Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

After all, everybody knows where they don’t want cuts to be made, but they run out of ideas when it comes to thinking of alternatives. I’ve always thought this sort of simulator would be a good idea. With this tool, they are faced with the same decisions as the local politicians.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 27, 2010

To keep you happy and smiling your employer may try an alternative tactic - an inflated job title. In these times of austerity, you are probably going to be lucky to obtain any sort of increase in salary.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

There's simply no alternative to putting yourself about. Those people that you encounter online you are then keen to meet up with when you do find yourself in the same physical space. And you follow up with the people you meet at conferences by getting their details and befriending them online. My conclusion?

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2014

The simplest method is to have the presenter record a narration to their slides and export that to video, but you can achieve a more engaging result by alternating between the presenter speaking directly to camera and the slides. Screencasts A screencast is a demonstration of some aspect of a piece of software, usually with a voiceover.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 20, 2014

Technology is providing many useful alternatives to the corporate classroom, but it also has an increasingly important role to play when we do get together with a facilitator within the confines of good old bricks and mortar.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 16, 2013

I''m going to assume that I''ve already explored the alternatives and that e-learning stands a reasonable chance of influencing the outcome. However, I like a challenge, so, it falls to me to put my reputation on the line by suggesting how I would approach a request for compliance e-learning. So what would I do?

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 8, 2013

On-demand On-demand learning occurs at the point of need PeopleCloud provides an alternative, social intranet where knowledge can be shared in the form of content, news feeds or through social interaction, both synchronous (chat and live meetings) and asynchronous (forums and groups).

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Clive on Learning

JULY 2, 2012

However, it is possible to answer the question without qualifying further: E-learning, in its many and varied forms, is suitable for any learning activity which does not have to be conducted face-to-face (or, more rarely, using an alternative medium such as print). This is a bold statement but not over-stating the case.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

You may need to consult with colleagues who have more specialist expertise; you may want to check how other people have tackled the same problem; you may want to explore alternatives which might do a better job of meeting the need. A doctor?

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 23, 2011

Well, in my opinion, and assuming l&d doesn't get extended with an '&t' (and therapy), then we have to wave goodbye to the idea that we provide an alternative holiday destination. Where does this lead us? Stress at work is a real problem, but it's one for management to deal with, not you.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Mark referenced a number of alternative models which somehow led me to Diana Laurillard’s conversational framework. Last week I posted on Exploring e-learning in all its forms , which Mark Bethelemy elaborated on in his post From formal courses to social learning.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This would be a depressing state of events, if there weren''t simpler, cheaper and better alternatives available, with lower barriers to entry. It is hard for the learner to re-visit any of the elements of the tutorial for reference, without getting caught up in the sequential, page-driven navigational system.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

This motive will depend, to some extent, on the quality of the experience they have had using alternative media, in particular books and face-to-face learning. A great deal of content is still inaccessible to those with disabilities. Motive Learners need a motive to engage with technology.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 24, 2011

But that doesn't mean that one is a valid alternative to the other. If you are thinking about supporting the motion then tell me - where is the evidence for this link? Both informal and formal learning will be enhanced by social media and we can all agree on that. Nor is it a vote for training departments to stay stuck in a time warp.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 28, 2008

Yes, we have enough to think about, without trying to develop alternative routes through learning experiences to pander to some vague conception of individual preferences. I don't blame the learning styles believers; I blame those who've filled their minds with confusing and ultimately unhelpful theories dressed up as science.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2011

While some sort of policy response is obviously called for if some of Atos' employees are wasting half their working week handling email, banning this medium completely in favour of a synchronous alternative may be a little rash. Babies and bathwater come to mind.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 17, 2007

Nobody goes to sites that provide them with views that are alternative to their own. I'd like to think that educational and training bloggers are not just a cosy, deluded clique, that we're reaching out for alternative views on the world that will challenge our own and give us food for thought. am I mixing metaphors? does it matter?).

