Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2012

The evidence I saw was in work by the innovative developer Nelson Croom , but I’ve seen similar things before. I’m also beginning to see some changes to the way that your good old e-learning tutorial is presented. One of those is the inclusion of interactions that break out of the constraints of isolated self-study.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Just in case you weren’t one of the 500 at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square in London last night, here are the lucky ones for this year: Best use of mobile learning Gold Winner: Learnosity Best use of rapid e-learning content Gold Winner: Bupa Health and Wellbeing UK and Brightwave Silver Winner: Everything Everywhere Bronze Winner: ispeakuspeak (..)

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

What a great idea - a genuinely groundbreaking educational innovation that opens up all sorts of new possibilities, particularly for the teaching of maths and English. Most of us respond really well to this pressure - we do innovate and we do keep the show on the road. It seems that necessity really is the mother of invention.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 24, 2011

A good example of this is the blog of Sebastian’s colleague Hans de Zwart , Shell’s Innovation Manager for Learning Technologies. We focus more and more on on-the-Job training, on learning events that are completely relevant to somebody’s work.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

In my career in learning technology, it has been American innovators who have led the way. Unlike many of my peers, I have always had a soft spot for America and most especially Americans. I worked for an American company for over ten years and made many very enjoyable visits as a result.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 20, 2010

New media have exploded on to the scene so quickly that a gaping skills gap has emerged; and until that gap is bridged, it is unlikely that we will see real innovations in methods and media. We have to come to terms with the fact that we work in a conservative profession.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2009

How the downturn affects the behaviour of Gen Y What it’s like to be a learner today The pros and cons of a linear progression through content as opposed to random access How necessity is once again proving to be the mother of invention That blogging is journalism That Twitter is only incidentally a learning tool That exercise boosts brain power Relationships (..)

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 2, 2011

It contains some interesting innovations. No way did my life need another social network. It's hard enough as it is to keep up with Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. But the Google offering is significant. And as someone who is expected to know about these things, I could not ignore it.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 23, 2008

I've always been impressed by Patrick's commitment to innovation and creativity in design and his belief that we can learn from the approaches adopted by great designers in other fields. So, my second interview is with Patrick Dunn.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

As with the architect of buildings, other motives can come into play – the desire to experiment and innovate, loyalty to the latest fads and fashions, the glamour and glitz of the awards ceremonies – but should they be tempted, they risk failing to meet the requirement within the given constraints.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 22, 2009

According to a new survey conducted in March for training provider Cegos , employees are keener than HR and the training function to embrace innovative training practices and new technologies.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 29, 2011

She brings a strong level of innovation, creativity and passion for learning using a variety of methodologies. Tiina is an experienced and forward-thinking learning and development professional with a career in training and consulting that has covered a wide range of business sectors.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

This extract shines the spotlight on a real innovator who has successfully broken free from the confines of the traditional training course and, in doing so, challenged out-dated models of learning and development. In December 2010 he joined BP as Group Head of elearning.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Now, when you have a good speaker with good slides and meaningful interactivity then that's a good combination whatever the medium, but I think it's fair to say that most facilitators shy away from formats that challenge this rather safe model.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Is my agenda (innovation, expression, technology, creativity, engagement, sharing or whatever it is) in tune with the objectives of my clients/employer or am I just fighting a rather dysfunctional crusade? Questions like: If I retired tomorrow would anyone notice?

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

educational establishments had to innovate? excellence in teaching were rewarded? learners were allowed to play more? universities and schools were less independent and shared resources better? teachers let go and allowed learners to direct the learning experience? universities realised that they didn't own their students?

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 12, 2009

Here are my offerings: Challenges Keeping innovation and change on the agenda when all anyone's interested in is survival. The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question for January asks what are your challenges, plans and predictions for 2009? Keeping the income flowing in when spending on external contractors could take a hit.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 14, 2008

I would expect it to be less easy to sell top-end, innovative projects - the sort that gets the client promoted and wins awards. On the other hand, the news from those organisations that offer public classroom courses is not so good - for some, their business appears to have dropped off a cliff. techniques.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 24, 2007

The author provides many examples of innovative group activities which would work equally well in a corporate setting and which counterbalance the inevitable steer towards formalised, tutor-centred instruction.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 11, 2008

There are so many topics that would benefit from this approach and so many innovative creative treatments yet to be discovered. If you can't see yourself doing this alone, form teams and share your skills and expertise. We're well and truly in the era of online video now and it's much more fun to be a player than a passive observer.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 18, 2008

He acknowledged that on-job training (sorry, learning) was still top of the pops and that the classroom is still prominent, albeit more innovative and bite-sized. One significant change that Daniel would admit to was an almost universal recognition of the importance of blending e-learning with other elements.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2008

The ingredients of Articulate Studio (Presenter for PowerPoint conversions, QuizMaker for assessments, Engage for innovative interactions) are well-established and deliver good functionality. What I haven't been too impressed with in the past is the way they integrate - they didn't look like they belonged together.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 10, 2007

As early as 1984 I can remember working on a highly-innovative, game-based videodisc for pharmaceutical reps, that used all sorts of fab video effects (including a nevigatable 3D mock-up of a hospital), that won an industry award, appeared on the BBC, but which was hopelessly off-beam in terms of its application.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 12, 2007

After all, the paper starts by making the point that, "as technological innovation enables companies to disaggregate and send increasing amounts of work to employees and external partners around the world.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Last week Jay Cross wrote: "Two years ago I finished writing Informal Learning, Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance. Then my publisher took a year to produce it! Snails on valium move faster. Foot dragging does no one any good.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 13, 2008

The subtitle of the book, 'Enriching the practice of teaching by exploring the biology of learning,' pretty well sums it up - this is neuroscience for teachers, written by a Professor of Biology and Director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education at Case Western Reserve University.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2006

In many ways George was bound to take such an innovative approach. The author has ". intentionally left thoughts unstructured and unconnected, allowing readers to create their own connections." This is not what we've come to expect!

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

In this next profile we meet Julie Wedgwood who, almost single-handedly, transformed a very traditional IT training team into enthusiastic innovators capable of showing that formal training can be flexible, effective and fun. The NHS was still very course focused, so Julie decided not to fight this head-on initially.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Of course there are far too many tools, but most disappear without trace pretty quickly, and such innovation is infinitely preferable to dependence on the goodwill of a single, monopoly supplier. Tools are great, not just as toys, but because they change the world.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 30, 2011

To encourage new ideas, he ran an innovation day in which a number of new proposals were put forward. Phase two was to move from what Peter called “getting things fixed” to “doing things more effectively.” At the heart of this was Peter’s commitment to “breaking through the walls of the classroom” and embedding learning on the job.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 12, 2009

" "Perhaps more than any other corporate intranet innovation, social software technologies are exposing the holes in corporate communication and collaboration — and at times filling them before the (usually slow-moving) enterprise can fully grasp (and control) the flow.

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