During the Learning Day at the European Environmental Agency (EEA), an organisation filled with knowledge workers, I had the pleasure of hearing a keynote of Harold Jarche ( @hjarche and www.jarche.com ). These are my live blognotes. An interesting central idea is the fact that all knowledge workers need to have time to do nothing, simply relax, get their heads into an open, wandering, creative state. totally agree. Without pauzes, my brain would not be able to compute and emotionally process all the input absorbed by the day. Breaking down barriers Change is human. research. I agree!) MORE >>

The Yield of Happiness. Research to be unveiled at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN. Productivity and hard work have long been integral pieces of a successful workplace. Now human emotion is joining them. Organisations have discovered that treating people like robots leads to hostility, dissatisfaction and resentment towards management. Businesses are changing and at the forefront of this push for change is Jay Cross, chair of the Internet Time Alliance and informal expert. Furthermore, such practices are a leading cause of dissatisfaction among employees, who feel undervalued and dehumanised. Well-being MORE >>

Thanks to Terese Bird ( @tbirdcymru ) for sharing this resource earlier today on the use of iPads in UK Higher Education. really liked the short video (below) from Nathan Huneke from Manchester Medical School and how he uses his iPad for storing and organising academic papers: How I use my iPad – Nathan Huneke from Manchester Medical School on Vimeo. The post from Terese has a few more resources that are of interest and I’ll point you to the link at the beginning of this post to read them – they’re worth a few minutes. edtech. Video App Application iPad MORE >>

This post continues my commentary to the Learning Insights 2012 Report produced by Kineo for e.learning age magazine. The second of the ten 'insights' in the report is that ‘L&D is playing a key role in supporting informal learning'. Informal learning is a broad term, covering everything from on-job instruction and coaching, through to the use of performance support materials, collaborative and experiential learning; anything, in fact, that doesn't come bundled up as a full-blown course. If this really is a trend, then it's a very important one. They are a relic of another age. insights MORE >>

After attending the recent DevLearn 2012 conference and working with clients on mobile e-learning development, I’ve come to believe that the questions you ask (or don’t ask) can be much more important than the solutions you develop. Here are the questions I find most important to ask when working with a client on a new mobile e-learning course. What device(s) will your users be using? This question looks deceptively simple. The standard answer might be “The company issued tablet/smartphone.” But you need to dig a little deeper. Or on their spouse’s phone? What operating system is in use? MORE >>