“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela Professor Thomas Baker wrote an insightful blog post recently about why the Finnish education system rocks, and included 5 YouTube videos sharing more insights and secrets behind their success. This collection will hopefully be useful for you (and me), as the craze around the world to discover the Finnish education system is increasingly becoming a (wrestle) mania. in Education? will add them above. Thanks! All (Finnish education insights)-in-one post :). MORE >>

What’s back? The soaring cost of oil… which means increased travel costs… which could also mean fewer members having the funds to get to your face-to-face (FTF) learning events. I’m trying not to say “I told you so… I warned you to get your elearning act in gear… I cautioned you about ignoring the lessons we were supposed to learn back in 2008… &#. Okay, maybe your association wasn’t affected then and isn’t seeing an effect now. Here’s why. recent study by Elearning! and Government Elearning! Why should this matter to you? MORE >>

I found this Infographic this morning and it kind of resonated with me and some thoughts I’ve been having recently about using alternative systems for student interaction (not replacing the VLE, but ‘enhancing’ the student experience). While I like this and what it is trying to say, surely Facebook and indeed any system is going to make the student ‘better’ based only on how it is used, not what it can do? Please leave a comment below if you agree or disagree, or just what to comment on the general implication of social media on student lives. MORE >>

In part 1 of this guide, we looked at the arguments for screencasting and the two main types of tools – online, all-in-one-take and fully-featured desktop applications. In part 2 we take a look at the former. Choose a tool. There are plenty of free online screencasting tool – you’ll find plenty listed in Jane Hart’s Directory of Learning Tools. To get your search started, you could do worse than take a look at screenr , screenjelly and screencast-o-matic. Why use an online tool? You don’t have to download an install yet another desktop application. Prepare. Record. MORE >>

[Please add your comments below] Engineer’s and Technical Writer’s View Oft entimes, my development team works to help clients convert technical traini ng into eLearning. An example is the Oracle HRIS and hardware training. The initial challenge is, “How do we make this boring content engaging?” Technical training programs are usually written by engineers who believe that users of their products just need to read the instructional guide. If only they read the guide, they can solve almost all of the problems.” However, the dilemma is that most guides are designed for engineers not lay people. MORE >>