My pal Bryan Alexander is a former professor of English who has spend the last couple of decades consulting with institutions of higher learning on strategizing for the future, with a special focus on leveraging technology for instruction. He’s demonstrating one approach by teaching a blended course on the future of education at Georgetown University…
I pushed out of my comfort zone yesterday to learn something new. I’m pretty open to new things in my wheelhouse – I tend to feel pretty confident with new technologies or new recipes, things which stretch learning skills which are generally pretty well-toned. But this, this was a new physical challenge, and I
In the years I have spent developing ways of using technology to create effective learning experiences for humans, I have found that learning technology peeps are famously distractible. We have a tendency to look at the newest and shiniest objects and project our hopes and dreams on them. Sometimes, the new thing really does offer
Really nice rundown on the uses of Enterprise Social Networking by Sunder Ramachandran over at Training Journal: Driving engagement within social learning communities Enjoy!
This summer, a Fairfax County, Virginia man captured the decidedly disrespectful conversation of his medical team during his colonoscopy. The Washington Post video of that conversation has since become required viewing in training sessions for medical professionals around the country. In an era when we KNOW that compassionate care yields measurable improvements in patient quality
I periodically scan the environment for new developments in informal learning. The folks at Docebo have a new white paper out, produced in partnership with the Aberdeen Group. It’s an interesting look at the learning landscape, modifying the 70:20:10 model in a way that I think is very promising. They identify 40% of job learning
In a recent blog post, Rachael Addicott, Senior Research Fellow for the King’s Fund, an independent charity working to improve health and health care in England, reviewed a survey of primary care providers performed by the Commonwealth Fund and the Kaiser Family Foundation in the first quarter of 2015. According to the survey, Slightly more
The Wall Street Journal reported today Mercedes-Benz is investing $19 million in China to build its biggest training facility in the world for car dealers as it strives to catch up with rivals Audi AG and BMW AG Mercedes expects to add 100 new distribution outlets this year to bring the total to 440. That’s
Gotta love Breaking Science News! I normally prettify link text, but in this case, the URL says it all: http://news.sciencemag.org/education/2014/05/lectures-arent-just-boring-theyre-ineffective-too-study-finds Raise your hand if you find this shocking. (Didn’t think I’d see any hands…) Per the article: “Freeman and a group of colleagues analyzed 225 studies of undergraduate STEM teaching methods. The meta-analysis, published online
I’m hearing the term “Flawless Execution” bandied about quite a bit lately. It seems to be a trending bit of business jargon. On the surface, arguing against flawless execution sounds a bit like arguing against Mom and Apple Pie – who would object to such an awesome level of effectiveness? But I think the biggest