Rob Hubbard

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The Really Useful eLearning Instruction Manual

Rob Hubbard

This year, I had the great privilege, in my position as Chair of the eLN, to have edited and co-authored the eLN’s first ever book, The Really Useful eLearning Instruction Manual, published by Wiley. The trouble is, the range of elearning technologies and the options available can seem bewildering. and social learning. Clive Shepherd.

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ReD is Dead

Rob Hubbard

This month we bid a fond farewell to our much cherished and long-running Rapid eLearning Development (ReD) course. ReD will eventually have two children; Digital Learning Design (DLD) and Digital Learning Production (DLP). It consumed me and I loved it. Strike the right balance and you design something exceptional.

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How to Build Agility into your Learning Design

Rob Hubbard

An idea that at first might seem too ‘out there’, can trigger another thought process that leads to some truly transformative functionality being designed into the product. Secondly, use collaborative tools like Google Drive, Basecamp and Mockflow to document, manage and design the product. Encourage collaborative, iterative working.

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Case Study: Waterstones Academy – Goal-Based Learning for Booksellers

Rob Hubbard

We were thrilled this month to win Silver at the 2013 eLearning Awards in the ‘Best eLearning Project (Private Sector) for a project that we did with bookseller, Waterstones. Waterstones needed to introduce their booksellers to their new Kindle product range, however, the booksellers had a range of technical abilities.

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Stop Wasting Time: Designing Effective and Efficient Learning Systems

Rob Hubbard

What’s the biggest cost in any elearning or training programme? The production of video, graphics and audio? 10,000 employees going through three hours of bloated elearning courseware is a huge time cost to your organisation. The instructional design time? The subject matter expert’s time?

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How to be Innovative – 10 Top Tips

Rob Hubbard

Think about what kind of learning you’d like to see, be it products, theories or something completely different. Join a body such as the eLearning Network or ASTD where you can attend networking events and get yourself a mentor. Where is the gap? Look at what others have produced and see how it can be improved upon.

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You’re a What?

Rob Hubbard

As well as being a songwriter and musician, he is now also a writer, film director, choreographer, product designer, visual artist and more. Such a job title encompasses video, computer games, mobile apps, alternative reality games, workshops, coaching and yes, elearning courseware – really any form that a learning experience could take.