Rob Hubbard

OCTOBER 12, 2015

It’s all too easy to switch off whilst you’re supposed to be concentrating on what’s in front of you if you’re not required to be an active participant, I’m certainly guilty of popping off to make a cup of tea or feed the cat in the middle of a webinar. How many pieces of information are in your module?

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Interactive Compliance Training eLearning Lecture 40

Rob Hubbard

OCTOBER 14, 2015

This article on lifehack.org, sums it up nicely: Curiosity makes your mind active instead of passive. This chimes with George Loewenstein’s earlier research on the Psychology of Curiosity which also identified that curiosity arises from an information gap. But why is curiosity so important in learning? This is why….

Scanning 40

Scanning Brain Study Research 40

Rob Hubbard

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Waterstones’ reputation is built upon the knowledge and enthusiasm of their 4,500 booksellers, who are able to offer passionate and informed recommendations and advice to customers. They undertake real-world activities that build skills and rate how they are doing. They reflect upon their learning and gather evidence of it.

Case Study 56

Case Study Study Site Performance Support 56

Rob Hubbard

MARCH 8, 2012

Where you do need to provide knowledge and information make it concise and bite-sized. Design real-world activities where they put their learning into practice. We need to break down the barriers between learning and doing or at least blur the boundaries. So how could you do this?

Theory 66

Theory Coaching Blended Learning YouTube 66

Rob Hubbard

JUNE 29, 2011

These questions measure only the effectiveness of the learner’s short-term memory; not whether they will retain the information or be able to put it into practice. We know from Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve that we forget the majority of what we learn in a matter of days if we do nothing with that information.

Social Networks 49

Social Networks Social Network Rapid eLearning Brain 49

Rob Hubbard

OCTOBER 3, 2012

In a pull platform, talent development emphasises on-the-job learning and informal structures rather than a formal training programme. Including a repository of useful downloadable resources within goals also means that learners can look up relevant information on the job as they need it. It can and should be learner-driven.

Compliance Training 93

Compliance Training Blended Learning Performance Support Compliance 93

Rob Hubbard

MAY 19, 2011

Learning theories are like fashions – they come and go, whereas the way the brain processes and stores information is fixed, changing only with evolution. As training providers we can explain the benefits of exercise to our delegates and learners and encourage them to get active. Bell bottoms, boot cut or skinny-fit.

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Brain Content Learning Theory Theory 73