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Practice and Sharing: The Keys to Success

B Online Learning

These were the two messages that stood out over three days in Sydney at the iDesignX Australian Instructional Design Conference (21st March) sponsored by B Online Learning and Articulate and the eLearning Design Workshops with Tom Kuhlmann and David Anderson (22nd and 23rd March).

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If not the myths person, then…?

Clark Quinn

It’s really about better design, not about myths. Similarly, the learning science book coming out is a primer on the underlying cognitive science and the implications for learning design. With the emphasis on learning design, not learning science. Architect design approaches to address learning needs.

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Learning cultures and gamification at #oeb21 in Berlin

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I gave a workshop about humor, learned a lot about learning culture and got inspiration and pratical tips for gamification and. Together with Steven van Luipen and Ite Smit I gave a pre-conference workshop on ' Stimulating social learning by humour and playful design ', I will write a separate blog about our workshop.

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Learn Informal Learning Informally

Jay Cross

Next month I’ll be offering an experiential workshop on Informal Learning through Jane Hart’s Social Learning Center. Workshop begins mid-July 2012. This is the alpha version of this workshop. This workshop is not a course. You learn by doing. Here’s a preliminary description.

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Overworked IDs

Clark Quinn

sometimes I wonder how to best juggle everything that my role requires: project management, design and ux/ui skills, basic coding, dealing with timelines and SMEs and managers. For one (not surprisingly ;), I think IDs need to know learning science. Then we move to informal learning, facilitating learning.

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Learning science again

Clark Quinn

Just as you wouldn’t want your doctor not to know biochemistry and biophysics, and your electrician not to understand voltage and current, you similarly should want your instructional designers to understand how learning proceeds. We should be facilitating informal learning as well.

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Design Thinking Culture Change in IBM

The Performance Improvement Blog

According to a column by Steve Lohr in the New York Times, IBM is seeking to reinvent itself as a “design thinking” company. The company is well on its way to hiring more than 1,000 professional designers, and much of its management work force is being trained in design thinking. iterative prototyping) of design thinking.

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