In 2004 Drew Westen and his colleagues put together an experiment to see how people of a particular political persuasion (Democrat or Republican) make sense of new information. Drew is a neuroscientist and advises political candidates on how to garner voter support. Here are two examples: Democrat example. share your concerns. Republican example. MORE >>

FSL – Formal Structured Learning - how educators (teachers, trainers, learning designers) as well as students can use social media within education and training – for courses, classes, workshops etc. This had me thinking about how best to explain these categories to clients and folks not immersed in social media and learning. MORE >>

How do you systematically design learning experiences that effectively engage the learner? This was the question I set out to address more than 5 years ago.  The book was based upon work I’d published as an academic, but was focused very pragmatically.  Subsequently, books by Gee, Shaffer, and others have highlighted the opportunities. MORE >>

Writing for the New York Times, Bruce Buschel is compiling a list of "100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do" for his new seafood restaurant: Veteran waiters, moonlighting actresses, libertarians and baristas will no doubt protest some or most of what follows. They will claim it homogenizes them or stifles their true nature. MORE >>

This is another in a series of notes from the 2009 KM World. This is the Opening Keynote: Resetting the Enterprise With 2.0 Collaborative Tools by Andrew McAfee. Here is part of the session description. He shares strategies, stories, and real-world examples of successful enterprise collaboration using 2.0 tools.”. Here is Mine. really like this. MORE >>