Since reading Mark Britz post It’s All Training Until It Isn’t and related post Learned (Learning) Helplessness many thoughts have been stirring in my head.

Before I lost the ideas these posts and the term “learned helplessness” stirred in my head, I wanted to write down a story I was reminded of. It’s

About a month ago I saw a question from the eLearning Guild asking for people’s input on what learning will look like in 2024. Since that day I’ve been thinking about it and meaning to write down my thoughts.

There has since been a discussion on the topic, and several others who wrote down

Mobile for Performance

There’s plenty of discussion on how you can use mobile devices to improve performance. They’re quite powerful.

Learning & Development hasn’t discussed much about improving users’ performance inside a mobile app.

Apps within the organization are becoming the norm. If you don’t know of one, ask around, there’s a good chance

Inspiration

Before any project can begin, there has to be some sort of inspiration for it. Nothing ever comes from nowhere.

Like Pablo Picasso always said:

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My inspiration came from a combination of a template redesign panel

I recently read a post about Fads in L&D from my good friend Con (aka @LearnKotch). On some of the points of this post I agreed, but others I think needed a bit deeper deconstruction and more seeking of meaning.

By this, I’m speaking about MOOCs. I recently

As an Instructional Designer, it’s necessary to be able to wear many hats. Along with those many hats comes the need to learn new skills and techniques.

I’ve learned it’s necessary to look outside Learning & Development. This post is about some of the skills I’ve looked towards to inspire my

Over the past few months I’ve seen a few stories about how people got into the field of Learning & Development. In the spirit of sharing, I thought I’d share my story of how I got here.

I feel I should start with my current role, because that’s where this

My second MOOC is nearing completion, I’m in the final week. This is my second experience in a MOOC and I’ve taken different approaches this time around.

As with the current MOOC, my first one was also on the Coursera platform, both from the same school (Wharton). Gamification was my first experience and

A lot can go into writing a blog post, but not all that goes in is necessary. Some of it could be detrimental to getting the post out there. Putting less into a post can lower the barriers to getting your thoughts documented and out to the world.

Sometimes it

In late March I attended one day of the National eXtension Conference (#nexconf) in Sacramento. I went to see Harold Jarche and Jane Hart speak but must say I enjoyed the whole thing. Jane was the keynote speaker for the day and they both ran a workshop afterwards.

Since that