Categories: "Learning" or "Assessment" or "Connectivism" or "OCC2007" or "Designing Online Courses" or "Evaluation" or "FOE2007" or "Large scale programmes" or "Learning Ecosystem" or "Learning Objects" or "Learning to learn"
May
15
Reading the latest issue of ALT-J (the peer-reviewed journal of the Association for Learning Technology), you could be forgiven for thinking that Learning Technology is only being used in the formal education system (ie. primary through to tertiary), and… more »
Mar
29
Learning to study as an adult is a tricky process. You have to get to grips with the subject matter of what you're studying. You have to understand which particular referencing styles will work for your particular institution. You have to relearn how to… more »
Mar
17
Social media and the transformation process
Connectivism, Change Management, Networks, Consultancies, Yammer Send feedback » 3893 views#yam"Transformation", when you talk about organisations, is much more than making individual tweaks or changes to specific systems or parts of the organisation. According to Oakleigh Consulting, the keys to organisational transformation are (NB.… more »
Mar
16
This post attempts to set out some design principles to guide us when creating learning materials.Like the laws of music, these principles are designed to be broken, but only when there’s good reason to do so.When we create mixed packages, we nee… more »
Mar
12
Some years ago, I was working as a learning designer on a national change project which dealt with almost every NHS hospital Trust in the country. It was being closely monitored by the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, which meant it had a pretty high prof… more »
Mar
08
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Mar
05
How many times do you hear "lack of training" stated as the reason behind a lack of performance? Or that someone has been "sent for retraining" following an incident?All too often training is seen as the answer to every problem.Yet ... ... se… more »
Feb
25
Reflections on the Oxford Teachmeet Fishbowl
Assessment, Schools, Education reform 3 feedbacks » 5961 viewsTeachmeet: A meeting of teachers to share ideas, be inspired and develop personal learning networksI've just come away from a pilot Teachmeet Fishbowl in Oxford. It was different from the "normal" Teachmeet, where individuals are selected at rand… more »
Jan
30
Reflections on Learning Technologies 2010 #LT10uk
Learning & Skills Group, Learning Ecosystem 16 feedbacks » 9960 viewsThis was my second year at the Learning Technologies conference in London. I had the privilege of working with Patrick Dunn (who is leading the creative network which is The Difference Engine) to run a workshop session on Learning Ecosystems. It seemed t… more »
Jan
28
Here's the handout from our workshop at the Learning Technologies 2010 conference.Learning Ecosystems Handout more »
