Clive on Learning

JULY 13, 2012

I went on to explain what the circumstances would be in which a face-to-face solution would be needed, but I probably didn't go far enough to satisfy most learning professionals. As a component in a formal blended solution, e.g. to introduce a new course, to explore key topics, to review progress.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2014

So dominant in fact, that those tasked with devising and assembling technology-based learning solutions have been called instructional designers ever since. They will be provided with specific and timely feedback. Each strategy had its place then as now, often in combination within what we now call a blended solution.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 16, 2013

It''s easy to criticise, much harder to put forward a solution. A typical solution The answers to the questions above will obviously determine the shape of the solution. To follow-up, I''d provide a forum where you could ask experts for answers to really tricky questions not covered in the programme.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Input: Providing the formal element which hopefully will inspire the learner and act as a catalyst for changes in behaviour and on-going skills development. Application: Providing opportunities for the learner to test out new ideas and skills in the work environment.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 8, 2013

Learning professionals have no real difficulty in supporting the formal element of their work, i.e. providing access to courses. Here, LMS functionality is provided within the context of your principal day-to-day tool for learning, knowledge-sharing and collaboration, not the other way round. However, there is a key difference.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 17, 2013

You are reluctant to compromise on the quality of the solutions you offer. Of course this is not the first time that learning providers have had to struggle with tight market conditions. Learning & development staff are apprehensive about the idea of using new learning technologies. Coming next: The vision: 1. transformation'

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Input: Providing the formal element which hopefully will inspire the learner and act as a catalyst for changes in behaviour and on-going skills development. Application: Providing opportunities for the learner to test out new ideas and skills in the work environment. blended learning PIAF'

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Ideas Case Study Blended Learning Blended 79

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 31, 2012

Called Vendor Perspectives (slightly ironic as 'vendor' is very much a US expression, where we tend to say 'supplier') the service provides intelligence about available solutions to potential buyers in all the usual product and service categories, including custom content providers, authoring tools, learning management platforms, etc.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 31, 2013

Providing this sort of flexibility is not always practical, but it should at least be an aim. and providing alternatives can be beneficial, if not compulsory. Having to conform to someone else''s timetable is always going to be a compromise solution. Everybody starts and ends at the same place, regardless of need.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 30, 2012

Not surprisingly, the most popular services on offer at the moment are those that can be provided virtually, like graphic design or coding, but currently no-ones extending this to learning technologies. proposing a blended solution? So, what could you buy or sell remotely by the hour: analysing a performance requirement?

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 23, 2012

I was relieved, then, when my colleague Phil Green was able to provide me with a much catchier set of labels - "learning, learners and logistics". What additional information needs to be provided as on-demand resources. How long before the solution must be in place? The three Ls. What is the budget?

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Learner Attitudes Micro-Learning Performance Support 74

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Blended solutions, whether or not we call them this, are without doubt the strategy of choice among larger employers around the world. Blended solutions do much more than provide variety or choice. Which brings us to the other part of this insight, which is that formal courses are changing in nature.

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Course Blended Learning Compliance Training Blended 101

Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The most common manifestation of this, in my experience, is to provide the same solution for those with a great deal of prior knowledge as for those who are relative beginners. But it is easy to see how, if we are not careful, we end up providing an 'average' learning experience which satisfies no-one.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I have seen recent evidence of some very sophisticated ROI analysis of learning interventions, and this is to be lauded, but it's usually not necessary to provide evidence with scientific precision. A typical formal intervention - classroom or e-learning - provides valuable input but very rarely sees the job through.

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Evalution Kirkpatrick Blended Learning Performance Support 84

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Most of the difficulties encountered in the design, development and delivery of a learning solution arise because commitments were made to a client at an early stage which either could not realistically be met or which would not provide the client with the answer to the problem they were facing. Be prepared.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

The leadership development programme : This takes place over an 8-month period and is provided by an external contractor. The President of the company attends the last session in which they present their solution to a current work problem. These communicate regularly using conference calls and get together face-to-face every two years.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 4, 2020

4 In the context of a blended solution, live events also act as a milestone to encourage learners to get the self-paced work done. There is something about experiencing an event as it happens in the company of our peers, whether that’s face to face or online.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

The leadership development programme : This takes place over an 8-month period and is provided by an external contractor. The President of the company attends the last session in which they present their solution to a current work problem. These communicate regularly using conference calls and get together face-to-face every two years.

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Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 75

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

So, how is it that, with games and films, success is ultimately determined by the intellectual effort put into the design of products that provide a satisfying user experience, whereas with e-learning this doesn't hold true? Assuming I've correctly diagnosed the problem, I've still no idea what the solution should be.

