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| | DAWN OF LEARNING APRIL 27, 2012 Instructional Design Orthodoxy I will be dating myself here, but so much of the orthodoxy in the instructional design process was forged back in the late 80’s and early 90’s when the only Computer-Based Training (CBT) tools were Toolbook for the PC, and Hypercard for the Mac. Back then, the metaphor was a deck of cards and each card was a 640×480 screen’s worth of content. | DAVID WEINBERGER APRIL 27, 2012 [2b2k] Libraries are platforms? I’m at the DPLA Plenary meeting, heading toward the first public presentation — a status report — on the prototype DPLA platform we’ve been building at Berkman and the Library Innovation Lab. So, tons of intellectual stimulation, as well as a fair bit of stress. But the platform would do much more. DPLA session beginning. | HAROLD JARCHE APRIL 27, 2012  Models, flows and exposure Here are some of the observations and insights that were shared via Twitter this past week. Abundance = having enough eggs.” – via @SebPaquet. | | | | | | | |
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PSYBLOG | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012  Five Effortless Postures that Foster Creative Thinking
Literally sitting outside a box, rather than in it, makes you more creative, according to new psychological research. There are lots of metaphors floating around in creativity. We talk about 'thinking outside the box', 'putting two and two together' and 'seeing both sides of the problem'. That's the question Leung et al. On one hand.on Leung et al. MORE >> -
DONALD CLARK PLAN B | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012  Maslow (1908 - 1970) Hierarchy of needs. 5 or 7 levels? Useful or useless?
Abraham Maslow, the American psychologist, claimed that living beings prioritise needs. In his paper, A Theory of Human Motivation, published in 1943, he took a rather simplistic view of developmental psychology based on an examination of successful people. If they are not present, you’ll feel their absence and yearn for them. He was right. 1954). MORE >> - The key to informal learning is autonomy
For me, the key to informal learning is where the locus of control lies; so if someone plans, organises and manages what you learn, then this is not informal learning. With informal learning, it is you, the individual, who are in control. Read the full blog post here MORE >> -
TED | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012  The magnitude of mindfulness: Fellows Friday with David Gurman
Artist David Gurman’s installations use live data feeds from conflict zones to trigger lights, tolling bells, shadows and more, connecting us to the rhythms and intensity of far-away violence in real time. How did you start thinking about conflict in art? And it almost looked like fireworks or some sort of celestial asteroid shower. MORE >> -
BETH KANTER | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012  The Networked NGO in Pakistan
Day 2: Certificates Awarded To Senior Staff Attendees. It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Program Design. MORE >>
- Listen now! TED Radio Hour’s first episode: “Our Buggy Brain” TED | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
- You Are Not Perfect! Live With It LUIS SUAREZ | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
- Join new TEDinClass conversations with Jessica Green’s Biodiversity students TED | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
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