Clark Quinn

MARCH 8, 2022

Experts have trouble articulating their thinking. There may be a lack of examples, and the thinking behind the examples I do see isn’t there. Don’t think the SME can just give you information; you’ll have to process what you get to rearrange it into something useful.

Expert 272

Expert Cognitive Expertise Problem 272

Clark Quinn

APRIL 25, 2018

In thinking through my design checklist, I was pondering how information comes from SMEs, and the role it plays in learning design. And we need SMEs who can articulate that. Information that helps guide learners’ performance while they compile away their expertise. We need examples of wins (and losses).

Design 147

Design Brain Embed Expertise 147

Clark Quinn

MARCH 13, 2014

Simple adaptation could be built in, but it would be hard to revise them if you had new information. Having well-defined content and letting the system use contextual information to choose the content is the typical system used in the industry. For example you could run under SCORM and still have the smart behavior.

System 161

System Content Learning Objects Alternatives 161

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 7, 2011

You’ve been working on how to more clearly articulate the solutions you offer and listening to the customer to establish whether there’s a match or not. Ideally, it’d also start connecting some dots: showing a picture from a previous trip and suggesting “Remember we saw an example of <this> architect use here?

Calendar 170

Calendar Toys Stock Learning 170

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 17, 2010

Diana Laurillard, in her book Rethinking University Teaching had a conversational model where the learner articulated their understanding after performing and then the instructor could provide feedback. Look, we know that information dump and check doesn’t work. Those forms of processing are useful, but feedback is better.

Social 160

Social Social Media Articulate Exercise 160

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 31, 2010

It is, instead, largely a media consumption tool and a PIM (personal information management) device. So, it’s a great platform for formal learning, and I reckon, a reasonably powerful one for informal learning, at least independently (web browser, email). This is not a real-time communication tool. Is that good for learning?

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iPad PIM VOIP Simulations 158