J uly’s big question is very timely for me! Here is the question: In a Learning 2.0 world, where learning and performance solutions take on a wider variety of forms and where churn happens at a much more rapid pace, what new skills and knowledge are required for learning professionals? This week my Web 2.0 Learning and Performance started. I’m keeping a blog for the course , as are most other people. Someone is already asking about what are the most important things to know as educators about Web 2.0.

Jeffery at MinuteBio has a great new post - which includes a good storyboard template. He also includes other storyboard resources. Check it out: http://minutebio.com/blog/2009/06/29/storyboard-templates-and-resources/ While on his site, check out the free e-learning course links. I liked the airport screener training at http://www.msnbc.com/modules/airport_security/screener/ .

This article originally appeared in Training Journal in June 2009 (PDF). In it I coin the term Ubiquitous Performance Support (UPS) as a better description of how workplace place learning will develop in the future. Comments welcome. ---------------------------------------------- Lars Hyland investigates how Continuous Professional Development is being transformed by digital connectivity and ...Tags: social networking e-learning blended learning work place performance UPS performance support elearning CPD.

Have you ever wondered about CFL light bulbs? Why would you want to use them instead of regular light bulbs? Check out this training video from the folks at Common Craft. "CFL Lightbulbs in Plain English" introduces the benefits and risks of using compact fluorescent light bulbs. The video focuses on saving money and reducing pollution by switching to bulbs that use less electricity.

Schoology states that it "has built the first social network for education with an integrated course management system. Teachers, administrators, students and parents are now connected within their own schools and across other school districts". Schoology is available for K12 Higher Education and Individual use. Schoology [ More Social Learnin platforms ] ...Tags: Tools.

The GPS theme for July is simple: "reflect upon a time when nature provided you with comfort, beauty, or inspiration." In the centre of North Island, New Zealand rests one of the world’s largest extinct volcanoes. About 26,500 years ago, the volcano erupted, ejecting over 1,170 cubic kilometres of material. Over time, a series of smaller eruptions occurred, including the Hatepe eruption in the year 180. It was the most violent eruption of any volcano in recorded history. What remained after that cataclysm was a caldera that filled with water to become what we now know as Lake Taupo.

From the Twitter files this past week: via @c4lpt - 10 Strategies for Integrating Learning and Work (part 3) via @1ernesto1 - Cheater or Collaborator? via @johnsgunn - Canadians have no legitimate expectation of privacy when they use the Internet via @kdwashburn -  Florida school boosts achievement by jettisoning textbooks ROI: Productivity in a Networked Era: Not Your Fathers ROI  CLO article Flexibility has it’s own Return on Investment ...Tags: Communities Informal Learning.