Most groups ended up outside where the sun was shining and the streets were packed for the Edmonton Pride Parade. Kudos to  Elm Café and Duchess Bake Shop for the delicious food and the creative presentation! This is brilliant from TEDX Edmonton. Green. Social. Creative. I’m going to steal- um- borrow this idea! events MORE >>

In the meantime, I’ve been invited to do a virtual presentation for ASTD DC on this topic. About the Presenter: Dr. Tony Karrer is an expert on innovative uses of technology that improves human performance. He is a sought after presenter on Web 2.0’s I’m still working on my yearly post that is my eLearning Predictions. and Ph.D. MORE >>

One of the barriers commonly cited during my presentations around eLearning 2.0 use of Web 2.0 / social media for work and learning) is that organizations often have not established their policies or guidelines around the use of these tools. Unfortunately, companies sticking their head in the sand doesn't do any good. Companies need a policy. MORE >>

You can tick all the boxes under the sun and still be a lousy teacher. Great slide presentation by @sachac on how to be a shy connector – Shows that it’s not necessary to behave like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks : The Shy Connector. Some of the interesting things I found on Twitter this past week. Diffusion By Learning. MORE >>

” And finally here is an example of a success story from Sun Microsystems. Most importantly, it must be cost-effective and highly reliable, which is why we turned to Sun.” To manage its database, UniSIM chose the Sun Fire V890 server. Did you see anything while reading the cookies or Sun stories? In St. think. MORE >>