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Xitter refugee. Perpetually upgrading L&D geek with too much to read. Practitioner, innovator, speaker, learner, owner @2sphynx. Cdn. /G\ Veteran. Fella. Unrepentant 🇨🇦🏈 fan. Not always posting about L&D...
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This is excellent news! #CanPoli #ThroneSpeech

Breaking his heart? Has he tried not being such a supporter of hate, division, and ignorance?

Ah, Toronto...don't ever change | ‘It was crazy’: Video of Torontonians rocking a parked vehicle out of a TTC streetcar’s path

Food for thought from Dr Ken Hudson...

@lacqui.com great to see you here!

Brutal... www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Sure. Let's watch the US further alienate the Middle East. www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...

Holy crap... Emails detail Saints' assistance to New Orleans Archdiocese in sexual abuse scandal www.tsn.ca/nfl/emails-d...

Welp, he pulled the trigger on a trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China. FFS....nobody wins in a trade war.

Leadership is knowing when to de-escalate the commitment to a failing strategy.

Hope you can join us!

We're very excited to be expanding our social presence to Bluesky. Follow us for news and networking around Instructional Design. Nous sommes ravis d'étendre notre présence sociale à Bluesky. Suivez-nous pour des actualités et des échanges autour de la conception pédagogique. accp-caid.org

Enterprise L&D: A better approach to Enterprise Learning is helping people learn how to Apply the content in an Authentic Context. And then testing via recall and actual performance (real work or simulated real work).

This breaks my heart... A teen died by suicide after he was targeted in a sextortion scheme. His parents want change www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

For my fellow Ontario residents...

BTW, if you're not already following @nathanwpyle.bsky.social, you're doing it wrong.

🔥 Canada to the rescue! Amphibious “Super Scooper” planes are pulling seawater from Santa Monica Bay to battle the raging Palisades Fire. Witness the incredible international effort in action. #PalisadesFire #WildfireResponse

#Podcast episode alert!! I sat down recently with Patrick Healy to talk about learning, innovation, creativity, and a few other things. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/pjh...

@inge-ignatia.bsky.social lovely to see you here on BlueSky! I missed your contributions on Twitter. :)

Academic study revealed significant negative correlation between frequent AI tool usage & critical thinking abilities, mediated by increased cognitive offloading. Younger participants exhibited higher AI dependence & lower critical thinking scores compared to older. we need new learning strategies.

Fellow L&D freelancers, mark your calendars! h/t @kimellis.bsky.social @ldfreespirits.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/ld-fre...

RIP #JimmyCarter. A man whose stature grew in the decades after he left office. Truly a decent and giving human being....a role model for everyone.

In case anyone needed a reminder, Kevin O'Leary is an ass.

After his successful consolidation of power, the Leader prepares for show trials of those who resisted his first failed putsch.

So, what's his name thinks that 🇨🇦 would make for a good 51st state? How about "No"?!

L&D people - are you ready for the Beige Wave? www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...

Oh gosh darn... globalnews.ca/news/1091677...

This article is so eminently quotable that its worth reading the whole thing. The results will not surprise you. #ReturnToOffice #WorkplaceResearch www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/study-r...

Well, it didn't take long for the impersonators to show up. Not me, but one of my connections here. Be vigilant, BlueSky-ers. You'd think they would have run out of crypto/blockchain/catfish scams by now....

I'm excited to be part of the @ldfreespirits.bsky.social January lineup! I'll be hosting a talk about the incredible power of saying, "No". Join me on January 29, 2025, at 8AM EST. #LearningAndDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #Freelancers ldfreespirits.com/product/the-...

This looks to be a rich and informative read. h/t @arasbozkurt.bsky.social Nice to see some familiar names among the many authors.

As I get ramped up for my Thursday morning talk about #innovation in L&D, I invite you to read my latest offering on the ATD blog where I talk about one of my favourite #SystemsThinking activities. www.td.org/content/atd-...