Category Archives: Disturbance

Constructivist Simulations: reflecting on #IITSEC

Posted on December 5, 2014 by julianstodd

This is a #WorkingOutLoud post as i reflect on my week so far at IITSEC, the training and simulation conference. My thoughts are not yet fully formed, and it’s been a long week, but this is what i have so … Continue reading →

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Opening Pandora’s box

Posted on September 26, 2013 by julianstodd

A while ago i was thinking about ‘how people come to learn‘. There were four main reasons: planned, needs driven, curiosity and by accident. The next two days for me are going to be about curiosity and accidental learning, and … Continue reading →

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Changing culture: evolving values and needs in the Social Age

Posted on September 6, 2013 by julianstodd

You can view organisational culture in two ways: created by the organisation and inhabited by people, or co-created by the people and framed by the organisation. I subscribe to the latter view, recognising that tribal knowledge and experience massively influences … Continue reading →

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A methodology for learning. Part 8 – Case Study

Posted on August 2, 2013 by julianstodd

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks running through each of the six steps of my learning methodology. To round things off, i wanted to share a case study, to show a practical application of this thinking. The project i’m … Continue reading →

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A methodology for learning. Part 7 – Footsteps

Posted on August 1, 2013 by julianstodd

As we explore the final stage of my learning methodology, we leave the formal learning and move back into the everyday world. Footsteps is about how we transition from the abstract to the concrete, about how we support performance and … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Just in time' learning, Blended Learning, Change, Context, Curation, Demonstration, Design, Disturbance, E-Learning, Engagement, Everyday Reality, Feedback, Footsteps, Learning, Learning Culture, Learning Design, Learning Journey, Learning Methodology, Practice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A methodology for learning. Part 5 – Reflection

Posted on July 30, 2013 by julianstodd

This is part five of my exploration of a methodology for learning. We started by looking at Context, where we establish a contract with the learner, then moved into Demonstration, where we illustrate our view of the world. From there … Continue reading →

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A six stage methodology for learning. Part 2 – Context

Posted on July 24, 2013 by julianstodd

Yesterday i introduced my six stage Learning Methodology: today, i want to look at the first part in more detail. Context. Context is about the contract between learner and organisation: it’s where we ask people to invest their time and … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Dialogue, Disturbance, E-Learning, Effectiveness, Engagement, Everyday Reality, Foundations, Learning, Learning Design, Learning Methodology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Finding Nemo: discovery and disturbance in learning

Posted on June 25, 2013 by julianstodd

I went snorkelling for the first time in Malaysia, off one of the southern islands, Sibu. I’m not a strong swimmer, so the thought of going out of my depth made me nervous, but the addition of a lifejacket dispelled … Continue reading →

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Communication at times of organisational change: relevance, amplification and community

Posted on April 19, 2013 by julianstodd

Change is the normal state for organisations, but one that many are ill equipped to deal with. As it’s friday, i’ve decided to play with some new ideas: in this case a model to explore the role of social communities … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Authority, Change, Communication, Community, Connections, Control, Disturbance, Effectiveness, Engagement, Formal Spaces, Gangs, Group Dynamics, Hierarchy, Informal Spaces, Leadership, Management, Personal Learning Network, Social Capital, Social Learning, Support, Town Hall Meetings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

Social learning for complex tasks: performance support is simple

Posted on April 17, 2013 by julianstodd

I was uploading yesterday’s blog post on the train, when Hans leant over and said “why aren’t you using this function to add the links“, in a way that implied i was missing a trick, that implied that my way … Continue reading →

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