"Only a few people combine the rigor of a researcher and the usability of a how-to writer. Will Thalheimer is the best among them. He has done it again in Performance-Focused Smile Sheets." see more…

One of the most promising-and prominent-paradigms in the world of learning and development comes from neuroscience. but...

Here's an annotated list of articles Julie wrote for Learning Solutions Magazine.

no one has the time to dig through data, make charts and lists, and turn every single project and activity into a report--but these apps can create reports for clients, team, and yourself in minutes.

There's  confusion surrounding what exactly is-and what isn't-plagiarism. For freelancers without the support of an editorial team or legal counsel, trying to figure out the difference between what is frowned upon, what is a serious offense, and what is career-ending and illegal can be particularly confusing. Luckily, Poytner, a publication that covers journalism and the media industry, has put together an infographic to try and solidify these blurred lines.

The underlying reason for failure to retain knowledge is that our brain is simply designed to forget information it perceives as insignificant. To retain the information, we need multiple opportunities to review the information periodically. This is the foundation of the spaced learning theory.

This learning activity using Google Forms was developed by an 8th grade teacher, but ideas could be extended to other contexts.

Easily create beautiful designs + documents Use Canva's drag-and-drop feature and professional layouts to design consistently stunning graphics.

Interview with Jay Kasdan, who argues that learning measurement will help you meet your business goal if you identify what the business goal is; identify what processes, tasks, and skills will help you get there; and, finally, develop a way to make sure (through measurement) those processes, tasks, and skills are getting done.

Some Basics of Gamification: ways to use gaming elements to enhance learning, with examples.

This is frankly an ad, but it is interesting to see what is emerging in Big Data & Gamification for performance improvement: "In gamification, and in business, motivating people to perform desired behaviors is key to success. It is also critical that customers and employees demonstrate those behaviors across systems and environments. Together with Badgeville Enterprise Plus, MotivationMetrics pulls data from multiple program sources, providing multi-dimensional measurement, visibility and a clear path to improve outcomes.…"

In a study, smartest teams were distinguished by three characteristics: First, their members contributed more equally to the team's discussions, rather than letting one or two people dominate the group. Second, their members scored higher on a test called Reading the Mind in the Eyes, which measures how well people can read complex emotional states from images of faces with only the eyes visible.   Finally, teams with more women outperformed teams with more men.

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