Knowledge and Learning In The News - 5/14/2005

Storytelling in Organizations Stories and conversations are two of the primary vehicles of informal learning. They teach, they inform, they are fun, and they come naturally. An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth Process is more important than outcome. When the outcome drives the process we will only ever go to where we've already been. If process drives outcome we may not know where we’re going, but we will know we want to be there. My First (sloppy) ScreenCast Alan Levine and then Stephen experiment with screencasting. The power of knowledge Knowledge power is a soft type of power, if anything; it forms one of the major foundation stones for a great power. Enabling Mobile Learning The mobile revolution is finally here. Wherever one looks, the evidence of mobile penetration and adoption is irrefutable: cell phones, PDAs (personal digital assistants), MP3 players, portable game devices, handhelds, tablets, and laptops abound.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 5/11/2005

Knowledge Workers Looking Offline Today's professionals spend most of their time (53%) seeking out information. Podcast - Balance is Bunk! Keith Hammonds, Deputy Editor, Fast Company The quest for balance between work and life, as we've come to think of it, isn't just a losing proposition; it's a hurtful, destructive one. America's Eroding Knowledge Edge EMC's chairman warns that to remain tops, the U.S. has to improve its math and science education and boost its workforce's skills.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 5/0/2005

e-toolbox Information pertaining to a variety of software which can be used to develop learning situations. Five steps to smart human capital growth The U.S. employment report released on Friday shows a growth of 274,000 jobs in April. The New Digital Divide A new divide has opened up, one that is based far more on choice than on circumstance. Several million people (and the number is growing, daily) have chosen to become the haves of the Internet, and at the same time that their number is growing, so are their skills. Also, see jarche. How Apple and Wiley are just like GM and the LA Times In this instance, Apple - rightfully or wrongfully - told Wiley that they didn't appreciate and/or want the information to be made public. Wiley did so anyway, and Apple reacted by removed Wiley's products from their stores. The assault on software giant Microsoft The next two years will be crucial for software giant Microsoft. Under attack on numerous fronts, it could falter - or fight back to become even more dominant.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 5/09/2005

'Tagging' helps unclutter data Here's how we tend to organize our digital photos: We stick them into a folder on our computer and label it "Hawaii trip," or whatever. Here's a new way: Forget folders or albums. Just "tag" the photos based on what's actually in each frame. Engaging Employees Improves Bottom-Line Results You won't engage people just by telling them about something. Only through them internalizing the issues and then inferring their own conclusions will engagement genuinely happen. GATES VS. GOOGLE: Search and Destroy Google has become a new kind of foe, and that's what has Gates so riled. An experimental test of flashbulb memory Emotionally charged memories are not like photographs. Internet Growing As Main Source Of News Among Online Adults The number of online adults who prefer the Internet as their main source of news has grown by over 35 percent in the last four years, at the expense of television and newspapers, a market research firm said Tuesday. India high on soft skills, knowledge and creativity There are five reasons why globalisation is an imperative for more and more Asian firms, according to Global Future: The Next Challenge for Asian Business by Arnoud De Meyer et al, from Wiley.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 5/08/2005

The Age of Engagement Focus areas included global online data points; broadband, mobile and online advertising trends; and areas of innovation that are driving growth in Internet usage (PDF). Why the World Is Flat (Wired) In a three-month burst last year, Thomas L. Friedman wrote The World Is Flat to explain his updated thinking on the subject. Learn More Now Still think learning means school? Expand your definition of learning to include conversations with your peers and your children, from books, articles, informal networks, Internet searching, television, and what you learn through trial and error. Use everything that happens in your world as a resource to learn more now. Skype: be afraid The Skype client running on your computer can and will relay calls between other network users without your knowledge.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 5/7/2005

