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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 1, 2021

Mike Taylor

When we’re bored, our brains are relaxed and our usual “filters” are off. It is a rich resource and you don’t have to worry about any licensing issues. The one good thing about DISC and MBTI is that they foster interest in, and awareness of, differences between people. The surprising, science-backed value of boredom at work.

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Teach Your Members How to Build a Learning Habit

WBT Systems

Members who value learning enough to make it a habit don’t learn because an employer or licensing body demands it. As behavioral scientists learn more about the brain, their findings on habit development have been the basis of countless articles in traditional and digital media. But how many set aside time on a regular basis to learn?

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Mythical beasts

Learning with e's

Some educational myths are about the nature of learning, others concern the role of teachers, or technology, and of course, there are several questionable theories floating around about the human brain and how we learn. Another persistent untruth is the theory of left and right brain dominance, also referred to as hemisphericity.

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Creating Mastermind Retreats and Building WordPress Tools for Developers with Brad Touesnard the Founder and CEO at Delicious Brains

LifterLMS

We discuss creating mastermind retreats and building WordPress tools for developers with Brad Touesnard the founder and CEO at Delicious Brains in this LMScast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. At Delicious Brains , Brad has developed four plugins that can help WordPress website developers with various aspects of website building.

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Friday Finds — Using AI to Do Stuff, Mind-Body Connection, Nudgestock

Mike Taylor

With three of us already jostling for car keys and another soon to get their license, it was time we added another set to the mix. Plus, it gives good advice about using AI responsibly, reminding us to always consider people’s needs first in this age of advanced technology. Marcel Proust Guess what?

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Free learning & development webinars for July 2023

Limestone Learning

“ Mountains, landscape, view ” by Krzysztof Jaracz is licensed by pixabay. PT: Blending Virtual Reality Into Your Learning Design New technology like VR can be tricky to navigate due to the many considerations needed, including investment cost, upskilling your team, adapting your workflow, and maybe most importantly, how to get started.

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ChatGPT-3 Has Everyone Talking

Learningtogo

As one of the first learning professionals to see the potential of conversational AI and one of the few designing the applications for years, I’m excited to see the recent attention paid to this engaging technology. As David Chalmers points out, there is no new technology here.

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