Learning & Performance Bookmarks

Injecting even a touch of humor can help engage learners.

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.

Free collaboration platform by Desire2Learn; comparable w Basecamp: Virtual Meetings, To-dos, calendars, polls, file storage&share, email, text & voice messages

On-line authoring tool for collaborating to create interactive elearning, and embed courses in your own website. And Versal for Organizations features a powerful administrative dashboard to manage it all.

"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.

Free tool to crate interactive mobile prototypes complete with gestures, transitions & animations for web, iOS & Android. Can send collaborators a link to open designs in a browser or on a mobile device, or present them in real-time using LiveShare presentation tool. Clients & stakeholders leave comments on the design.

Designing Mobile Interfaces: Patterns for Interaction Design is a comprehensive reference for mobile design patterns. Whether designing for smartphones, featurephones or other related devices, common principles are discussed and codified as 76 universal interaction and interface patterns. Free to read on this site.

Tools to help design websites and applications

Eric's "…collection of design resources that I have personally found useful as an e-Learning, web, and graphic designer."

List of learning resources on the web