Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I wondered why it was that we continue to value both synchronous and asynchronous communication and how it came to be this way. Asynchronously, they would have started with few options, but developed the ability to communicate more permanently using signs and symbols, paintings and inscriptions.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 30, 2007

According to the article: "Users still communicate via live audio and video feeds, but the speed and quality of transmission have increased, and the screens have grown and multiplied, in order to create the illusion that the two parties to a conversation are not continents apart but at opposite ends of the same table (as in the picture above).

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

This month’s Big Question in the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog is ‘How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organisation?’ How indeed?

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 29, 2018

We could use them to show how knowledgeable and articulate we are or we could put ourselves in the learner’s shoes and communicate in a way that makes their job much easier. People will learn better if you use plain English The Plain English Campaign has been campaigning for crystal-clear communication since 1979.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Instead of e-mail, he wants staff to use instant messaging and other chat-like communications media. The same story was picked up by Mark Bethelemy in Internal Communication - Beyond Repair? That's a lot of communication that needs to be protected. There's no doubt the employees at Atos are getting too many emails, as we all do.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Text that uses a formal, impersonal, third-person style tends to make the author seem invisible, whereas the use of first-person narrative makes each student feel as through the teacher is communicating directly with them.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Live, face-to-face communication has always been the default for human beings. Another default position should be communicating asynchronously. Synchronising diaries can be a nightmare, and meeting at the same time forces us to communicate at a pace determined by others. At one stage it was our only option.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 13, 2012

The way content is designed visually is going to make a big impact on how easy that content is to use, how clearly it communicates, how easily it engages, and how credible it comes across to the learner. Each of these can not only communicate in words; they can also put together high quality examples without calling on a professional artist.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Over at Onlignment , we're having trouble communicating. No, I don't mean that we're unable to communicate (we mostly use Skype) or that we're lost for words (chance would be a fine thing), just that we can't find the right words. The field of real-time, online communications (see the problem?)

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Text that uses a formal, impersonal, third-person style tends to make the author seem invisible, whereas the use of first-person narrative makes each student feel as through the teacher is communicating directly with them.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2013

You can consume the contents of books, DVDs and iPods – or their online equivalents – whenever you want; you have similar flexibility when you communicate using email, forums, SMS and social networks. Asynchronous media work at your pace – there is no requirement for you to be ‘in synch’ with anyone else.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Of course the SME may be able to provide you with valuable insights into the best ways to communicate their expertise, but they are not ideally placed to offer this advice. Their role is to ensure the quality of the technical content; yours is to ensure that the learning objectives are achieved.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 14, 2013

Asynchronous activities, on the other hand, are self-paced; they allow the learner to determine when and for how long they undertake self-study activities or communicate with fellow learners or trainers. The argument for being synchronous There is nothing inherently wrong with synchronous communication. It gets things done quickly.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I've had to work hard to buy into this idea, perhaps because I've been advising learning professionals for some time now to adopt asynchronous (self-paced) communication as their default, and to go synchronous (live) only when a strong argument can be made.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 25, 2014

Here is what I would look for in someone who would have the potential to be really special and help us to do some ''serious e-learning'': Someone who is a clear and confident communicator, especially in writing: this skill is particularly important and sadly rare.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 21, 2011

The initiative to apply social media in an enterprise context is as likely to be driven by IT, internal communications or senior management as it is l&d. As a result, learning and development departments are certainly not the only stakeholders in workplace social media and they are perhaps not even the most important.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

To make good use of the opportunities afforded by online learning, users also need some more specific skills, including the ability to search, to communicate appropriately using forums, blogs, wikis and social networks, and to study effectively on their own.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 11, 2012

In fact I relish the opportunity to hone my mental models of learning and development and online communication to ever better reflect the real world. I don't hold hard on to any view if someone can persuade me of a better one, typically because of new evidence. If only those HiPPOS were rationalists too. My minds made up."

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 18, 2011

With the greater screen real estate of the iPad, Allen Communication were able to go a little further with their DesignJots app. When you're biding time fiddling around with your smart phone, why not learn a little more about design, or reinforce an idea you've lost touch with? Not sure what questions to ask the SME you love?

