Last year I was working on my Unified Field Theory. After Einstein defined relativity, he spent the rest of his career trying to unify the four gravitational forces. Never did, kept happily plugging til he died. My Unified Field Theory consists of balancing Sales Activities, Social Media Activities, and Reporting. I’ve been tussling with ReportingRead… Read more »
Last week, Ben Clark (Rustici Software) and I participated with a few hundred people on #lrnchat, a weekly, international online chat about learning as a profession and a practice. Every week a series of questions is asked around a different topic, and this last week we contributed to the topic of “learning technology standards.” TheRead… Read more »
A new study out yesterday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that three-quarters of Americans participate in some kind of voluntary group or organization. Moreover, the study found the lines between online and offline participation in group activity is blurring. In a discussion held yesterday during the State of the Net 2011Read… Read more »
The Illinois Public Health Institute has an opening for the position of Program Associate, Community Training and Stakeholder Engagement. The due date for applications is January 28, 2011. The Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) is a partnership of public, private and voluntary organizations that seeks to maximize health, wellness and quality of life for theRead… Read more »
by Jonathan Poltrack I’m really happy to announce that, as of today, our Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Technical Team is beginning a joint effort with the Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) that will update the CMI Data Model. This effort, along with Project Tin Can, furthers the Future Learning Experience Project. Many of you knowRead… Read more »
The federal Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration is looking for a few good pilot programs that could help address the nation’s $60+ billion congestion problem. The application deadline for a $10.5 million grant from the Department of Transportation for Value Pricing Pilot (VPP) programs has been extend by two weeks, an announcementRead… Read more »
by Jonathan Poltrack I’m really happy to announce that, as of today, our Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Technical Team is beginning a joint effort with the Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) that will update the CMI Data Model. This effort, along with Project Tin Can, furthers the Future Learning Experience Project. Many of you knowRead… Read more »
You may remember the last contest. Here is another. I was in contact with a few more publishers towards the beginning of this month and a few books to giveaway caught my eye. One of those was a new book by Jurgen Appelo titled “Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders“. And something aboutRead… Read more »
Lee Stewart from The Climate Project (TCP) will sopeak on “Climate Change Update and Its Relevance to the IT Industry” in Sydney, 2 March 2011. The ACS also runs the masters-level online course “Green Technology Strategies” in the ACS Computer Professional Education Program.Australian Computer SocietyClimate Change Update and Its Relevance to the IT IndustryThis presentationRead… Read more »
Lee Stewart from The Climate Project (TCP) will sopeak on “Climate Change Update and Its Relevance to the IT Industry” in Sydney, 2 March 2011. The ACS also runs the masters-level online course “Green Technology Strategies” in the ACS Computer Professional Education Program.Australian Computer SocietyClimate Change Update and Its Relevance to the IT IndustryThis presentationRead… Read more »