My Modern Professional Learners Toolkit

Jane Hart has derived a framework for the Modern Professional Learner’s Toolkit, based on the results of her Top 100 Tools for Learning survey results. After reading Harold Jarche and Clark Quinn’s personal toolkits, I was inspired to share my own. Trusted Web Resources This one could get quite large and is ever evolving butContinue reading "My Modern Professional Learners Toolkit"

Friday Finds | November 17, 2017

When it comes to learning, it’s not the technology but how you use it that matters most.

How to Share Elearning Courses Using Google Cloud Platform

The retirement of free web hosting options from Dropbox and Google Drive has sent a lot of folks scrambling to find a good replacement. Many folks have followed Tom Kuhlmann’s instructions for moving their elearning courses and portfolios over to Amazon S3. I’d like to introduce you to another great option: Google Cloud Platform. TheContinue reading "How to Share Elearning Courses Using Google Cloud Platform"

Friday Finds | November 10, 2017

While the mercury in the thermometers around here is heading south, that won’t stop us from warming up with the best things of the week for trainers, instructional designers, presenters, and lots of other digital workers. A Modern Professional Learner’s Toolkit for 2018 Personally, I believe that learning is one of the most important skillsContinue reading "Friday Finds | November 10, 2017"

Friday Finds | November 3, 2017

It has been a very rich week around here. In addition to all the Halloween candy, we’ve got a lot of great stuff for presenters, training pros and other types of digital workers. 59 Theses For the Future of Work Mathias Vermeulen surfaced this article containing 59 theses for the future of work. These areContinue reading "Friday Finds | November 3, 2017"

Create value for others by curating information with ZEEF

While it has gained a lot of attention in recent years, curation has always been an important part of an effective learning and development practitioners toolkit. If you think about it, aren’t courses just another form of searching, organizing, and sharing information? Good instructional designers, trainers, teachers, facilitators, and public speakers are curators by nature.Continue reading "Create value for others by curating information with ZEEF"

Friday Finds | October 27, 2017

Around here the temperatures are dropping, but things are still hot in the world of learning, technology, and social media. In addition to our regularly scheduled articles and insights, there were several great conferences and events this week. So be sure to carve out a few minutes to take a spin through the backchannels. (ThisContinue reading "Friday Finds | October 27, 2017"

Friday Finds | October 20, 2017

Data Viz Project What do you do when you’ve got a big pile of data and need a way to display it? If you didn’t have an immediate response to that question, you’ll be glad to know about the Data Viz Project. The Data Viz project is a collection of over 150 data visualizations toContinue reading "Friday Finds | October 20, 2017"

Friday Finds | October 13, 2017

Want to get these and more right in your inbox? No sweat! Subscribe to my newsletter First Impressions Matter: How Designers Can Support Humans’ Automatic Cognitive Processing This article by Therese Fessenden of the Norman Nielson Group, explores how the first visceral reaction to a site’s design influence how users perceive relevance, credibility, and evenContinue reading "Friday Finds | October 13, 2017"

Find Your Slides & Office Files Faster By Saving a Preview Image

If you are anything like me and have to wade through a lot of PowerPoint or other Office files to find what you're looking for, being able to see a preview of what is actually in the file can be super helpful. Think art gallery versus card catalog. (If you're not old enough to knowContinue reading "Find Your Slides & Office Files Faster By Saving a Preview Image"