This decentralisation of control provides the learning function with opportunities to be a bit more responsive to e-learner needs which in the past may have been hampered by the rigid operational frameworks imposed by IT. The highly respected information technology research and advisory company Gartner has made the top 10 enterprise technology predictions for 2012. You can access the presentation and webinar here    This blog posting attempts to translate these trends into how it will impact the learning in organisations. e-Learning, video, mobile learning etc. Impact on Learners. MORE >>

These slides   provide  few 3D Learning archetypes and should be of interest to Instructional Designers). As practical as I am, it is my opinion that 3D Learning is important, simply because a unique feature that these environments (and to some extent Xbox and Wii genre multiplayer games) provide, cannot be replicated by other virtual tools, or even real life classrooms for that matter. On being asked to write a blog post on my experience with virtual learning, our near obsessive interest, few years ago, with Virtual worlds and 3D Learning comes to mind. and others not so obvious. MORE >>

Learning and development are of course important words to any business but open to interpretation in terms of what the outcomes are going to be, and subsequently can be much harder to measure and provide hard evidence for.  Learning Cuppa from the UK. Hi everyone this is my first post and I’m really pleased to be part of Learning Café. hope to bring you a view of things that are happening in the UK L&D world. In fact I hope to write about anything that might interest and generate discussion with fellow L&D professionals.  So what’s a hot topic in the UK? MORE >>

recently had the pleasure of attending an eLearning Innovation Seminar organised by digital learning company Intelligo and PIXELearning – a world-leading provider of immersive learning simulations and ‘serious games’. Personally I like role playing games (RPGs) such as Fallout 3 where game mechanics and reward schedules mean that completing quests provide more experience points to level up and receive new skills or items. Learning Cuppa from the UK. Game play was simple, but addictive…. Image by Moochy. Image by Irrezolut. But that will end. And they will make some big changes. MORE >>

For example, Bloomberg, global providers of equity trading data for trading customers now use social media to track the flow of conversations to provide early insights into market directions. Social networking provided the means to connect in peer support groups where they shared ideas, sales tactics and work life balance strategies. But my belief is that we as learning professionals cannot ignore the real impact social media will have on the organisations we work within and on learning we provide in the future. billion. And something is. Businesses are going social. MORE >>