Category: "Learning & Skills Group"
Jan
26
Reflections on Learning Technologies 2012
Presentations & Workshops, Learning & Skills Group 5 feedbacks » 3672 views#lt12uk
This year, I was only able to attend the Learning Technologies conference for one day.
Previous learning technology-related conferences that I've attended (not just Learning Technologies) have suffered from one major problem: They have not… more »
Jun
16
Conferences, presentations, streaming video and conversation
Learning, Learning & Skills Group 2 feedbacks » 4563 viewsThis post is in response to Clive Shepherd's thoughts on "Video Streaming brings events to a much wider audience" Clive, Live video streaming from conferences makes the assumption that conferences are all about delivering content. I really don't un… more »
Feb
11
My reflections on the Learning Technologies conference have generated a fair bit of discussion.Like Amit Garg and Charles Gould, I believe that the disconnect, between what we're hoping for as learning professionals and what is actually being sold &a… more »
Jan
30
Reflections on Learning Technologies 2010 #LT10uk
Learning & Skills Group, Learning Ecosystem 16 feedbacks » 10242 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 »
Jan
22
Mini-Moodlemoot at Learning Technologies 2010
Moodle, Learning & Skills Group Send feedback » 2529 viewsNext week, at the Learning Technologies conference, I will be hosting a mini-Moodlemoot; a chance for those of us using Moodle in corporate learning to meet up.
It will be in Olympia 2, Room 304 (on level 3) on Thursday from 13:00 to 13:45.
You do… more »
Jan
20
Communities of practice and learning ecosystems
Learning & Skills Group, Learning Ecosystem Send feedback » 3427 viewsTo be honest, there's probably very little difference between my description of a learning ecosystem and Etienne Wenger's definition of a Community of Practice:Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something… more »
Jan
19
Youtube as a learning ecosystem
Learning & Skills Group, Learning Ecosystem Send feedback » 2502 viewsThree examples of people sharing knowledge, giving and gaining feedback and gaining kudos (perhaps): more »
Aug
01
Taking responsibility for learning
Learning to learn, Learning & Skills Group Send feedback » 10800 viewsPost no. 2 in my further reflections on the Learning & Skills group conference.
Many organisations find that motivating their employees to take responsibility for their own learning is a limiting factor.
Motivation is the internal condition tha… more »
Jul
30
Learning & development and internal communications are (or should be) just different views of the same thing
Learning, Learning & Skills Group Send feedback » 6231 viewsIf you look at L&D and at internal communications, very often they have the same objective: to change the way employees behave or think.
Why are they seen as separate functions? Why are the intranet, internal magazine and poster campaigns run by i… more »