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Clive on Learning

JULY 29, 2009

The tool I use for this job is Camtasia , but there are undoubtedly alternatives. This option has several advantages: you get to use an auditory as well as a visual channel; any animations in your slides are retained; you may not have to alter the slides from the original; you have plenty of alternative ways of distributing your content.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 25, 2013

Thankfully, the core educational philosophy and approach does not need to vary, just the mechanics.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 26, 2009

I have obviously been wasting my time trying to convince designers of the need for a rational and considered choice here, because there's a much simpler alternative available. The main options that the designer has to choose from are self-study, one-to-one learning and learning in a group.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Mark referenced a number of alternative models which somehow led me to Diana Laurillard’s conversational framework. Last week I posted on Exploring e-learning in all its forms , which Mark Bethelemy elaborated on in his post From formal courses to social learning.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

Alternatively, employees can direct questions to Knowledge Management who will endeavour to track down an expert capable of providing an answer. Rob admits it is early days for online collaboration but that this is likely to become a core component of the scheme.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 17, 2008

Apparently, Pecha-kucha (Japanese for chatter) was started in 2003 by Tokyo expatriate architects Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein as an alternative presentation format. In reading Garr Reynold's excellent Presentation Zen (more about that in a later post), I came across a great idea for conferences and meetings called Pecha-kucha.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Alternatively, employees can direct questions to Knowledge Management who will endeavour to track down an expert capable of providing an answer. Rob admits it is early days for online collaboration but that this is likely to become a core component of the scheme.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 31, 2008

Images must include an alternative description (alt text) to be meaningful to a screen reader user. Sight Windows users: Right Click the image, select Format Picture (or select Format > Picture from the menu bar), click the Web tab and enter the description in the box labelled Alternative text.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 31, 2011

Luckily, virtual classrooms do provide alternatives, including the text chat. However, you are very much the focus of attention when you take the mic in a virtual classroom and for many this will have the feel of a presentation. The problem is exacerbated when the student is being asked to speak in a second language.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Search for patterns: challenge and expand your mindset by experiencing new places and listening to alternative viewpoints. Seek novelty: study a new language, learn to paint, use new technologies, learn a musical instrument. Above all, what this article recommends is for corporate drones to get a life.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

He did a good job and the report adds an interesting alternative perspective to the research carried out by others in the UK such as Towards Maturity. In his own inimitable whirlwind fashion, he interviewed 30 or so major UK employers this summer to get a handle on the key trends in workplace learning.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 13, 2012

If you can't make sensible choices from all the traditional and new media alternatives (often in the form of sophisticated blends, bringing together the formal, non-formal, on-demand and experiential) then you're not going to hack it.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

You may need to consult with colleagues who have more specialist expertise; you may want to check how other people have tackled the same problem; you may want to explore alternatives which might do a better job of meeting the need. A doctor?

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Micro-blogging appears to be a real alternative channel - slightly anarchic and off-the-wall - whereas blogging is becoming more mainstream and 'serious' (see It's all getting a bit serious and Blogging is no longer what it was ). Here's why: I really value and enjoy the status updates afforded by Facebook and would enjoy more of the same.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 18, 2009

In the past, I have been openly critical of the competency frameworks for those working in l&d offered up by professional bodies in general, because of the over-emphasis on classroom training, and scant regard for alternative media, not least the various forms of e-learning. This framework is quite a step forward. So, what's different?

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

To quote Wikipedia: "Vroom's theory assumes that behaviour results from conscious choices among alternatives whose purpose it is to maximise pleasure and minimise pain." It's so simple, that you sort of feel anyone could have come up with it.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

In the first study 180 people were presented with new material in one of three alternative forms: With simple linear navigation. This time he shared the results of two new studies which attempt to shed some light on what it is that helps learners to remember new material. With random access to the material through a menu.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2009

If you want to compare the effectiveness of face-to-face instruction and online instruction as alternative media then you need to hold the method constant. The main problem is that the effect of using different methods and media can easily be confused.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

This situation has improved, but my inclinations for alternatives have persisted. When it comes to software guides like Patti's, then here are my reasons: Historically, the help built-in to software has been poorly structured and inadequately detailed. In-built help only supports you in satisfying an existing line of enquiry.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

In Move over stock photos, Poser's here , Cathy Moore looks at alternatives to stock photos, in which, she complains, the girls are always too thin, too pretty and too happy. Now I know clip art isn't everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes needs must and you might as well make the best job you can.

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