Lars is Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Many years back, I coined a phrase that neatly summarised my view on how to change current training design and delivery practice so that it can dramatically improve effective learning and performance. Less learning more often" (click to read the full article) Is it happening? Well, it's beginning to it seems.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

The world appears also to have finally awoken fully to the benefits technology can bring to learning and training. Well I awake from a blogging slumber in time for what should be one of the most vibrant Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibitions.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The British Computer Society (BCS) and IT Training Magazine have published my article on how onboarding new staff can be transformed in terms of overall time to full productivity and dramatically reduced training costs. As the economy picks up the quality and efficiency of induction will matter more than ever. What do you think?

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APRIL 30, 2009

Good opportunity to discuss some key issues with Clive Shepherd, Chair of the e-Learning Network; Samantha Kinstrey, MD of 2e2 Training; Laura Overton, MD of Towards Maturity; and Jooli Atkins of Matrix FortyTwo and Chair of the BCS Information and Technology Training Specialist.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

While clearly there are basic skills and knowledge that we need to retain internally it is often a fallacy to think that short term, event driven training will be retained long enough, and in a good enough state, Tags: education Memory KnowNow UPS performance support.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Here’s one of my articles published last month (May 2010) in Training Journal. You can also get a PDF to download if you prefer to read it in all its published glory on your shiny new iPad. Comments very welcome. First impressions Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? "On

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MARCH 22, 2008

As I raised in an early post - training budget shock - e-learning is now very much a. The European e-learning market appears to be thriving in stark contrast to the ongoing financial crisis and what looks like an inevitable recession in the US.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

I’ve previously posted on how we are beginning to move from training as a separate activity from doing, to a model of primarily supporting practice and performance on the job. Ubiquitous Performance Support (UPS) I rather snappily called it. One dramatic example of how this is developing is in the nascent area of Augmented Reality.

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JULY 3, 2009

This article originally appeared in Training Journal in June 2009 (PDF). In it I coin the term Ubiquitous Performance Support (UPS) as a better description of how workplace place learning will develop in the future. Comments welcome.

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MARCH 1, 2009

Tags: social networking research Memory Brain training forgetting.

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MARCH 18, 2009

Interestingly, many training experiences lack any element of stress and as such can be unstimulating and unrepresentative of the real environment.This study however focuses on the negative impact stress has on forming context dependent memories.We Stress can be both negative and positive in affecting our performance.

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MARCH 17, 2009

Donald Taylor's opinion piece on trainingzone prompted me to reflect that we are really just at the end of the beginning for e-learning - in its broadest sense - to transform the way we educate and train in the future.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Below is an opinion piece I wrote for Training Journal back last month which is published today. Would welcome your own comments on the Digital Britain report and what it means for us in the learning field. Should the UK be aiming higher?The

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JANUARY 3, 2008

As learning and development professionals, designing and delivering training. As mentioned in the previous post, here is an article I wrote back in December 2006 but it's interesting to see how relevant it feels now on re-reading: -- It's been said before, but I think we've forgotten. We are programmed to forget. So we need reminding.

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APRIL 19, 2008

picked out an interesting example which relates to the world of training and learning: Consider, for example, the experiment in an Israeli army boot camp recounted in Bob Sutton's quirky book Weird Ideas That Work. Incoming recruits were.

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JANUARY 19, 2008

training activity across the planet fails to transfer into any lasting learning. After a short break skiing in the Swiss/French Alps (the break fortunately not involving any bones), I found myself thinking further about how much (most?)

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DECEMBER 21, 2007

Sparked by Tom King's comparison of authoring tools I thought I'd take a fresh look at what Google Trends can tell us about e-learning and the wider training industry. It's that time of year again, a time to reflect on trends past and future. There is a seemingly endless debate over how to spell the name of what we do.

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APRIL 2, 2008

Just watched Jeremy Paxman do his usual combative stuff interviewing the US founder behind Brain Gym - in the words of the Newsnight blog: Brain Gym is a programme used in hundreds of schools across Britain - backed by the government. It's a series of daily physical exercises that are supposed to aid learning - by stimulating the vital organs.

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MARCH 2, 2008

Neuroplasticity refers to our brains ability to change and reorganise itself through forming new neural connections. This is clearly at the heart of the learning process but also shows itself in the remarkable ability to move and redevelop brain function in the event of injury or damage.

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