Category Archives: Learning Methodology

How to design great e-Learning: ask the right questions

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

It has to be said that i’m a rather amateur gardener, much preferring the ‘BBQ on a summer evening‘ end of the event to the ‘months of digging holes and spreading manure‘ part of the process. On those occasions when … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, E-Learning, Narrative, Learning Methodology, Footsteps, Engagement, Learning, Design, Context, Demonstration, Effectiveness, Storytelling, Instructional Design, Learning Design, Social Learning, Meaning, Agile, Learning Styles | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Learn excellence wherever you can

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Last week i wrote how i learnt about authenticity from the waiter at a pizza takeaway, today i’m writing about excellence and my experience at a hotel. They’re very pedestrian examples, but have great immediacy and relevance to me, hence … Continue reading →

Posted in Achievement, Community, Culture, Effectiveness, Environment, Leadership, Management, Mediocrity, Motivation, Performance, Pride, Sincerity, Success, Team Coaching, Teams, Tone of Voice, Training | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Playing with learning: a very sociable model

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

A conversation on Twitter this morning has made me think about play. Playing is all about learning: it can be a solitary activity or done with friends, it can be done in dedicated ‘formally‘ defined play spaces, or it can … Continue reading →

Posted in Assessment, Collaboration, Community, Context, Curiosity, Demonstration, Discovery, Education, Effectiveness, Everyday Reality, Experience, Exploration, Footsteps, Formal Spaces, Graffiti, Informal Spaces, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Design, Learning Journey, Learning Methodology, Mistakes, Play, Reflection, Social Capital, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

The architecture of learning: methodology and mortar

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

On the train this morning heading to the airport and i’m struck by the variety of architecture around me in the industrial district: glass, steel and stone arranged into a wide variety of imaginative and often playful designs. They’re not … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative, Design, E-Learning, Effectiveness, Engagement, Experience, Instructional Design, Integrity, Learning Design, Learning Methodology | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Social Learning: from theory to practice

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Formal learning is abstract, defined by time and place, divorced from our everyday reality. It can be academically interesting, it can be fulfilling and all consuming, it can be delivered badly or delivered well, but unless it’s social, it’s incomplete. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Authority, Blended Learning, Choreography, Community, Context, Demonstration, Footsteps, Formal Spaces, Informal Spaces, Instructional Design, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Culture, Learning Design, Learning Technology, Legacy, Meaning, Narrative, Reflection, Scaffolding, Social Capital, Social Learning, Theory | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

Do your stories face inwards or out? Thinking about our messages in learning design

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

There’s a problem with organisational learning: sometimes it faces inwards when it should face out. ‘Facing in‘ is when we tell stories that have meaning just to us. ‘Facing out‘ is when we tell stories that have meaning to others. … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Barriers to Learning, Clarity, Communication, Context, Effectiveness, Engagement, Everyday Reality, Learning, Learning Design, Meaning, Stories, Storytelling, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

The rebirth of knowledge: part 4 – wonder

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

This week i’m away from work, skiing in Finland, so instead of the usual fare, i present a five part series on ‘the rebirth of knowledge’. A light hearted look at how our relationship with knowledge is changing: from something … Continue reading →

Posted in Age, Agile, Community, Curiosity, Inspiration, Knowledge, Learning, Wonder | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The convergence of mobile and social learning

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

I used to view mobile and social learning separately: social learning as ‘the semi formal layers of learning that surround the formal‘ and mobile learning as primarily technology, but my mindset has changed. Increasingly they form, for me, part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Apps, Assessment, Blended Learning, Design, E-Learning, Everyday Reality, Exploration, Formal Spaces, Informal Spaces, Learning, Learning Journey, Learning Methodology, Learning Technology, Mobile Learning, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

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 →

Posted in Achievement, Challenge, Effectiveness, Learning, Music, Practice | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Learning science: the power of steam

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Christmas is a time for families and for me that means my nine year old niece and six year old nephew. Once the flurry of wrapping paper has subsided and the boxes have been ripped open, once the new spaceship … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Creative, Exploration, Ideas, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Journey, Narrative, Play, Problem Solving, Science, Stories, Theory | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment