Clark Quinn

JANUARY 25, 2022

Also, a book needs an evidence-base, grounding in documented experience and/or science. That is, first there’s a narrative flow that makes it easy to process. For instance, Annie Murphy Paul’s The Extended Mind takes a journalistic approach to important phenomena.

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Articulate Authoring Examples Design 270

Clark Quinn

MARCH 15, 2022

In a recent post , I talked about how expertise is compiled away, and the impact on designing learning and documentation. Someone, of course, asked how do you then work with SMEs to get the necessary information.

Behavior 267

Behavior Articulate Slides Templates 267

Clark Quinn

MAY 31, 2022

I reckon marketing has this issue, as does documentation? So, I’ve been led to wonder how to communicate What’s In It For Them so that they know whether they’re ‘them’ or not! There are also probably converging influences. What have seen/done/found out? I welcome your input. The post What’s In It For Them?

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Alternatives Suite Communication Issue 194

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Good practices help, and tools that document approaches and outcomes can assist. For instance, supporting learning-to-learn skills. Taking them for granted is a mistake! It’s also about ongoing support for development, e.g. coaching. At the group level, there are again ways in which we can be fostering effectiveness.

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Policies Search Digital Alternatives 266

Clark Quinn

MARCH 8, 2022

I’ve been going through several different forms of expert documentation. As a consequence, I’ve been experiencing a lot of the problems with that! Experts have trouble articulating their thinking. There are some reliable problems with experts and explanations that are worth reviewing.

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Expert Cognitive Expertise Problem 272

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I’ve previously documented quips in the past, but apparently not this one yet. Prompted by a nice article by Connie Malamed on creativity , I’m reminded of a saying, and the underlying thinking. Here’s both the quip and some more on systematic creativity. First, the quip: Systematic creativity is not an oxymoron!

Cognitive 287

Cognitive Internationalization Search Diversity Training 287

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This includes both formal learning tools including the LMS and LXP, but also informal learning tools such as social media platforms and collaborative documents. For one, the technology to hand; what solutions are in use and ensuring a process of ongoing reviews. Another issue is management: lifecycle monitoring, ownership, and costs.

Performance Support 272

Performance Support Performance Strategy Association LMS 272

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The statement is that by having clear documentation, we can reward individual contributions instead of someone owning all the transactions. So, have things changed? The recognition I see is that folks are concerned with identity and rights. Which I applaud, to be clear.

Association Learning Management System 243

Association Learning Management System Web Association LMS LMS 243

Clark Quinn

MAY 31, 2017

Pat starts work to create a document to send to the CEO. In previous assignments there were support tools about creating documents and about marketing plans, but this time such support isn’t available. The existing plan, legacy of a departed individual, is ‘old school’ and an up-to-date approach is needed.

Asynchronous 101

Asynchronous Performance Support Learning Social Media 101

Clark Quinn

JUNE 6, 2017

Innocently, I’d ticked the ‘desktop/documents’ syncing ( don’t ). When I did, there was a warning that said something to the effect of: “you’ll lose your desktop/documents” And, I admit, I didn’t interpret that literally (see: model, above). That is, it’s a backup. Not helpful.

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Design Apple Mac Policies 116

Clark Quinn

MARCH 24, 2020

With IBSTPI and others, Google Docs are a frequent way to develop and share documents. And of course I create my own documents, diagrams, etc, which I share. I find the Drive to be well-nigh impenetrable, but I mostly can find stuff. There really is an opportunity for better collaborative working arrangements!

Social Networks 172

Social Networks Google Docs LinkedIn Exercise 172

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Finally, a slightly different twist is shown with documents. Edited documents (e.g. Creating these in a richer way that allows for others to contribute requires a collaborative document (once known as a wiki). What say you?

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Wiki iTunes Portal Social Media 156

Clark Quinn

APRIL 26, 2012

Instead of hand-formatting a document by manually adding in bold, font sizes, italics, indents, extra paragraph returns, you define a paragraph as a ‘style’ That is, you say this paragraph is a heading 1, that paragraph is normal or body text, this other one is a figure, etc. I’m a real fan of styles, ala Microsoft Word.

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Microsoft Format PowerPoint Templates 162

Clark Quinn

JULY 14, 2020

That is, we’ll buy ‘good enough’ I’ve used the fish shop story to document this. Herb Simon was part winner of a Nobel prize (kinda before he went on to be a leader in the cognitive science field) on the facts that we’re satisficing buyers, not optimizing. You’re just as (more?)

Cognitive 290

Cognitive Theory Brain Problem 290

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Thus, the outputs can be videos, spreadsheets, documents, whatever captures the thinking, and appropriately if particular types of assignments. The instructor observes the overall tilt, and comments on that, addressing any misconceptions, etc. It can just be text, or ideally they can also have attachments.

Cognitive 201

Cognitive Platform Support Knowledge 201

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 3, 2021

This was a project with James Burke (of Connections fame) creating maps of the interesting historical linkages his show and books documented. I also later volunteered for a while with the K-Web project. Here again, navigating linkages can be used for educational purposes. With this background, I looked at this project.

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Suite Comparison Learning Module 306

Clark Quinn

JULY 20, 2021

So let me document three important criteria that I think are critical to make this work (queue my claim “only two things wrong with education in this country, the curriculum and the pedagogy, other than that it’s fine”). However, there are nuances here. I don’t know them all, but I certainly have some reservations.

Project 209

Project Pedagogy Open Source Lecture 209

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Personally, documenting what you’re doing serves as a reminder to yourself and awareness for others. The real power comes, however, from taking that next level: documenting not just what you’re doing, but why. And, I think, L&D has a key role to play. The benefits from working out loud are many.

