Once we have established the business need and learning objectives for a project, our next big task is to gather the content. We often start with existing instructor-led materials (which usually only contain about 30-50% of what is actually communicated to the students) or a group of various documents that have been created over time (such as a PowerPoint for a meeting, a PDF describing part of a process, a manual that outlines procedures, etc.) It is then our challenge to turn this often rough information into effective e-learning. What are some of the areas that cause the most confusion? MORE >>

The worst presentations you can attend are those where the presenter reads out his PowerPoint to you without adding anything to it. The root of the problem is of course the lack of presenting skills from the presenter, but PowerPoint doesn’t really help. It forces the presenter in a linear one-dimensional mode, often bringing out the worst of the presenter. do my share of presenting at workshops, webinars, conferences and expo’s. m not a brilliant presenter, most of the times I do OK (sometimes a bit better). So if I find something that can help me improve this, I’m interested. Presenting. MORE >>

Yes, I know that Facebook has 23 million users. Yes, I see people on Facebook everywhere I look – on the trains, at traffic lights and when at work. Personally I spend more time than I should on LinkedIn and Facebook, much to chagrin of my family. Yes I am believer  a believer of social media and social learning. Who  wouldn’t be ? Have a look at some the statistics: Facebook. More than 800 million active users , each with an average of 130 friends. More than 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day. LinkedIn - 100 million professionals worldwide. March 2011). MORE >>

Best of  Working Smarter Daily. November 1, 2011 to November 25, 2011. Working smarter draws upon ideas from design thinking, network optimization, brain science, user experience design, learning theory, organizational development, social business, technology, collaboration, web 2.0 patterns, social psychology, value network analysis, anthropology, complexity theory, and more. Working smarter embraces the spirit of agile software, action learning, social networks, and parallel developments in many disciplines. Here’s how we choose the crème de la crème for your enjoyment. Just Jay MORE >>

This short video clip offers a simple exposition of Kirkpatrick's four level learning evaluation model MORE >>