Issue - eLearning Learning

Chain of fools

From the Coleface

MAY 9, 2013

L&D say “thank you very much” and wake up the following morning realising they’ve been given an issue or topic that no sane trainer would want to stand up in front of a classroom full of people to deal with. Management have a problem that they don’t want to or can’t solve personally. So they give a budget to L&D.

e-learning company

e-learning company Version Budget Reputation

Instructional design agony uncle

From the Coleface

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’m not anticipating being in agony uncle mode for the full hour – I’ll be very happy to go off-topic, especially if you want to find out more about how the eLearning Network could benefit you… So what are your burning instructional design issues? How do you make the best use of Subject Matter Experts?

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design

Did you get potatoes in your stocking?

From the Coleface

JANUARY 10, 2013

It was upon the return to school that the issue came into focus. I was delighted that neither daughter had behaved in a way to deserve a potato and a happy Christmas was had by all. Our eldest took it upon herself to go round asking if any of her classmates had received potatoes.

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Stock Issue Classes Conversation

Pitfalls in mobile learning #5:

From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

If you have all these issues covered off, you have an excellent chance of avoiding a major pitfall. The section called ‘Factors causing concern about Mobile Learning’ is a good backgrounder for someone looking to implement mobile learning in their organisation for the first time.

Mobile Learning

Mobile Learning Mobile iPad Emergent

What every L&D professional needs to know about e-learning

From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

It also reminds us that there’s more to an e-learning solution than routinely wheeling out a series of self-paced modules…it’s important to have a holistic look at the business issue you are trying to solve.

Module

Module Issue Learning Education

Professional Services e-learning Forum meeting 14 March

From the Coleface

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

When I was working for Deloitte in L&D, it baffled me why firms did not spend more time and energy comparing notes on trends, issues, suppliers and more. As an L&D professional working in one of the UK’s leading accountancy or legal firms, do you wonder how other firms are taking advantage of mobile and social technologies in L&D?

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Forum Services Social Networks LinkedIn

Pitfalls in mobile learning #1: Intimacy

From the Coleface

MAY 21, 2012

Aside from the issues around how to gain permission to contact learners via mobile, when you fall onto the wrong side of this balance with your content or way of communicating learners will react…noisily, emotionally and publicly.

Mobile

Mobile Mobile Learning Trust Emergent

e-learning best practice

From the Coleface

JUNE 26, 2008

My colleague Richard Middleton will be talking about the thorny issue of fun in e-learning. So I’m looking forward to stimulate debate over the issues raised, so that everyone gets some practical points to take away. It would be great to see you there. My fun at the conference involves chairing one of the conference streams.

Streaming

Streaming Conference Learning Issue

Once, twice, one thousand times a knowledge worker

From the Coleface

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Jay Cross has an interesting article in the December issue of the “Inside Learning Technologies” magazine about making business decisions and the use of business metrics. As I made the claim in Feb that 2009 would be the year of “ bad measurement ” this is a topic close to my heart.

Knowledge Worker

Knowledge Worker Knowledge Metrics Ratio

The science of using audio in e-learning

From the Coleface

OCTOBER 3, 2012

And possibly this is the heart of the issue: corporate learning and academia don’t mix…or don’t mix enough. There’s some cultural chasms between these two worlds: Most Psychology experiments use Psychology undergraduates as they’re free – are they representative enough of people at work to draw valid inferences?

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Audio Cognitive Statistics Instructional Design

Harvard study? Man down pub, more like…

From the Coleface

JANUARY 21, 2008

Whilst I have no issue with the conclusion, I have lots of issues with the story – there was never any such study. A few did and 3% actually went to the trouble of writing their goals down. 30 years later when the same class was surveyed, these 3% were found to have amassed 97% of the net wealth of the class taken as a whole.

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Study Classes Issue Survey

3rd sexiest knee captured on film

From the Coleface

OCTOBER 3, 2008

Imagine my how my Friday afternoon was lifted when I found that my left knee had been captured in a photo on page 16 of the Sept/ Oct issue of HCM magazine – Claire Little of SHL deservedly getting centre stage in the photo as she was speaking at the ELN Showcase at the time.

