Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Whether mobile devices will play an important role in learning. What form mobile learning will take? Whether formal education and training is valuable (only people who have forgotten what it is like to be a novice would question that). Will apps change everything? I’m going to stop at five.

Big Question 67

Big Question Policies Internet Tagging 67

Clive on Learning

JUNE 18, 2010

Forms of e-learning Of those employees who receive self-study e-learning, most of this is likely to be standard tutorial modules, with a sizeable proportion also using video and a small minority using either serious games or mobile learning. What forms of training do employees want? “In

Blended Learning 49

Blended Learning Survey Virtual Classroom Learning Technologies 49

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 (..)

Compliance Training 78

Compliance Training Distance Learning Simulations Rapid eLearning 78

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Face-to-face learning will remain the number one method used by organisations. More than half of respondents said blended learning will be a key part of their training strategy and one in five respondents plan to embrace mobile learning in 2009.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Survey Budget Poll 40

Clive on Learning

APRIL 19, 2007

None of the above are peculiar to mobile learning. I don't find this particularly disappointing, in fact quite the opposite - mobile learning provides access to performance support and learning activities for more people, more of the time.

Instant Messaging 45

Instant Messaging Voice Performance Support Movie 45

Clive on Learning

MAY 22, 2009

Few users are going to use a mobile device to work on a lengthy, formal self-study course; but they are likely to use it view videos or slide shows, listen to podcasts, read very short articles, contribute to collaborative learning activities, ask and respond to questions, and generally to engage with their network.

Mobile 40

Mobile Budget Learning Network 40

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 20, 2010

In the various workshops I run, I meet l&d practitioners every week; I know what they do, what they think and what pressures they are under.

Virtual Classroom 70

Virtual Classroom Change ASTD eLearning Guild 70

Clive on Learning

JUNE 13, 2012

And here I have to define learning technologies very broadly to include not just self-paced e-learning but also virtual classrooms, electronic performance support, collaborative distance learning, mobile learning, games and simulations, as well as the many uses of social media.

Blended Learning 80

Blended Learning Job Virtual Classroom Simulations 80

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Given the fuss currently about HTML 5 and mobile learning, we can sometimes forget that these media already work just fine on any device going. Instructional e-learning tries to provide knowledge in one hit and this is rarely going to be a successful strategy.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Case Study Simulations 40

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

In fact, back in 2001, I wrote an article called M is for Maybe , which expressed my reservations about the whole idea of mobile learning. Now no-one doubts the usefulness and the pervasiveness of cell phones, Blackberries, iPods and PDAs, but to view these as serious learning devices has, until now, taken some imagination.

Media 40

Media iPod FLV Movie 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2008

While Learning 2.0, asynchronous and synchronous e-learning and even the classroom were showing increased usage, mobile learning was down 10% and serious games down 6%. The report also includes an update on the 'training modalities' used by members. Surprising you might think.

eLearning Guild 40

eLearning Guild Learning 2.0 Asynchronous Synchronous 40

Clive on Learning

APRIL 2, 2009

The report notes that "the market is favorable for learning technology suppliers, despite, or perhaps because of, the recession." " The report forecasts especially rapid growth for collaborative e-learning, mobile learning, self-paced learning, and simulations and games.

Budget 40

Budget Simulations Masie Survey 40

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 12, 2009

Predictions Of all the forces for change (Gen Y, new thinking about learning, pressures to respond quickly to needs, new tools, new devices, etc.) Most of the cool stuff (informal learning, social media, games and sims, mobile learning) will have to stay on the back burner, because management will simply not be interested in experimenting.

Big Question 40

Big Question Predictions Synchronous Social Media 40

Clive on Learning

JULY 17, 2007

Are we misleading ourselves into thinking that because we all believe in social networking, informal learning, mobile learning, simulations, virtual worlds and all sorts of other 'alternative therapies', that anyone else in the world of learning and development agrees (or even knows what we are talking about)?

Social Networks 40

Social Networks Simulations Alternatives Virtual World 40

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Of the "e-learning technologies used", roughly 60% of employers are using an LMS, 40% are using virtual classrooms, chat rooms and discussion groups, games and sims, >30% are using open source tools (!!!), 20% mobile learning, blogs and wikis, 15% podcasts. All of these are expected to increase substantially in the next 3 years.

Research 40

Research Virtual Classroom Wiki Blended Learning 40

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 13, 2010

In 2009 I predicted : Most of the cool stuff (informal learning, social media, games and sims, mobile learning) will have to stay on the back burner, because management will simply not be interested in experimenting.

Big Question 40

Big Question Predictions Virtual Classroom ASTD 40

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 18, 2011

Thanks to Cammy Bean for alerting me to two more apps for learning technologists. It's never too late to learn about Gagne's nine events. Kineo has come up with its own e-learning top tips app. I've loaded them on to my iPhone and taken a look. Here's the menu. And here's a typical entry.

iPhone 84

iPhone iPad Instructional Design Coaching 84