Most workers say teams serve an important function in the workplace, but less than a quarter actually prefer to work on teams, according to a recent survey. Phoenix — Jan. 16 A recent University of Phoenix national survey found that 95 percent of those who have ever worked on a team say teams serve an important function in the workplace, but less than a quarter (24 percent) prefer to work on teams. Furthermore, 36 percent of younger workers — those aged 18-24 — who recognize a team's importance in the workplace would prefer to work alone all of the time. MORE >>

Ross Dawson says that people who have “ learnt how to learn ” will be better prepared for jobs of the future. “ We’re finding people who have learnt how to learn know how to engage with a community and tap into others for support. This is what personal knowledge management is all about. It starts by seeking people and knowledge sources and the Seek-Sense-Share cycle finishes by sharing with communities and social networks. PKM makes for more resilient individuals and companies. Much of PKM is about finding balance. There is no right answer in PKM. MORE >>

A conference can be a fairly exhausting experience, and if you’ve been preparing for days and then  tweeting throughout it’s perfectly understandable that, on leaving the venue, you want to switch off and spend some time away from the backchannel. But to be a really valuable contributor, you need to switch back on and engage again before too long. There are a few simple things you can do in the days following an event to cement your reputation for brilliant backchannel sharing and to get the most out of the experience for yourself. Say thank you. Deliver on promises. MORE >>

Our LMS does not include an authoring tool to build SCORM courses. There are a lot of great authoring tools out there but our favorite is Articuluate's Storyline. It's a powerful, easy-to-use authoring tool that works well with any LMS and doesn't require a lot of technical knowledge to use MORE >>

#TalkTech is the “flipped” approach to Twitter chats. We publish all the topics a few hours before the chat so you can show up at 3 pm EST / 12 pm PST on Thursdays ready to discuss. We discuss three topics a week and the chat lasts around 30 minutes. We’re shaking things up in 2013 here at #TalkTech! Every couple of weeks, a guest curator will be picking our topics and leading the discussion. If you are interested in being a guest curator for TalkTech, let me know! Topic 1: How does Cisco combine social learning and games with traditional learning tools? What would you add or take away? MORE >>