So much of our work (my work, anyway) can be described as “what we do in front of a computer”. What happens when we can talk with that computer and ask it to conduct those tasks rather than do them ourselves? What skills do we need to learn then? This is the thrust of the… Continue reading Are task based skills in terminal decline?
Tag: L&D
Digital Learning Standards Forum: Registration Form
Sign up here to join the Digital Learning Standards Forum and help shape how we can work together.
Anyone can do L&D right? What’s to stop them?
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?
“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
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
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 Live 2022 – some first thoughts
First thoughts on Learning Live 2022: data and relationships are everything.
Beyond learning tech: a conversation about tools for behaviour change
What can we, as learning professionals, take from behavioural science? What kinds of tools should we use to bring behaviour change into our design objectives?
Principles for designing a useful learning service
[This is an extract from an issue of my regular 10L newsletter. You can sign up for it here.] “Too much delivery and not enough design”. Anonymous learning leader This quote from a conversation over the last few months sums up my reservations and anxiety about Learning & Development. And, by design, I mean ‘big… Continue reading Principles for designing a useful learning service
10L: Giles Hearn
About Giles Giles says: “I’ve done those online tests and I’m bang-down-the-middle left-brained/right-brained. This means I’ve brought both technical and creative abilities to everything I’ve ever done, which is mostly a blessing. So I’ve done marketing, pre-sales, design, software development, customer support, UX & UI, data analysis, graphics, art, photography, video production, music production, voiceovers,… Continue reading 10L: Giles Hearn
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