How do you log or track experiential /micro/bite size learning?

Hi folks, without having people head back to the stone age days of writing up learning logs onto Word or the like,

I'm puzzled how to log the type of learning that comes in small bite size chunks, the microlearning and like. Is there a simple accepte

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Style over substance?

I came across this blog by Cathy Moore called ‘What’s the real cost of eye candy?’ - a great article using two clear examples of Cathy’s own as a point of reference.  

The question she is exploring is around her observations of where e-learning has

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Theatre in the training room…

We are talking, improv.

Improv has been used in so many training rooms in the past few years, saying goodbye to the old lecture environment, and hello to the engaged training room. There are many ways of using improv in training, think leadership, th

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10 Lessons Learned in 1st year of E-Learning

We are social animals, constantly learning from others, their experiences and stories. The successes and probably more so from their mistakes. I spotted this video on elearning uncovered which highlights 10 things that some one has learned after bein

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Designing / resources for Board member development team building sessions

Hi folks!

I am looking at rolling out some internal Team Building sessions with our newly recomposed Board, Im not looking for an external consultant or trainer though (sorry!).

Could anyone recommend any resources that may be available to buy or that

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Brainstorming is Bad

I was reading an article today on '4 reasons you can't brainstorm creative ideas and what you should do instead'. It presented some arguments with good references to research that backed those up. I was quite surprised by the bold statement that 'B

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Online learning – motivation in design

An article in thelearningrooms.com caught my eye this week.  It explores the concept of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in relation to the online learning environment and ‘designing these in’ are advocated.  Read the full article by clicking

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Objectives - for learners

I love the work of  Will Thalheimer

Here is a rich resource on objectives to focus learners attention 

Learning Objectives

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How do you ensure a good learning experience?

I was on the Learning and Skills Group webinar this morning looking at Bridging the User Engagement Gap.

There was a question that came up part way through the webinar that caught my eye as being a really useful discussion to have so I thought I wou

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Stories as a vehicle for learning

Hi,

My last three pieces of work have been designed around stories that put the learner at the heart of decision making to shape the learning journey and make decisions that influence outcomes for the characters in the stories. It works particularly

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Developing your digital skills

On Thursday I delivered a session at the Learning and Skills exhibition and conference. ‘Putting Human at the Heart of Digital’ was a session focussed on what makes content engaging and how we go about developing the skills we need as L&D professio

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Micro learning – same old or revolutionary?

This week’s GoodPractice podcast discusses the concept of ‘micro learning’. Micro learning emerged as a hot topic for 2016 in Donald Taylor’s L&D Global Sentiment Survey.

So what is micro learning? Is it the latest ‘thing’ in L&D we should be embrac

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