Learning Rebels

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Changing Learning Rebels from the little blog that could, to the Performance Consultancy site it needed to be. He left this comment on my post “Looking Up” On his blog, Connect the Dots , he posted a different perspective on “ Looking Up “, but to me what shouted out was the zombie reference in the comment.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 14, 2023

The abandoned documents, half-written blog posts, and barely begun tools and templates reflect not a lack of effort, but rather a stringent and inflexible approach, wherein anything short of perfection seemed akin to disaster. I often encourage others to think about “progress rather than perfection.”

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Learning Rebels

JULY 12, 2016

and using these techniques I’m able to access and review my notes – from there they become blog posts, other resources or stored in Evernote. Ideas that would make great blog posts, session presentations, virtual courses, ideas for my website or Facebook page. This is a system that works pretty well for me.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 17, 2015

Anyone who knows me and is a regular reader of this blog knows that Julian Stodd is my hero and if you aren’t reading his work – you are missing out! Most of us know this when writing a book, or blog post, or status update…but we don’t give a lot of thought to your curation of information.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 24, 2021

Recently, Michelle Ockers , Laura Overton , and I wrote a blog series for our Emergent Masterclass sponsors, Go1. This helps to create a different way of looking at a situation, person, or challenge Learn how to move between fast and slow thinking. Challenge yourself to move beyond auto-pilot decisions. .

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 9, 2018

” (This post ran originally on my blog site for Litmos in January 2018. The time has come to once again to discuss the art of, “How to ask better training questions?” The content here has been updated.). Picture this: . Director of Well-Meaning Stuff enters your space with a training request.

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 16, 2015

I’ve written blog posts about it, and I added “Feed Your Curiosity” segments into my new book. I was “catching up” on some blog reading and I found myself wanting more. Regular readers know how I feel about feeding your curiosity. Yet, others prefer a combination of both. Then I had an epiphany.

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Learning Rebels

JUNE 6, 2016

I am a big fan of Priyanka’s blog, “ Total Edification ” – I encourage you to check it out. You will also find a lot of information on that by following #ATD2016 on twitter and even on my blog: totaledification.com. Wonderful people, sharing the same passions in life. I know you’ll like what you find.

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Access articles, blogs, and updates from credible sources in one centralized location, saving you time and ensuring you stay ahead of the curve. Feedly: ⭐This news aggregator and RSS reader keeps you informed about the latest trends and research in the L&D field. Curate specific feeds on topics relevant to your work or industry.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The sessions I went to and people I met (can’t possibly name them all) are the whole reason I am here today, part of the #chat2lrn crew, writing a blog for a Twitter chat where we can discuss and debate really interesting things with really smart people. In fact the first conference I went to was DevLearn in 2010.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 29, 2016

Find a new person to follow on twitter , subscribe to a new blog, read a book together, as a group research something new in the field. When trainers help trainers, the whole industry improves. Your challenge, find a new person to connect with and bring someone on your team with you. It all starts with one new piece of knowledge at a time.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 14, 2014

I emailed research, displayed case studies, and pointed to blogs and other reference articles to support the case. There was no changing the minds of these intelligent people. This doesn’t change the need to speak up. Did learning styles stay in her Train the Trainer class?

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 10, 2016

So, my rebel friends – those of you who have hung in there with me, not only during this 30 Day Brainstorm Challenge, but for the 3 plus years that this blog has been in action, together we have made a difference. Make a Difference, Be Weird! I know this from emails received, tweets gotten, and FB messages that are sent my way.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 27, 2016

If you are a writer, either a writer of training materials, elearning courses, guidebooks, regular books, blogs, newsletters…if you write you can feel my pain. Fingers crouched over the keyboard, stuck in a clawed position – if I leave these fingers here, perhaps by some miracle, words will trickle out. It’s your pain too.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 27, 2016

Take you notes and transfer the highlights to Evernote and share the file, or write them in a blog post and share with your team, or write them up and post to sharepoint. Sharing rule of thumb = Read, Think, Analyze…then share. Quality is what counts here. Share Your Story! Don’t be a knowledge hoarder.

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Beyond the blog – get additional resources and ideas to “Feed Your Curiosity” with the Learning Rebels book, “ Disruptive Learning” It’s available now for download at any one of these fine ebook retailers.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 25, 2015

First in this blog post from Mark Sheppard, then from my “What’s in your conference bag” and lastly there were deeper details within my last newsletter ( subscribe here! ). Now, because of this confluence of events, I have different people contributing to the “It’s a Wrap” series. How cool is that? Here’s where we’re gonna start.

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

(Originally created for Litmos blog 8/2016). Have you ever been in front of a group of training “captives”? They just aren’t feeling the love in the classroom?

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 23, 2017

1) Comment on this blog post (mandatory). I’m overwhelmed by the responses from last week’s giveaway, and soon you will see a compiled list of the “sleeping tips” entries. So now, lets get this show on the road… Here are 3 ways to enter this weeks giveaway. What did you read this year that rocked your world?

