The Right to Internet Access
Finland is the most recent nation to declare access to the Internet to be a basic human right. One more step toward online training in every household.
Do You Have the Right Style?
Growing controversy has been created by nine pages of corrections to the APA style manual, with responses ranging from demands for free reprints to dropping APA in favor of other styles.
Online Dress Codes
Research firm (and apparently futurists) Gartner suggests that businesses will have dress codes for their employee’s online avatars by 2013.
On the American College Student
I recent came across this article. Let me give you a taste: ‘Most of us are in college not because of a burning passion for a subject or to seek some intellectual pursuit, but merely because we want to make more money.’
Acronyms: SIOP’s Worst Enemy
I thought it might be a useful exercise to list the other organizations and techniques that share the new possible names for SIOP, courtesy of Acronym Finder. My favorites are “SWP: Socialist Workers Party” and “SWOP: Sex Workers Outreach Project.”
Mentoring as an Alternative to Training?
Instead of considering mentoring to be a cheap, undesirable alternative to formal training when the money dries up, why not take advantage of it? Why not design a mentoring system to get the absolute most out of the instructional resources you already have – your more experienced employees!