The Learning Loop

The Learning Loop is on vacation. Will come back. But not soon. CU in a couple of years.

Isn't the nanodegree from Udacity a good try just to follow history already happening? Who hires based on diplomas today? It's just a checkbox: ok I see you had enough brains to complete a collage. Now what have you really done and what are you capable of?

Thanks Attila Szigeti for the link.

AT&T and Udacity partner to create the 'nanodegree,' a new type of college degree The vocationally focused nanodegree is designed to be a lifelong learning portfolio that would be widely recognized by the tech industry and far cheaper to obtain.

Miért nehéz a meetingeken változtatni? Ezért.

Az egyetlen módszer, amivel megváltoztathatod a meetingkultúrát A meetingek nagy része bosszantó időpocsékolás. Sokáig tartanak. Mindenki hozzá akarja tenni az ott kiötlött véleményét. A legritkábban vezetnek eredményre, mert több az elmélkedés, mint a tett....

Miért vállaltad el már megint? Nincs elég a tányérodon? Végre hagyj fel néhány felesleges dologgal, hogy a lényegre koncentrálhass.

Forget The “To-Do” List, You Need A ‘Stop Doing’ List If you were given a few years to live, how would your life change? More importantly, what would you stop doing?

Julian Treasure egy kincs, különösen ha mások előtt kell néha beszélned. 10 percben 20 meglátás. Ebben a témában az utóbbi években a legjobb előadás.

How to speak so that people want to listen Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help. In this useful talk, the sound expert demonstrates the how-to's of powerful speaking — from some handy vocal exercises to tips on how to speak with empathy. A talk that might help the world sound more be…

Szoktál halogatni feladatokat? Igen?

Ha meg akarod csinálni, csak ülj le és kezdd el, onnan már átveszi az irányítást a Zeigarnik hatás.

The Zeigarnik effect: the scientific key to better work - Sandglaz Blog If you look around you, you will start to notice the Zeigarnik effect pretty much everywhere. It's because uncompleted tasks nag at you until you complete them.

Finisbe ért az egyik legizgalmasabb Eu-s oktatási startup projekt: http://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/blogs/announcing-finalists-open-education-challenge

Announcing the finalists of the Open Education Challenge The Open Education Challenge is one step further in its mission to find and support the top education startups in Europe. From an original pool of 611 applicants, we have narrowed it down to 20 finalists.

Új irányok:
tp://venturebeat.com/2014/06/24/google-and-carnegie-mellon-university-researchers-unite-to-change-the-e-learning-landscape/

Google and Carnegie Mellon University researchers unite to change the e-learning landscape Google and CMU researchers told VentureBeat the e-learning world needs serious work. Here's what they're doing

Több személyes kedvencünk is a listában. Never stop learning! http://www.businessinsider.com/websites-that-make-you-smarter-2014-6

19 Websites That Will Make You Smarter Want to stop wasting time on the internet? Here is a list of sites that will help you learn anything.

A lassabb nyári tempó mellett pont jó elkezdeni valami újat. Saját időben, saját tempóban, online, például a Coursera hamarosan kezdődő nyári kurzusain: https://www.coursera.org/courses

Coursera Take free online classes from 80+ top universities and organizations. Coursera is a social entrepreneurship company partnering with Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University and others around the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.

Néha éredemes megállni, és elgondolkodni, vajon jó helyen/a helyünkön vagyunk-e a munkánkban. Az önismeretünk mellett a végiggondolt tervezés segíthet a továbblépésben, vagy a maradásban: http://www.slideshare.net/GetSmarter/what-is-your-5year-career-plan-33068566

What is your 5-year Career Plan? Planning five years into your future may seem overwhelming and time-consuming. Yet, the benefits of mapping out your career over the next 5 years will help yo…

Nem késő változtatni: http://www.ted.com/talks/nigel_marsh_how_to_make_work_life_balance_work

How to make work-life balance work Work-life balance, says Nigel Marsh, is too important to be left in the hands of your employer. Marsh lays out an ideal day balanced between family time, personal time and productivity -- and offers some stirring encouragement to make it happen.