E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Here we go again with another round of awesome PD opportunities for e-learning professionals in the land down under! While not all of these conferences focus purely on e-learning, the observant among us will discover components of interest. The Future of Learning in Higher Education Summit. Learning@Work.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 7, 2020

What does it mean for digital learning? Let’s find out… International Conference on E-Learning and Distance Learning. Blended Learning & Innovation Summit. International Conference on Mobile Learning Technology and Online Education. Learning & Development Leadership Summit.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The book is entitled E-Learning Provocateur: Volume 1 and my intent is to provoke deeper thinking across a range of themes in the modern workplace, including: • social media. • learning theory. • learning styles. • blended learning. • informal learning. • pedagogy.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 18, 2024

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I beheld much to admire in a recent podcast in which Hayley Curcio, Head of MECCAversity, shared the iconic retailer’s approach not only to training its workforce but also to educating its customers. ” I think those two observations describe customer education in a nutshell.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2020

While many of us had been offering online courses and other alternatives to in-person training for years, suddenly nothing could be run in a traditional classroom setting; and so as a collective we’ve been forced to shift learning and development online. Or maybe I’m being too quick to judge.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Some badges such as the ones that are popular among IT geeks are earned by completing a training program or by passing an exam. To me, that’s a greater achievement because it shifts the focus of the exercise from the activity (learning) to its outcome (performance). What that something is is a variable to be defined.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 10, 2012

If you’ll be in my corner of the globe over the next 12 months, may I draw your attention to the following… Australian eLearning Congress. • Theme: eLearning business case studies. Learning Cafe Unconference. • Theme: Near future of learning in Australia. • More info: Learning Cafe.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 9, 2017

Sydney is evidently the place to be for e-learning pro’s who are keen to develop their knowledge and skills this year. If you are after workshops, webinars, or other PD offerings that don’t quite fit the definition of “conference”, may I refer you to the Australian Institute of Training and Development.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

It is with glee that the proponents of e-learning trumpet the results of studies such as the US Department of Education’s Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies , which found that, on average, online instruction is as effective as classroom instruction.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 29, 2013

While I realise massive open online courses are not a panacea, I believe they have much to offer learners and learning professionals alike. This will involve an analysis of the curriculum pre-study, and an evaluation of the learning experience post-study. Blending content. Flipping classrooms.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

I’m learning from her, she’s learning from me, and we’re both learning from the professor. Of course, peer-to-peer interaction isn’t a novel concept in e-learning. Which makes for a rich learning experience. And it’s great! Much more so than if either of us were studying alone.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 10, 2010

Today I had the honour of collecting a Best Blended Learning Solution Award (Gold Level) at the 2010 LearnX Asia Pacific Conference. The blended learning solution in question is “IQ&# , an intranet-based portal that I developed for my colleagues at my workplace. It’s our first port of call for learning.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 15, 2010

I advocated the development of Informal Learning Environments (ILEs). A Formal Learning Environment (FLE) which manages that learning. The ILE will contain self-paced, self-directed, unmeasured learning resources such as readings, video clips, podcasts and discussion forums.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Learning theory & instructional design. • Taxonomy of Learning Theories. • The two faces of blended learning. Informal learning. • How to revamp your learning model. • Open Learning Network vs ILE. • Greetings from the E-Learning Provocateur. Engagement.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 13, 2018

There are two sides of the innovation coin in corporate learning & development: technology and pedagogy. Traditional ways of learning in the workplace are, by definition, ingrained in the psyche of the vast majority of the workforce. The former is rather obvious and is often conflated with the term innovation.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Last week I was invited by David Swaddle to be a panellist at the Sydney eLearning and Instructional Design meetup. When we worry about the status of their credentials or lose sleep over their completion rates, we’re perpetuating an out-dated paradigm of education based on formal learning. I see more scope in pull learning.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Game-based learning doesn’t have to break the bank. That was the key point of my presentation at The Learning Assembly in Melbourne last week. While Diner Dash is just a simple little game, it can afford an engaging learning experience. Take Diner Dash for instance. Straight-forward rapidly becomes complex!

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 20, 2013

Perhaps we need to look at learning differently. Perhaps we need to look at learning differently indeed. The proponents of informal learning don’t care. Nor do the proponents of constructivist learning. Nor, dare I suggest, do the proponents of social, mobile and blended learning.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 2, 2009

The annual LearnX E-Learning & Training Awards were announced today, and I’m proud to say that my team won a Gold award for Best Training Team , for our development and support of a self-paced, blended learning model at AMP.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 5, 2009

Instead of focusing on supporting the learning of others, Stephen shifted his focus to how e‑learning professionals can support their own learning. One of Stephen’s key principles for personal professional development is interaction, which he defines as participation in a learning community (or CoP).

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 20, 2013

Perhaps we need to look at learning differently. Perhaps we need to look at learning differently indeed. The proponents of informal learning don’t care. Nor do the proponents of constructivist learning. Nor, dare I suggest, do the proponents of social, mobile and blended learning.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 6, 2009

Implications for e-learning. In terms of e-learning, the principle of “Social networking is king&# has implications for pedagogy. Instead of resisting or ignoring it, why not integrate social networking into your blended learning model? Shift learning in the workplace from a chore to a joy.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 23, 2022

Prior to posting I don’t know earlier this year, an illustration tweeted by Harsh Darji convinced me to give it another crack; and I felt passionately enough about transforming conventional digital training into blended learning experiences to follow it up with a potential last hurrah.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Drawing all this down to the less heady world of e-learning, I can certainly see a parallel. It’s important to recognise the role of social media in facilitating social learning in the workplace. Put it this way: learning would still happen in the workplace if social media did not exist.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Despite my obvious predilection for e-learning, I am actually a fan of the traditional classroom. From technical glitches to the challenges of e-moderation, it is common knowledge that virtual presenters fantasise about the good ol’ days when everyone was in the same room at the same time.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Despite my obvious predilection for e-learning, I am actually a fan of the traditional classroom. From technical glitches to the challenges of e-moderation, it is common knowledge that virtual presenters fantasise about the good ol’ days when everyone was in the same room at the same time.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 3, 2009

Ken then introduced a 9-circle template with the question “In these tough economic times, why should we invest more into training?&# – and asked us to list 9 possibilities in 2 minutes. Learning without boundaries: Ben Saunders , Business Analyst Consultant at HCS , provided us with a comprehensive overview of m‑learning.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 7, 2010

If we dispense with online courses in favour of PDFs, how can we incorporate interactivity into the learning experience? Enter the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). Essentially, an ILE is a space (like a website or intranet site) that centralises relevant learning resources in a particular domain. The sky’s the limit.

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