As the years comes to an end, the Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies has published a list of Top 100 tools for Learning 2009

For iPhone toting training managers this new app might be interesting. Jane Hart point to the free CBA app that quizzes the user on multiple factors and then helps the training manager decide between classroom training and elearning.

Tony Karrer has published a big list of elearning conferences that are scheduled from December 2009 through 2010.

Is it a glorified messaging too, answer to all email ills, or the collaboration ware everyone was looking for? Have the waves (the conversation channels) on my Google wave are discussing just what Wave is. Gina Triplani and Adam Pash have built The Complete Guide Google Wave that tries to make sense of Google Wave.

Linden Labs, the organization running the popular Virtual World Second Life is getting more serious about corporate and education users. Karl Kapp looks at the announcement of the annual Linden Prize and the renewed focus on the corporate use of Second Life. The prize encourages organizations to highlight innovative projects that “improves the way people work, learn and communicate in their daily lives outside of the virtual world”

Robin Good at Mastering New Media compares video editing packages that don’t cost a lot and lets you build video content rapidly.

Presentation expert Olivia Mitchell describes research by cognitive psychologist Chris Arherton about using bullet points in presentations.

David Wilkins at ASTD’s Source for E-Learning discusses three models for integrating social learning in formal learning initiatives.

There are great twitter lists floating around. These are basically lists of twitter ids of notable professionals in a particular fields. For example mashable has a list of 100 odd authors to follow.

Following 100 people on twitter manually is tedious. Let us introduce you to Tweepml.

On tweepml, any user can create a list of twitter users and offer it to other users. Just search for the category you are interested in. Here we are looking at a list of HR professionals.

From the list you can choose the people you want to follow.

At the bottom of the page, you can supply your twitter credentials. Tweepml will add the selected twitter feeds to the list of twitter feeds you follow.

eLearningLearning has listed upcoming events that will be of interest to learning professionals.

Next week’s lineup

Dr. Henry Mintzberg on Managing, Leadership, and Organization Development
Monday, September 21, 2009
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Marketers And Game Developers Know More About Learning Than We Do!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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CoachingOurselves Free 2hr Workshop for Individual Managers
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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10 Ways to Enhance your Online Meetings
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Seeing The Invisible: How To Identify Early Indicators Of Gaps In Instructional Design And Training Effectiveness
Friday, September 25, 2009
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In addition to these we also recommend the “Education meets Creativity” webinar that features Apple co-found Steve Wozniak.
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