Not meaning this to be a sudden spate of reflectiveness, given my last post on my experience with the web, but Cammy Bean has asked when folks became instructional designers, and it occurs to me to capture my rather twisted path with a hope of clarifying the filters I bring in thinking about design. MORE >>

But a good professional blog is not just a matter of just setting up your blogging platform, typing whatever comes to mind, and clicking “Publish.&# So, how do you develop one? Your objectives will determine all the choices you make regarding your blog, from the design to the content. How do you plan for your posts? MORE >>

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. Some of the so-called brain science ranges from misguided to outright misleading.  We’ve lots to learn yet about our brains. MORE >>

Crowdsourcing is a way of getting work done that can help you save time, money and free you up to get to other work at hand. Here are some ideas for tasks that can be crowdsourced, and links to sites that can help you with those tasks. Need something translated, without having to rely on Google Translation to do the trick? MORE >>

As students flock back to the library and the rest of us head back to the coffee shop for a warm drink and free Wi-Fi, the safety and security of our laptops—and all of the important and sensitive information they hold—are of the utmost importance. Here's how they work. Photo by presta. MORE >>