While many Edge Fellows ultimately contributed to our quest (they are listed in the Shift Index), two in particular played a pivotal role in helping to orchestrate and design the effort: Duleesha Kulasooriya and Dan Elbert. The release of the 2010 Shift Index.   What were we trying to do? one thing became clear.  MORE >>

Worse, courses are designed in lieu of any cognizance of the resources. Tags: design strategy Richard Nantel tweeted about Chris Dede talking about Educational Malpractice. Unfortunately, while it does accurately characterize the education space, it is not inappropriate to apply to the workplace as well. But wait, there’s more! MORE >>

I haven’t noticed much basic guidance for visual designers new to the UX world. Often these are positions designing for singular needs. As your files grow, fast design iteration can spin them out of control, especially on large projects. Siloing yourself strictly to visual design is too isolating. Move product. MORE >>

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The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question of the Month is “Does the discussion of “how the brain learns&# impact your eLearning design?&#   My answer is in several parts. I think that we know a lot about designing effective learning, that is based in how our brains work, but few implications from the physiology of the brain.  MORE >>