Behavior 184

Behavior Attitudes Diversity Training Benefits 184

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 26, 2018

We extend the learning with efforts to either or both of expand understandings into more contexts, or document the resulting applied understandings, to create a unified understanding. The role of teacher is to check in on group discussions and projects, and bring out important lessons from the report-backs.

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Cognitive Design Roles Lesson 154

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

I often read and markup documents on my iPad with GoodReader. I have used Dropbox to share documents as well. A variety of productivity apps and tools : Calendar is crucial, and Pagico keeps me on track for projects. I use Google Maps for navigation. I use SplashID for passwords and other private data. one from each suite).

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Toolkit Social Networks iPad Social Network 122

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 2, 2016

It can be a document, spreadsheet, visual, or more. When we can jointly create our shared understanding, we’re developing a richer outcome that we could independently (or by emailing versions of the document around). You can write documents, or adjust tables and formulas, or edit diagrams together.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Wiki Google Docs Doc 100

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 21, 2019

Instructional design, as is well documented, has it roots in meeting the needs for training in WWII. User experience (UX) came from the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) revolution towards User Centered Design. With a vibrant cross-fertilization of ideas, it’s natural that evolutions in one can influence the other (or not).

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Cognitive Instructional Design Theory Emergent 195

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

So, in a typical strategy session, I prepare by looking at what they’ve done beforehand: any existing strategy documents. We get them documented, diverging before converging. In these strategy sessions, things work a little differently. Finally, I look at their stated goals. Then we brainstorm possible actions.

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Strategy Brain Security Ideas 100

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

So I recently was involved in a project with Learnnovators where we designed some demo elearning (on the workplace of the future), and documented the thinking behind it. Demoing is a form of working out loud, right? The posts, published by Learning Solutions, are aggregated here.) And now there’s be a chance to see it!

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DevLearn xapi eLearning Strategy Twitter 158

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

What I suggested in the conversation was that a community should also be about documenting practice, applying that practice through action or design research, and reflecting on the outcomes and the implications for practice. But there should be more. Basically, this requires collaboration tools, not just communication tools.

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Community Communities of Practice Conversation Collaboration 100

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

I had the pleasure of edging Bob Glushko a couple of weeks ago, and finally had a chance to dig into a couple of papers if his (as well as scan his book Document Engineering). The core of what he’s on about is structuring data, as documents, to facilitate transactions that for the basis of services.

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Engineering Scanning Services Tagging 160

Clark Quinn

APRIL 27, 2021

a ‘how to collaborate’ document) facilitated good outcomes. When I teach, I prefer to give group work projects that do require these skills. It was, indeed, hard to mark these extra skills, but I found that scaffolding it (e.g. So I think developing skills is important.

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Evalution Skills Metrics Lecture 210

Clark Quinn

MARCH 20, 2019

The first core element I documented is a learning culture. In fact, in the Revolution book, I created such a benchmark. Using my performance ecosystem model, I took the six fundamental elements and elaborated them. That’s accompanied by the approach to formal learning, looking at your instructional design and delivery.

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Metrics Performance Support Instructional Design Evalution 146

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

The output is a recommendation document that documents what’s working and where there are opportunities for improvement and what the likely benefits and costs are. This isn’t available directly from the Quinnovation site: I’m starting here to talk to those who’ve been tracking the arguments.

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Performance Support Support eLearning Strategy Site 126

Clark Quinn

MARCH 16, 2021

I want to be able to manipulate the whole document, moving sections. I’ll revisit it a time or two beforehand, and then as I write sometimes I restructure. Which is why I need industrial strength outlining in my writing package. Which is why I use Microsoft Word, I just haven’t found that Pages can do it.

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Google Docs Doc Templates Microsoft 216

Clark Quinn

MARCH 8, 2016

How do we know when you’re annotating a document with the underlying thinking, not just documenting your progress? For seeking, you can adjust your feeds of what you follow, you can try a different search mechanism, or you can follow new people. These are all detectable, I reckon. For sensing, I see it as a little harder.

Activities 100

Activities xapi Social Media Write Blog 100

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 7, 2018

In my next post, I’ll document the article’s claims, and my rejoinders about what I think are the driving trends in L&D. Collaborative tools are the most important tools: the ability to collectively generate and manipulate representations that document how our thinking evolves are important.

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Trends Performance Support Portal LMS 100

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Let’s say I: document the problems with evidence. Worse, the courses that are being offered are largely knowledge dump/test. And you’ve heard me go off on this before. So what more can I do? How about write a book laying out the case in more detail? lay out a road map forward.

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Virtual Classroom Case Study Develop Metrics 187

Clark Quinn

JULY 24, 2018

Hutchins, in his Cognition in the Wild, documented a variety of ways that our thinking is an artefact of our tools and our models. That is, the model that it all occurs between the ears doesn’t recognize that we incorporate external representations are part of our processing.

Cognitive 101

Cognitive Performance Support Picture Collaboration 101

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 18, 2020

And… Honorable Mention: to round out the picture (10 is such an arbitrary number ;), sharing collaborative documents, e.g. Google Docs , is a major way to collaboratively process and learn together. And LinkedIn is a place for learning as well, professionally as opposed to personally.

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Social Networks Tools Mac Write Blog 231

Clark Quinn

JUNE 14, 2016

Collaborative documents are a really valuable tool here so you’re not sending around email (though I’m doing that with one team right now, but it’s only back forth, not coordinating between multiple people, at least on my end!). Certainly ongoing discussions are supported.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Tools Skype Google Docs 100

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 30, 2018

One are examples where people have put in place programs where they’ve oriented themselves in this direction and documented benefits. Working on the know has been an ongoing thing (* cough *), but how can we support it? Again, two things, I think. And I believe that’s coming.

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Innovation Suite Culture Benefits 165