One of the many issues facing people across the piece is that there’s too much Me Time. We haven’t learned how to deal with our Own Thoughts. We were never taught what it means to be mindful and Accept Our Thoughts. Instead we were told Go To The…
- 5 Jan 21, 8:28pm -

We all have trauma and pain that we need to deal with and resolve. In all likelihood, that trauma and pain is the cause of many bad decisions and ongoing bad decisions. I never took for granted having good health, and my recovery from Covid-19 highli…
- 16 Nov 20, 2:52pm -

I have to fight to hear someone. Noise. Opinions. Data. News. Voices. Our contract with social media is so very broken. We are triggered and told to think in binary terms. Adult debate and thinking isn’t allowed to take place without some false sen…
- 11 Nov 20, 2:46pm -

By Rasheité Calhoun   Imagine being free but not actually knowing it, operating in bondage that is technically no longer holding you. And before you write this off as something you can’t exactly relate to, let me remind you that the concept of fr…
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A 2020 report by global management consulting company McKinsey and Company noted an important trend:  diverse companies outperform their non-diverse counterparts on profitability. It’s research OpenSesame has known all along. When companies embrac…
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As part of our celebration of PRIDE month, OpenSesame is bringing you voices from our LGBTQIA+ colleagues to champion diversity and share resources that support the greater LGBTQIA+ community. As a Queer professional, I’ve most often led a double l…
- 3 days ago, 14 Jun 21, 10:04pm -

In January I posted about my upcoming webinars (now past), workshops, etc. As things open up again (yay, vaccines), some upcoming events will be happening live!  And, of course, virtual. In fact, one starts next week! So I thought it time to update…
- 3 hours ago, 17 Jun 21, 3:05pm -

 Learning, I suggest, is action and reflection. (And instruction should be designed action and guided reflection.) What that action typically ends up being is some sort of exploration (aka experimentation). Thus, in my mind, exploration is a criti…
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The Internet Time Alliance Award, in memory of Jay Cross, is presented to a workplace learning professional who has contributed in positive ways to the field of Informal Learning and is reflective of Jay’s lifetime of work.Recipients champion wo…
- 14 Jul 20, 9:20am -

This post first appeared in Internet Time Alliance News on July 5, 2019The Internet Time Alliance Award, in memory of Jay Cross, is presented to a workplace learning professional who has contributed in positive ways to the field of Informal Learning…
- 5 Jul 19, 7:50am -

(Original post on Internet Time Alliance colleague Harold Jarche’s site)The Internet Time Alliance Award, in memory of Jay Cross, is presented to a workplace learning professional who has contributed in positive ways to the field of Real Learning a…
- 5 Jul 18, 11:35am -

The 5-ables of Digital Training ContentJoin me on crowdcast this morning for a conversation about content. All content in the 21st century is 5-able. Come hear about what that means.powered by Crowdcast
- 10 Oct 19, 2:39pm -

Surprise! eLearnDev is back... sort of...Does anyone even blogger any more? LOL!Well, for a good laugh I'm going to click the publish button and see how many RSS readers are still connected.But I'm also posting this here to promote my new (almost) da…
- 7 May 19, 7:55pm -

Special Guest Stella Lee Talks About Issues Facing Learning and Development ProfessionalsI'm really looking forward to today's #TLDCast with Stella Lee.She is going to help us answer these big questions:How do we support the aging workforce? How do…
- 19 Jul 18, 2:17pm -

Two articles are trending right next to each other on eLearning Learning this week:Over the past few years, I've been involved in many LMS Selection Processes.  It's good to see articles that are focusing more on getting more out of their LMS withou…
- 23 Oct 17, 6:00pm -

The 2017 eLearning Learning MVP Awards have just put out their call for nominations.   These awards will recognize the Most Valuable Posts (MVP) as judged by readers and the well respect judges.  You can find details on nominations by visiting the…
- 16 Oct 17, 3:30pm -

This week on eLearning Learning, the top two articles were funny to see side-by-side:You can find them on the Weekly Edition.  Both articles may be interesting to read, but it also highlights how hot Micro-Learning is right now.  Lot’s more conte…
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This is a guest post by Laurel Norris (https://twitter.com/neutrinosky). Laurel is a Training Specialist at Widen Enterprises, where she is involved in developing and delivering training, focusing on data, reporting, and strategy. -------------------…
- 31 Aug 17, 3:38pm -

This has been a great year for the Performance-Focused Smile Sheet approach. Not only did the book, Performance-Focused Smile Sheets: A Radical Rethinking of a Dangerous Art Form, win a prestigious Award of Excellence from the International Society o…
- 14 Aug 17, 8:38pm -

Mark Jenkins, a long-time technical trainer and forward-thinking learning professional, now providing concierge service on learning technologies, audio-video, and OneNote at inforivers, recently used a performance-focused smile-sheet question at the…
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