Issues in e-Learning The survey ranks 30 challenges according to how practitioners perceive their importance in effectively embedding eLearning within their organisations. Podcast - Standing in the Gap Crossing the Chasm and the Technology Adoption Life Cycle Where Were You When You Realized the World Is Flat? In the late 1990s a whole set of technologies and political events converged--including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of the Internet, the diffusion of the Windows operating system, the creation of a global fiber-optic network, and the creation of interoperable software applications, which made it very easy for people all over the world to work together--that leveled the playing field. Theories and Practice of Online Learning Distance education is a discipline that subsumes the knowledge and practice of pedagogy, of psychology and sociology, of economics and business, of production and technology.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 4/30/2005

Change or Die All leadership comes down to this: changing people's behavior. Why is that so damn hard? Science offers some surprising new answers -- "Behavior change happens mostly by speaking to people's feelings." Knowledge services "What next?" After Y2K, dotcom and the BPO boom, the next big opportunity waiting to be tapped is knowledge services (KS) or knowledge process outsourcing (KPO). Innovation is important for its success and KS has created an opportunity to provide innovative offerings in the services space. Youth Abandoning Old Media A new US report reveals that less that a fifth of 18-34 year olds rank newspapers as their primary source of news, while 44% check out internet portals such as Google and Yahoo for updated information. Mentoring for Learning Impact Four effective types of mentoring programs offer a variety of experiences, from one-time to long-term events. When administered carefully, even a one-time event can change an employee’s perspective and create that "aha" experience. Dream teams thrive on mix of old and new blood Unsuccessful teams are isolated from each other whereas the members of successful teams are interconnected, much like the Kevin Bacon game, across a giant cluster of artists or scientists.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 4/28/2005

Podcasting: Making Waves Just when we grasped what blogging was all about, along came podcasting, which in some ways is even more disruptive and exciting than blogging. Training is priceless, and firms are investing A survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting says 49 percent of companies expect to increase their training budgets this year, while just 2 percent plan to spend less. Arranging Change There's an interesting blog discussion going on between Frank Patrick's Focused Performance and Gaping Void about what drives change -- new tools, or new processes and relationships among peers. Youth abandoning old media A new US report reveals that less that a fifth of 18-34 year olds rank newspapers as their primary source of news, while 44% check out internet portals such as Google and Yahoo for updated information. Watching TV Makes You Smarter With Dallas, the modern viewer doesn't have to think to make sense of what's going on, and not having to think is boring. Many recent hit shows -- 24, Survivor, The Sopranos, Alias, Lost, The Simpsons, E.R. -- take the opposite approach, layering each scene with a thick network of affiliations. You have to focus to follow the plot, and in focusing you're exercising the parts of your brain that map social networks, that fill in missing information, that connect multiple narrative threads.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 4/24/2005

Emotional Intelligence Good background on subject with video interview of Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence. Audience Analysis: A Lesson Plan A series devoted to composition and writing courses. The focus of this unit is audience analysis. The goal is to make writers more aware of how to shape an argument based on who one expects to read the article, and how to persuade them. Theories of Multiple Intelligences This multiple intelligences module is designed for a two to three-hour class or training. Includes video and other resources, such as PowerPoint slideshow. Creating a Culture for Engagement Filmmaker Woody Allen once said that 80 percent of success is showing up. Unfortunately, this insight accurately describes the mindset of the majority of today's workforce. Lectures have to compete with Web In classrooms across America, students are logging on and zoning out, thanks to wireless Internet access.

Knowledge and Learning In The News - 4/23/2005

Tapping into the brains behind human behaviour Scientists' understanding of the brain will one day be so profound that the brains of serial killers and paedophiles could be "rewired" to stop them offending, according to a leading scientist. Best take(s) on Adobe-Macromedia deal Now that everyone has thrown in their two-cents, I thought I'd pull together some viewpoints on the Adobe-Macromedia acquisition . Creating Connections: A Pilot Study on an Online Community of Learners A pilot study that investigated the uses of computer-mediated communication. Results showed that the case studies helped the students make sense of the concepts and theories being studied in class, while communication with the teachers helped the students see the practical applications of the information they were learning. Infomania worse than marijuana The study by Hewlett Packard warns of a rise in "infomania", with people becoming addicted to email and text messages.