The WSJ recently ran an informative article, Lessons Learned that discusses the importance of the need to create a workplace environment that actively encourages people to change. They start their article with the statement, “With some studies suggesting that just 10% to 40% of training is ever used on the job, it is clear that a big chunk of the tens of billions of dollars organizations spend annually on staff development is going down the drain.&# However, 60% is still too low of a transfer rate, thus we know we must use a better method for designing our learning processes. it depends. MORE >>

When you haven't blogged in months and decide, finally, to begin again, it's probably a good idea to explain your absence. . In the time since I've last written here, I've been wrapped in a reflective cocoon, working on a new path for my business. This need to re-invent myself has come over me a few times in my professional life. It generally begins with a strong feeling that what I'm doing every day no longer aligns with what I want to accomplish in the world. This is the biggest explanation for my months-long blogging black-out. During this time, I've regained an appreciation for solitude. MORE >>

There are different types of e-learning courses. going to draw a divide between public and private sector courses purely to help my thinking. The divide is, of course, not that simple but it's a useful starting point for this post. Appearance is the most obvious difference and this is down to money. The content of the private sector world is dynamically displayed, well designed and often involves bespoke video. The interaction is with the software and often restricted to the odd multiple choice instant feedback job. It's mostly about absorbing the content. Is this a bad thing? MORE >>

Though widespread adoption is still more vision than reality, various mobile learning initiatives are cropping up throughout the education landscape with the promise of rapid growth and deployment over the next 2 to 3 years. The emergence of mobile learning adds to the list of trends that have spelled dramatic upheaval for educational publishers. read more MORE >>

I recently attended the Webvisions conference in Portland, Oregon. Blaise Aguera y Arcas and Douglas Rushkoff were a few of the well-known speakers. Many of the sessions were led by developers who were working with cutting-edge web technologies. Some of the main themes I heard at the conference were as follows: HTML5, CS3, and JQuery. Dave McFarland from PSU framed this discussion well. Our own group at OSU has been leveraging jQuery more with every new project. jQuery is essentially a library of Javascript functions that can be called with simplified code. Hinman recommended several articles. MORE >>