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Some accumulated thoughts…

Clark Quinn

I have long argued that we don’t use mental models enough in our learning, and also that we focus too much on knowledge and not enough on skills. On the other hand, I had lunch the other day with Joe Miller, who is the VP of Tech for Linden Labs.

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Embedding social learning into texts and enterprise software

Jay Cross

He ran Michael Milken’s Knowledge Universe Interactive Studio before he became VP, Platform & Technology for Second Life at Linden Labs. Many lacked the social skills to thrive in the room with 300 peers. He did early stuff with Atari, EPYX, SEGA, and Leapfrog. Most preferred the virtual meetings. Online, this was not a issue.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Adobe/Bersin Overview of the eLearning Industry

Learning Visions

► March (11) eLearning Geeks on Spring Break and New Skills for. eLearning Guild’s 2010 Salary Report ID Live with John Graves ► April (5) Audio Interview with Tom Kuhlmann of Articulate Book Review: Love is the Killer App Kineo Insights Webinar: Aligning eLearning with B. Can I, um, have your attention, please?

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Using Performance Results to Hire

Mark Oehlert

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « New Numbers and New Transparency from Linden Lab/Second Life | Main | My Blog is Worth $66, 615.72 (any buyers??) could be good.

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LearnTrends: Backchannel

Jay Cross

leslie lannan: @littleasklab Linden Labs new HR platform for 3D and whuffie points has some big implications for performance reviews. mariancasey: I think the focus is on the development of collaboration skills and promoting the collaboration by individual employees. Ends up being a cultural shift, I think. You mind if I borrow that?

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TCC08 Keynote: Why Do We Need A Second Life?

Experiencing eLearning

In-world economy of Linden Dollars. She thinks its a little ahead of its time–we’re catching up, but it’s slow. Free software, but land costs. Grid: how land is laid out. Archipelagos for land. Avatar Creation. Tools available. Says better help from other people than the in-game help. Library of Congress has a Second Life.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Real World, SecondLife and FaceBook/MySpace

Learning Visions

How many of the World of Warcraft Guild Masters who are getting hired for their special guild skills women? Its especially interesting to us in Brighton as Linden Labs are opening a development office here! First, Linden Labs itself says the majority of SL users are male. But there are definite gender hurdles.

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