Scented Learning
Fascinating Fragrance Fact #1: Women were “rated higher in intelligence and friendliness when they wore scent in a job interview than when they did not, reports the Journal of Applied Psychology”, as reported in Cosmopolitan. Scent matters, no question. But […]
Bogus Schools and Bogus Degrees
It’s surprising there are so many: 1,762 fake institutions worldwide with another 1,545 filed as “suspicious” according to Verifile. The US has the most – 810 – and the UK comes in second with 271. One can only imagine the […]
Debate about Roger Schank’s Prediction for 2010
I was part of an AACE executive board discussion, in which Saul Carliner said, One of my favorites is Roger Schank’s prediction for 2010 in eLearn Magazine: “Bye bye phone,” predicting the demise of mobile learning citing the difficulty of […]
Free Yourself from Oppression by Technology
My 11 year old daughter and I recently discussed the impact of comma placement, pauses, and intonation on meaning. Hence I was immediately attracted to the title, “Free yourself from oppression by technology”, because it can be parsed 2 ways. […]
eLearn Magazine Highlights from 2009 and Expectations for 2010
Happy 2010! eLearn Magazine has had a wonderfully productive year. With 2009 over, here is a review of some of the highlights and our plans for 2010. Our biggest news in 2009 was the addition of Jill Duffy, senior editor, […]