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Learning Rebels

MAY 15, 2018

I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to rope her into writing a blog post for me. Krissy is a Learning Rebels supporter who engages with the Learning Rebels Facebook page. She had made mention that this was going to be her first ATD ICE conference. I was curious about her experience, be it good, bad or indifferent.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 2, 2018

This is where I post blog ideas, capture cool notes for tools etc. This said, I also carry the hard copy of the conference agenda with me, just in case with sticky notes and a highlighter. (I I use lots and lots of sticky notes!). Evernote (how did we ever effectively collaborate before Evernote?): Google Docs.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 12, 2015

Find out who might be blogging the event and writing more detailed reflections and recaps. Start building a network of personal correspondents. Take the time to study the conference agenda, see what’s interesting, find the speakers who inspire you and get YOUR questions answered. Start commenting or asking questions.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 22, 2017

Probably not the most productive use of my day, especially considering I’m in the middle of trying to finish a book (sorry Justin, if you’re reading this…), that I have workshops to write, blogs to post and I’m behind in my newsletter. It occurred to me that I was self-sabotaging my day. Well, that can’t be good.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 29, 2015

This blog post was sent to me by “degreed.com” and I found it to be on target. Really, connecting learning to people isn’t rocket science but it is a different skill set. It takes skill to organize and curate content so it’s easy to find, consume and digest. Learning isn’t limited to L&D.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 29, 2015

I was so surprised by the large turnout I thought maybe the room was filled with friends or attendees who knew me from my eLearning Guild days, or from my blogs. So, my expectations were set pretty low since I was in the vendor track. But that wasn’t it either. Nobody knew me.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 19, 2016

Find out who might be blogging the event and writing more detailed reflections and recaps. Take the time to study the conference agenda, see what’s interesting, find the speakers who inspire you, reach out and get YOUR questions answered. Have that PLN help to get your questions answered. Start commenting or asking questions.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 7, 2018

When I write a blog post and the results aren’t positive, I want to dig in and find out why. Do people tell you that you tell THE BEST stories? Do you use failure as motivation? When I bake a cake and it comes out funky, I’m motivated to try it again. Are you the same way about something?

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Learning Rebels

MAY 2, 2016

Through following and interacting with blogs, through videos and pictures on Instagram. There is always something to do, always something to learn, always something to share. In today’s world, people learn through YouTube and Vimeo. Through live streaming, facetime, periscope, Facebook video. You will find new ways to do things.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 29, 2016

I wrote a blog post about taking the Training Needs Analysis to a whole different level by conducting a CSI investigation on your people and organization. Just because we need rapid development, does training need to be mind-numbing? Click To Tweet. 4) Discovery. Finding out more about your business and its people.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 20, 2015

Learning objectives: At the end of this blog post, the reader will be able to ascertain all the rules being used to hold their classroom hostage. Most of which are dependent on the facilitator. Again, lazy facilitation makes us give a quiz when a well moderated course project will do. I’m bored already.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 14, 2015

After Mark Sheppard’s guest blog from last week discussing the use of the back channel as a way to attend the ICE conference virtually – it got me thinking about those who will be there. Last year, David Kelly interviewed me for the (then) upcoming Dev Learn Conference sponsored by the Elearning Guild.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 10, 2015

Example: Writing a Blog) Address THOSE skills. The beauty of focusing on the now, and pushing the “Nice to Know” to the periphery. Simply put, most skills are just groups of smaller, different skills with only a few used regularly.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

” Share what you are working on the company blog and department newsletter. Even just the idea of putting all the projects on the table will lead to discussions, “Hey, I didn’t know you were working on customer service – Sales just asked me for customer behavior data!” ” Now, you have synergy.

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Learning Rebels

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The closer write a short blog post sharing their own perspective of what they learned, how they might apply the knowledge and fun people they met, We talk about connected learning all.the.time. The final thoughts. It feels like a letdown when all I get is a transcript. Seriously.

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Learning Rebels

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Feedly What it is: Feedly is a curation gem for keeping up with multiple publications and blogs. It scans hundreds of thousands of articles, blogs, and social media posts to find content that matches your specified keywords and filters. Workplace Example: Use Scoop.it

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 4, 2016

There were more newsletters and less blogs. I then shifted the blog to provide longer content that is more meaningful but posted less frequently. I’m not sure this is a shift my blog followers are on board with, so going back to a content mix may be in order. A bit of kaizen experimentation here.

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Learning Rebels

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Lots of research to do, micro-learning, micro-videos, micro-blogs. Do not even get me started on blogging, slideshare creation, snap guide and LinkedIn posts which need creating. And I think generally this is the world a lot of us live in. . Lots of projects, lots of stake holders, users, customers and learning aids to develop.

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