When you're making pictures instead of taking pictures, the one thing that helps your execute great images is confidence in post processing. There's no substitute for getting the shot right in camera, but unfortunately the device isn't always the best at representing reality. Cameras lack the eye's dynamic range and also the ability to translate colours accurately. And every now and then we all make mistakes that we'd like the opportunity to correct after the fact. So, first things first, shoot in RAW - the amount of flexibility this gives you is quite awesome. Enough said about that. MORE >>

What is it that makes 007 the suave, confident and cool agent that he is? As impressive as some of his gadgets have been – from dagger shoes and garrotte watches in his early adventures to his Sony Xperia T mobile phone in Skyfall – his outstanding array of personal communication skills have proved time and again to be a more effective arsenal of weaponry at disarming foes and lovers alike. As my colleague Moira noted in a previous post , communication skills vary from person to person. Style can be as important as substance. But unlike James Bond, we have substance. Breaking the ice. MORE >>

Design learning around intensity to grow skills and competencies. When I consider deploying a potential learning activity, I always think about its intensity. You should always ask yourself how intense an activity will be for your learners and consider these intensity dimensions: • Interaction : Will the learner watch or read the content and then have to interact, either with structured questions or in a classroom engagement? • Content struggle : How difficult is the content for the learner? • Evaluation and assessment : How tough is the assessment for this program? MORE >>

The learning and training industry is fully immersed in conference season right now! With Learning 2012 having just wrapped up, DevLearn coming up this week, and TK13 right around the corner, we thought it would be helpful to give you a few quick tips to get the most out of your next conference. Enjoy your conference, and be sure to come back here and share some of your conference tips! Go With the Flow. You should always go to a conference with a plan and objectives—even if the plan is to relax and enjoy yourself. But don’t get stuck with your plan. Find a Group Within the Group. MORE >>

Education technology has certainly grown over the past century, to the point where the technology itself is becoming more than just a medium of knowledge exchange. While this infographic from Rasmussen College provides nice little tidbits of information, I couldn’t help but notice the glaring gap between the 1930s and 1996. Really? Nothing noteworthy in the Ed-tech realm during this 66yr span?? think this infographic can be built out a bit more, particularly when you consider the advancements being made with modern learning technologies. Tweet. ed tech mlearning training virtual training MORE >>