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Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2013

If we want the same easy flow of communication that can be obtained face-to-face when we''re online, then we have to consider not pressing the record button.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 9, 2009

Today sees the launch of onlignment, a new blog focusing on the use of web conferencing and similar tools (from instant messaging to telepresence) for learning and business communications. Communicating using web conferencing is not difficult, but does require some readjustment. knowledge sharing and training. The onlignment blog.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 13, 2014

Good e-learning requires great communication skills, empathy with your audience, a really good understanding of how people learn, an appreciation of the opportunities that technology can afford and, above all, an ability to stand up to clients and subject experts who want you to stick with the fire hose.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I was particularly taken by Diana’s five media forms (the descriptions are mine): Narrative media : explain, demonstrate, describe Interactive media : facilitate reflection, check understanding, encourage exploration, provide feedback Communicative media : allow exchanges between learners and between learners and tutors Adaptive media : facilitate (..)

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 13, 2009

In 55 pages it covers: Whys and wherefores Planning your session Communicating with voice and live video Communicating using images and text Sharing resources Building in interactivity Building up to the session Facilitating the session Following up The e-book is issued on a Creative Commons license.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 27, 2018

How can the subject matter best be communicated using examples, stories, cases and demos? The second consideration is the design for learning : What learning strategy should be employed? How can interactivity be used to support this strategy? The final consideration is the level at which to set the production values.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

One outcome of this has been the creation of a number of voluntary communities of practice bringing together those with common interests from across the organisation. These communicate regularly using conference calls and get together face-to-face every two years.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

One outcome of this has been the creation of a number of voluntary communities of practice bringing together those with common interests from across the organisation. These communicate regularly using conference calls and get together face-to-face every two years.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 26, 2010

The statistics suggest people in the UK spend seven hours a day – almost half their waking lives - "engaging in media and communications activities" The article goes on: “However, the average person actually squeezes in the equivalent of nearly nine hours of media and communications by multi-tasking on several devices.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Their students reported that the relative anonymity of web conferencing meant there was less chance of one person monopolising the conversation as traditional barriers to communication were broken down.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 12, 2008

In some contexts, communication seems easy and natural: When listening to a speaker making a live presentation, whether that's face-to-face or online, through web conferencing or a webcast. On the other hand, in some contexts I find the communication feels really awkward: When delivering a presentation using web conferencing.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Essentially anyone can and does communicate with anyone else, regardless of who they are. Contrast this with Web 2.0, represented by the sphere (and excuse the rather amateurish application of Xmas wrapping paper): A sphere because Web 2.0 is not hierarchically structured. has changed the world.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 1, 2011

It saves the author from the quite ridiculous prospect of having to communicate with you individually, by providing you with your own hand-written copy perhaps, or reading the book out to you in person. When you read a book, one that has an author with a name written on the cover, the book acts as a useful mediator between the author and you.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Yes, they will be able to analyse a need and understand an audience but, most importantly, they will be great communicators in a wide variety of media. We're looking for a new breed of digital learning content designers.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 19, 2010

How can the subject matter best be communicated using examples, stories, cases and demos? The second consideration is the design for learning: What learning strategy should be employed? How can interactivity be used to support this strategy? The final consideration is the level at which to set the production values.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2010

March The elements of online communication Post D Why managers matter Alan Bellinger's magic numbers Another perspective on stakeholder analysis Is the net generation really unique? Selling myself the masterclass The Big Question: how can we leverage open content in workplace learning?

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Clive on Learning

JULY 22, 2009

Yet when a presentation is developed and delivered well, it is one of the most powerful communication tools in the world.” “We As communicators, learning to create visual stories that connect with our audience is becoming imperative.” We can keep blaming the software for the putrid output, but in reality we need to take responsibility.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Questions I am no longer asking Questions I am still asking Whether face-to-face and live online communication are broadly equivalent for most purposes. Well, I have my own list, based on my own perspective of learning and development in the workplace.

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