Margot Robbie's version of Harley Quinn is a far cry from writer Paul Dini's original incarnation The post Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn Is Kinda Un-Harley-Quinnish appeared first on WIRED.

In this article you will learn how to easily convert your PowerPoint slides into web enabled presentations using HTML5. What you’ll need You will need a Windows or Macintosh computer and a copy of Adobe Captivate. (You can download a free 30 day trial of Adobe Captivate here.) Step 1 Create a PowerPoint slide deck […]

We could learn a thing or two from Star Wars. Take for example what happens when you forget to brush your teeth, floss or use mouthwash. No one wants green slime oozing out of their mouth like Jabba the Hutt. I think some of it might have actually fallen on Princess Leia when she was shackled to Jabba’s throne while wearing what was the coolest bikini I had ever seen as a then 11-year old boy. But I digress. One aspect of Star Wars that goes relatively unnoticed is the galaxy-class mentoring program that is woven into the story arc. No, I’m not kidding. How do Jedi’s become a Jedi? It’s a masterful example of a mentoring program. Anakin Skywalker had Obi-Wan Kenobi as his mentor while he was a young Padawan learning the ways of the Force. He then decided to lose his mind and get all evil — killing ‘younglings’ and ‘Sand People’ along the way — but he knew the power of a good mentor and so he cozied up to the evil Emperor (Darth Sidious) who became his go-to mentor as Anakin morphed into Darth Vader. (it’s a long story, you should watch the movies) That’s a mentoring one-two punch story of excellence. But the fact of the matter is Anakin had a mentor at all times. Obi-Wan himself also had a mentor when he too was a Padawan learner. Qui-Gon Jinn provided guidance, counsel and insight as Obi-Wan learned the ways of the Jedi order. And what about Luke Skywalker? Not only did he have Obi-Wan as a mentor through his time on the tropical vacation planet of Tatooine, when he ventured off to everyone’s favourite swamp — Dagobah, a place even Shrek might say "no way am I living there" -  Yoda chipped in with a very hands-on mentoring program as Luke fast-tracked his way toward the status of Jedi. In summary, the manner in which George Lucas (Star Wars creator) instituted a mentoring program for the Jedi learners was masterful. What does mentoring look like in your organization? Do you personally have a mentor? I like having three; a Millennial, a Gen X’er and a Baby Boomer otherwise known as my Padawan, my Jedi and my Yoda. 706 total views, 19 views today Dan's Related Posts:Virtual Worlds in an Organization are not a Time Waster (and other beefs)Would You Send Your 6-Year Old to an MBA Program?Five Uses for Virtual Worlds in the WorkplaceWhose Your Brian Reid?Flat Army Book Launch Party … A Sea of Humanity

Topic: Making the most of Themes in Adobe Captivate 7 Date and time: Thursday, 7th November, 2013 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM US/Pacific Description: Themes in Adobe Captivate 7 help your project look better with coordinated colors, well-planned layouts for slides, fonts and effects. Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, as she shows you how to make […]

Sir Ken Robinson remarked in his indelible TED Talks a few years ago that his daughter saw no reason to wear a watch. As he stated, "My teenage daughter doesn’t wear a watch. She says, ‘It’s a single-function device, how lame is that?" The audience roared. I agree. I have never worn a watch. Ever. Well aside from that Goofy watch when I was a wee tot. To me, watches are a bit like children attractions in Las Vegas. What’s the point? Given mobile phone penetration is near 90% in the Western world, isn’t it time we gave up our watches? Wouldn’t we be doing the environment a favour if we refrained from purchasing new watches to adorn our wrists? Seeing as the use of mobile phones isn’t likely to be diminishing anytime soon, nor is our passion to upgrade, perhaps we can assist Earth by foregoing the purchase of watches. I might provide clemency to runners, cyclists and athletes who require watches to time themselves, but do we really need watches in this the age of digital device timekeeping? I’m on the watch. Go watchless. Yes, even in spite of Apple’s alleged plans to bring to market iWatch. 1,760 total views, 7 views today Dan's Related Posts:IFThe Recalibration of PlayLet’s N-Screen the ClassroomThe Con AcademyThe Death of TV Could Help Learning 2.0 Take Flight

Julien Mauve dons old-school space suits and pretends to selfie-stick his way around Mars. The post Mars Tourists Will Be Just as Annoying as Regular Tourists appeared first on WIRED.

Topic: Tracking Learner Interaction in Video-based Courses with Adobe Presenter 9 Description: Now-a-days, video is considered the best form of content delivery. There is a video available for almost everything. Even the trainers and educators are adopting this form of content delivery but there are some questions that plague their minds: Are my students watching the […]

When it first came out I thought the LinkedIn Labs feature known as "InMaps" was really cool. It still is really cool. I haven’t used it in a couple of years, so after two days where I was on four planes and in three cities, I decided to vegetate on the couch and take another look at my LinkedIn network … graphically speaking. Here’s what 1800 LinkedIn contacts look like and their relationship to me and each other. 875 total views, 9 views today Dan's Related Posts:Did I Just Spam My Entire LinkedIn Network?I’m Boycotting Mixtent, Here’s WhyI Unfriended You On Facebook. Are We Still Friends?My Network is my Net Worth - Part IIMy Network is my Net Worth: A Personal Story

Hankook has new, wacky-looking airless-tires that perform nearly as well as traditional tires. The post These Futuristic Car Tires Never Go Flat appeared first on WIRED.

Topic: Things you thought you could never do with Advanced Actions and Variables Description: Shhhhh! It’s a secret, which will be revealed during this exciting session on Advanced Actions and Variables, where Dr. Pooja Jaisingh will demonstrate how to make the most of this feature in Adobe Captivate 7 and a lot of things that […]