L2a | Learn to Adapt

May 07

L2A Links for May 7th

by Jeff Kelly

5 Rapid Authoring Tools To Publish Courses For Your iPads | Upside Learning Blog –
What’s different about mobile learning? – As the doors open to a new era of mobile learning and performance support, it's a good time to step back and think about the new mindset required when designing for mobile.

Feb 15

by Jeff Kelly

Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking | Psychology Today – A gaggle of great thoughts on the foundations of creativity.
Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning Is Wrong - Taking notes during class? Topic-focused study? A consistent learning environment? All are exactly opposite of the best strategies for learning.

Jan 31

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.