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Modeling mental models

Clark Quinn

Despite their utility, grounding in fundamental cognition, and value in learning, they continue to be absent or misunderstood in our learning interventions. Wikipedia defines them as “an internal representation of external reality” Really, it’s an explanation of how a small part of the world works.

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Soft landing

E-Learning Provocateur

Muhammad Tahir Rabbani risked poking the bear on LinkedIn when he asked the Learning & Development Professionals Club: How can we differentiate between hard and soft skills? Wikipedia describes soft skills as “psychosocial”, and I feel this hits the mark closer than most. It’s certainly transferable.

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The Living Root Bridge of Learning Engagement

Upside Learning

By Arshiya Urveeja Bose – Flickr, CC BY 2.0, [link] Wikipedia tells me a living root […]. I am fascinated by the root bridges there. Imagine a bridge that lives! Doesn’t this one in Nongriat village look like a scene from The Lord of the Rings?

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What is Blended Learning, and Why is it Important?

ej4 eLearning

Most trainers and teachers have heard of blended learning. Once one understands what blended learning really is, it becomes a lot easier to see its benefits, and to recognize vendors that are actually offering true value, as opposed to a buzzword. Modern Learning Management Systems can track employee use and skill development.

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Smarter ways to improve the quality of Employee-generated Learning

Challenge to Learn

When companies start with Employee-generated Learning there is always a concern about the quality of the content. Increased speed of development and decreased costs are two of the most important drivers behind Employee-generated Learning. Wikipedia effect. Old school quality control. It is all about responsibility.

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What’s in a Name? Digital Learning

InSync Training

Would it surprise you to learn that, on Wikipedia, the following three phrases are equivalent? Online Learning --> eLearning > Educational Technology. Having so many ways of saying the same thing is understandably confusing the people not in the learning and development community.

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Top 10 Learning Tools for 2019

Clark Quinn

It’s time again for Jane Hart’s Top Learning Tools Survey , so it’s time for my personal list (and for you to submit yours). WordPress: my first learning tool is this blog. The learning comes from just me thinking through things to keep populating the post, and the exercise of actually putting the thoughts down.