In the spirit of predictions in learning technologies for 2008, I came across this list of Top 10 Wireless Trends for the New Year. This list is below, but I would also recommend reading the article to understand more of what they mean: 1. Wireless networks will remain the domain of wireless operators. 2. The first Android ( Google's mobile platform) phones hit the market. 3. Cameraphones will get even fancier. 4. Mobile phone ads will come to a cell phone screen near you. 5. WiMax will become available. 6. Openness will continue to dominate the wireless lexicon.

It's that time of year again, a time to reflect on trends past and future. Sparked by Tom King's comparison of authoring tools I thought I'd take a fresh look at what Google Trends can tell us about e-learning and the wider training industry. There is a seemingly endless debate over how to spell the name of what we do. Are we "e-learning" or "elearning" or "eLearning"? Google Trends ...

I'm working through all the incredible events that are offered through Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 ... us to explore new developments, track emerging opportunities, network with other learning pioneers, and deal with topics ... learning. Share your suggestions with the organizers at learntrends.com " Did you see that word FREE in that ... their insights.... Nov. 17 Jane Hart - 25 Free Tools Every Learning Professional Should Have in their Toolbox Robin Good - Best Online Collaboration Tools for Learning Learning Technology Strategy in Climates of Change ...

2 seemingly conflicting trends. Trend 1) Build performance support tools. Short how-tos / reference materials at the point of need. These tools aren't "instructional" per-se. Help when you need it. Trend 2) Build instructional tools ... these 2 trends are not mutually exclusive. That one can build an instructional strategy that incorporates the best of the 2 worlds. I know that my professional environment wants me to focus on trend 1. Essentially, becoming an online ... about instruction or permanent "learning" so much as it's about access to resources. The "learning" is knowing ...

Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning Corporate eLearning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools eLearning (e-Learning) e-Learning ... - Virtual Environments - see Second Life and Learning eLearning Trend #3 - Open Source and Free Tools eLearning Trend #4 - Do-It-Yourself Learning - see Disruptive Changes in Learning , Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools for Personal Learning eLearning Trend #5 - Course and Courseware Fading - The Future ...

I will be attending the free, online conference, Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 , at Ning.com ... ;Join us to explore new developments, track emerging opportunities, and network with learning pioneers.” There ... of the learning industry, you should join the conversation .  Can you really afford to miss this free opportunity ... Learning Professional Should Have in their Toolbox November 17, 2008 from 8am to 8:45am - Conference site Jane Hart has conducted a yearly survey for the past several years asking learning professionals what tools they use.

Just a quick reminder that LearnTrends - Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations - starts on Monday. There is a ning group for it: LearnTrends Ning Community . You can find the Schedule of Sessions . Be careful that all times are Pacific Time. And Ning's time converter does not work. There will be some interesting discussions going on in the Ning group based on the presentations. To get into the live sessions go here: Live Session Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free ...

I came across an interesting link completely by accident today. My wife left an article up on the computer and I started reading about Secret Learning (i.e. individuals who go back to school and don't tell their employers...some don't even tell their family). While I wasn't very interested in that article, I clicked around and found that MSN has an entire section dedicated to Lifelong Learning . It has a lot of different resources and articles for those interested in going back to school, and it also lists many "top" (i.e. paid advertising) online programs. I've always ...

Arriving right on the heels of DevLearn , the free (and 100% online) Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 conference begins this week! The conference, which runs November 17-21, features some of the sharpest people in the learning and technology world. A quick glance at the agenda shows Jay Cross, Jane Hart, Harold Jarche, Tony Karrer, Clark ... Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 web site List of events (Note: All times are Pacific.) Blog LIVE ... developments, track emerging opportunities, network with other learning pioneers, and deal with topics you don't find at ...

Learning: Trends and Innovation 2008 November 17 - 21, 2008 | Online | Free Last year's conference had two thousand ... Fitness for Peak Health and Performance Dave Gray: Visual Literacy, Learning Innovation Kevin Wheeler: The Future of ... - The Amazon Model and Forum Model - the intersection of LMS and Learning 2.0 Jane Hart - 25 Free Tools Every Learning Professional Should Have in their Toolbox Mark Sylvester - Social Networking as a Strategic Part of Your Learning ... Tools for Learning Tony Karrer - Work Literacy - Implications for Learning Professionals Jay Cross, Jane ...

This is something similar to what Tony Karrer is looking at doing specifically for the e-Learning field. Technorati is a collection of all of the blog postings on a variety of news topics. Sort of like a Blogosphere Gazette.

It's getting harder to come across people who still read their local news paper (or watch the local news for that matter). Especially in cities (like D.C.), I think reading local events is more of an exception rather than the rule. Well if your local paper doesn't have RSS feeds or anything like that, you can just wait for a few more years until " EveryBlock " makes it to your neighborhood. EveryBlock tauts itself as a one stop shop for everything related to your neighborhood in order to enable you to keep track of what is happening. Really, it's just an extension of RSS feeds, but it's ...

Here is an article from CNN on debunking some of the generation gap myths specifically concerning work ethic and work environments. The myths they look at are: Young workers love change Gen X- and Y-ers lack a strong work ethic They disrespect elders Younger workers prefer to go it alone Their conclusion is that the different generations aren't really all that different as some people make it seem...which has some elements of truth when you look at work ethics in general; however, even the author recognizes differences in how the work is accomplished and the different perceptions ...

Here is an article from the Washington Post about how Google intends to help the egos of husbands around the U.S. Now, instead of having to stop to ask for directions, husbands can just pretend that the car needs to be refueled and then look up the directions on these new gas pumps :-) Another great step by Google to push its services "whenever and wherever" they are needed.

