Learning Rebels

JANUARY 29, 2018

Click here to jump to the Learning Rebels BIG AUDACIOUS giveaway. We want to brighten our horizons, learn more, and to be better versions of ourselves. Once the reality of January 2nd hits, some of us might not sure what direction to go in and our commitment to lifelong learning falters. Sound familiar? . It does to me.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 31, 2014

Learning through sharing. Sharing time with newby L&D people, helping contacts with building their networks and SoMe presence and as you all know, recently I was asked to conduct a webinar with Rick Blunt (@rblunt81 on twitter ) and the DC Chapter of ASTD on Social Media Tools for Learning. Learning through comments.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 20, 2014

Lately, in this writer’s humble opinion, L&D (Learning and Development) professionals have been taking a ride on the Bully Bus looking to create havoc for both their learners and professionals within their own industry. I suppose the possibility had always been there, I recently wrote a post “Putting the Human Back into Learning”.

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Learning Rebels

JUNE 20, 2022

Coming up on the next Learning Rebels Coffee Chat , we will be discussing Skills Gap Analysis as a tool to help us create stronger ties to the business and add real business value. 8 years ago, I wrote a post on why we need to put on our detective hat when investigating learning needs within the business. Maybe you’re tired.

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Being a Learning Rebel depends on you being innately curious about everything around you. You just never know what is going to spark the imagination giving you a tremendous idea for lifting learning an extra notch. I ask people what they want to learn and what they want to know.) Rebels who want to learn, explore and grow.

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

There are times when it’s necessary to keep information within the group, but for the most part, a sharing organization is a bedrock of success. Transparency: Is the organization transparent with information? The post 6 Keys to Build a Culture of Collaboration appeared first on Learning Rebels. Stay rebellious!

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Learning Rebels

JULY 18, 2023

Consider that comics can serve as a valuable outlet when combined with traditional learning materials like workbooks or reference materials, providing cognitive relief when discussing complex subject areas. We can think literally outside the training box to utilize comics as a means of expanding the overall learning experience.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 29, 2015

How can the Mouse Trap Game relate to learning? Perfect analogy for learning today. The things you learn from the game are transferable to real life: Cause and effect, logical thinking, patience, problem solving; just to name a few. How is it possible that we have turned learning into such a complicated endeavor?

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Learning Rebels

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Depending on your perspective, mindset, and motivations – curiosity could mean being open to more information or inclined to risk-taking actions and decisions, falling down the rabbit hole of the internet, or being engrossed in research papers. . Contact Learning Rebels to Start Reimagining Your Training Designs.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 10, 2015

There has been a lot of complex talk about the concept of micro-learning. “Micro-Learning” is HUGE. We no longer have the luxury of time on our sides to create learning that has minimal impact, to which we have to go back to the drawing board. But I need them to learn part 1 before part 2 and part 2 before part 27.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 26, 2021

For new employees, the onboarding experience is not just about learning to work within the organization’s parameters. It’s also about learning how to adapt to and thrive in their new environment. This show usually involves hours of tedious compliance e-learning, stacks of paperwork, and a dull-as-rocks HR-focused PowerPoint.

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Learning and Development (L&D) industry has been undergoing a seismic shift. They felt that many of their learning initiatives were not adding value and were merely “feel-good activities” with limited impact. And then there was the wake-up call. The reason?

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 12, 2015

Curiosity is the gateway to learning. Those who are regular readers have heard me speak of this before in the the 5 Tips to Starting a Learning Rebellion . Here are a few great resources for debunking common learning myths – be curious, I dare you. The Myth of Learning Styles :by Cedar Riener and Daniel Willingham.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 20, 2015

In any classroom, presentation, webinar, or other formal learning environment – in order to encourage engagement and discovery, it’s all about first reaching the hearts and minds of the people in the session. The list is endless and all in the name of improving the learning environment. Talk about distracted learning.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 29, 2016

My name is Shannon and I am geeky about Learning Design. . I look at websites and I’m either wow’d by the user experience or I’m curious about how it could be tweaked for learning in the workplace. Alignment with learning goals and business outcomes is now more critical than ever. The Learning Practitioner.

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Project and client tracking: Analyze time spent on specific projects and clients for informed decision-making. Ease of Use: Intuitive interface: Learn the tool quickly and minimize the learning curve. Feedly: ⭐This news aggregator and RSS reader keeps you informed about the latest trends and research in the L&D field.

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

I’ve pulled together seven of the most popular Learning Rebels Coffee Chats and organized them so that you can use the information to help you look ahead and directly meet the challenges ahead of you. To help keep our BHAGs front of mind, I created a short video to help work through the Learning Rebels BIG ROCK goal planner.

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Learning Rebels

JUNE 2, 2018

You’ve double checked your information with the subject matter expert. Let’s assume the training was well designed and met organizational and learning goals. From here it’s safe to say that even if we look at training with a 360-degree view , there are three main culprits that prevent learning connectivity.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 2, 2022

When it comes to developing a learning program that is not only compelling and engaging but is highly accurate and relevant, successfully working with subject matter experts (SME) can be tricky. Questions like this not only bubble up learning outcomes but also get your SME more involved in the project. Conflicts can be healthy!

