“A little learning is a dangerous thing ; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again.”
-Alexander Pope
While in Seattle earlier this week to lead an ATD Storyline Certificate course I got to check out some pretty cool things like the Spheres, Amazon Go, and hang out a bit with Melissa Milloway (@MelMilloway) and Miranda Lee (@techyalater) as an added bonus.
What have you found recently? Leave a comment and share it with us!
Is it possible to create engaging software training?
Brian Washburn (@FlipChartGuy) explores the question of whether there are any instructional strategies that can lead to more engaging software training? If ever do any software training, Brian will show you how a little creativity can go a long way. Even if you don’t, you should hop over there and subscribe to his blog anyway. You’ll be glad you did.
https://trainlikeachampion.blog/make-software-training-engaging/
Best of Learning Solutions DemoFest 2018
This webinar showcases some of the award-winning learning projects presented at DemoFest at Learning Solutions 2018 Conference & Expo.
https://www.elearningguild.com/olfarchives/1586/best-of-learning-solutions-demofest-2018/
Adobe Spark for Educators
I found this one from Jonathan Wylie’s great blog. Check out his post for more details about how your school can use a premium version of Adobe Spark for free.
https://jonathanwylie.com/2018/04/10/adobe-launches-spark-for-education/amp/
Sketch.The.Ripper: Free Tool Shows Your Sketch File Contents
A couple weeks ago I shared Lunacy, a windows app for editing .sketch files which were previously a Mac-only affair. For those times you don’t need to edit and only want to get stuff out, Sketch.The.Ripper is a free online tool powered by the Lunacy engine that lets you extract the objects from a .sketch file.
http://sketch.the.ripper.graphics/
The Workplace Is Killing People and Nobody Cares
A new book by Jeffrey Pfeffer (@jeffreypfeffer) “Dying For a Paycheck” examines the massive health care toll today’s work culture exacts on employees. He contends that common work situations like poor work/life balance, long hours, etc are hurting engagement, increasing turnover and making people unhealthy.
61 percent of employees said that workplace stress had made them sick and 7 percent said they had actually been hospitalized
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/workplace-killing-people-nobody-cares
Miscellany
A few other things just because I can. 😎
Recently added design resources:
- Moose by Icons8 — Interesting new option for free stock photos that match each other https://buff.ly/2Ja5Eva You can even download them all as a big .zip file.
Conference News:
- Last week’s #GuildChat was a good one with lots of good tips and insights on learning from conferences. https://twitter.com/hashtag/GuildChat?src=hash
- I think there are a lot of good things L&D should steal from marketing. Drip ran a nice online conference rich with steal-worthy ideas. Check it out via the #automated18 hashtag.
Apps I’m trying out this week:
- BellHop – Bellhop connects the major ride hailing apps (Uber, Lyft, etc) , creating price transparency and giving you the freedom to choose the ride that works best.
What I’m listening to today:
- It’s a beautiful morning here in the 614, perfect for a few “Acoustic Covers & Mashups”.
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