... question is "What are your predictions for Learning in 2008?" Back in October, I did a short post on the numerous amount of claims, predictions, and trends (usually displayed as a Top 10 list). I indicated in the post back in October (and the prediction remains for 2008) that the number one trend will be an emphasis on performance improvement. We've already ... , there will be more than one learning initiative that will fail simply because it did not consider the desired performance ... will add Y; a Wiki will result in Z; etc.). This will be the number one hurdle that informal learning technologies ...

Don't forget the Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations online conference begins on Monday.  The conference is hosted by Tony Karrer, Jay Cross and George Siemens. I'm on first (Monday at 4pm GMT - that's 8 am Pacific) with my presentation of the 25 FREE Tools every learning professional should have in their toolbox and then participating in a Tools discussion (on Tuesday at 4 pm GMT) with Tony and Robin Good. Join us! Find out more at the website - and also join the community where you can have discussions with all the hosts and presenters.

For those who haven't seen it, Will Thalheimer is doing a series of posts over the next couple of days on Learning ... involved in learning measurement are fourfold: The performance of the learning-and-performance field is severely deficientâ€"often creating learning that is not remembered and/or not utilized on the job. Of the forces that control and ... practices provide us with poor and biased feedback about our performance as learning-and-performance professionals ... learn regarding proper measurements.

A-; however, his "prediction" on the trend of video continuing in popularity is very much of the "more of the same" prediction that he criticizes other people for. Also, since the personal learning environment didn't happen (which he said ... learning market. All that being said, Stephen does bring up good points on what makes a good prediction. That is, it should ... -coming areas in the learning field because it expands your horizon. What I actually appreciated most about Stephen's post was his summary of what happened in the learning field in 2007 (which probably wasn't his original intention).

In speaking with a recently acquired colleague (I think I'm going to start elearning trading cards) we were discussing how difficult for us "experts" (if we can loosely call ourselves that) it is to keep up with all the new web tools, elearning trends, latest software, best techniques, etc. I know for myself I'm constantly trying to keep up-to-date ... as if one or two colleagues have a really good handle on some new trend and I let them run with it, but go to them for advice about it when the time arises instead of learning what I can myself. Not that I'm not completely interested, ...

... information about what learning delivery methods were being used and particularly if they were trending up or down. The way ... about in corporate training? What are the trends for methods in corporate learning? How do they possibly differ from ... bad trend. Look at mobile learning in education. 23.5% drop! Games, EPSS, Simuations also dropping fast in education ... it effectively judges the trend - not necessarily the amount. So here's the graph showing all of the trending ... shows slower rate of growth than classroom. LMS - Learning Management Systems - are growing at one of the fastest ...

At the recent ASTD conference in Atlanta, I attended Tony Karrer' s presentation on "eLearning 2.0". He discussed several technologies I had heard about, but have not had time (due to dissertation writing) to interact with. More importantly, he challenged everyone in the audience to become an active blogger...not necessarily for the benefit of others, but for their own continual learning and development. I greatly appreciated Tony's presentation and this blog is ... is that this blog will help facilitate my life long learning process...not in the same way my doctoral program did, ...

... more likely, qualitative at this point) studies on the pros or cons of Web 2.0 technologies for learning, ...

A colleague recently returned from a trip to Singapore where he saw a briefing on the state of the blogosphere. The presentation can be found here . It has some great statistics and numbers for anyone who is looking to build a case for blogging.

Here is an article describing what a CEO from a marketing company envisions Web 3.0 will be. It will be interesting to see how the next phase of the Internet really does take shape and how the learning community can (hopefully) capitalize early on in the evolution. For other insights into what Web 3.0 means, take a look at the Wikipedia entry for Web 3.0 (ahhh...the irony of checking Web 2.0 technology to see what Web 3.0 might be like. I think that is part of the issue, until someone sees Web 3.0 in action, it's difficult to pinpoint for the broader community).

George Siemens is organizing an online conference on corporate learning. The conference will begin on 15 November and last untill the 20 November 2007. Looking forward to it. The conference wiki is already in progress.

... bigger eLearning Trends were. I told him about eLearning 2.0 and the move to DIY. But I also promised to point him to some of my posts that I thought would help him get a handle on the most important eLearning Trends going on today: eLearning Trend #1 - eLearning 2.0 - see What is eLearning 2.0? and eLearning 1.0 vs. 2.0 eLearning Trend #2 - Virtual Environments - see Second Life and Learning eLearning Trend #3 - Open Source and Free Tools eLearning Trend #4 ... Web 2.0 Tools for Personal Learning eLearning Trend #5 - Course and Courseware Fading - The Future of ...

As a sponsor, I am totally biased, but I predict this will be a kick-ass event and suggest you mark you calendar now. Give us your e-mail address to receive info on Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008!

I got an email the other day from a listserv. I actually have no idea how I am on this mailing list (I suspect it is from a conference I attended in the past). Regardless, the title caught my eye, "Four modes of Experiential Learning". It goes on to provide a brief 2-3 sentences on each of the four modes: 1. Simulations 2. Scenarios 3. Case Studies 4. Mirror Worlds The last one particularly caught my eye. At first I was a little excited, because I thought this was going to be a new experiential learning tool that I could add to my arsenal. Turns out that it is just another term for an ...

Great submission for the upcoming Google Android mobile platform. The rather dense description is: "Enkin" introduces a new handheld navigation concept. It displays location-based content in a unique way that bridges the gap between reality and classic map-like representations. It combines GPS, orientation sensors, 3D graphics, live video, several web services, and a novel user interface into ...

Like Jay Cross, I’m looking biased and forward to our upcoming online conference on corporate learning trends and innovations. Jay has compiled an agenda for a quick overview of topics and speakers. Should be a great event! Sign up here .