Online Global Business Resource Tool and Training

This web-based tool provides quick and easy access to extensive knowledge on how to conduct business effectively with people from countries around the world.
The program includes:

• Rich, country-specific information related to the practice of key global business skills in 65 countries — available online, in printed report format, or on-the-go from your mobile device
• A simple, validated, self-assessment questionnaire, available in 14 languages, that instantly creates an individual’s profile of work-style preferences
• Video scenarios and interactive exercises that illustrate core cultural dimensions that play out in the work place
• Audio recordings of key names and phrases, spoken in the local language of the country

Check it out:  http://www.globesmart.com/

Get your Geek on for a Free Houston Event: August 25, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

This free event will highlight the latest in IT Process Management, Adobe, Cisco and Microsoft Technologies.  You'll be able to choose your own learning path by attending educational breakout sessions that are relevant to your specific needs. Also enjoy a complimentary lunch and be eligible to win terrific prizes!

Topics covered include:

• Microsoft Office 2010
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• SharePoint 2010
• Exchange 2010
• And more

Agenda:  http://www.spectechular.com/houston/agenda.html
Register: http://register.nhcomputerlearning.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?eventCode=8771429

OSHA Heat Safety Tool - Available for Android OS. Others coming soon

Living in Houston, the heat index is always a concern - especially for those who work outdoors.  The OSHA Heat Safety Tool allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and, based on the heat index, displays a risk level to outdoor workers.

You can get reminders about the protective measures that should be taken at that risk level to protect workers from heat-related illness—reminders about drinking enough fluids, scheduling rest breaks, planning for and knowing what to do in an emergency, adjusting work operations, gradually building up the workload for new workers, training on heat illness signs and symptoms, and monitoring each other for signs and symptoms of heat-related illness.

Check it out:  https://market.android.com/details?id=com.erg.heatindex&feature=search_result

OSHA's Heat Illness website - http://osha.gov/SLTC/heatillness/index.html

Free webinar 8/16: Mobile Learning & Augmented Reality

Heard the term Augmented Reality and wondered how it could be used in learning?  Attend this free webinar hosted by Rapid Intake and featuring Craig Weiss, author of the E-Learning 24/7 blog

Date: Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
ime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET
Register at:  http://www.rapidintake.com/augmented-reality-webinar/?utm_source=rapidintake&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=110816

Augmented Reality can take any situation, location, environment, and experience to a new level of edutainment. In this day and age, people want to be informed, engaged, and entertained in an immediate, pro-active and social way.  In this webinar, you will learn how this emerging technology is changing the way people engage and learn. It will present you with possibilities and mobile devices best suited for this new technology.

How Augmented Reality Works: http://www.commoncraft.com/video/augmented-reality

Cool example: http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/

free, Open Source eBook: Learning Strategies!

Here is a free, Open Source eBook from The MASIE Center:

 Learning Strategies!

Including articles from CNN, CIA, Farmers Insurance and others.

104 Pages - Edited by Nigel Paine.

 Download: http://www.learning2011.com/strategies .