From the Coleface

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Bear in mind that all the calls when mobile learning fails to work will come to L&D, and people won’t care if their phone is not on the official list of supported devices. For most firms/ companies the records of who has which device are not perfect. Hence it’s wise for L&D to pilot and test mobile roll-outs.

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From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Much of talent management seems to be the rebadging of good HR practices in more board-friendly language.

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From the Coleface

DECEMBER 18, 2007

The conclusion drawn is that e-learning developers are being hypocritical to expect other people to use e-learning, given that they prefer all of these methods over web-based training: Teach yourself; Peer support; Online support resources; Internally developed training; and. Vendor training.

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From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Often in the work environment lies, lies and damn statistics are used to support arguments. So how does this relate specifically to L&D? This book is an excellent introduction to how to use the scientific method intelligently.

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From the Coleface

MAY 31, 2017

Organisations which support that are more likely to attract and maintain talent (although individuals may still want to do this in their own way rather than feeling that it’s a corporate obligation). As the average time per employer reduces, it makes more and more sense for the employee to plan and manage their own careers.

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From the Coleface

AUGUST 27, 2008

Whatever side of this scientific debate you support, I think that discussing learning styles does make two important practical points for a budding facilitator: Not everyone learns the same way that you did, so you primarily need to think about what will work best for your participants not yourself.

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From the Coleface

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Active courses are more likely to move somebody out of their comfort zone and if this is not handled supportively and safely enough it will cause bad feeling. But this is the worst result from the employer’s perspective – if people carry on exactly as before, why invest the money on having the course?

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From the Coleface

AUGUST 6, 2007

Prensky’s metaphor of people being digital natives (intuitively understanding how recent technology works) or digital immigrants (needing support/ training in order to grasp new technology) seems wonderfully rich to me. Here’s an example from recent life.

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From the Coleface

JULY 17, 2007

As a face to face trainer by background, I endorse Clive’s view that having a slanging match between e-learning and training is not productive; I’m far more interested in what actually works and gives learners a good experience.

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From the Coleface

AUGUST 28, 2007

Rich media support. Extensive library of very interactivequestion types (beyond multiple choice and true false). Robust testing engine (with features such as randomization, drawing from a test item. pool, etc.). Ability to repurpose content quickly from other sources, such as PowerPoint, Word, and specialty authoring tools (i.e.

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From the Coleface

AUGUST 3, 2009

Does your firm have a culture that supports e-learning? In a recent REDTRAY survey law firms tend to agree quite strongly (4.3 on a scale where 5 is strongly agree, 4 is agree and 3 is neutral) whilst accountancy firms generally agree (3.5) on the same scale.

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From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Support: who’s responsible for helping users get the best from using the software? Integration with existing systems: the freeware has probably been built to do one job by developers who are unfamiliar with or unconstrained by corporate systems.

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