Clark Quinn

AUGUST 8, 2023

Yet that’s exactly what the article was suggesting! In this case, LinkedIn (shamefully) is having AI write articles, and then circulating them for expert feedback. So, as I’ve mentioned previously , you can’t trust the output of an LLM. To me that’s wrong for two reasons.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 30, 2020

The dialog started as a reaction to an article I pointed to on twitter. This article made what I thought was a pretty good case against tools like MBTI and DiSC. The arguments raised in the article were legitimate, and even didn’t go far enough. For instance a TD article claimed that such tools popular.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Prompted by a nice article by Connie Malamed on creativity , I’m reminded of a saying, and the underlying thinking. In her article, Connie talks about what creativity is, why it’s important, and then about steps you can take to increase it. Here’s both the quip and some more on systematic creativity.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

And, of course, that this isn’t an official article source, this is my blog ;). Articles are different. And when I write ‘take down’ articles, I don’t cite the offender. Not affiliated with an institution, I don’t have access to the original articles behind a pay wall.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 5, 2023

Browse Keeley’s articles and presentations: tinyurl.com/keeley-sorokti The post 2023 ITA Jay Cross Memorial Award: Keeley Sorokti appeared first on Learnlets.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 16, 2021

We were talking about our process, and he pointed me to an article that nicely catalyzed my thinking. The article my friend pointed me to was titled: “The Simple Way To Outline A Nonfiction Book”, and it’s nicely resonant, and a bit deeper, than my own approach. It’s a better business card!

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Clark Quinn

MAY 29, 2019

Now, one of the problems is that many posts I see seem to follow a similar algorithm: Search for articles on a hot buzzword. Pull together some points from the articles you find. The articles appear to be written by someone who doesn’t really know the industry. Mash it up as a post.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 3, 2023

The nice twist in the article was to apply it to yourself: if the past year wasn’t a great one, that doesn’t mean you’re going to continue to suffer. Things can get better despite what happened in the past (or worse), though of course taking your own proactive steps is recommended.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I thought I’d share how I deal with blogging, articles, and writing in general, as a ‘ show your work ‘ effort. Now, I write in several channels: my blog, my committed articles, and of course books. I reread my Trends article after posting, for instance, and noticed a couple of flaws. Editing is valuable!

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 27, 2018

Someone pointed me to a microlearning post, wondering if I agreed with their somewhat skeptical take on the article. And I don’t mean microlearning as a whole, that’s another issue ; it’s articles like this one that I’m complaining about.). And I did agree with the skepticism. They’re two different things!

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A colleague mentioned that no one remembers the author of an article or post, but they do remember the speaker in a video. This time about AI and Meaningful Practice (just around 2 minutes). I welcome your thoughts. By the way, I’m experimenting with video as a blog mechanism. I welcome, very much, your feedback on this too!

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A lot, obviously (7 books, numerous articles, this blog, white papers, …). As a colleague pointed out, I’m lucky it comes easy. For others, that’s not the case. However, someone recently asked how to get started.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As a consequence, the article gave what I consider to be bad information. So, where did this other article go wrong? I’m sure this article gave this person and, by association, the patina of knowing what they’re talking about. And that’s a problem. Brainstorming. Bad Advice.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 15, 2019

A recent article caused me to think. The article is about a (hypothetical) learning journey, and talks about how learning objects are part of that learning process. Most of the article was quite good, even if things like “psychological safety” are being attributed to McKenzie instead of Amy Edmondson.

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Community Communities of Practice Learning Objects Trust 154

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 22, 2019

In a couple of articles, the notion that we should be measuring our impact on the business is called out. So, in the original article , by my colleague Will Thalheimer, he calls the claim that we should focus on business impact ‘dangerous’! The second article is a bit more off kilter.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 4, 2022

The society has had regular events, articles, also workshops. It was successful enough that it convinced Matt and Will that there was the opportunity for a society promoting the same values. At the beginning of 2021, they began this initiative, the Learning Development Accelerator (LDA). They also ran the conference again.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 13, 2021

While we can differ by age, discrepancies are better explained by experience than by ‘generation’ Another problem came in an article I was connected to on LinkedIn. There are several complaints, such as that the boundaries are arbitrary, and the stereotyping is harmful. In it, they were making the case for micro learning.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 3, 2020

I was asked to comment on intrinsic motivation, and was pointed to an article claiming that it’s a myth(!). The article claims that all intrinsic motivation is merely subverted extrinsic motivation. Given that I’m a staunch advocate of intrinsic motivation, I felt this was something that I should comprehend.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 16, 2020

