Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 29, 2020

“I will learn from everyone and be no one’s disciple.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson Another good thing about long holiday weekends is the short week that follows. This week has zipped by in record time. Speaking of time, Cindy Huggett is working on updating her report on virtual training. Please consider taking a minute to contribute yourContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 29, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | MAY 22, 2020

"Not taking things personally is a superpower." James Clear This is the first week of a graduate level course that I’m teaching at Franklin University in their online Instructional Design & Learning Technology program. I’m grateful for the thoughtful support they’ve given to help me and other new teachers. I’m not sure if that happensContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | MAY 22, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 15, 2020

“Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.” Denis Waitley We’ve made it through another week. It sometimes feels like ages since all this has started but I’m grateful for the little things. My daughter’s laughter, the sun right after the rain, and goodContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 15, 2020"

Learning is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage

Originally posted at https://www.change4growth.com/ideas-4-growth/2020/4/29/learning-is-the-ultimate-competitive-advantage-are-you-ready In today’s world everything is faster, more connected, and less predictable than ever before. As learning professionals, this rapid pace of change, means that we must move beyond the course-focused approach that has traditionally dominated most organizations.   The durability of the things we learn is eroding quickly. According to “A New Culture of Learning” by Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown "The half-life of a learned skill is 5-years"Continue reading "Learning is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 8, 2020

“A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becomes a master in that science when he has learned that he is going to be a beginner all his life." Robin G. Collingwood I’ve got to start with apologies to everyone who reads this via email. In experimenting with my workflow, IContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 8, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 1,2020

“The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.” -Charlie Munger Week #2 of monkeying around with some #NoCode tools and I still haven't gotten the new flow of creating this newsletter perfected yet. (Always eager to hear from you about what works andContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 1,2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 24, 2020

“We must learn to be equally good at what is short and sharp and what is long and tough.”  —Winston Churchill Thanks to Mathias Vermeulen, I've recently fallen down the #NoCode rabbit hole exploring all sorts of tools and tricks for connecting apps to do some pretty amazing things. (You should see what he's doing!)Continue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 24, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 17, 2020

“Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference" — Tim Ferris This is where I usually write some small little blurb on what is happening and today I don't have much to say. I'm still grateful for the things we have, concerned about what is around the corner and hopeful for the timeContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 17, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 10, 2020

“What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you.” — Seneca Today I'm counting my blessings that we live in a state who acted promptly when faced with the COVID crisis. Our governor and medical director have been a model of how public servants should be. Putting the safetyContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 10, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 3, 2020

 “Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.” Dennis Waitley It is interesting all the “new” things I’ve been noticing lately. Funny how being forced to slow down and stay close to home brings a fresh perspective on so many things that you’ve overlooked for so long. There are some silver liningsContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 3, 2020"