Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Blended learning is so often blended training. Today's e-learning is marginally useful. An LMS is just an e-learning vending machine. E-learning is rocket science - rapid tools and processes serve to de-professionalise the field. Courses cannot keep up with today's knowledge.

Blended Learning 85

Blended Learning Compliance Training Rapid eLearning Internet 85

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2009

How the downturn affects the behaviour of Gen Y What it’s like to be a learner today The pros and cons of a linear progression through content as opposed to random access How necessity is once again proving to be the mother of invention That blogging is journalism That Twitter is only incidentally a learning tool That exercise boosts brain power Relationships (..)

Blended Learning 66

Blended Learning Big Question Compliance Training Brain 66

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 9, 2009

I continue my re-cap of the responses I gave to the questions posed at last week’s Battle of the Bloggers at Online Educa 2009 : Question 3 is: Is there a common language in the learning field? I'm a consultant in e-learning and blended learning, yet very few people would have a common understanding of what that meant.

Virtual Classroom 49

Virtual Classroom Blended Learning Wikipedia Virtual World 49

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Here are my selected highlights from their findings: Forty-four percent of respondents expect their annual L&D budgets to remain the same during the next 12 months, while 24% expect budgets to increase and only 17% have plans to cut budgets in 2009. Face-to-face learning will remain the number one method used by organisations.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Survey Budget Poll 40

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

I was really impressed by the work shown at Learning Technologies 2009 last week by Kirstie Donnelly and Deborah Prynne of learndirect.

Flash Player 40

Flash Player Learner Blended Learning RSS 40

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2009

I continue my re-cap of the responses I gave to the questions posed at last week’s Battle of the Bloggers at Online Educa 2009 : Question 5 is: What type of learning has the most impact? Instructionally sound or contextually relevant? My response: This is a difficult one to unpick because these are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Learning Objects 40

Learning Objects Sound Asynchronous Synchronous 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2008

When I do need interactive online content, I need it in the form of short learning objects which can be deployed in versatile ways for reference, in a classroom or, more likely, as ingredients in a blended learning course.

Articulate 40

Articulate Authoring Tools Blended Learning Quizmaker 40