Rob Hubbard

JUNE 7, 2016

We use mental short-cuts (heuristics) to solve problems. People tend to prefer instant gratification over future benefits. Immediate feedback, badges, points and other gamification tools can provide this. These come from things like hindsight, recency, availability and representativeness.

Cognitive 40

Cognitive Simulations Design Guide 40

Rob Hubbard

DECEMBER 10, 2015

What is the business problem you are trying to solve and what effect will this have on your organisation’s mission as a whole? So how can you convince your organisation that investing digital learning is a good thing? Embed the learning in your wider organisational strategy.

Digital 40

Digital Social Networks eLearning Consultant eLearning Strategy 40

Rob Hubbard

JANUARY 28, 2016

Getting to the crux of a customer’s business problem often means not taking things at face value. The award was given partly because of all the voluntary work he has done to support the elearning industry but also because he’s seen as somewhat of a thought-leader in digital learning.

eLearning 40

eLearning Skype Director vendor 40

Rob Hubbard

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Using transmedia, we could create a narrative around the learning objectives or organisational problem and then use different channels and platforms to tell different parts of the story. As we know, storytelling is a powerful learning tool. These channels might include video, blogs, websites, games and more.

Wiki 58

Wiki Learning Objects Media Culture 58

Rob Hubbard

OCTOBER 14, 2015

If you want your learners to come up with creative solutions to problems build in things that will grab their interest and make them want to know more. Include an element of surprise – uncertainty can engender curiosity and give us a thrill as we wait to discover ‘what happens next’. Curiosity and creativity are inextricably linked.

Scanning 40

Scanning Brain Study Research 40

Rob Hubbard

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Feedback/ problem reporting. Review where your learners are coming from and schedule ‘live’ elements at times when most people can make it. Vary the times if necessary and always record it so that those who cannot attend can watch later.

Distance Learning 67

Distance Learning Wiki Collaboration Learning 67

Rob Hubbard

JUNE 29, 2011

Instead younger learners like to try things out, get it wrong, adjust their approach, problem-solve, then draw their own conclusions. Gone are the days of teacher as ‘sage’ handing down words of wisdom to be learned by rote. Spoon feeding such learners, as most elearning packages and training courses do, is counter-productive.

Social Networks 49

Social Networks Social Network Rapid eLearning Brain 49

Rob Hubbard

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The challenge is that designing a simple solution to a complex problem is usually a long journey. If there is a particularly knotty design problem I don’t throw my self at it. I let my mind rest against the problem and wait for a solution to appear. The secret to great design is simplicity. It always does.

Design 73

Design Budget Instructional Design Project 73