Clive on Learning

MARCH 15, 2012

Conventional wisdom says we should take great care in defining learning objectives and then use these as a basis for assessment and design. The objectives provide learners with a clear statement of what they are expected to achieve and what they can expect of the instructor or instructional materials.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Operated by Ufi Ltd, learndirect’s mission is to transform skills, productivity and individual lives by providing the best of online learning. As an adult learning provider delivering widespread access to online training, learndirect has become one of the leading contributors to the UK government's skills agenda.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 30, 2012

Assessing competencies against a portfolio of evidence is cumbersome and time-consuming. Competency frameworks provides a basis for designing learning activities and content. They also provide a basis for individuals to plan their personal development. And they also provide a foundation for more objective performance reviews.

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Portfolio Teach Leadership Evalution 79

Clive on Learning

JUNE 25, 2013

Courses may take place in a classroom, online, on-job or by some blend of these, but they all typically have objectives, entry criteria, a curriculum, formal content, tuition and assessment. They typically provide nowhere near enough opportunities for practice and feedback. Timing is rarely ideal - often they are too early or too late.

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Resources Strategy Course Simulations 87

Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The most common manifestation of this, in my experience, is to provide the same solution for those with a great deal of prior knowledge as for those who are relative beginners. But it is easy to see how, if we are not careful, we end up providing an 'average' learning experience which satisfies no-one.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 6, 2013

In July, the Learning and Performance Institute published an initial report summarising the results of some 983 self-assessments carried out in the previous six months against their Capability Map. It should also not be that surprising if they find very similar results in another two or three years. However, I sort of understand why.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I have seen recent evidence of some very sophisticated ROI analysis of learning interventions, and this is to be lauded, but it's usually not necessary to provide evidence with scientific precision. A typical formal intervention - classroom or e-learning - provides valuable input but very rarely sees the job through.

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Evalution Kirkpatrick Blended Learning Performance Support 84

Clive on Learning

JUNE 11, 2013

Modularity implies a more granular structure - activities and resources must be provided in much smaller chunks. Modular structures are not only more flexible, they also provide improved results, because learners are so often overloaded by lengthy courses and resources. Don''t shy from one-to-one support where it''s needed.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 23, 2012

I was relieved, then, when my colleague Phil Green was able to provide me with a much catchier set of labels - "learning, learners and logistics". What additional information needs to be provided as on-demand resources. How can new skills be practised and assessed? The three Ls.

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Learner Attitudes Micro-Learning Performance Support 74

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 17, 2012

I made the point that, more often than not, new designers are provided with plenty of instructional design theory, but nowhere near enough time to practise and get feedback. How to write valid / reliable assessments. About the various media elements - text, speech, still images, animation and video - and how they work together.

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Blended Learning Design Learning Objects Theory 88

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Instruction is a structured teaching process that begins with behavioural learning objectives (that’s the sort that describes what you, as a learner, will be able to do at the end of the instructional process, in specific, measurable and observable terms) and ends with some form of assessment against these objectives.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 17, 2013

Of course this is not the first time that learning providers have had to struggle with tight market conditions. However enjoyable they may be at the time, and however high the knowledge assessment scores might be at the end, these are no guarantee that what is learned will be retained, applied and then put to good use.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2015

The assessment tested what was easy to assess rather than what was really important. Knowing that I had not only to complete this course but pass an assessment to demonstrate the fact, made all the difference to me. A diagnostic assessment which determines how much of the programme you need to take - none, some or all.

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Compliance Training Compliance Score Policies 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2010

I have no doubt at all that technology affords learners many advantages - it brings them closer to millions of fellow learners, it provides access to a wealth of information - but I do doubt how meaningful learning can be when you're sat at the computer itself. Being online provides the stimulus, but the response is offline.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Assessing the situation Charles joined an organisation with a unique profile, employing more than 18,000 people, including 2,500 editorial staff, journalists, photographers and camera operators, and offices in 200 cities in 94 countries. To provide fast, effective deployment of mission-critical skills and knowledge.

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Performance Support Global vendor Learning 73

Clive on Learning

JUNE 5, 2015

It provides a whole load of useful tips for learners, teachers and trainers based on solid research. As such, I would be perfectly comfortable with shifting my position again on learning styles if you can provide me with some solid evidence. What a great book! Clive is now Instrumentality.

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Learning Styles Learner Blended Learning Theory 40

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 2, 2011

Flexible learning materials Bill’s team has started to use an Oracle product called the ‘User Productivity Kit’, a development environment which simplifies the process of creating course materials, software simulations, assessments and job aids. The forums allow questions to be answered rapidly and for expertise to be shared.

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Oracle Wiki Simulations Software Simulation 69

Clive on Learning

JULY 14, 2009

In recent research, 44% of employees say their manager never or rarely coaches them; less than half of employees say their manager provides them with feedback on their performance. In another CIPD survey, 44% of employees felt their managers were not very effective at l&d.

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Management Develop Policies Attitudes 68

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Before I take my leave for Christmas, I thought I'd provide you with this summary of all my posts on Clive on Learning in 2011. The Big Question: how to assess informal learning Can self-study be social? I've marked with asterisks a few posts that were particularly significant from my point of view.

