From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

For the rest of us, this is a cultural phenomenon, which naturally I look through the lens of L&D geekiness to see what we can learn. The act of filming a video clip and posting in on social media is commonplace. Peer learning. e-learning' For the ice bucket challenge there was very little specific guidance.

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From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

An update on a post about learning objectives which attracted a healthy amount of support and debate: refinements to that position and what it means in practice for learning designers. The question is “ Is it best practice to show learners the learning objectives? ” Showing learning objectives: Some pros.

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From the Coleface

JULY 4, 2014

7 th July sees the 10 th meeting of the Professional services e-learning forum, an informal networking and benchmarking group for L&D professionals working for the UK’s top 15 accountancy and top 15 law firms. accountancy e-learning legal' Working in a professional partnership raises unique challenges and opportunities.

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From the Coleface

MARCH 13, 2012

Last week I attended #SLCONF , a conference on social learning. Social learning is a zeitgeisty term which is very much in the early stages of the Gartner hype cycle for most organisations. I participated to find out more about what social learning is and what L&D practitioners should be doing about it/ with it.

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From the Coleface

AUGUST 3, 2009

Does your firm have a culture that supports e-learning? Whilst organisational culture is a nebulous thing, there are three key factors that are changing it to embrace e-learning more. The flipside is that client facing staff have been more willing to act as subject matter experts and author their own e-learning content.

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From the Coleface

JANUARY 27, 2014

At this year’s Learning Technologies show I’ve been invited by the eLearning Network to do a slot on ‘Ask the Expert’ about instructional design. Here are some examples of the kind of things I’m expecting to be asked : Which learning theories are useful? When should I use audio/ video/ other media?

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From the Coleface

JUNE 25, 2013

Just when you thought you had enough e-learning buzzwords, curation came along. ” Content curation evolved as a digital marketing discipline to enhance search engine optimisation and then crossed over into the learning space. .” Then think variety (and learning styles could be a useful metaphor/ prompt).

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