There have been countless articles written about content curation lately, and many companies are curating content to help bring timely and topical information to employees through their Intranet. Simply put, content curation is sorting through vast amounts of internal and … The post Curating Content For Your Intranet: Avoiding Pitfalls appeared first on Bloomfire.

Disappointing, but not surprising that women continue to face this kind of crap. MIT Computer Scientists Demonstrate the Hard Way That Gender Still Matters | WIRED. "We’re 3 female computer scientists at MIT, here to answer questions about programming and … Continue reading →

We’ve all had one of those teachers or instructio […]The post The Principle of Redundancy Principle appeared first on eLearning Brothers.

Learning to code is about understanding the tools and devices that are all around us, so that we have control rather than the people who made those tools. Kids should code: why ‘computational thinking’ needs to be taught in schools … Continue reading →

This is a big part of what I’ve done in my practical gamification approach. See more here. How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning | MindShift. "I felt I had to remove all the barriers I … Continue reading →

by Christine Greenhow & Andy Henion, MSU Today Social-networking sites such as Facebook can help students learn scientific literacy and other complex subjects that often receive short shrift in today’s time-strapped classrooms. In a first-of-its-kind study, Michigan State University’s Christine Greenhow found that high school and college students engaged in vigorous, intelligent debate about scientific issues [...]

Learning styles are such a popular myth. Many teachers treat it as fact in spite of the fact there is no real evidence to support it. Skeptic » Insight » The Myth of Learning Styles. When I was working on … Continue reading →

By Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology Purdue University found a way to create a flexible and inviting learning space for on-campus learners while also delivering high-quality audio and video recording for distance students. Determined to provide a better experience for everybody, the university laid out specific requirements for the new physical space: soundproofing, acoustic panels and ceiling [...]

By Rhea Kelly, Campus Technology "Bring Your Own Device," or BYOD, has been an ed tech buzzword for so long that it’s hard to imagine a learning environment without student-owned laptops, tablets, smartphones and the like. In fact, in its 2015 Top 10 IT Issues, Educause referred to BYOD as part of "the new normal," pointing [...]

Houzz-it: A fine example of a South African Serious Game done right - htxt.africa A conference on Serious Games would be incomplete without an example of a real-life Serious Game that has been done properly. From the presentation I’ve just … Continue reading →

Learning Designer This is definitely one to watch. "The Learning Designer suite of tools enables teachers to share their good teaching ideas. It is intended to help a subject teacher see how a particular pedagogic approach can be migrated successfully … Continue reading →

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How many people actually take the time to check the things they cite? Even worse, how many bother to check what they quote? I’ve complained about this before. When I want to cite some seminal bit of information, I usually … Continue reading →

A few months ago I presented at the Innovations in Undergraduate Learning  summit - SFU Public Square - Simon Fraser University. I was asked these two questions: What is the most compelling innovation in undergraduate learning that you have seen? What are three changes … Continue reading →

Mobile Devices are an indispensable  part of our people’s life - both at work and home. Using smartphones or tablets, they read newspapers on their handheld devices, send work emails, plan their schedules, book airline tickets, find maps for desired destinations - it is difficult to list the many utilizations of the mobile device. In the work scenario, handheld gadgets.... Continue Reading

Take the Time Teach Out Loud Turn the Tables A few months ago I presented at the Innovations in Undergraduate Learning  summit - SFU Public Square - Simon Fraser University. I was asked these two questions: What is the most compelling innovation in undergraduate … Continue reading →

Is Rabbit the New Ethical Meat? — Vogue Rabbits make sense as a meat on so many levels. I think it’s time to start an urban rabbit movement. "Meals that are at once ecologically and gastronomically intelligent are much on … Continue reading →

Seeing as you can’t put a price on people power, onboarding is an increasingly important priority for numerous businesses in a wide range of different sectors. Despite the fact technology has advanced to a point where countless careers are under [...]

More on why I hate my iPad, AND why using them in schools is a bad idea: Education Should Step Away from Apple Devices | Anthony Carabache. 3 Reasons to Stay Away from iPads in the Classroom Now don’t get … Continue reading →

Peer review could reject breakthrough manuscripts, study shows. The peer review system serves as a gatekeeping system for scientific research, designed to ensure the publication of only the most well researched studies with the most important findings. Scientists depend on … Continue reading →

ABOUT LAURA OVERTON (MD, Towards Maturity) Laura Overton is the Founder and Managing Director of Towards Maturity - a not for profit benchmark practice that provides independent research to help organisations deliver improved performance through learning innovation. Her work is based on 25+ years of practical experience in implementing technology enabled learning strategies for business […]The post Laura Overton - Crystal Balling with Learnnovators appeared first on Learnnovators.

I came across an article about a U.S. college cracking down on shoddy transfer credits, and it got me to thinking. I think I’ll never understand the U.S. obsession with athletes - is it about ego? Money? It’s pretty clear it … Continue reading →

Trying to justify the status quo? Written by a woman, but one who admits to basically being a bully. So, there’s that. Why Women Shouldn’t Code — Medium. First here are the arguments, quoted from the post. First of all, … Continue reading →

Augie Ray is a director on the Voice of Customer team at a Fortune 100 financial services firm. He has had a number of different roles in his career encompassing a combination of customer experience, digital and social strategy, and … The post Meet Augie Ray, Customer Experience and Social Media Expert appeared first on Bloomfire.