Why Learning Together In The Workplace Matters Modern workplaces are becoming hubs for learning and personal growth instead of being solely about advancing our careers. What’s more interesting is that learning doesn’t have to happen through traditional and uninteresting methods like lengthy training sessions or piles of printed resources. It can become a social process,…
The iPod shuffle recently enjoyed a bit of a comeback on TikTok. Can the Mikiphone be far behind? The invention of siblings Miklós and Étienne Vadász, the world’s first pocket record player caused a stir when it was introduced a century ago, nabbing first prize at an international music exhibition and finding favor with modernist…
How The Linux Foundation Achieved 50% Revenue Growth With Thought Industries LMS The Linux Foundation is a global non-profit trade association that connects a community of coders dedicated to advancing “the value of shared technology.” It brings together more than 19,000 contributing companies via 400+ open-source projects to make up the largest-ever investment in open-source…
Serena knew that her year-end review was due soon. But there’d been no information about it on the company intranet. Or through any of their other internal comms channels. Plus, her manager hadn’t booked a meeting or even mentioned it. So she pushed it to the back of her mind. She focused, instead, on the…
Cognitive scientist Tomer Ullman, head of Harvard’s Computation, Cognition, and Development lab, may have inadvertently blundered into an untapped vein of LEGO Icon inspiration when his interest in AI led him to stage recreations of famous psych experiments. If you think Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night LEGO playset is a challenge, imagine putting together the…
Founded in 1947, SouthernCarlson has been a stalwart in the distribution of construction and industrial supplies. With a mission to provide fanatical service and fast delivery, SouthernCarlson set out to create a learning program that both empowered their employees and fulfilled their mission. However, meeting the needs of a global, remote-first workforce became a training…
On AIED Unplugged And Bridging The Digital Divide In the rapidly evolving landscape of education technology, one groundbreaking concept is shared to redefine learning for underserved populations, particularly in the global south. The advent of “Artificial Intelligence in Education” Unplugged (AIED Unplugged) [1] heralds a new era, promising equitable access to quality education for those…
Here’s a holiday season deal worth mentioning. For Cyber Monday, The Great Courses (formerly The Teaching Company) is offering every course for $40-$60. The sale runs until midnight on Monday (11/27/2023). If you’re not familiar with it, the Great Courses provides a very nice service. They travel across the U.S., recording great professors lecturing on…
Less Content, More Impact! For workplace learning professionals, the Learning-Transfer Evaluation Model (LTEM) provides a framework to align their analytics approach with the depth of learning evaluation they wish to achieve. Learning-Transfer Evaluation Model For Measuring Learning The Learning-Transfer Evaluation Model, developed by Will Thalheimer, presents a nuanced approach for measuring and evaluating the effectiveness…
