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The Personal Knowledge Mastery workshop, conducted over 40 days, comprises 18 activities (60–90 minutes each), spaced through six weeks, in addition to resources, links, and tips. Each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday a new assignment is posted in the online community space. People can work on their o Read More

Last week I was invited by David Swaddle to be a panellist at the Sydney eLearning and Instructional Design meetup. The topic of the evening was Where is L&D Heading? Here is an overview of my answers, plus elaborations and suggestions for further reading. Read More

Sometimes it makes sense to outsource the development of an online course. Before you throw your money out the door, ask these 20 questions to avoid a rude shock! Read More

If someone has a huge amount of followers but no engagement it will reflect badly on you. You will have no influence online. The whole point of social media is to engage. Read More

In a B2B report in 2015, 93 percent of small businesses in North America use social media content, other than blogs, as a marketing tactic, and experts say that small-business marketers continue to increase their focus on social media every day. Read More

I have started to think more seriously about board positions. These are high-level roles that carry a lot of responsibility, but in turn provide a lot of opportunity. If the organization's purpose is one with which you passionately agree, then your experience and expertise may prove valuable in hel Read More

I consider these 5 papers among the most important for shaping our view of the L&D profession.

Some of my peers have been so kind as to add their own recommendations to the list, building it up to 8.
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I've been thinking about good papers – the ones that stand out from the rest. The ones that I would recommend to my fellow learning pro’s. While there are many that could fit that bill, I’ve given it some thought and have short-listed my Top 5. Read More

Before Larry Page snaps up an acquisition target, he asks one simple question. Page's "Toothbrush Test" flies in the face of traditional acquisition strategy. He doesn't much care about the financial details--the cash flow, earnings, etc. He doesn't even care all that much about sales. Read More

The #lrnchat conducted on 21 May 2015 was a blazing round of thoughts, opinions, and views on 'Authority and Expertise'. As many of us learned, there were variations in how we defined experts. Read More