Clark Quinn

APRIL 26, 2022

Except many school practices are only useful for passing tests, not for actually solving real problems and meeting real goals. There’s a performance problem (or just the perception of one), and therefore a course is the answer. Which goes back to the first two problems. Because… You don’t need to test and tune.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We may not even be aware of the problems with these! The problem with the latter category is that folks will eagerly adopt, or avoid, these topics without understanding the nuances. For example, that new information will lead to behavior change. The last category is misconceptions.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

That’s the current problem! The problem’s compounded by the fact that many potential knowledge bases, beyond the internet, have legacy problems. Bias has been a problem in human interactions, and records thereof can also therefore have bias. The current instantiation used the internet.

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Engineering Internet Problem Learning Styles 243

Clark Quinn

MARCH 30, 2021

What with the layer of undrained water, we figured there was some sort of problem with the drain, clogged or the pump broken. So, I had an indication I couldn’t map to a problem, let alone a solution. . Our Bosch dishwasher stopped near the beginning of the cycle, and displayed an icon of a water tap. This is a real flaw!

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 18, 2021

So here let me unpack several illustrative problems. There are several problems with this list. Another problem is in the separation of the elements. On Twitter today was a question from an organization that, frankly, puzzled me. Further, I think it’s important to understand why this was a bad question. How to guides.

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Simulations Social Media Guide YouTube 249

Clark Quinn

MAY 10, 2022

That is, initially it’s an easy customer with a straightforward problem. Then, it’s a mix of more difficult customers with simple problems and easy customers with more difficult problems. Finally, you’re dealing with difficult customers and difficult problems. Which of these is easier to implement?

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Gamification Alternatives Coaching Streaming 191

Clark Quinn

APRIL 18, 2023

Instructional differences become more apparent when evaluated from the perspective of how well the learning transfers to new problems and settings. Reckon we have to continue to focus on outcomes, measuring if learning transfers to new problems and settings. This resonates because it highlights something I think we struggle with.

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Pedagogy PDF Instructional Instruction 232

Clark Quinn

JULY 13, 2021

While we can differ by age, discrepancies are better explained by experience than by ‘generation’ Another problem came in an article I was connected to on LinkedIn. Which is a problem, since the different uses require different designs. In it, they were making the case for micro learning.

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Micro-Learning Reputation Research Social Networks 301

Clark Quinn

MAY 11, 2021

Instead, trust (and ensure) that your designers know more about learning than the SME, and have practices to help ameliorate the problem. There’s ongoing coaching with stretch assignments and feedback, and interacting with other practitioners…don’t assume a course solves a problem. Except, there are many problems!

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Augmented Reality Predictions Behavior Second Life 312

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

They iterate on the practice with testing, while working backwards to necessary prerequisite problems, until you get to where your audience starts. On principle, you work backwards from the core problem. This is both pragmatic and principled. This keeps you aligned with the outcome.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 28, 2023

What emerged in the conversation was a problem about tradeoffs in aesthetics, that’s worth exploring. As the late David Jonassen also demonstrated with his problem-based learning, we retain and transfer better with concrete problems. Thus, she’s knowledgeable about what the research says.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 11, 2023

That is, I believe strongly in how Van Merriënboer talks about the knowledge you need and the complex problems you apply it to. Fortunately, in that paper (PDF), however, she tested and found that while lower level testing lead to better lower-level recall, it didn’t impact higher-level problem-solving.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 13, 2021

Yes, we do tend to do give kids abstract problems (particularly in math), which is contrary to good learning science. Hence problem-based, service-based, and other such philosophy’s of learning. Even direct instruction posits meaningful problems. Adult readiness to learn is triggered by relevance (yeah, kind of redundant).Kids

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Pedagogy Cognitive Comparison Apple 325

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 10, 2021

While this one does a (slightly) better job talking about microlearning, it is riddled with other problems. My problem, in this case, wasn’t the push for microlearning (there were some meaningful distinctions, though no actual mention how they require different design). This isn’t the only problem with this post, however.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 14, 2020

The problem is, capitalism assumes that we’re optimizing buyers. Yet we live on a finite planet… A serious problem is that the alternatives are also flawed. And yet, maybe there’s another way, that is thinking about reframing the problem. As an aside, it’s also predicated on unlimited growth.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 22, 2021

The problem, as claimed, is that working remote can remove engagement. Which I suggest is a patch upon a more fundamental problem. The issue was a daily huddle, and this quote summarizes the problem: “there is zero to little accountability of engagement and participation “ Their solution: add points to these things.

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Gamification Social Networks LinkedIn Compliance Training 177

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

There is significant evidence that expertise matters in successful approaches to problem-solving, and others. thesis, I trained folks on analogical reasoning skills, and found improvement (for component skills that weren’t a) already ceilinged or b) were perceived to be immutable, across different problem types. In my own Ph.D.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 30, 2023

However, they push back when asked “what’s the actual problem”, let alone asked for measures. There is a ‘faith’ that “if we build it, it is good” So, biz units can ask for a course, and get one. They’ve provided content and access to SMEs.

