'Educational games are increasing in popularity in both educational and corporate settings. There are inherent benefits to gaming when it comes to learning, but we are starting to see that gaming is also proving to be beneficial beyond just a learning environment. Gaming is also being used in therapy across many different disciplines. To demonstrate the power gaming can have over the human mind, let’s take a look at a powerful example. Recently, the benefits of gaming on mental stimulation was used on a U.S. marine burn victim who was undergoing surgery for his wounds. MORE >>

'Having been raised in a household of oral storytelling, stories have been in my life blood since the day I could understand language and narrative.  Being able to explore human behaviour and cultural differences through stories has always fascinated me.  So when. listened to a webinar involving Pat Kenny, a national e-learning manager from the Health Service Executive, that discussed using storytelling in e-learning it, it made me think. According to Clarke & Rossiter , in adults there are three ways to learn through stories: stories heard, stories told and stories recognised. You Change. MORE >>

'The summer is nearly upon us (or in LA it is already here) which means you can expect the following in your hometown. Annoying summer related songs – from Cruel Summer to Summertime and everything else. Big blockbuster movies – some that will make you cheer and others that you will demand your money back. Road Rage – Everyone’s favorite past time. BBQs, swimming and annoying neighbors trying to scam some free food. Of course if you are in the southern hemisphere it is not summer but fall/winter – sorry folks! 10 Training Bricks – Bricklayer. Why you may ask? MORE >>

'On June 6, I presented to a lively audience on "Continuous, collaborative learning". The webinar was hosted by GoToTraining/Citrix and Training Magazine. Check it out and let me know if you have any questions! Continuous, collaborative learning: making it work for your org from Cammy Bean MORE >>

'How are workers currently using social tools? Mostly for internal collaboration, according to an Ipsos study commissioned by Microsoft to survey 9,908 global information workers about how they use social tools to get work done, available at The Worldwide Watercooler. Notice how these stated uses generally align with the collaborative & cooperative competencies I identified in my post on cooperation in the networked workplace. mixed productivity tool set can help to support these activities, as I noted in my post on social tools. Smart enterprises should support both. MORE >>