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Learning and Development Structures

Hi everyone - can I pick your brains?I am reviewing the structure of our L&D function to better meet the needs of our business. We are an operational business based at around 60 sites across the UK plus a head office - each site has a small team of…

Started by Karen Lough in Learning Delivery & Facilitation

0 Replies · Reply by Max Mayfield Oct 31

Business simulation games for learning

Business simulation games for learning is something that was talked about this morning in a webinar run by the Learning and Skills group led by Brightwave. Simulations in learning have been used for years in the traditional classroom environment. In…

Started by Ady Howes in Learning Tools & Technologies

3 Replies · Reply by Jamica Oct 9

The Brain is less flexible than we thought when learning!

I came across this interesting article on the back of research carried out by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. It reveals that the brain has various mechanisms and constraints which re-orgnaises its neural activity when…

Started by Karen Cottam in Being An Effective Practitioner

3 Replies · Reply by Jamica Oct 2

Your input is required for a new mentoring software

Mentoring is more than having someone to learn from, reference back to and share your developmental journey with. We aim to make this accessible to all with an interactive approach.I wanted to request my connections to please take the time to help…

Started by Nazia Sarkar

0 Replies · Reply by Robyn Lindsey Sep 25

Will you respond to my survey?

Hi everyone! My research survey is ready. It's quite short. Will you help me out and answer my questions? Thank you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvQbC859QkP8dhxUuJjLHHNIunFiOskTzWF9eP2je_0HlWwg/viewform

Started by Sarah Wood in Learning Design

1 Reply · Reply by Harryjohn Aug 7

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…

Started by Joy Wilson in Learning Design

8 Replies · Reply by Nadia Forde Jul 15

Would you like to take part in an L&D podcast?

The Good Practice podcast, a weekly show about work, performance and learning, is looking for someone in the early stages of an L&D career to talk about their experiences. It involves a 30-40 min relaxed chat with one of the hosts based on a few…

Started by Gary Norris in Being An Effective Practitioner

6 Replies · Reply by Haibara Eilish Jul 10

The Power of Video in Learning

Video is an awesome learning tool. It's can be a real, authentic, engaging way of sharing knowledge and stories. Whether we provide video or not in our organisations, our people have been for decades been learning from video. Some of us will…

Started by Ady Howes in Learning Tools & Technologies

3 Replies · Reply by Victor Patrick Jun 23