The list below is a collection of learning and development resources I have collected during the past two years. Feel free to recommend more resources or review existing ones in the comment section below.
Articles
How to teach employees skills they don’t know they lack. HBR
2×2 Matrix to help you to prioritise the skills to learn right now. HBR
Driving the new learning organisation. Towards Maturity.
It’s time to switch from courses to resources. HR Magazine.
Virtual crash course: Design thinking
Inside the Learning Brain. ATD.
5-Hour Rule: If you’re not spending 5 hours per week learning, you’re being irresponsible
What makes training great? ATD
20 ways to prepare yourself for modern workplace learning. Modern Workplace Learning Magazine.
The problem with learning styles / Scientific American, May 29th 2018 by Cindi May
Building an email campaign as a training solution … in your LMS
20 questions to ask before talking about learning objectives
Books
The surprising truth about how we learn and why it happens – Benedict Carey
“Book Tip: “The surprising truth about how we learn and why it happens” by Benedict Carey. For example, the 2nd chapter challenges our assumption of the so-called Forgetting Curve and gives us more accurate insights into how memory works over time. A great collection and overview of the latest research in learning science and how that matters in practise.”
Urban Myths about Learning and Education 1st Edition –
Neuroscience for Learning and Development: How to Apply Neuroscience and Psychology for Improved Learning and Training – Stella Collins
Millennials, Goldfish & Other Training Misconceptions: Debunking Learning Myths – Clark N. Quinn
Why we sleep – Matthew Walker
Evolution of the Learning Brain – Paul Howard-Jones
Webpages
“Found a very interesting non-profit organisation which is translating science & academic research to daily work. An example for training is how you can improve “learning transfer” that is how to increase the likelihood that your participants will actually use what they learned on the job.
http://www.learningscientists.org/
Online Course
Corporate Digital Learning Course. Iversity/KPMG
Foundations of Learning Experience Design. NovoEd
Blended Learning Essentials: Getting Started
The Science of Learning – What every teacher should know.
“There is a great new free online course on *The Science of Learning* on EdX.org. It focusses on teaching in schools but there are important concepts that are relevant in workplace learning. You can find the complete course via https://www.edx.org/course/the-science-of-learning-what-every-teacher-should-know and the Youtube Playlist for all videos via https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSuwqsAnJMtwuEYI3HJntTLa5SerArH6h. In our learning guideline, we have included some of the concepts as well. A great way to recap and have somebody else explain them to you! If you don’t have the time to go through all of them, Section 4 (“The Science of Learning and Effective Teaching Strategies”) gives a good summary.”
Social and Organisational Psychology: complete set of lectures for free from Goethe University in Frankfurt
Instructional Design and Technology
Data, Analytics and Learning
Design Thinking for Leading and Learning
Getting Started with Agile and Design Thinking
Learning Online: Learning and Collaborating
Creating a Team Culture of Continuous Learning
e-Learning Ecologies: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning for the Digital Age
Introduction to User Experience Design
Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media
Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects
Podcasts
CIPD Podcast 126 – Learning to learn: a look at today’s learning organisations
CIPD Podcast 123 – Social Collaborative Learning
A neuroscientist explains: how the brain stores memories – podcast
Episode 13 of PsychCrunch: How to study and learn more effectively
Do you have 13 minutes to spare? Then you should check out the latest podcast episode of the British Psychological Society (https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/08/29/episode-13-how-to-study-and-learn-more-effectively/). It summarises the most common learning myths and gives three concrete recommendations how you can improve learning (maybe those sound familiar to you? 😉 ). If you have less than 13 minutes, there is a good summary of the second part of the episode at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/learn-more-faster-simple-strategies-glenn-leibowitz/. If you have a little bit of extra time: there a great additional resources in the podcast description!
Videos
Corporate Digital Learning (as part of the Human Resource Management in a Digital Age MOOC)
Documentaries
My Love Affair with the Brain / Available on Swedish television here (Min passion för hjärnan)
“Best documentary I have ever seen on the brain, neuroscience and a passion for learning – “My love affair with the brain” with Marian Diamond. For you based in Sweden, it’s available here: https://urplay.se/program/205783-min-passion-for-hjarnan (English, with Swedish subtitles). It might be available via other content providers as well. If you have the chance, watch an anatomy lesson of Marian on Youtube. When she was still teaching at Berkeley, the university decided to put her lectures online – the first one is at 1 million (!) views today. She is a role model for integrating insights from neuroscience into her lessons and for making a point that technology is/does not always have to be the answer. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!”
Sleepless in America / Available on Swedish television here (Sömlösheten hotar vår hälsa)
“Another documentary tip, this time about the importance of sleep for our well-being including the learning process (English with Swedish subtitles). I believe the original is called “Sleepless in America”. I particularly enjoyed Matthew Walker’s (author of the book “Why we sleep”) insights starting at minute 23:50 on how slesepdeprevation affects memory consolidation and learning. Enjoy and Happy Friday! https://kunskapskanalen.se/program/13575/somnlosheten-hotar-var-halsa-avsnitt-1“
Brain Factory / Available on Swedish television here (Din digitala hjärna)
“Your digital brain” focusses on neuroscience and explains how much we know about the brain today as well as how much we will be able to do with these findings in future. What do we know about complex behaviours such as learning? Will you be able to preserve your brain or create your avatar in future? A highly relevant documentary for everyone – especially those working with learning and development. Enjoy!”
Tools
Prezi – Fun and engaging presentations
Pecha Kucha – Time efficient presentation
http://www.literacychick.com/blooms-taxonomy-resources.html#
Toolbox for workshops from Hyper Island
Create trainings with simple English
Bensound – royalty free music clips
TMP voices – Worldwide voice archive
Using psychology – Over fifty problem-solving strategies explained
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