Do Online Agents Improve Learning?

Ruth Colvin Clark

In a recent blog post, I discussed the benefits of social presence during learning. Higher social presence leads to higher course ratings, and if properly implemented, also improves learning. I think that asynchronous self-study e-learning demands special attention beca... More »

Collaborative Culture and Keeping L&D in Style

Juana Llorens

A random tweet led me to revisit a few-years-old TEDx talk on intellectual property and the fashion industry. Fashionista communities  thrive on the fact that clothing designs are without copyright protection. This reality spurs plenty of design knock-offs of ... More »

Left or Right: Which Part of the Brain Do You Side With?

Bruno Neal

Understanding how human brains process information is a valuable skill for any L&D professional who designs learning. And while performance improvement solutions ought to be aligned to organizational goals, they should first and foremost align to the ways in which a... More »

January 2013 Letter to the Community

Juana Llorens

I hope this finds everyone off to a great start in the new year. If you’ve done much browsing through social media recently, you noticed that the topic of New Year’s learning resolutions was everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, actually, I took part in a fun @... More »

Are You Developing Learning by the Numbers?

Juana Llorens

You may have noticed that the L&D Blog, since its arrival, has placed a strong emphasis on research. With blog posts from Ruth Clark and events with David Rock and the NeuroLeadership Institute team for example, there has been a big effort to inform and enlighten in... More »