The five major trends for the future of intranets covered in the 2010 report are summarized below. Intranets are also becoming more real-time through chat, micro-blogging, and other tools. Jane McConnel l is an intranet strategy consultant based in France who has worked with intranets since 1998. Communication was primarily top-down. MORE >>

The LCB question this month is, What Tools Should we Learn , or: The question is really about the specific tools that would make sense to learn today in order to be a valuable eLearning professional in 2015? As this image shows (click to expand), there are many web tools that can help develop critical thinking. Social Bookmarks. MORE >>

I had an interesting conversation the other day about whether there’s that much new going on in eLearning here in 2010. That said – I’m still under the impression that my central eLearning Predictions for 2010 is going to come true. At the end of the year, we will be saying: “Wow, 2010 was a crazy year!” What are these? MORE >>

To improve our online reading experience, we only need to have the proper screen settings, tools and habits. Use Tools for Easier Reading. Apart from changing your monitor’s settings and position, you can also use tools that make online content easier to read. Customize Your Monitor Setup. Focus. TidyRead. Reading Glasses. MORE >>

link] January 2010 January 3-4, 2010 New Presidents Program , sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges, Marco Island, Florida, USA. link] January 3-6, 2010 International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDC), Kolkata, India. link] January 8, 2010 Higher Ed Tech Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. MORE >>