Category: "Learning to learn"
Aug
11
Twitter as your main learning tool? I still don't get it
Learning to learn, Social media 9 feedbacks » 4704 viewsFor two years now, Jane Hart's collation of the Top 100 Tools for Learning has had Twitter in the number 1 spot. And any number of "learning technology" people will tell you it's their most important tool.
Perhaps I'm missing something, but I just don… more »
Sep
20
There are two types of IT training: What can I do with this software? How do I get this software to do what I want?Now, if the software is well-designed, has context-sensitive help embedded within it, and a good, user-focussed, reference gu… more »
Jan
07
Patrick Dunn has raised the point that much of what we produce as elearning receives very little positive reaction, and many elearning professionals (myself included) rarely, if ever, use elearning as part of our own development.By "elearning", I'm t… more »
Nov
19
Getting started with social software for learning
Connectivism, Networks, Learning to learn 2 feedbacks » 6832 viewsThe world of social software is large, diverse and complex. There are a multitude of applications that sit within this space. Some of these are single purpose applications, such as Twitter, Wordpress, Google Docs, Google Reader etc. Some are multi-purpos… 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 »
Jan
26
As a learning professional I get a lot of material written by companies that want me to buy or recommend their products. I wish, though, there was a little bit more reality in the descriptions and a lot less hype and FUD.
As an example, here's an exce… more »
Jan
04
Do you want to make your learning & development budget go further?
Do you want your training interventions have more lasting impact?
Do you want to get better service from your training providers?
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