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Remembering Jay Cross and His Work

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We often overuse the word “innovate,” but Jay truly did innovate and lead the industry forward. ” ― Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and Performance. Conversations carry news, create meaning, foster cooperation, and spark innovation. Training versus Learning.

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Daily Bookmarks 05/03/2008

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The Heart of Innovation: The Top 100 Lamest Excuses for Not Innovating. Common excuses for not innovating or changing, plus a technique for addressing these excuses. Real innovators challenge excuses. Real innovators challenge the status quo. Seems like a good lifelong learning technique. tags: change , orgculture.

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Weekly Bookmarks (1/23/11)

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Teachers being purposeful to innovations in that they are looking to see “what works” and “why it works” as well as looking for reasons why students do not do well lead to improvement in instruction and student achievement. Loud, bold claim I hear: “I know what works in my class!”. over nearly 4000 students and 38 studies.

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Daily Bookmarks 03/20/2008

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She transitions into what it means to be a teacher leader in the 21st century and mentions research on the long-term learning benefits of innovative teaching. Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach starts with how Skype is a disruptive technology, explaining conversations with Al Upton (miniLegends’ teacher).

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Diverse Characters In Learning Scenarios

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Being part of a diverse team makes us smarter and more innovative. If your audience is mostly 20-something and Latino, they’re going to have a harder time identifying with your characters. Diversity is good for business and for society as a whole.

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Questions about Instructional Design Careers

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I’ve found companies and organizations that are really interested in doing innovative things with training. In general, more conservative industries like banking and insurance tend to value creativity less, and more innovative industries like technology tend to value creativity more. With companies, it varies quite a bit.

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Daily Bookmarks 04/24/2008

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Free online professional development course for community college instructors from WGBH & the League of Innovation. Calendar of events for educators in Second Life. tags: secondlife , education. Getting Results. You can follow a linear path or skip around to the parts you want.