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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Author: andrewjacobslnd

An L&D Manager, determined that Learning and Development should be an integral part of business activity. Too often managers ask for training as an afterthought, and, since L&D haven't been involved in the design, it fails. Let's get L&D included as an intrinsic part of business practice; we need to demonstrate its value, successes, and how it adds to the business performance.

It’s all basic

I regularly see posts and comments about getting the basics right, going back to basics, etc. This is especially prevalent in the realm of learning technology as people look for the next big thing® which will disrupt the market. But what are the basics we should be going back to? In some cases, it’s about… Read More It’s all basic

January 19, 2024January 18, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Long term planning

I was at the always brilliant #LnDCoWork yesterday to catch up with smart people doing interesting things in L&D. I bumped into someone there who I haven’t seen since 2016, and who I first met when we started working together in 2000. We’re going to get together online soon since there might be opportunities where… Read More Long term planning

January 18, 2024January 17, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

A quick guide to…audio editing

Another in the series where I offer up some practical advice about setting up, recording, and publishing podcasts. This time, it’s the editing of audio. Like recording, there is loads of advice already out there about how to edit audio and it will, in many cases, be platform, system, or technology specific. These are just the things I work… Read More A quick guide to…audio editing

January 17, 2024January 16, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Unbundling

I saw the above word in a great post yesterday by Richard Millington about community in 2024. Richard notes that audiences prefer separate, distinct platforms for each task, rather than having a single integrated platform. This has – as he notes – killed forums. Look at this from a LMS and learning design perspective and… Read More Unbundling

January 16, 2024January 15, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Science

“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.” Carl Sagan Looking at the quote above, lots of people in L&D production would be well advised to consider learning the same way. It’s not the knowledge which we want to push at people but the way they think about… Read More Science

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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