The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | July 20, 2018

Looking for a previous edition? Check out the archives “This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sitContinue reading "The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | July 20, 2018"

How Would You Build a Modern Workplace Learning Professional?

As I am thinking about an upcoming talk, I am curious about what skills people would include if they could build their own version of a perfect “Modern Workplace Learning Professional”. Think Frankenstein for learning...or maybe Baymax is a better, more modern analogy? Below is a slide from a conference session I’ve given a fewContinue reading "How Would You Build a Modern Workplace Learning Professional?"

Friday Finds | July 13, 2018

Looking for a previous edition? Check out the archives “What the pupil must learn, if he learns anything at all, is that the world will do most of the work for you, provided you cooperate with it by identifying how it really works and aligning with those realities.  If we do not let the world teachContinue reading "Friday Finds | July 13, 2018"

Friday Finds | July 6, 2018

Looking for a previous edition? Check out the archives “A picnic is a state of mind and can be made anywhere" — Unknown We celebrated Independence Day here in the U.S. this week with lots of picnics and fireworks. We spent a lovely couple of days by the lake. It was nice having such aContinue reading "Friday Finds | July 6, 2018"

Do You Have an Online Home-base?

Given the all too common scenario of outsourcing, off-shoring and a number of other names for staff reductions it is more important than ever to have a “home base” online. Even in the most secure positions, having an online home helps you find and make the most of professional opportunities. Contrary to the beliefs ofContinue reading "Do You Have an Online Home-base?"

Friday Finds | June 29, 2018

Looking for a previous edition? Check out the archives  Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. — Gustave Flaubert Travelling is one of my very favorite things and I’m grateful for every opportunity I get to experience new places and make new friends. I’m super excited aboutContinue reading "Friday Finds | June 29, 2018"

Fresh Finds

You may or may not have seen that Karl Richter and I have started an experimental monthly show that explores learning design and just about anything related to the tools and techniques for making it better. Karl captured our thinking very accurately in his newsletter. “Our goal with this show is to share resources andContinue reading "Fresh Finds"

Friday Finds | June 22, 2018

Looking for a previous edition? Check out the archives  “What was once called the objective world is a sort of Rorschach inkblot, into which each culture, each system of science and religion, each type of personality, reads a meaning only remotely derived from the shape and color of the blot itself.” — Lewis Mumford HappyContinue reading "Friday Finds | June 22, 2018"

Friday Finds | June 15, 2018

Looking for a previous edition? Check out the archives A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father. — Frank Abagnale Here in the US we’re celebrating Father’s DayContinue reading "Friday Finds | June 15, 2018"

Better Than Bullet Points: Alternative Text Slide Designs

One of the most common challenges for anyone designing slides for presentations or elearning projects is what do with text content. Not only can too much text can be boring, it can distract your audience from the message you want them to take away. In many projects it is difficult, if not impossible to getContinue reading "Better Than Bullet Points: Alternative Text Slide Designs"