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Learning the LINGO

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I had the privilege of speaking at the INGO E-learning Conference at Oxfam House, Oxford today. There is a growing interest amongst charities and other non governmental organisations in more effective and efficient approaches to learning and development. Tags: e-learning design learning design.

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Learning - augmented

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One dramatic example of how this is developing is in the nascent area of Augmented Reality. I’ve previously posted on how we are beginning to move from training as a separate activity from doing, to a model of primarily supporting practice and performance on the job. Ubiquitous Performance Support (UPS) I rather snappily called it.

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Less Learning More Often - original article

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As learning and development professionals, designing and delivering training. As mentioned in the previous post, here is an article I wrote back in December 2006 but it's interesting to see how relevant it feels now on re-reading: -- It's been said before, but I think we've forgotten. We are programmed to forget. So we need reminding.

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Move aside CPD, UPS is here.

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In it I coin the term Ubiquitous Performance Support (UPS) as a better description of how workplace place learning will develop in the future. Lars Hyland investigates how Continuous Professional Development is being transformed by digital connectivity and. Comments welcome.

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Minister regrets lack of training - induction matters!

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According to the BBC, in an interview with Total Politics magazine:"I hope I did a good job but if I did it was more by luck than by any kind of development of those skills," she adds.There has been criticism of the way in which ministers are parachuted into departments, often without any.

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Applied Hope - Reasons to be cheerful in 2009

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As learning and development professionals, we all know how procrastination and inertia puts the brakes on.

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Sir Ken in his element

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Here he is essentially promoting his new book The Element which champions the notion that education should first and foremost be about self discovery and self development, actively supporting us as individuals to discover our talents and passionate interests. I have a lot of time for Sir Ken Robinson.

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