Online learning for kids that works: The Khan Academy
Salman Khan's TED presentation on his free, online academy for math and science.From the TED website:"Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured...
View ArticleHeutagogy
Do you know what it means? I didn't!A learning services firm I work for is looking to expand its development of informal learning services. Of course this intrigues me as I am a great admirer of...
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On Understanding
Brick and mortar life has gotten the best of my e-life recently. The universe, however, has "magically" provided a theme for this week's post: Understanding. Here are a couple tangential thoughts on...
View ArticleDelicious Tidbits: MOOCs
Among the threads of learning I am weaving into my understanding of instructional design and adult learning is the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Here are some finds I've stored away in my...
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Humor in Visualizations and Presentations
It is said that the jester was the only person in court who could speak hard truths to the king without risking the guillotine. Humor is as powerful a tool to help us "see" as visualizations....
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Delicious Tidbits: Creativity and the Creative Process
In my work these there are some delicate challenges to address and wicked problems to solve. As a result, I have been picking up on themes related to the creative process. The following are articles...
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On Peer Learning
Having the opportunity to participate in the design and development of a professional development program for my client, I am investigating all kinds of informal learning strategies. Here is what I've...
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To Do
As I sit here on a Sunday morning, blogging and tweeting and pinning (all work-related, of course!), with a list of weekend tasks a foot long at my side, I found this print, To Do, by Wendy...
View ArticleOn Belonging and Leading
“Human beings can’t help it: we need to belong. One of the most powerful of our survival mechanisms is to be part of a tribe, to contribute to (and take from) a group of like-minded people. We are...
View ArticleDelicious Tidbits: Measurement
A colleague will be speaking on "getting real with measurement" soon at an industry event. She asked her community of practice to provide her with opinions on what this means to each of us and with...
View ArticleMore on Creativity
“It’s hard to have original ideas when you are surrounded by people who all have the same experiences as you.” – Jonathan Harris“Intuition is a very powerful thing—more powerful than intellect, in my...
View ArticleFailure: Necessary for Success
The more I read about creativity, the more I read about failure. Failure is a necessary and integral element of the creative process, for leadership, for success in business, relationships... just...
View ArticleDesigning for Flow
After having read this blog post by John Hagel on the new book, "Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization," the book is now...
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On Teachable Moments
I am a big fan of the comic strip, XKCD. The best humor is observation of the small ironies and truths of everyday life. Randall Munroe is brilliant at it.Having worked in the past in the field of...
View ArticleKen Burns on Storytelling
Ken Burns is a national treasure. There are so many take-aways for instructional designers and trainers and OD professionals in this five minute piece. But I won't go on and on. It speaks for itself....
View ArticleClay Shirky on Creativity
Clay Shirky says creativity is the ability to produce valuable novelty. Different cultures and organizations will define valuable novelty differently depending on the goal. An organization or culture...
View ArticleFile under "Less is More"
Or, "Just because we can doesn't mean we should." “What lies in our power to do,lies in our power not to do.” -Aristotle
View ArticleThe Joy of Learning
Not only inspirational, but also a lovely example of addressing the affective domain when teaching the value of learning:
View ArticleOn the interplay of creativity, experimentation and learning
On Creativity is an inspiring set of interviews of artists in different disciplines.In this interview of Andrew Zuckerman, the photographer speaks to the creative process, yes, and on leadership and...
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