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Effectiveness Behavior Change Problem 231

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This is only part of the broader problem. Which is related to another problem, business school curricula. There’s no reliable data that generations is a viable discrimination. In fact, it literally is discrimination (in terms of using arbitrary distinctions to label people. This, too, is a myth! It’s appealing, but wrong.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 30, 2020

The problem, it appears, was a perception that I’m deeply involved with orgs that perpetuate the problem. That, to me, is where the problem lies, and implicitly indicts the vendors. So it’s a problem. I thought I’d try to clarify all this, and make sense of myths, publishers and confusion.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 4, 2021

It’s a frequent symptom that the courses that are asked for have little relation to the actual problem. There are many reasons for performance problems, and a reliable solution is to throw a course at it. Courses can’t address problems like the wrong incentives, or a lack of resources.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Is there a problem with a learning science bandwagon? I’m not alone in carrying the banner for learning science. Others are talking about evidence-based practices, making it stick, and more. This, I maintain, is a good thing. Is there too much of good thing? First, let’s be clear.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Back to Wikipedia: they “can help shape behaviour and set an approach to solving problems” To me, they’re explanatory and predictive, in that they can explain why something occurred, and predict the outcome of various actions. The next question is why mental models.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 4, 2019

Of late there’s been a resurrection of a long term problem. I opined about the problem of labels for what we do half a year ago, but it has raised its head again. One problem is that right now there are two interpretations of learning engineer. I don’t quite agree.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 16, 2019

In it, they argue against “constructivist, discovery, problem-based, experiential, and inquiry-based teaching” That’s a pretty comprehensive list. Similarly, research supports attempting to solve problems even if you can’t before you learn. And those, I suggest, are the goals we should care about.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 22, 2023

The problem is, there’s a lot of pressure against this. Yet, too often, we see people getting it right ‘once’, and thinking that’s enough. It might be sufficient to tick a box, but it’s not sufficient to generate a new ability.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 27, 2021

Yet, I believe these are problems that are solvable. Of course, the service itself must be principled, including a way to self-repair any problems. In his Change the World Using Social Media , he says “social media platforms can…produce positive change” Of course, there are also problematic uses. For example, my kids.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 7, 2020

Let me be clear about the claim, the problem, and a healthy approach. And, this is a problem, because it misrepresents what’s going on. So, after that mess on Twitter, I next see on LinkedIn a recognized personage who proceeds to claim that learning styles are legit. And, the basis for this claim is fundamentally wrong.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The only problem is that some of them may be bad. We need to be aware to avoid the potential problems. It’s not surprising, but we really should develop the guardrails before these tools reach release. To be fair, there are some great opportunities out there. Generative AI can produce some ideas you might not have thought of.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Of course, we have to admit problems we’re having as well. 5 minutes” or “we identified the problem and were able to reduce the errors in manufacturing back to our y/100 baseline” These may even include “saving us $z” To do this, of course, means you’re actually addressing key business impact drivers.

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 5, 2023

He’s a proponent of performance improvement consulting, where you analyze the problem before you decree a course as a solution. The realization is that when we’re talking about barriers to success, thinking of one may not be enough. So, Guy’s book is about taking a step above just thinking of course.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 17, 2023

However, when I looked at it, there were several problems. (Actually the results say, not surprisingly, that one media’s better for some things, and another’s better at other; BTW, one of our great translators of research to practice, Patti Shank, has a series of articles on video that’s worth paying attention to.)

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jonassen’s work) has shown that we perform better working from problems that are concrete rather than abstract. Which is why those abstract problems kids are assigned in schools are so wrong !). We work better with concrete problems with facilitation to support abstraction and transfer. Research (e.g.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 29, 2021

There’s no measurement to see if the problem is fixed, let alone tuning to ensure it is. Too often, we have our own expectation that “if we build it, it is good” That is, too often we take an order for a course, we build it, and we assume all is well. We don’t have expectations that we need to be measuring our impact!

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Rapid eLearning Quiz eLearning Tools vendor 280

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The problem here is that we’re using unreliable metrics. Sure, it’s much easier if we can reliably group people into segments that mean we have a reliable basis to do different things. Marketers do this with psychographics, for instance. Demographics can also matter. First, there are assumptions that turn out to be flawed.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

You begin with a performance problem. But it’s not (at least initially) a training problem. If they do know, and could do it but aren’t, the problem isn’t going to be solved by training. In other words, is it a resource problem? So it must need training, right? You need to address their motivation.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 12, 2022

The problem, of course, is whether anxiety and motivation are truly ‘emotions’. (And we should!) However, too often we don’t. So I use the shorthand term ‘emotion’ to address this. I use the term to separate from the cognitive in a shorthand way. Effectively, they’re not.

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