Tag Archives: Assessment

What Gets Measured…

Posted on April 25, 2022 by julianstodd

There’s a common expression and management dogma that ‘what gets measured gets done’, which may well be true – but we should not conflate that with thinking that what gets done is what needs to be done, nor that what … Continue reading →

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Assessment

Posted on February 3, 2021 by julianstodd

Today i am sharing a simple view of assessment: it’s a pragmatic view at a complex subject. Whilst it’s possible to measure anything, when we look at assessment within programme design, the harder question can be to ask how we … Continue reading →

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How Virtual Learning Works by Unlocking Curiosity [Pt 3]

Posted on May 20, 2020 by julianstodd

This is the third in a series of articles exploring Virtual Learning and how we can design for curiosity and creativity. In the first piece we looked at a definition of Virtual Learning, and how we can use the move … Continue reading →

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An Architecture for Learning Technology

Posted on June 7, 2016 by julianstodd

I’ve written before that the Social Age is about an envolved sociology, not simply new technology, but technology is a key part of it. For many organisations it’s the first place they turn, trying to procure a technology solution for … Continue reading →

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Assessment: we’re spoilt for (multi) choice

Posted on February 28, 2014 by julianstodd

Long term blog readers will know of my dislike of multi-choice assessments: the last ditch bid of the desperate in the final fifteen minutes of learning design. In an idle five minutes, i’ve sketched out some other approaches to assessment, … Continue reading →

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A methodology for learning. Part 6 – Assessment

Posted on July 31, 2013 by julianstodd

In this series of articles, i’m exploring my Learning Methodology in more detail. We started by examining Context, the contract for the learning, and moving onto Demonstration, where we illustrate our points. Then into Exploration, with a chance to play … Continue reading →

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How to solve a problem. Investigating how we can apply native problem solving methodologies to learning scenarios.

Posted on June 14, 2011 by julianstodd

We are all expert problem solvers. Be it mending a puncture or working out the best way to build a raft to support a team of executives on a retro leadership training day across a polluted river, we are experienced … Continue reading →

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Building a Business Case: Five reasons to use e-learning and why they work

Posted on May 25, 2011 by julianstodd

Anyone who knows me well will know that i’m not one for lists, but a number of people have asked me what the main reasons are for using e-learning. In no particular order, here are five reasons and some thoughts … Continue reading →

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Taking bold steps: how we have to create disturbance to change behaviour

Posted on May 13, 2011 by julianstodd

You can’t change behaviours without creating disturbance. If people are happy with how they do things now, they are unlikely to change. Part of training is the process of disturbing them from their current perspective and helping them to chart … Continue reading →

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The Census: Uses of measurement in e-learning and why we feel the need to measure at all.

Posted on March 28, 2011 by julianstodd

This week, in the UK, we’re completing the census. Every ten years, we record the details of everyone living in every household in the UK, a giant count of who is here and what they are up to. In other … Continue reading →

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