Photo

Photo Reputation Picture Issue

Curation 101

From the Coleface

JUNE 25, 2013

From my first experience of curation, here are my top five curation issues to think through: 1. I used Scoopit and found it fairly intuitive, and produced this page of resources in 2 hours including research time. Do you need to be a subject matter expert to curate effectively?

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Photoshop Photography Search Resources

How professionals learn

From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

In the November Issue of TJ , Des Woods and Henry Marsden have an article called “How professionals learn” As the former head of learning at Ernst & Young and head of professional development at Linklaters, Des is writing from considerable experience.

Case Study

Case Study Learning Quality Study

Managing for strengths at TDN

From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Nicky has worked on assignments with clients in America, Argentina, Canada, Nigeria and Venezuela, providing her with a strong understanding of global L&D issues and cultural differences. Her particular areas of expertise include strengths-based selection and recruitment, leadership development and performance management.

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Management Journal Press Director

Legal Services Act – the end of the world?

From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Today’s issue of The Lawyer has a handy summary. Over the past few years you’ll have heard reports of “Tesco Law” and doom-mongers reporting that law firms will perish in the wake of increased competition from non-law firms. So what does the Act actually say?

Services

Services Summary Predictions Alternatives

Instructions….ggrrr

From the Coleface

AUGUST 10, 2009

It’s well known amongst trainers just how hard it is to issue clear instructions that people can follow. Over the years on Train the Trainer courses, I have witnessed hundreds of course delegates learn from failing to be able to give adequate instructions for a novice to make a jam sandwich or wrap a pad of Post-Its in paper.

Instructional

Instructional Instruction Examples Sample

E&Y offshores tax compliance: what does this mean to you?

From the Coleface

AUGUST 13, 2007

Hiding stealthily in the August issue of Accountancy is a story stating that Ernst & Young have created 200 new graduate jobs in India for UK tax compliance work over the next 2 years. People will seize on this story as evidence of three entirely different trends: 1. The End is Nigh.

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Off-shore Compliance Training Compliance Attitudes

Is Enterprise search the answer to L&D’s interruption problem?

From the Coleface

JANUARY 22, 2014

Another issue for people in large organisations is that a multiplicity of portals have evolved so it’s increasingly difficult for someone to remember which portal they need for occasionally accessed information (for instance, to answer that tricky question on recoverability of VAT on expenses, which portal do you need?

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Search Enterprise Problem Portal

Sustaining a learning community: top down or bottom up?

From the Coleface

JULY 16, 2009

Here’s a write up of the typical issues raised and how people suggested approaching them. At the ELN showcase on 10 July, I chaired a group who wanted to talk about learning communities. The top 5 concerns for someone wanting to make an online learning community work were: How do we get it launched?

Community

Community Specialist ROI Learning

Bad science masquerading as fact

From the Coleface

JULY 3, 2007

It was great to see Mike Clayton in July’s issue of TJ putting the spotlight on Mehrabian’s 7-38-55 rule of communication – this has to be one of the most misquoted pieces of research in the world of L&D.

Research

Research Communication Issue Report

Diversity is…err, too diverse?

From the Coleface

DECEMBER 20, 2007

This gives the opportunity for each working party to gain an in-depth understanding of the issues and how to address them. Ethnicity and social inclusion. Sexual orientation and gender identity. Work-life balance. Disability.

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Diversity Training Problem Culture Quality

Mind the gap: culture vs. good practice

From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Then I would follow this up with a blog to discuss the issues raised and hopefully a learning community would spring up out of this which would take on a life of its own (with some heavy pushing from the T&D department!).

Culture

Culture Blended Learning Wiki Write Blog

Companies Act – time for some more “tick and bash”?

From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

It may be worth talking to your technical department to see how much of an issue this will be for your firm and what plans you can get underway to reduce the pain in 2008. This means that there may well be some learning needs coming your way soon (the impact on the Big Four firms will probably be less than for the mid tier).

Companies

Companies Director Report Assessment