The Now and Next of Learning & Technology: Slides and Additional Resources

The world of training and development is being rapidly changed by the evolving world of technology. Learning professionals need to be aware of these changes and how it affects the work we do.

This blog post is being set up primarily as a follow-up resource for those that attended a talk I am often asked to give called The Now and Next of Learning and Technology. The post includes my slides from the event as well as a list of resources that readers can use to take a deeper dive into the topic. In addition to those that attended the talk, this post may also serve as a resource for anyone that wants to learn more about the technology trends that are shaping the future of learning.

Session Slides

Data and Analytics
Where Instructional Design Meets Big Data by Reuben Tozman
Data Changes Everything: Delivering on the Promise of Learning Analytics in Higher Education by Ellen Wagner and Phil Ice
Outrageous Conclusions in Big Data and Learning by A.D. Detrick
Do You Need an xAPI Learning Record Store? by Benn Betts
8 Realities Learning Professionals Need to Know About Analytics by Ellen Wagner
Five Steps for Achieving Learning Analytics Success slides by Ellen Wagner

Microlearning
Is Microlearning The Solution You Need? by Connie Malamed
Buzzword Decoder: Microlearning by Pam Hogle
Why microlearning beats traditional learning patterns by Brigg Patten
Microlearning is just learning that fits. That’s it! by JD Dillon

Interactive Video
Cool Interactive Video Example for E-Learning by Tom Kuhlmann
Five-Minute Film Festival: 6 Interactive Video Tools for Engaging Learners by Amy Erin Borovoy
10 Tools for More Interactive Videos by Dian Schaffhauser
Exploring interactive video learning best practices by Sharon Vipond

Games-Based Learning
Game-Based Learning: What it is, Why it Works, and Where it’s Going by Jessica Trybus
Game-based Learning is NOT Didactic Instruction by Karl Kapp
3 Ways to Use Game-Based Learning by Matthew Farber
Could Game-Based Learning be a Game-Changer in eLearning? by Paul Leavoy

Gamification
2015 Reflections on Games and Gamification for Learning by Karl Kapp
Is Gamification Worth It? How Gamification Affects Learner Outcomes by J.P. Medved
Why Gamification Works: How Brands are Marketing With Fun by Kristen Matthews

Performance Support
Big Data and Performance Support by Conrad Gottfredson
Performance Support Goes to the Oscars by Mike Yonker
The Resurgence of Performance Support: Allison Rossett by Bill Brandon
Are You Meeting All Five Moments of Learning Need? by Bob Mosher and Conrad Gottfredson
Marc My Words: Google Glass as Wearable Performance Support by Marc Rosenberg

Curation
Putting Curation to Work at Your Organization: Curated Resources from #ASTDTK14 by David Kelly
4 Ways to Use Curation in Learning by Benn Betts
Content Curation Primer by Beth Kanter
Is Content Curation in Your Skill Set? It Should Be. by David Kelly
Why Curation Will Transform Education and Learning: 10 Key Reasons by Robin Good
Curation: A Core Competency for Learning Professionals by David Kelly

Virtual Reality
What Oculus Story Studio Taught Us About VR Storytelling by Jamie Feltham
The 10 best virtual reality apps by Matthew Field
Virtual Reality in Education – Where Are We and What’s Next? by Josh McAllister
Transforming airline operations with AR and VR by Neil Redding, Robert Drotar, & Scott Dickson

Augmented aReality
Augmented Reality in eLearning by Nicholas Filler
Augmented Reality: Enabling Learning Through Rich Context by John Hagel and John Seely Brown
My Top 5 Educational Augmented Reality Apps
Create AR: Everything you need to know about designing augmented reality projectsby Miriam Harris

Wearable Technology
Google Glass: Making Learning Visible with Wearable Technology by Stacey Goodman
3 Wearable Educational Technology Secrets You Never Knew by Aditya Pullagurla
#GoogleGlass at #DisneyWorld – An Example of Contextual Awareness by David Kelly
#GoogleGlass: The Experience, Reaction, and Possibilities – Resources Shared at #LSCon by David Kelly

The Internet of Things
The Implications of the Internet of Things for Education by Robert Lutz
How Universities Are Adapting To The Internet Of Things Revolution by Harold Hamm
10 Unexpected Ways the Internet Of Things Will Open Up a Future of Opportunity by Jack Uldrich
How The Internet Of Things Will Think by Brian Proffitt

The Learning & Performance Ecosystem
Learning and Performance Ecosystems: Strategy, Technology, Impact, and Challenges white paper by Marc J. Rosenberg & Steve Foreman
Are You Creating an Environment in Which Learning Can Thrive? by David Kelly
What is a Learning Ecosystem? by David Kelly
5 Future Trends That Will Impact the Learning Ecosystem by Andrea Saveri
On Ecosystems and Learning Strategy by Catherine Lombardozzi
What I Learned at Ecosystem 2014 by JD Dillon

Learning Personalization
Developing Our Understanding Of Personalized Learning by Barbara Kurshan & Jenny Janovitz
The Histories of Personalized Learning by Audrey Watters
Personalized Learning: What Does the Research Say? by Benjamin Herold
A Personalized Approach to Corporate Learning by Kate Rockwood
Data-Driven Personalization Comes to Learning by Zac Posner
How personalizing learning addresses employee needs by Tess Taylor

Digital Learning
The Disruption of Digital Learning: Ten Things We Have Learned by Josh Bersin
What Is Your Digital Learning Strategy? by Phil Antonelli
Watch Out, Corporate Learning: Here Comes Disruption by Josh Bersin
Digital Learning Is Here — Kind Of by Josh Bersin

Preparing for the Future
Which Technologies are Changing the Way People Learn? by David Kelly
What Does “Redefining Training” Really Mean? by David Kelly
How is Technology Redefining Training? by David Kelly

Additional Resources to Stay “Plugged In”
Learning Solutions Magazine
The Learning Technologies Blog
The DevLearn Conference and Expo
elearning feeds
The Top 100 Tools for Learning by Jane Hart