Category Archives: Challenge

Seven strands of co-creation: reflecting on how we learn together in social learning spaces

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

We achieve more together than we ever can alone. Social learning spaces do not just bring us together to share what we have learnt, they bring us together in spaces where we co-create meaning, where we write a story together. … Continue reading →

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Music in learning: social learning communities and personal learning networks

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

In this final extract from my new book on ‘music in learning’, i’m looking at learning communities and exploring how we come together to learn. I have completed the first draft of the book this week and now starting the … Continue reading →

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Learn to fly: big planes and small skills

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

My usual approach to new technology is to dive in and give it a go: after all, how wrong can you go? I’ve only ever once sat in the cockpit of a jet, but i’d have to say that i’m … Continue reading →

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The changing nature of learning: remaining agile

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Learning used to take place in abstract places at defined times: go to this place to be taught. We took time to learn before going back to our real jobs. Back to reality. The shift, across multiple channels, has been … Continue reading →

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Goals and targets: driving engagement and activity

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

Somehow this week i’ve accidentally signed up for a triathlon and a cycle tour of France. Well, both look like good adventures, so it will probably give me some motivation to get out and train in this dreary weather. At … Continue reading →

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The growing pains of social learning communities: my Yammer diary

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

For a long time, my own organisation has used Yammer as a social learning and collaboration tool, but in a very informal way. There have only been a small community of users and it’s been very ad hoc in it’s … Continue reading →

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Practice makes perfect. But why is it so hard?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

I’ve been playing guitar for twenty years, but on a very amateur basis. I play it every few weeks maybe and, if i’m honest, haven’t learnt anything new for years. Until now. My new year’s resolution was to at least … Continue reading →

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Challenges in the creation and curation of social learning spaces

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

I was talking to someone yesterday about the challenges of creating a company wide social learning space. These spaces fall between the formal world of work and the informal social spaces that surround it: they are semi formal with open … Continue reading →

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Exploring trends in learning: what is your experience with gamification?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

It’s interesting that my iPad wants to correct ‘gamification‘ to ‘ramification‘, as it’s the ramifications of such trends that are on my mind this week. We are all subject to the latest trends, the latest buzzwords, concepts and fads, myself … Continue reading →

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Scaffolded social learning environments for scenario based training: practical implementations

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Bridging the gap between abstract training environments and the reality of everyday life is always a challenge. This can be particularly true when we are looking at high stress situations: training people to deal with emergencies that, by their nature, … Continue reading →

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