Guest Post on ASTD Blog

I have a new guest post over on the ASTD blog that touches on how us learning types can become more efficient, more effective and avoid becoming irrelevant. From Training to Performance—A Necessary Evolution  

Google Reader…it’s been nice knowing you

Google has just answered one of the questions I've been wondering about for awhile now. The closing of Google Reader due to declining use seems to be a clear indication that most people aren't using RSS as part of their personal knowledge management (PKM) system (or maybe they don't have one at all?) RSS hasContinue reading "Google Reader…it’s been nice knowing you"

You’re already in a community (You just didn’t know it)

“I AM already part of a community…I just may not have been aware of it due to my regular focus on ‘getting my stuff done’”. This sentence in Jeff Hora's post, jumped right off the page when I read it this morning. One of the challenges, I and many others wrestle with when trying toContinue reading "You’re already in a community (You just didn’t know it)"

Social Bookmarking: A Gateway to Social Media Literacy?

I've been thinking lately about how people use social tools to filter, process and share all the things relevant to them and their colleagues. Like most systems the three main parts are input, processing & output. (Harold Jarche labels his Seek-Sense-Share and I like the somewhat similar Ask-Learn-Share.) Before I get to the question ofContinue reading "Social Bookmarking: A Gateway to Social Media Literacy?"

How do you make time for learning?

I recently had the honor of being invited to assist Allison Rossett teach a "Digital Writing for Learning and Performance" course in the Educational Technology program that I attended. Allison wrote about it in the ASTD blog.  My excitement for being involved with such a great course has now turned into disappointment -- the courseContinue reading "How do you make time for learning?"

Working Out Loud

I'm a big believer in the concept of narrating your work and working out loud. One of my challenges is always that bit of self-doubt in the sense of "what I'm doing isn't anything special so who would even care or want to know".  This along with a couple other factors results in the largeContinue reading "Working Out Loud"

Learning Resolutions

Just in case you missed it, I wanted to share this collection of 'learning-related resolutions' Bringing Design and Inspiration to Everyday Work by Judy Unrein Working Less to Accomplish More by David Glow The Challenges of Bridging the Gap by Clive Lewis Disrupt, Interact, and Get Mobile by Connie Malamed Design Experiences, Not Content byContinue reading "Learning Resolutions"

Learning Resolutions: Make the Investment in Yourself

Originally posted in the OpenSesame blog on January 2nd, 2013 BE CURIOUS. ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. Obviously a lot of learning comes from asking questions. But too often we don't ask the right question. The right question is far more valuable than a great answer to the wrong question. Eric Schmidt of Google said,Continue reading "Learning Resolutions: Make the Investment in Yourself"

No Photoshop Required

Ethos3 recently posted a 'How to' on how they made their cut out images in Photoshop for their fabulous “Simplify, Simplify, Simplify” deck. I saw a question asking if this could be done using ONLY PowerPoint and the answer is yes and it's super simple. Here is one way it can be done: 1. RemoveContinue reading "No Photoshop Required"

Training Is Only One Part of the Puzzle.

A recent report "The Science of Training and Development in Organizations: What Matters in Practice" informs us about how to best apply training solutions. One of the most important things that “matters”, is that training should be viewed as a whole system and not a one-time event. Not only does this mean that what happensContinue reading "Training Is Only One Part of the Puzzle."