Lessons about Storytelling, and much more, from Avery’s Bucket List

This morning I encountered a new blog that completely took my breath away for a number of reasons.  The blog is Avery’s Bucket List. Avery’s Bucket List is a blog being written by Mike and Laura Canahuati of Houston. Their daughter Avery suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder that strikes children. Tragically, Avery […]

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Reflections on #lrnchat: Curation

Image use courtesy of lrnchat and Kevin Thorn (@LearnNuggets) Each week that I am able to participate in #lrnchat discussion I post a summary of the discussion to my blog. I do this both for my personal development as well as sharing with the Learning and Development Profession at large. This summary is based on […]

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The Future of #Lrnchat

  Workplace learning and performance is a pretty broad term. There are a number of factors that impact performance and a number of organizational roles and skill sets that are part of the equation. One factor that impacts how someone performs is learning: How people learn, what they learn, etc. A few years ago a […]

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Backchannel Tips: Explore the Learning Solutions Conference App (#LSCon)

Most conferences now use dedicated smart phone applications for the events.  It’s a great idea that was built upon a simple concept: What if we could take all the information about the conference that we provide in printed form – including the schedule and session descriptions – and make it available on demand on a […]

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Learning Solutions 2012 Conference Backchannel: Collected Resources #LSCon

I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning. There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accommodate one or two each year. The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person. I find collecting and […]

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