And, two recent articles provide a little insight about getting wiser. And in this latest edition were two articles which resonated. It’s led me to look at wisdom quietly, as a background task. The University of Chicago established the Center for Practical Wisdom, which I think is a neat idea. And I receive their newsletter.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 18, 2021

So now we can explain why we can attend conferences, read books and articles, and the like. Which also means that when we’ve segued beyond novice to practitioner (and beyond), we begin to know what’s important and why, and we just need it. We want resources that can fill in the gaps. We want support for reflection.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Perhaps it’s like being an ex-smoker, but it riles me to see media still citing X posts in their articles. (And yes, I’m mindful of Jane Bozarth’s admonition: “worth every cent it cost you” Yep, it was free, and that was unexpected and perhaps couldn’t be expected to last.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 21, 2018

An interesting article I came across brings up an interesting issue: how do we do complex thinking? The article says that our brains are limited in thinking about complex situations. The article says that our brains are limited in thinking about complex situations. Another short-cut that the article cites is diagrams.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 17, 2019

Another article explains (well, partly; the mathematics are more than I want to wade into) further, and that gives me a new handle on thinking about designing transformative experiences. The new article posits that there’s another factor, the expectation of value. We learn so as not to be wrong. This is in conflict.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 7, 2021

One of the major things I do is write: book, blog posts, articles, and more. However, in reviewing last year’s list , things haven’t changed much. Still, it’s worth getting out there. So there’re my selections for 2021 top 10 tools for learning. So the first two tools I use are for writing: 1.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

A colleague pointed me to this article that posited the benefits of digital note-taking. As the article points out, there are numerous benefits possible by taking notes digitally. One thing the article touched on is the value of structure. While I agree, I want to take it further. Auto-correct is also valuable.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

These tend to be longer than an article, with a pretty thorough coverage of whatever topic is on tap. Then there are articles in a variety of magazines. And then there are blog posts for others that are a bit longer than my usual blog post, and close to an article in focus: The Deeper eLearning series for Learnnovators.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 8, 2020

Oddly, midway through the post, the article starts saying those of us who expect a good rebuttal won’t like the argument. And if my complaints seem disorganized, that’s because they follow the ‘flow’ of the original article. Yet this seems to be taken as support for learning styles??!? In short, no evidence at all.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 13, 2021

There was an article that posited five differences, and I see a major confound; the article’s talking about andragogy as self-directed learning, and pedagogy as formal instruction. That’s apples and oranges.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

There’s a quote in the article The Great Training Robbery that estimates suggest only 10% of the multi-billions spent on training has any impact. They need to educate themselves, too. Orgs will get the courses they ask for. However, will the ask have any impact? Too often, unfortunately, the answer is no.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 8, 2018

What emerged in the resulting article, however, was pretty much contrary to what I said. So the article went from my claim about an ecosystem approach to touting three particular trends. So, I have to say that the article was underwhelming in insight, confused in story, and wrong on topic.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 18, 2014

We’ve already received the first request for an article on the Serious eLearning Manifesto , and it sparked a realization. So I didn’t accept the opportunity to write (yet another) article, instead I said that we’d rather respond to an article talking about the challenges. design meta-learning'

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 20, 2014

So when I read this recent article , while generally supportive, I had a problem. The good thing with the article is that it argues that we should be doing more with games to support learning, and I couldn’t agree more. When properly designed , games provide deep and meaningful practice. So what bothered me?

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 2, 2023

When I do presentations and write articles for others, they’re the result of the time I’ve spent here. I also take time to organize my thoughts. Diagramming things is one way I understand them. I blog (like this), for the same reason. These are my personal processing mechanisms.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 29, 2022

I also write articles, and sometimes just RT. That is, I’m not just explaining it, I’m using it in a solution. To share, I do things like blog, do presentations and workshop, and write books. Harold mentioned, during the session, that sharing should be more than just passing it on, but also adding value.

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And, to the original point of the article. Planned to … stuff is all about efficiency again. And that’s ok, but only after impact. Otherwise, well, we’re not costing too much…?!? Satisfaction again not good. Yes, what it costs you to move a needle should be less than the cost of what the needle was costing you.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 7, 2018

I agreed to be interviewed for an article, and was sent questions. However, the resulting article isn’t what I expected at all. In my next post, I’ll document the article’s claims, and my rejoinders about what I think are the driving trends in L&D. And I wrote what I thought were cogent answers.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

I was given a reference and found an article that indeed upends our beliefs about the benefits of feedback. As a consequence of tweeting this out, a respondent pointed to another article that he was reminded of. Among the things touted was that much of our thinking about feedback appears to be wrong. What’s a company to do?

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