The more than dozen posts discussing serendipity on my blog include how we created “enhanced serendipity&# at an event I ran in 2003 in New York , more details on the story of the word serendipity and how to enhance it , the importance of the “serendipity dial&# and far more. Serendipity is for me a deeply meaningful word. MORE >>

'Informal Learning and the Transfer of Learning: How Managers Develop Proficiency. “Our study suggested that managers learn mostly from informal learning, that proficiency is the product of informal learning, and that metacognitive knowledge and self-regulation skills moderate informal learning and the transfer process. MORE >>

Derrick de Kerckhove, Director of the McLuhan Program of Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto since 1983 wrote McLuhan for Managers in 2003. simply put – moving from solely formal classroom and eLearning, to formal, informal and social learning concepts). Obsolesce (what is pushed aside by the new organ). Thoughts? MORE >>

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server. You can find more information about the webinar  here. Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM GMT   | 1.30-2.30 PM ET |  10.30-11.30 AM PT. or newer. MORE >>

While we debate pedagogical models and the ideologies informing different MOOCs and the corporate interests of open courses, the lives of students in different parts of the world are being changed with these projects. They have been covered by NY Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, TV programs, newspapers, and a mess or blogs. Connectivist. MORE >>