I saw an interesting question last week – how do you use AI tools? I’ve been writing about them for a while and am helping organisations understand their use in their learning, so here’s what I do. Firstly, they’re not novelties. I try and avoid using them for facile and superficial elements of my work… Read More Using AI Deliberately
I saw a poll on LI the other week Should “Cameras On” 📸 be mandatory for all training sessions? The correct answer is, of course, no. However, of the almost 600 people who replied, a majority of 56 to 44 said yes. Here’s what the “cameras on” brigade miss: This isn’t about engagement. It’s about… Read More Mandated Tyranny
This year’s Learning at Work Week (LAWW) in the UK runs from 18 to 24 May, and the theme is ‘Many ways to learn’. It feels like some organisations still behave as if learning mainly happens through provision. Courses, sessions, content, classes, workshops, e-learning modules, lunch and learn… The list is, in some cases, endless.… Read More Many ways to learn
If you know that a training and learning intervention won’t help, isn’t going to make a difference, and will just be a cost to the organisation, where do you stand ethically if you say yes to the request? Professional ethics in L&D have been about delivery for too long; they need to be about relevance,… Read More Ethically sound
I saw Don Taylor’s post last week about the fears people are expressing about AI and its impact on L&D. I’m keen to see the next Global Sentiment Survey results when they’re published, but I think we still don’t understand the underlying strategic problem we are failing to address. AI skill acquisition is not a… Read More Category Error
Lost and Desperate 