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 17, 2015

Founder, SeaSalt Learning. Community building (as in small project communities or larger personal learning networks) is the reality of today, and leaders will have to learn to come together. When I said I would I would take a job making coffee for SeaSalt Learning, I wasn’t kidding…. What drew you to that book? .

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Learning Rebels

APRIL 24, 2017

We, as educators in the Adult Learning world, have a responsibility to help our organizations move forward and we are not doing enough to practice this craft. The trend seems to be that we are aware video is important and critical, and we even admit that our end-users would probably prefer video to some of other learning methods used.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 8, 2017

Some information sticks and others are forgotten about. There is a common misconception in the training world that people within organizations don’t want to learn new stuff. We don’t let people access information needed because we don’t allow technology in the class. Stop drowning people with information.

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 17, 2018

While years ago, my network helped me gain important knowledge and made me a more well-rounded learning professional, my need for my network has evolved. Please welcome Mark Sheppard, once again, to the pages of Learning Rebels. Mark Sheppard, Senior Consultant, Leadership & Learning at Sinai Health System.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 14, 2021

I’m not going to join a learning technologies group that is focused on LMS building, because 1) It’s not my thang and 2) I don’t always agree with the concept of having an LMS in place. How you interact, how much time you spend in your group, and how you choose to discover information is what adds value.

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

What am I supposed to do with this information back on the job?” People what to know how the information they are receiving will fit into the big picture. People want to have a choice in how they receive and process information. They completed the group think exercise perfectly, had fun and learned something.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 30, 2016

I’m often surprised by the amount of “no’s” we project in the learning world. We don’t allow for self-directed learning because…you know…what if they don’t learn what WE want them to learn? Because they have learned not to trust us! It’s a vicious cycle.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 3, 2016

Today was the last day of the Designing Learning Certification. The epiphany came when she realized it wasn’t her, most likely it was the content, coupled with a facilitator who might have been more concerned with ego , than guiding information. Connecting people to learning requires two content must have’s: Context.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 30, 2015

Last week I wrote about the “6 Stupid Classroom Rules Learning Professionals Still Use” Apparently I hit a nerve, but what’s important is we had some good debate. To shed a light on a few practices we use in the classroom, based mostly on tradition that hinder the learning process. Golden Ticket.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Next up on our Learning Rebel tour of DevLearn 2014 – Laura Payette. Laura currently is a Learning Rebel who’s day job is with Nielsen GTO. A chance to step outside of daily rhythms and really connect with others who appreciate and are passionate about what’s happening on the tech side of learning and development.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 4, 2018

Therefore, I try to enlist the help of our Learning Rebel village and I have quite the list for you. You have a PLN (Personal Learning Network), don’t you? Information. “It’s not information overload. The post Mark Sheppard: Entering the Backchannel of ATD ICE 2018 appeared first on Learning Rebels.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Been there, done that – and from these experiences, I learned to talk more about projects I was working on. Organizations have long struggled with breaking down knowledge silos that create information hoarding. I work hard every day and I’m not giving this information away. ” Why? Someone may steal my work.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 2, 2018

Back in 2014, David Kelley interviewed me for the (then) upcoming Dev Learn Conference sponsored by the Elearning Guild, he was writing a series on what people bring to the conference with them. There was a lot of good information captured from a variety of people. What do I do to keep the learning going after the conference ends?

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Last week #chat2LRN hosted a twitter chat based on the DevLearn/ Personal Learning Network experience. I would even make the argument that it’s more a Personal Learning Community than a network (which conjures up visions of a strange form of speed dating, strangers passing around business cards hoping for a connection).

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Learning Rebels

MAY 2, 2016

However, I can see only 3 real reasons why a Trainer, L&D professional, Chief Learning Officer, Director, Manager, and all manner of L&D positions, wouldn’t professionally be on some form or another of social media. There is a lot of information flowing through twitter at any given time by any number of people.

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Learning Rebels

JUNE 6, 2016

Here we are – the last in the Learning Rebels Series – ATD 2016 It’s a Wrap! We had been followers of each other for awhile and Homz in particular was chasing me down to get his Learning Rebels badge – which is well deserved! It’s an annual pilgrimage that one pays to learn, develop, network and share.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 8, 2016

We can provide opportunities that encourages thought and active learning. We can curate and pass along information that makes their corner of the world brighter, and easier to manage. Perhaps with helpful (and very short) newsletters, or the occasional lunch and learn. We can create/design/develop courses that feed the mind.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 27, 2016

You plunked down cash with the hope of learning something new and meeting fabulous people. If you are a business owner or vendor, I don’t have to tell you this – but for the “I gotta a day job” Learning Rebel, what better way to tell people you enjoyed meeting them. David Smith @ dsvirtually who will share his key learning.

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