Rob Hubbard

MARCH 21, 2012

my advice on how to select both a third-party e-learning supplier and an e-learning authoring tool. In this podcast for Edentree, James and I discuss: why it’s important to have an expansive view of what e-learning is. the process we go through at the start of each e-learning project. my views on best practice e-learning development.

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Rob Hubbard

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

In my opening keynote I made the point that although the speakers were all from very different parts of the industry (gaming, author tools, social learning, performance management) and pushing boundaries we were all converging on a shared vision of how teaching and learning could work in the future. Patrick ponders.

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Rob Hubbard

JUNE 23, 2017

Being immersed in the digital learning world, it’s easy to forget that there are an awful lot of people out there who are just exploring using technology for learning for the first time and boy can it be overwhelming… what author-tool, LMS, LRS, design methodology do I use? Do I need to gamify it, make it responsive, record user data.

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Rob Hubbard

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The trouble is, often organisations don’t have the best tools in place, or if they do, they’re not being well used. There is an explosion in tools, technologies and approaches to better working and forward-thinking organisations still need help negotiating and making the best creative use of them.

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Rob Hubbard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There are now a number of ‘rapid’ elearning authoring tools that enable ‘anyone’ to author elearning content. Don’t get me wrong; some of these tools are great and you can produce excellent content with them. In an ideal world these tools allow your subject matter experts (SMEs) to create elearning content in a matter of days.

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Rob Hubbard

JANUARY 13, 2016

Brainstorming is a great tool but certain rules must apply – defer judgement, encourage wild ideas, build on the ideas of others but always stay focussed on the topic. Engage your learners in innovation and they will become supporters. Look for patterns in behaviour or actions that will help you gain insights and spot opportunities.

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Rob Hubbard

JUNE 7, 2016

Immediate feedback, badges, points and other gamification tools can provide this. If you give people five options they will invariably go for the middle one. We’re programmed to avoid extremes. People tend to prefer instant gratification over future benefits. We use mental short-cuts (heuristics) to solve problems.

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Rob Hubbard

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

We also included embedded quizzes and surveys using a third party tool, to reinforce their learning. The Waterstones Academy site has provided us with a fantastic new tool to develop and train our bookshop teams. So what did they think?

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Rob Hubbard

MARCH 8, 2012

It includes a mini 360-degree training needs analysis tool so users can identify their areas for development and track their progress, a library of resources which are user rated, real-world activities for people to complete, and supporting material delivered as text, images and video.

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Rob Hubbard

MARCH 31, 2016

It tends to be most effective when used in a blend, as a reinforcement or performance support tool, with other more in-depth forms of learning. In our experience, at the moment, microlearning is rarely the answer on its own. Every project is different though, and it’s important not to discount it as effective in its own right.

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Rob Hubbard

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

It could be another valuable tool at your disposal. Interviews with people from around the business. …I I could go on. The best advice I can give you is to make more use of video. Get stuck in, experiment and see how you get on. Eco World Content From Across The Internet. Featured on EcoPressed.

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Rob Hubbard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

3. Use the right tool for the job. There are many excellent books and instructional design courses out there to give you the design foundations that you need to produce great elearning. Think about your training need. Would an audio or video clip help to convey the message more effectively?

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Rob Hubbard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

For nearly all of our project communications within LearningAge Solutions we now use Basecamp, an online project management and collaboration tool. So if email is old school, what’s new school? Basecamp is searchable, manages the project timelines and files and is the hub of most of our project communications.

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Rob Hubbard

DECEMBER 1, 2010

As we know, storytelling is a powerful learning tool. 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.

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Rob Hubbard

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I am convinced that with creativity and the right tools engaging and immersive transmedia experiences can be created for other learning applications with much smaller budgets. Some great ideas being generated over dinner.

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Rob Hubbard

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Peer review is an interesting and potentially very valuable tool. At the beginning of the course, learners can be asked to upload photos of themselves, to introduce themselves and share their goals for the course and beyond.

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Rob Hubbard

AUGUST 11, 2011

Effective elearning content can be produced quickly by expert designer-developers but don’t expect a novice to produce award-winning content within a week of purchasing a rapid author tool license. Free up your own time. Identify tasks you spend the most time on and look for ways to streamline these.

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