2012 January | Learn to Adapt

Jan 31

L2A Links for January 31st

by Jeff Kelly

The Agile Learning Train is Leaving the Station | Unmanagement –
Human Resource Executive Online – Spending Up For Learning, Development – Organizations are shifting money and commitment back to their learning and development plans — as ways to build skills and retain talent. The format of such training continues to evolve, and employees are increasingly taking ownership of the process.

Jan 21

by Jeff Kelly

How To Generate A Good Idea –
The Surprising Benefits of Solitude – I'm looking forward to the book by Cain that Andrew refers to. It reflects my hypothesis that great ideas germinate in solitude and then are nurtured to fruition by input from a group of interested, engaged individuals.

Jan 17

by Jeff Kelly

How to Improve Learning Outcomes With Performance Support | Social Learning Blog – Good to hear that someone is still beating the EPSS drum. I've long been an advocate, but it seems it lost much of its thunder once the Google/YouTube second brain came along.
Highly cost effective video-based learning –
Stop creating, selling, and buying garbage! –
Forget Cramming: Molecular Pathways May Reveal the Best Learning Strategies – A computer has modeled the most efficient form of learning, that is, if you're a sea slug running from a lobsters. Scientists hope it might eventually work for a human studying for a calculus mid-term.