2011. • Top 5 things I hope not to hear in 2011. My books are available on Amazon , and I have listed the year’s blog posts below for your convenience. Thanks for reading!

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Media Augmented Reality Toys 100

Jane Hart

DECEMBER 21, 2011

It seems that many people like tools lists, if the fact that there have been over 110,000 views of the 2011 Top 100 Tools for Learning presentation via Slideshare since 13 November is anything to go by! This time the ones that didn’t quite make it onto the 2011 list. So here is my Christmas present to you – 50 More tools!

Tools 193

Tools Slideshare Learning Social Learning 193

Jane Hart

DECEMBER 29, 2011

This is my second blog post reviewing 2011. Today, I take a look at some the key moments of my own year in terms of resources, blog posts and presentations I have produced. In January I published my Social Learning Handbook (both as a paperback and a PDF). This book aggregated a lot of my thinking and activities from 2010.

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Resources Blogging PDF Social Learning 187

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Inspired by JaneHart’s Top100 Articles of 2011 , I thought I should put down at least the top 50 thathas made me reflect and ponder in the past one year, has changed the way I dothings and shaped quite a bit of my work-life decisions.

Enterprise 2.0 184

Enterprise 2.0 Diversity Training Enterprise Community 184

KnowledgeStar

DECEMBER 9, 2011

“Yesterday, I finalised the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011 list. Jane Hart is one of my great “go-to” resources for all things learning. Every year she posts a great review of the Top 100 Tools. Here it is and Thanks, Jane! In the last few days of voting there was a surge of contributions [.].

Resources 113

Resources Tools Learning Brain 113

Jane Hart

JANUARY 27, 2011

“The details of the 2011 awards have been announced. via The 2011 E-Learning Awards are announced – The eLearning Network. While the categories stay the same, the eLN has been busy in completely simplifying and updating the criteria.&#. The awards page has new criteria. To enter the awards, click here.&#.

Network 165

Network eLearning Learning Business 165

eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 17, 2011

Say goodbye to the "e-" and the "m-" and say hello to just "learning" in 2011. The coming flood of tablets in 2011 will move m-learning much further along. I think we will be less concerned about the medium and will call it "learning" regardless of whether it is in the classroom, computer, phone or wherever else you are finding it.

Predictions 100

Predictions Flash Player Instructional Design Rapid eLearning 100