Old yet immature The learning and development industry fascinates in many ways. Many years in and I still wonder how it can seem so established and yet immature at the same time. (Not that we are behaving immaturely, rather that our industry bares few of the hallmarks we might expect of maturity). In large part,… Continue reading Anyone can do L&D right? What’s to stop them?
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“Simple, clear and open” – shaping the Digital Learning Standards Forum
In the spirit of openness, this post shares contributions from those who have signed up for the Digital Learning Standards Forum so far. It summarises where interest is gathering (our hopes and fears, if you like). It, therefore, also outlines where our efforts will focus in pursuit of simple, clear and open approaches – defining… Continue reading “Simple, clear and open” – shaping the Digital Learning Standards Forum
What do we mean by learning? Whatever…
This post is an extract from my regular newsletter. You can sign up for it here. Language matters. But that much? The last issue briefly mentioned that I have spent some time over the last few weeks attempting to convene a conversation about developing standards for digital learning. This has required what, I believe, is… Continue reading What do we mean by learning? Whatever…
The five most important questions for digital learning services
The real health of a digital learning services is about more than what we make and deliver. These five questions are critical to a clear view of your current situation and to the best next steps to ensure future fitness.
Measures, interoperability and everything else – the L&D standards debate takes shape
So, what has been learned since posting the initial article raising the idea of developing practical standards for digital learning? It was immediately clear that the words ‘digital learning’ are unhelpful in the context of developing standards for the work we do. Digital as a noun is probably innocent enough on its own, but the… Continue reading Measures, interoperability and everything else – the L&D standards debate takes shape
Developing standards for digital learning: how can we work together to make progress?
The digital learning industry is growing rapidly. Customers and users are finding it harder to manage technologies, content and understand success. Industry standards can help smooth the way.
Should we treat learning like brand marketing?
Seth Godin is a provocative and quotable author. Feeling provoked, I will quote him here and ponder relevance to learning (as many have done before me). As an editorial note, this is very much pondering out loud. I’m interested to know what others think. I have underlined many sections of This Is Marketing over the… Continue reading Should we treat learning like brand marketing?
Learning has been unbundled – what do we do about it?
Perhaps the most important change for L&D in the internet era is the unbundling of learning. The internet has exploded all the parts bundled into a course and allowed open access to them. Everything has changed.
Behaviour science, L&D and habitual tools
How can we learn from developments in behavioural science in designing for learning? A summary of a recent discussion.
Learning Live 2022 – some first thoughts
First thoughts on Learning Live 2022: data and relationships are everything.
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