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KEVIN WHEELER MAY 1, 2012 5 Reasons Why Traditional Employment is in Trouble According to the U.S. Labor Department, 2.1 million people resigned their jobs in February, the most in any month since the start of the Great Recession. This is startling given that the economy is not strong and that millions are out of work. That is what happened in previous recessions. But many corporations and recruiters are in denial. | JAY CROSS MAY 1, 2012  The new workplace Six years ago few people believed that informal learning made much of a difference. Informal learning tops many training department agendas. Web 2.0 | | | | | | | | | |
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DONALD CLARK PLAN B | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 Fleming VAKuous learning styles?
In education during the 1980s and 90s we saw the rise of learning theories that were weak on research but strong on marketing. Learning styles, literally dozens of different theories that categorise types of learners, began to be promoted but one, above all, won the viral battle in schools – VAK. Visual learners 2. Auditory learners 3. Dunn, R., MORE >> -
JAY CROSS | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012  Best articles on Working Smarter, April 2012
GEORGE SIEMENS. APRIL 19, 2012. Remaking education in the image of our desires. The current generation of students will witness the remaking of our education system. Education faces enormous pressure. It’s much, much bigger. MORE >> DAVID WEINBERGER. APRIL 24, 2012. This is (I believe) the largest and most comprehensive such contribution. MORE >> -
DOC SEARLS | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012  Off to a good start
Today is the official release date for The Intention Economy: When Customers Take Charge , my new book from Harvard Business Review Press. It’s been available from Amazon for the last couple of weeks , and is already doing well. Looking forward to seeing many of you there. Books Ideas VRM MORE >> -
TED | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 Building a museum at Ground Zero: Steve Rosenbaum on the TED Blog
TED Blog exclusive video: Steve Rosenbaum takes us on a private tour of the 9/11 Museum, under construction now at the site of the World Trade Center towers. Below, he talks about why he joined the effort to create a memorial of the people and events of September 11, 2001. What’s the most surprising thing you’ve seen so far? MORE >> -
DONALD CLARK PLAN B | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012  Honey & Mumford All styles no substance?
If VAK became a well-marketed, viral success in education, Honey & Mumford was the viral success in adult education and training. Once again, a derivative model, this time from Kolb, rather than NLP, took an experiential model and applied to general management skills Four learning styles Their learning styles were then labelled: 1. Moseley, D., MORE >>
- Rwanda and Twitter BETH KANTER | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
- It works! TED | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
- Pick of the Month: April 2012 JANE HART'S PICK OF THE DAY | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
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