Category Archives: Embedding

Travelling to learn: reflection and narrative

Posted on October 10, 2013 by julianstodd

After a long day of travelling, i’m home from Singapore, sat back in my local coffee shop, starting that sense making process that always follows a period of travelling: part reflection, part narrative. Travel broadens our horizons: it brings us … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Blogging, Community, Curiosity, Dialogue, Embedding, Introspection, Leadership, Learning, Learning Journey, Meaning, Narrative, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

9 questions to see if your organisational view of learning is broad enough

Posted on May 24, 2013 by julianstodd

Organisations often plan learning carefully around needs, provide formal interventions and then look at how well the learning is applied. But that’s not the only model: sometimes i’m curious, i reach out into my community and resource sites, i learn … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Collaboration, Culture, Education, Embedding, Formal Spaces, Informal Spaces, Learning | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Developing ‘The Knowledge’: rewiring the adaptable brain

Posted on March 14, 2013 by julianstodd

I was bouncing around London yesterday, on one leg, by taxi, i got into a conversation about ‘The Knowledge‘. To be a cabbie in London, you have to acquire The Knowledge, a notoriously difficult task, typically taking three or four … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Assessment, Bike, Complexity, Connections, Craft, Cycle, Embedding, Foundations, History, Information, Knowledge, Learning, Lost, Memory, Neurology, Study | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Scaffolded social learning environments for scenario based training: practical implementations

Posted on December 13, 2012 by julianstodd

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 →

Posted in 'Just in time' learning, Challenge, Collaboration, Community, Control, Dialogue, Effectiveness, Embedding, Everyday Reality, Exploration, Informal Spaces, Learning, Learning Design, Learning Journey, Learning Technology, Performance, Problem Solving, Scaffolding, Social Learning | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Embedding learning: how we retain the things that we use.

Posted on May 25, 2012 by julianstodd

Some time ago i learnt to play ‘Sweet Child of Mine’ on the acoustic guitar. Even without donning leather trousers, i think you’ll agree that this was a pretty rock achievement. True, i don’t think i could carry off the … Continue reading →

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