Rob Hubbard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

The Learning and Development department look on with paternal pride as another beautifully formed elearning course is born and released to an avid and expectant organisation. The higher the level of creativity, computer skill and understanding of instructional design an author has, the faster effective and engaging content can be built.

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Rob Hubbard

OCTOBER 21, 2010

He gave us five guidelines for transmedia design which he revealed through stories of Coney Island in the US. Mike’s guidelines for great transmedia experiences also ring true for the design of great learning experiences. I’ve added the learning design equivalent in italics below. Ongoing Recon.

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Rob Hubbard

JANUARY 30, 2013

Returning to a soggy grey UK, I’ve been thinking a lot about the trip and reflecting on my learning process. I went with three goals in mind: Learn to parallel turn (turn with my feet parallel). Practicing and learning from my mistakes. This, of course, is a recipe for learning any new skill. It was awesome.

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Rob Hubbard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

As well as being a songwriter and musician, he is now also a writer, film director, choreographer, product designer, visual artist and more. As learning designers we can learn a lot from this approach. We should instead see ourselves as learning experience designers.

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Rob Hubbard

MARCH 8, 2012

As humans we understand that we learn skills best by doing, by thinking about what went well and how we could improve, and by trying again, and again, and again. We can take short-cuts to improving our performance by learning what we can before attempting the task. So how could you do this?

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Rob Hubbard

MAY 19, 2011

It shows that after just a short period of time we forget the majority of learned information. How does that make you feel about the training you design and deliver and your delegates’ ability to remember it? Remember this when designing your next piece of training. Take a moment to study the graph.

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Rob Hubbard

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The same is true of design, and for the purposes of this article I’m going to focus on the design of learning experiences, websites and apps. The secret to great design is simplicity. The challenge is that designing a simple solution to a complex problem is usually a long journey. .” – Mark Twain.

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Rob Hubbard

MAY 19, 2011

Increasingly I find myself turning away from learning theories and looking to brain science to hel p me design engaging and effective learning content. Many of the established learning theories were conceived decades ago before the advent of the internet or even networked computers. Bell bottoms, boot cut or skinny-fit.

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