“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” -Thomas Jefferson
We´ve just celebrated Independence Day here in the US and summer is in full swing. I hope whatever season you’re in that all is going well. Here are this week’s best from the world of learning, design and technology. Cheers!
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How to Use RSS Feeds to Boost Your Productivity
This @Zapier article illustrates how you can use RSS to be more efficient at keeping up with all the things you want to know. RSS and a feed reader like Feedly can be a game changer for the way you consume content.
https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-rss-feeds/
How to Be Great? Just Be Good, Repeatably
I´m not by any means implying that I am great but this article resonates pretty loudly with me. Like Steph Smith (@stephsmithio) I don´t equate big flash splashes with greatness and truly value those who are consistently good over the long haul. Small things done consistently over time can have big impacts.
https://blog.stephsmith.io/how-to-be-great/
Lee Bryant on Digital Leadership
Lee Bryant of Post*Shift, shares his thoughts on digital leadership. He says that “Digital transformation is not just about changing the old organisation, but rather creating new organisational fabric — often digital in nature — that can coordinate work and communications in a better way.” Learn what he thinks that means for leaders at all levels.
Think Like a Marketer to Engage and Influence Learners
Marketers have the same goals as learning and development (L&D) professionals: We are trying to capture the attention of our audiences and move them to take action. Bianca Baumann (@biancabaumann) and I are excited to lead a full-day preconference session “L&D Strategies from the Marketing Playbook” at DevLearn again this year on this topic and this article will give you a brief introduction.
https://learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/think-like-a-marketer-to-engage-and-influence-learners
My Top 10 Learning Tools for 2019
This is my annual submission of top learning tools for Jane Hart’s (@c4lpt) global survey. If you’ve already shared your list I’d love to see it. If not, you should hop on over and submit your own list.
https://mike-taylor.org/2019/07/02/mike-taylors-2019-top-10-learning-tools/
Learning, Design & Technology Miscellany
A few other things just because I can.
Design Resources
- Screenzy – Quick, easy & free way to beautify your screenshots!
Apps & Tools
- Record.io – Record your screen right in your browser. No installation required.
Books, Podcasts, Courses:
- Check out the 2019 Summer E-learning Reading list
- Anna Leach (@annaroseleach) AI and Machine Learning on The Lounge Podcast with @jachutchinson
What I’m listening to:
- In honor of our July 4th holiday, I’m rocking this 4th of July Party playlist today.
Conference Roundup
You can find me at these UPCOMING EVENTS:
- July 12: State of Ohio Training Association Annual Event Keynote, Columbus, OH
- October 22-25: DevLearn Pre-Conference Workshop & Concurrent Session
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Mike Taylor 
Hey Mike,
I just wanted to say thank you. Great newsletter with plenty of useful content.
Odeh
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Thank you, Odeh!
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