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Blended Learning Big Question Social Media Totara 68

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

In this profile, we look at how on-demand learning can be integrated with formal training to provide the basis for a highly-successful software launch. Darren also looked at using assessments as part of the course, but the senior leadership in the company felt that this may damage morale. The face-to-face aspect was really important.”

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Simulations Performance Support Classroom Learning 66

Clive on Learning

APRIL 30, 2009

Use cases, problems, exercises, scenarios, simulations or whatever it takes to provide the learner with the opportunity to test out the idea and, where relevant, to build skill. Assess knowledge if you must. Encourage the learner to work with the idea. The more realistic you can make these activities the better.

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Content Design Simulations Asynchronous 68

Clive on Learning

JUNE 5, 2015

It provides a whole load of useful tips for learners, teachers and trainers based on solid research. As such, I would be perfectly comfortable with shifting my position again on learning styles if you can provide me with some solid evidence. What a great book!

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Learning Styles Learner Blended Learning Theory 32

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 (..)

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Blended Learning Big Question Compliance Training Brain 66

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 31, 2011

Of course, you could use an online simulation, in which no-one gets to laugh at your mistakes, but these can be expensive to produce and may not always provide the necessary realism. Luckily, virtual classrooms do provide alternatives, including the text chat. Feedback should be honest, yet always constructive and never personal.

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Virtual Classroom Simulations Classroom Classes 75

Clive on Learning

APRIL 26, 2010

Level 2 (learning): According to the report, despite a challenging pass mark, only 3% of A2B students failed the assessment. It seems that, over the past two years, the number of students failing to complete the A2B scheme has halved from 12% to 6% What does this all mean? Good result all round I would say.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 22, 2009

According to a new survey conducted in March for training provider Cegos , employees are keener than HR and the training function to embrace innovative training practices and new technologies. In second place, 82% rated self-assessment techniques and in third place, 73% rated help from a tutor or peer." " Tags: research.

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Blended Learning Survey Wiki Change 40

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Instruction is a structured teaching process that begins with behavioural learning objectives (that’s the sort that describes what you, as a learner, will be able to do at the end of the instructional process, in specific, measurable and observable terms) and ends with some form of assessment against these objectives.

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Blended Learning Instructional Instruction Predictions 40

Clive on Learning

MAY 8, 2009

Here's what I took out of this chapter: Don't place too much faith in assessments delivered immediately after learning. Provide opportunities for reflection and/or discussion immediately following new learning. Provide opportunities for reflection and/or discussion immediately following new learning.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 6, 2009

ideas to resolve old problems: The creators of a new, web-based service called Rypple claim that it can satisfy Net Geners’ desire for frequent assessments while easing the burden on their supervisors. In yet another Economist article with an angle on Gen Y, The Rypple Effect reveals another way in which enterprises can adapt Web 2.0

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Clive on Learning

JULY 28, 2008

Businesses can use the Competency Manager to assess and track levels of competence and then use the Performance Manager to set and assess personal objectives for each employee that reflect whole business objectives. I expect Aardpress hope to benefit by providing supporting services and good luck to them in that.

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Moodle Blended Learning LMS Toolkit 40

Clive on Learning

APRIL 21, 2008

And in any assessed course - and however informal and learner-centred our strategy becomes these will still be needed, not least to become qualified as a CIPD member - assessment of learning is a given. There's no point in having objectives for learning, however loosely defined, if you don't measure whether they are accomplished.

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Kirkpatrick Problem ROI Evalution 40

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Whatever you think of e-learning, it insults the intelligence of the learning and development community to pass it off as a fad, whatever motives he has as a provider of classroom IT training. " Now I've met Rob Chapman and he's both a nice guy and a successful businessman, but well-informed he certainly is not.

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Social Networks Wiki Instant Messaging Simulations 40

Clive on Learning

MARCH 20, 2008

This is not an assessment, it is an exploration, a discussion. The assumption seems to be that questions are for assessment, they come in a batch, probably at the end, and they save a score to an LMS. It's the sort of activity that a classroom teacher uses routinely. Try implementing this in a modern authoring tool!

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ActionScript Rapid eLearning Score Learning 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2008

When e-content is used in this way, you don't want it to come with a lot of embedded navigational features and add-ons, because these are more flexibly provided separately. And you don't always need a lot of built-in interactivity, because this can be provided in other ways, perhaps with a forum or a live discussion.

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Articulate Authoring Tools Blended Learning Quizmaker 40

Clive on Learning

APRIL 6, 2010

In post ID, Why Managers Mater , I shared the results of an evaluation study carried out by KnowledgePool, in which 10,000 employees and their managers were asked to assess the degree to which they had been able to apply what they had learned on a course completed three months earlier and the impact this had had on their performance.

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Research Evalution Performance Support Director 45

Clive on Learning

APRIL 19, 2007

At 156 pages this was a quick read and provided a useful overview of the state of m-learning circa 2005 (when the author concedes that it was written). Some form of interaction with content, in the form of assessments, cases, scanarios or simple games, using keypads, touch screens or voice recognition.

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Instant Messaging Voice Performance Support Movie 45

Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2007

Tools which create media-rich components ( Raptivity , Flash , PowerPoint, Acrobat, Captivate) which can then be inserted into other tools, as opposed to those tools which provide the wrapper and depend on you bringing in the really hot stuff from elsewhere (as with most built-in LMS/LCMS authoring modules).

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