http://www.roycenation.com Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:59:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At the recent ASTD conference, I was once again faced with the new phrase: talent management. It was being touted as the new focus in HR, was baked into LMS, etc. So naturally I was curious how this related to the performance ecosystem, and had the temerity to call ... http://www.roycenation.com/talent-management-and-opportunities.html One of my clients told me I helped him take his elearning to the ‘next level’. I like that, naturally (it’s certainly my aim), but I started thinking what that means, practically. More importantly, at many levels there are easy steps to the ‘next level’. So where ... http://www.roycenation.com/mistakes-and-easy-steps-to-the-next-level.html Chinese Silver GraceFlickr Photo by Autan I just learned, from the ThinkQuest website, why we have such a difficult time appropriately funding education.  No surprises here, but it’s a Chinese proverb that I was not aware of. “If you are thinking a year ahead - plant seeds; If you are thinking ... http://www.roycenation.com/think-100-years-ahead.html Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifying before the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor Some how, the outreach folks with the House Committee on Education & Labor have found me and have been forwarding information related to the issues they are considering.  Yesterday, they sent the following web links related ... http://www.roycenation.com/duncan-testimony.html Flickr Photo by Matteo Penzo I’m still at Oracle, but they’ve given us a break.  So I opened up my RSS Reader and the first thing in the list is the WIRED Gadget Lab article, a Building Guide: How to Choose an eBook Reader.  I won’t be buying one anytime soon, ... http://www.roycenation.com/choosing-an-ebook-reader.html A little more sleep and a little less cramming may be in store for students next year if lawmakers decide to get rid of some standardized tests. Flickr Photo by Lauren Brown That’s the opening line of a 27 May Raleigh News & Observer story, Student Testing Might be Reduced.  Our new ... http://www.roycenation.com/could-i-be-sorry-to-see-a-test-go.html Since I could’t seem to be able to upload any of my photos, this is something from Flickr contributed by Dusk Cao “Lunch Time at Games for Change Festival” This is the photo I was not able to upload yesterday at the conference. I am at the Games for Change conference (festival) in ... http://www.roycenation.com/games-for-change-festival.html Teachers in South Georgia learning about the potentials of using GPS technology in Education. Flickr Photo by Judy Baxter I’m home again, and being Saturday, I’m taking walks and just geeking out.  I’ve made it a ways through my aggregator, popping in and out of things that I would normally write about.  ... http://www.roycenation.com/teachers-teachers-trump-class-size.html Screen shot from the video “We’re trying to help our students learn to express themselves in words and images, and moving images in particular,” says Richard Miller, Chair of the Rutgers English Department, in a YouTube’d video presentation, The Future is Now: Presentation to the RU Board of Governors.  He continues, This ... http://www.roycenation.com/the-greatest-change-in-human-communication-in-human-history.html Disrupting ClassFlickr Photo by Justin Benttinen I started Disrupting Class a few weeks ago, but have not been able to get back to it.  However, I ran across this June 2 CNN article, which partly disrupts my own anticipation of federal spending coming to education  — not to mention pointing in ... http://www.roycenation.com/four-recommendations-from-clayton-christensen.html