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10 top tips and essential resources for newcomers to elearning

Rob Hubbard

by Tess Robinson, Director, LAS. Being immersed in the digital learning world, it’s easy to forget that there are an awful lot of people out there who are just exploring using technology for learning for the first time and boy can it be overwhelming… what author-tool, LMS, LRS, design methodology do I use? Do I need to gamify it, make it responsive, record user data.

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Virtually there – VR AR World London

Rob Hubbard

By Rob Hubbard, LAS Director. I took a trip down to London recently for AR VR (Augmented Reality Virtual Reality) World. It was a small affair with geeks rather than sales people manning most of the stands. They were more interested in sharing their enthusiasm for their products, many of which were at prototype stage, than making a sale. A few highlights: There were booths you could sit in where the temperature, smell, sound, wind and vibrations were all manipulated in-sync with the VR you were

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Keeping potential locked up

Rob Hubbard

by Tess Robinson, Director, LAS. Why oh why is The Towards Maturity benchmark report – Unlocking Potential – such depressing reading each year! So many good intentions and a stack of really, really compelling evidence on the benefits of implementing learning innovation just don’t seem to be enough fo r many organisations to secure the support and funding needed to propel them forwards.

Agile 40
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Who owns learning? 5 reasons to give your learners more control

Rob Hubbard

By Tess Robinson, Director, LAS. If we’re honest, no one really likes just being told stuff. Cast your mind back to the last conference you attended. I bet there were some sessions where the speak er was just speaking at the audience, where you perfected your doodling, caught up on your emails or drifted off entirely. I much prefer the sessions where I’m encouraged to talk to other participants, to discover things, to make connections, to try concepts out for myself in my own context and to get

Learner 40
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How to make best use of your training budget in 3 steps

Rob Hubbard

In uncertain times, L&D budgets have a tendency to get slashed. Th is doesn’t need to herald doom and gloom. It’s an ideal time for L&D to reposition yourselves as integral to the business, as consultative partners who help to support wider organisational strategy and goals, rather than as a training shop. So how do you do this with a limited budget?

Budget 40
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The importance of learning in uncertain times

Rob Hubbard

by Tess Robinson, Director, LAS. The UK’s recent referendum on whether we should stay in the EU produced a shock result that has led to political and economic turmoil on an unprecedented scale. The VUCA acronym (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) has never felt more apt in this country. This is not to say, however, that all is lost. The organisations that will survive and prosper are those who are well-prepared for change and who can focus on it positively.

Agile 40
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A quick guide to behavioural economics and 7 ways to apply it to learning design

Rob Hubbard

by Tess Robinson, Director, LAS. Traditional economics is based on the assumption that humans are rational beings, that we evaluate our situation in a logical way, making decisions based on cost- benefit analyses. Behavioural economics turns this on its head and suggests that, actually, we are myopic creatures whose choices are loaded with emotions and cognitive bias.