Tag Archives: Experience

Fighting fires: experience versus qualifications

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Gas towers litter our urban landscapes: rusted, towering steel mushrooms that rise and fall throughout the day. They’re so ubiquitous that i’d never really given them much thought, so it was just a moment of idle curiosity that led me … Continue reading →

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Learning leadership: simulation and reality

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

Leadership is not a process: it’s an art. I don’t mean that it doesn’t have structure, but rather that there is a highly subjective and qualitative dimension to it. It’s contextual and requires discretion and decision making in terms of … Continue reading →

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The sense of community and the social: using virtual spaces for learning.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Three weeks ago i started the Learning Forum as a place to develop new ideas and collaborate in discussions around learning. We have nearly eighty people so far with discussion ranging across a number of topics around ‘learning‘. The recent … Continue reading →

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The experience of technology. What makes for good mobile learning?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Tonight i’m presenting a webinar on mobile learning, which means it’s time for me to think about what i’m going to say… One of the core themes is technology versus experience. I like to think of these things separately, to … Continue reading →

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What’s the point of a good book? Can you learn from books or is experience the only way to go?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

In a weak piece of writing, i’m asking an obvious question here. The answer is that both have value. But, to avoid an overly short response, it’s worth investigating further. Writing captures information, it takes a snapshot of a view, … Continue reading →

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Gathering momentum. How every learning journey has to start with one small step.

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

The journey from ignorance to enlightenment has a start point, although it may never have an end. The first step may not be the hardest, but it has to be taken, or there will be no others. The difference between … Continue reading →

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I’ve got a hunch you’re right. What have we learnt about facts, figures and experience?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

I watched a film last night about a runaway train. The basic premise was that the driverless train was heading at high speed (complete with toxic cargo) towards the town and inevitable disaster. Luckily, a second train, crewed by two … Continue reading →

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Learning and Experience. A view from above: glaciers and icebergs.

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Today, i saw a glacier for the first time. And an iceberg. And two new continents. I dreamt of Shackleton, trudging over the ice floes, virtually heard the creaking of the ice as it groaned and strained under my feet. … Continue reading →

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