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Market Comparison Engineering Games 72

Clive on Learning

JUNE 18, 2015

This question places the emphasis on performance not on learning, which is vital if you are to design a solution that is focused on changing behaviour and not on developing knowledge. These questions will have a big impact on how you deliver your solution. Why are they not doing this now? Have they ever done it?

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 18, 2015

This question places the emphasis on performance not on learning, which is vital if you are to design a solution that is focused on changing behaviour and not on developing knowledge. These questions will have a big impact on how you deliver your solution. Why are they not doing this now? Have they ever done it?

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Performance Support Budget Blended Learning Analysis 40

Clive on Learning

JUNE 4, 2013

The prospect of a solution to a real, current problem will definitely do the job, because relevance will always drive out resistance. Provide learning opportunities with a clear purpose, a direct relevance to real-world issues and a highly-flexible and learner-centred methodology and you’ll be more than half the way there.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2014

So dominant in fact, that those tasked with devising and assembling technology-based learning solutions have been called instructional designers ever since. They will be provided with specific and timely feedback. Each strategy had its place then as now, often in combination within what we now call a blended solution.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I thought I would share these cases with you over the next four working days and then later provide you with some feedback on what participants thought were workable solutions, as well as my own comments. So here goes.

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Content Developer Custom Content Develop 69

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 2, 2012

And in the case of Practical Photoshop (I know, I’m sounding very geeky), you can see screencasts providing how-to demos. So, we’re still some way from having an ideal solution. In the case of my Sound-on-Sound magazine, you can listen to mixing and mastering samples. I can’t link to an item in an issue as I can do on the web.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We’ve been developing solutions based on many, short digital learning resources for many years now. Cramming provides short-term benefits but these quickly fade. A resource is relevant if it solves a current problem, provides us with some useful advantage or reduces a risk. Micro-learning that is relevant will be motivating.

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Micro-Learning Compliance Training Case Study Simulations 58

Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Reuters is the largest provider of content to the internet and supplies data on almost one million shares, bonds and other financial instruments. A lack of consistent standards – many different approaches to analysis and design of learning solutions. To provide fast, effective deployment of mission-critical skills and knowledge.

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Performance Support Global vendor Learning 73

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2009

And don't forget those organisations - typically cottage industries - that provide training services to the big boys, but have had neither the capital nor the technical expertise to integrate e-learning into their offerings. But this year we have seen a major shift.

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Blended Learning Authoring Tools Virtual Classroom DimDim 69

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2010

It provides the structure that novices need. Videos, podcasts, screencasts, reference guides, even simple slide shows, can all be valuable resources and will be used increasingly in learning solutions. Importantly it's also cheap to deploy.

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Virtual Classroom Blended Learning Tutorial Wikipedia 80

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

For some time we have had the Khan Academy covering maths and Lynda.com providing tech skills. Well, it is unlikely that, on its own, it is going to provide someone with the skills, insights and confidence needed to perform to a high level in their work.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 21, 2013

They will only have the means if employers help them to develop the skills they need to learn independently and provide, where appropriate, the right collaborative software tools (a rich and searchable intranet, forums, wikis, blogs, communities of practice, etc.). They will only have the motive if they are rewarded for effective performance.

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Strategy Wiki Communities of Practice Reputation 77

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We’ve been developing solutions based on many, short digital learning resources for many years now. Cramming provides short-term benefits but these quickly fade. A resource is relevant if it solves a current problem, provides us with some useful advantage or reduces a risk. Micro-learning that is relevant will be motivating.

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Micro-Learning Compliance Training Case Study Simulations 49

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

For some time we have had the Khan Academy covering maths and Lynda.com providing tech skills. Well, it is unlikely that, on its own, it is going to provide someone with the skills, insights and confidence needed to perform to a high level in their work.

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Micro-Learning Blended Learning Wiki Brain 40

Clive on Learning

JUNE 18, 2013

The training would focus on encouraging positive attitudes to the necessary change, providing critically-important information (the rest can be accessed as reference resources), putting principles into context with examples and case studies and, most importantly, providing plenty of opportunities for practice (with supportive feedback).

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Compliance Training Compliance Blended Learning Strategy 75

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 12, 2011

Easy integration of live and self-paced approaches within blended solutions. to provide embedded functionality such as providing instant feedback (‘Saba Impressions’). Bridging competency gaps through informal as well as formal means. The use of widgets, Outlook add-ins, etc. User-generated content submission with peer ratings.

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Saba LMS Blended Learning Compliance Training 69

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 25, 2011

Simple isn’t it?

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Blended Learning Blended Audio Guide 70

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Operated by Ufi Ltd, learndirect’s mission is to transform skills, productivity and individual lives by providing the best of online learning. As an adult learning provider delivering widespread access to online training, learndirect has become one of the leading contributors to the UK government's skills agenda.

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