Jeffery Goldman (MinuteBio) has added a new section to his free e-Learning category.Check it out:  http://minutebio.com/blog/2009/11/28/free-e-learning-additions/

Do you feel like you need to learn more about how a GPS works, or how to use a GPS unit on the road? Get back to school and brush up on the latest in GPS. Interactive tutorials in the form of detention, Driver's Ed and quizzes make learning fun.Check it out:  http://www8.garmin.com/gpsacademy/  Short video clips offer expert tips and step-by-step instructions on how to use your gps device. Check it out:  http://www8.garmin.com/learningcenter/training/index.html

When a team of Pennsylvania State University researchers set out to discover the cognitive processes underlying search behavior, the team discovered that Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and other search engines have become part of the learning process for people who venture online. Check it out:  http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=118064 http://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00191ED1V01Y200904ICR006?journalCode=icr http://ist.psu.edu/faculty_pages/jjansen/webanalytics/understanding_web_analytics.htmlhttp://jimjansen.blogspot.com/2009/08/latest-search-engine-research-that.html

The Envato Marketplaces allow anyone to buy or sell digital goods like WordPress themes, stock audio, After Effects project files, Flash templates and much more. The marketplaces are home to a thriving community of over 240,000 users, authors and buyers and everyday hundreds of new files are added.Check it out:  HTML templates:  http://themeforest.net/ Flash Components:  http://activeden.net/ Music and Audio:  http://audiojungle.net/ After Effects:  http://videohive.net/ PhotoShop and Vectores:  http://graphicriver.net/  

Free PowerPoint to Flash converter promptly creates web-friendly Flash (.SWF) movies from your PowerPoint content (.PPT, .PPS, .PPTX, .PPSX) keeping its visual parameters, animation effects and slide transitions, audio narrations, video and Flash objects after conversion. iSpring Free works within PowerPoint, transforming it into a fast and easy Flash authoring tool. It is compatible with any PowerPoint version 2000/XP/2003/2007 installed on a Windows machine. To create Flash files viewable on any device from your PowerPoint presentations, just install iSpring Free, open your PowerPoint presentation, click Quick Publish and get Flash slideshows from your PPT presentations in just a few seconds.One interesting option is adding YouTube movies into your presentation. The Presenter version of the product includes SCORM/AICC and quizmaking components - costs $399.Check it out:  http://www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ispring_free.html

The most common distractions cited by DriversEd.com students are talking, yelling, arguing, and goofing off. DriversEd.com teaches teens to become competent licensed drivers. The interactive online course allows teens to take their drivers ed at their own pace on their own schedule.Check it out:  http://driversed.com/games/drivers-ed-game.aspxTraffic school courses - http://driversed.com/courses/traffic-school/traffic-school-course-demo.aspx?navtr=topnav

Interesting article that talks about taking good ideas from the academic world into business. I especially liked this quote - "When technology is designed to promote adaptation, or is developed and consumed in ways that can support changes to configuration and flexible levels of personalization the opportunity for end users and employees to 'discover' new and better uses is significantly enhanced".Check it out:  http://steveboese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/12/18/welcome-to-the-company-here-is-your-iphone.html

One of my New Year's resolutions is to stay on task with the New Year’s resolutions I have set!    Training Peaks has free interactive web based training and nutrition log to help individuals achieve their goals. The personal edition is free. Track progress by recording exercise on the computer, iPhone, Blackberry or other smart phone. And if you have a compatible GPS, HR or power device, upload your file. Check it out:  http://home.trainingpeaks.com/

Got an iTouch over the holidays to check out Learning applications - and what it takes to develop them for the iTouch/iPhone platform. Jane Hart published a list of learning apps for iPhone and iPod Touch. I am checking them out - they are listed below. Will let you know which ones I like - and whether or not I think the iTouch will be a viable platform for Learning development.  Check it out:  http://c4lpt.co.uk/iTouchLearning/topapps.html

The book focuses on what motivates workers - including the three elements of true motivation: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.Check it out:  http://www.danpink.com/drive